The American Chemical Society, a scientific society, and ScholarOne, Inc., a provider of Web-based workflow management solutions for scholarly publishers, have announced that the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society has chosen ScholarOne Manuscript Central to expand and enhance its online peer review and manuscript management capabilities. more…
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Vasont Systems, a provider of content management software and data services, has developed a CMS Starter Kit designed to help novices enter the content management world. more…
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Interwoven, Inc., provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for business, has announced the availability of a new integration with Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. more…
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Interwoven, Inc., provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for business, announced that it has acquired Scrittura, a provider of document automation technology and straight-through-processing for the complex non-exchange based trading operations of financial services institutions. more…
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CrownPeak, a software service provider of content management, announced that CurtCo Media has deployed the combination of CrownPeak?s content management solution (CMS) and Web Site Search to create the Robb Report Luxury Portal, a Web site for the luxury lifestyle. more…
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Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions and network connectivity solutions, has announced the immediate availability of Hummingbird Connectivity 2006. more…
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Daticon, Inc. has announced an agreement that will integrate Lextranet?s Web-based document review and case management system into Dativision, Daticon?s Intelligent Electronic Data Discovery service that provides electronic data discovery services from collection to production. more…
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If people bought cars the same way they bought a CMS application, they would go to a lot toting a thick pile of papers and ask for a car that has a V6 engine, an alternator on the left-hand side of the cylinder block, a speedometer that has a black needle on a white background, […]
ZyLAB, a developer of document management and compliance solutions for paper intensive organizations, and Ingeniux, a provider of XML-based Web content management and publishing systems, have announced a partnership. more…
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Baltsoft, an information technology company, has released General Knowledge Base 2.1. more…
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Brainshark, a provider of on-demand media communications solutions, has announced the addition of content encryption to its existing security model and hosted offerings providing secure socket layer (SSL) encryption. more…
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Mediasurface, an AIM listed content management provider, has announced a partnership with SiteMorse, a provider of automated testing and monitoring. more…
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HardCore Internet has released version 5.6 of the HardCore Web Content Management system. more…
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SavvyBox Systems, a provider of Internet software solutions, has announced that it has modified its content management product line under the brand name SpinPike: SpinPike Hosting Version. more…
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Belus Technology has announced Version 1.6 of XStandard, a WYSIWYG editor for Windows desktop- and browser-based content management systems. more…
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The second edition of the CMS Watch Enterprise Search Report finds no “one size fits all” solution. more…
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Mobius Management Systems, Inc., a provider of software for total content management (TCM), has announced version 2.2 of ViewDirect Total Content Integrator, a Web services-based facility for cross-repository, cross-platform access to content in any format from any source. more…
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Percussion Software, a developer of practical software solutions enabling customers to maximize the value and quality of enterprise content, has introduced version 2.5 of Lyrix, its Lotus Domino content integration product. more…
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HyperOffice, a hosted intranet provider, has released an online document management system, adding secure online file storage, document overwrite-protection, document version control, Web folders, online commenting, and document rollback. more…
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Vasont Systems, a provider of content management software and data services, has announced that the Vasont Content Management System supports Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) as well as other custom DTDs. more…
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In all the talk about findability, a constant theme is augmenting a sites search engine by adding synonym rings, taxonomies, and maybe even thesauri–so a search for one keyword can find a lot of related topics (or subjects or concepts) on your Web site. more…
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Day Software, a provider of global content management and content infrastructure software, has announced that M.A.G. Capital, LLC (formerly Mercator Advisory Group, LLC), has provided investment capital of approximately CHF 2.3 million to Day. more…
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Simian Systems Inc. has announced the release of Sitellite 4.2, the latest version of its content management system software. more…
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Infotrieve, Inc., a global provider of content management technology and information services for the life sciences and other R&D-intensive industries, has announced the immediate availability of the Infotrieve/ELN 2.4. more…
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First Consulting Group, Inc. has announced the launch of FirstDoc 3.3, the newest version of its enterprise content management solution in the life sciences industry. more…
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Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated enterprise content management solutions, has announced the acquisition of RedDot Solutions AG, a privately held provider of content management software. more…
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LookSmart, an online media and technology company, has unveiled LookSmart Solutions for Publishers, a customizable publisher set of content, services, and technology designed to augment online audience and revenue-building efforts currently in place. more…
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OCLC will begin a pilot project later this month designed to make it easier library staff and patrons to find and use full-text electronic journals in library collections. more…
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Mediasurface, a content management provider, has announced the launch of version 5.2 of its content management suite. more…
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StorageTek, a provider for storing and managing critical business information, has introduced IntelliStore, an archive and compliance solution. more…
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To paraphrase Martin Scorsese?s Taxi Driver: “We all gotta get organizized.” Otherwise, how will our Web site team know where to put all our content? more…
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Endeavor Information Systems, a provider of library management software, has announced the first general release of Endeavor Meridian, an electronic resource management system. more…
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Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), a developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, has announced an OEM partnership with EMC Corporation, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, FAST InStream will be integrated into the recently released Documentum 5.3 platform, an ECM offering based on a unified […]
XyEnterprise, a developer of XML content management and enterprise publishing solutions, and SDL International, a provider of translation technology and services, have announced the availability of the Content Translation Solution with SDL. more…
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Picdar has announced new releases of its Media Mogul workflow and digital asset management solutions. Picdar is launching Version 2 of its strategic Media Mogul jSuite enterprise solution; this content management solution is designed to give publishers the opportunity to step-change the way they handle content - copy, images, pages, and so on - to […]
Google has announced a strategic initiative referred to as “fusion,” the goal of which is to bring together Google functionality, and content from across the Web. The personalized homepage is the first of a number of approaches the company is exploring to make personalized information more accessible and useful. more…
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Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI), a developer of software for business video in the enterprise, has announced Media Publisher 4.0, the latest release of its software platform for enterprise TV (eTV). Release 4.0 is a software platform for migrating an enterprise to business video over IP networks - for live webcasting, video-on-demand, and video conferencing content […]
Pitney Bowes Inc., a provider of integrated mail and document management solutions, has announced its new modular digital mail solution. The dMail Executive Mail Management solution is the first generally available module within the dMail Suite, and is designed to be a complete solution for the digitization of incoming correspondence mail. more…
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Vignette Corp. has announced the general availability of Vignette Records & Documents release 7.0, a Java-based integrated enterprise document and records management solution that supports Web browser interaction without custom development. Now, through integration with Vignette Portal, organizations can reduce the cost of managing records and documents, extend the access and power of information throughout […]
SilkRoad technology inc., a provider of enterprise-class content management and collaboration software, has announced the availability of Eprise On Demand. The new hosted solution is designed to enable medium-sized businesses to easily build Web sites, intranets, and extranets leveraging content editing, personalization, and workflow capabilities, without the complexities involved with managing software or hardware on […]
Xythos Software, a developer of document and file management software, has announced the introduction of three new product suites that are designed to provide both enhanced application functionality and platform flexibility. Xythos now offers market-specific applications designed to address the respective needs of commercial, government, and academic institutions — as well as a developer platform. […]
Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, has announced the release of LegalKEY Conflicts Management Version 4.0, a component of LegalKEY Practice Support Solutions. Hummingbird has also announced that Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 will be supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition through its entire […]
FileNet Corporation, a provider of enterprise content and business process management solutions, has introduced its unified Enterprise Reference Architecture for Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM). The Enterprise Reference Architecture is a reference guide for improved IT planning, deployment, implementation, upgrade, and maintenance. more…
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Serena Software, Inc. has announced the general availability of Serena Collage Single Site. Collage Single Site provides the functionality of Collage Enterprise to organizations that need Web content management functionality for a single Web site. more…
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Sirsi Corporation has announced that the Library of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, has selected the Unicorn Library Management System along with other Sirsi solutions to improve access to legal information resources for its users - including Supreme Court Justices and law clerks, legal staff, litigants, the academic community, and other libraries. […]
The definition of content management continues to expand, while content often remains fragmented throughout organizations. For years, the market moved steadily in the direction of a broader and broader definition of content management, seeking to encompass everything from assets and data to knowledge and intelligence and adopting adjectives like Enterprise and Total. According to FileNet, […]
ClearStory Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, has announced the release of ActiveMedia 6.0, a J2EE digital asset management (DAM) software application. more…
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PureEdge Solutions Inc., a provider of eforms technology to enable business process automation, and Open Text Corporation, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software, have announced they are partnering to deliver new solutions designed to help large organizations streamline and improve complex processes that require electronic forms. more…
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FormScape, Inc., a provider of document process automation solutions, has announced the opening of a new office and the inauguration of a new regional user group for the Western United States. These investments are intended to enable FormScape to better serve its U.S. West Coast customer base as well as to enhance its ties with […]
Xenos Group, Inc. has announced the availability of Xenos infoWEB 5.1, the latest version of the information management solution that is intended to enable organizations to capture documents and data from disparate corporate applications and index, transform, and securely deliver the information via Web browser, email, fax, ftp, and corporate portals. more…
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Plateau Systems, a provider of software for developing, managing, and optimizing organizational skills and talent, and SkillSoft PLC, a provider of content resources and complementary technologies for integrated enterprise learning, have announced an integrated content and learning management solution. more…
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WebSideStory, a provider of on-demand digital marketing applications, has completed its acquisition of Avivo Corporation, a provider of on-demand site search and Web content management. Under the terms of the deal, WebSideStory acquired all of the outstanding capital stock and options of Atomz in exchange for approximately 3.1 million shares of common stock and approximately […]
Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, and Omtool, Ltd., a provider of electronic business document exchange systems and software, have announced the completed integration of Omtool AccuRoute to LegalKEY Records Management. Hummingbird has also announced that global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has selected Hummingbird Enterprise for Legal […]
TRADOS Inc., a provider of information solutions, has announced the availability of its second-generation release of TRADOS Language Server for Documentum, a solution designed to tie together content globalization with EMC Documentum, a unified enterprise content management (ECM) platform. The integrated solution is intended to enable global companies who are already using EMC Documentum as […]
In Part I of this series, Byrne looked at CMS interfaces and found that users tend to come to CMS projects with diverse expectations, so vendors often struggle to match their product out of the box to a prospective customer?s particular scenarios. In Part II, he examines CMS usability through the lens of system functionality. […]
Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., has completed the translation of its THRIFTY.com site into French, German, and Spanish using the services of Translations.com, a provider of language solutions for business. more…
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In the age of the intelligent search engine, the importance of metadata is called into question. It seems that Google can find everything we need by sending its robots to crawl around inside all of our documents. Why bother with the hard work of categorizing, classifying, and tagging each document with metadata that?s stored outside […]
SAP AG and IBM have unveiled an optimized version of the DB2 Universal Database designed to help customers ease configuration, enhance performance, and increase availability of their SAP solutions running on DB2. Working closely together, SAP and IBM have integrated new features into the latest version of DB2, version 8.2.2, that are intended to enhance […]
A.I. Tech Software, Inc., a provider of relationship management solutions with an integrated natural language (NLP) interface, and Inxight Software, Inc., a provider of enterprise software solutions for information discovery, have partnered to create a set of solutions designed to improve and enhance existing CRM, service, and support products. more…
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The Electronic Communications Compliance Council (TE3C) has announced the extended availability of a free online template tool designed to help companies create a customized electronic communications policy. The Policy Builder tool will be available through the TE3C site until September 1, 2005; the extension was made possible with support from Fortiva Inc., one of the […]
Intelligenxia, a provider of software solutions for unstructured data analysis, has teamed with BAE Systems on the Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems Integration and Engineering Support Services 3 (DIESCON 3) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). DIESCON 3 is a partnership of people and technologies intended to provide war-fighters, policymakers, and planners with access to required […]
Sonic Foundry Inc., a provider of automated rich media solutions, has announced the availability of the Mediasite LX Rich Media Server, a new platform designed to give organizations automated control over the lifecycle of their rich media content. more…
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Open Text Corporation, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software, has introduced the Livelink ECM Platform and has announced that it is completing rollout of its advanced email management software as part of its Livelink ECM Solutions. more…
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BBN Technologies, a developer of speech recognition technologies, Jubilant Technologies Inc., creator of a middleware platform for multimedia management, and Verity Inc. have announced the availability of a video-audio search solution for organizations seeking to better organize, locate, and analyze relevant multimedia content. more…
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AIIM, the enterprise content management standards developer, has announced a new activity to develop a service oriented architecture (SOA) framework for Interoperable Enterprise Content Management (iECM). The project currently referred to as iECM, through the development of standards intends to address the growing need for a common integration layer between different enterprise content management related […]
XyEnterprise, a provider of XML content management and enterprise publishing solutions, has announced the availability of the latest releases of its flagship products: Content@ 3.2 XML content management software and XML Professional Publisher (XPP) 7.3 enterprise publishing application. more…
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Emic Networks, a provider of application clustering solutions for open source, has announced its partnership with Zenplex Inc., a technology-based company specializing in designing and integrating workflow solutions for the media, print, and publishing industries. more…
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IBM has unveiled a solution specifically designed to provide businesses with support for information requirements of the Basel II Accord. The new offering, The IBM Risk and Compliance - Basel II Information Management Offering, is integrated with Fair Isaac?s TRIAD adaptive control system, allowing businesses to make strategic decisions regarding customer and account management, scoring, […]
Percussion Software has introduced version 5.6 of its Rhythmyx Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution. Rhythmyx 5.6 is tailored for organizations that require support for multiple Web properties, with a strong emphasis on reusing content and building engaging Web sites. more…
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The implementation of content management software has brought metadata to center stage, but there is not much of an audience out there. This is understandable because it takes someone with the presenting skills and wit of Gerry McGovern (a fellow expert) to make metadata not only interesting, but funny. Rarely am I able to have […]
RedDot Solutions, a provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, has announced the launch of its new Web Compliance Manager. Developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, RedDot?s Web Compliance Manager is an add-on module to the CMS and XCMS enterprise content management offerings designed to ensure Web sites, portals, and intranets […]
Mediasurface plc, a content management provider, has announced the acquisition of Class-Act Bv, the Netherlands-based supplier of the Silverbullet content management system. The deal for the intellectual property of Silverbullet and the services of its authors, is valued at approximately $515,000, and is made up partly of cash and equity. more…
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Microsoft Corp. has announced that it is extending the Microsoft Connected Services Framework to organizations in the broadcast and film industries. The Connected Services Framework, an integrated, server-based software solution, is designed to enable broadcast companies and film studios to streamline the creation, management, and delivery of digital content. more…
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Copyright Clearance Center, a provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions, and Sirsi Corporation, a provider of library information management services, have announced a partnership that has delivered two integrated library solutions to streamline copyright compliance for libraries. more…
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Do you get “sticker shock” when you see some of the three- and four-figure prices on analyst reports and some of the new books on content management? Well, I have bought some of them and now that I?m a columnist I?ve gotten more for review, so I will try to tell you whether they?re worth […]
Sprint has announced a new message archive service designed to assist businesses that depend on email communications to securely transfer important data. Message Archive, an off-site managed security service, is intended to efficiently secure, preserve, and retrieve information assets to help meet business continuity, legal discovery, and regulatory compliance needs. more…
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eCopy Inc. has unveiled two open platform architecture products that are designed to enable any office worker to integrate paper-based information into enterprise software applications using a range of digital copiers and scanners. more…
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Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, has unveiled Hummingbird Enterprise Client for Microsoft Outlook. The new Client provides an interactive, business-based view of the entire suite of Hummingbird Enterprise functionality from within Microsoft Outlook. more…
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Nerac, an information resource for scientists, engineers, and Intellectual Property (IP) professionals, has selected Mark Logic Corporation, provider of an XML content server, to implement a smart content management system and develop a real-time patent search platform for its end-user customers. more…
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Insightful Corporation, a provider of software solutions for analysis of numeric and text data, has announced the launch of InFact 3.0, for text analysis and relationship search. InFact 3.0 is designed to offer a new interactive text query language that enables users to execute custom, flexible, and complex searches from a simple Web interface (much […]
Nearly a decade ago, Margaret Bodde, co-executive director of the Film Foundation, began having a discussion with Martin Scorsese about how best to teach film to a broader audience than simply those studying film in college. ?We started to see that if kids aren?t introduced or exposed to films from the past, they?d have no […]
Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions has unveiled Content Drive, a new technology designed to streamline the way desktop applications interact with the Hummingbird Enterprise content repository. more…
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Bitrix company has announced release of the new version of Bitrix Site Manager 4.0 content management system. The Bitrix Site Manager 4.0 can be used both by corporate customers and individual Web developers as the base to develop new sites from scratch and manage the existing sites. The Bitrix Site Manager 4.0 enables users to […]
EMC Corporation, a provider of information storage and management solutions, has announced the next-generation EMC Documentum enterprise content management (ECM) platform. As an integral element of EMC?s strategy to help customers align their IT infrastructures with their business based upon the changing value of information, the platform showcases a unified architecture. In addition, EMC introduced […]
RedDot Solutions, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, has announced a new version of its Web content management system, RedDot CMS 6.1. The latest version offers several new features designed to make complex Web projects easier to administer, faster to implement, and simpler to test against diverse standards. more…
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Cadmus Communications Corporation has announced that the American Chemical Society (ACS) has signed a multi-year contract extension for printing and related services. The ACS, a society publisher of scientific content, has relied on Cadmus for the printing and distribution of its 32 scholarly journals for many years. more…
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Onfolio, Inc., an independent software company committed to helping people in business and academics conduct research and manage Web information, has announced a partnership with Thomson ResearchSoft, a business of the Thomson Corporation. Under the agreement, ResearchSoft will distribute and market Onfolio Professional 2.0 through its domestic and international sales channels. more…
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Index Engines has announced the commercial availability of an enterprise search appliance that indexes data inline with the existing backup process. Unlike traditional enterprise search solutions that crawl networks and desktops in order to find data, the Index Engines Appliance sits in the path of the data backup and transparently indexes data as it is […]
Much of the impetus for examining CMS usability has come from systems users themselves, but as customer cries grow louder, vendors are examining the very meaning of usability. In this first of two articles, I?ll offer a general introduction to the problem of CMS usability with a focus on contributor interfaces. more…
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Because the confusion of archiving and compliance is enough to defeat the most determined of executives, a group has come together to offer best practices and resources for companies struggling with email and IM compliance: the Electronic Communications Compliance Council, or TE3C. While the name may not roll off the tongue, it suggests the council?s […]
Ektron Inc. has announced the release of DMS400, a document management system that is designed to support the requirements of mid-market and enterprise-level organizations by enabling them to bring their information assets under control in a coherent, automated way. With DMS400 knowledge workers can collaborate on projects, as well as rapidly search and access documents, […]
Dialog, a Thomson business and provider of online-based information services and integrated information solutions, has announced that DialogLink 5 is now available for free downloading. The new DialogLink 5 software package, designed to help enhance the role of information professionals in their organizations, has a new, more intuitive interface and additional tools to streamline the […]
Trusted Edge, Inc., a provider of retention management and compliance software, and Compliance Solutions Group (CSG), a provider of electronic document and records management (EDRM) solutions for Microsoft customers, will collaborate on delivering retention management applications for the financial services, health care, manufacturing, and public sector markets. more…
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Attensity, a provider of software applications that are designed to seamlessly integrate and analyze both structured and unstructured information, has announced Attensity Workstation, a multi-language desktop addition to its family of unstructured data transformation platforms. Attensity Workstation extracts and transforms facts captured in free-form text into structured data for integration with the tabular data of […]
SAVVIS Communications has announced the availability of the WAM!NET Content Submission Portal. This new service is intended to offer companies that receive large volumes of digital media a simple, efficient, and secure way to receive content through a single, customer-branded, Web-based submission portal. more…
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IBM has unveiled a new software portfolio that is designed to extend the reach of content management using Web services to enable all types of data to be captured, managed and searched as part of normal business processes. The company also added to its portfolio of industry-specific content management solutions. New offerings for the banking […]
Nstein Technologies Inc., a provider of linguistic-based Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, and Visual Analytics Inc., a provider of pattern discovery and information sharing solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership is intended to provide homeland security and intelligence agencies with a fully-integrated platform for collecting, analyzing, translating, sharing, and visually representing structured and […]
Stellent, Inc.?s Content Components Division, a provider of component technolo