Motive Systems announced a new version of its M-Files Cloud Vault, a cloud-based document management service, that runs natively on the Windows Azure cloud platform. The Cloud Vault is reportedly the first document managing solution running on Azure, which provides the functionality to build consumer web apps as well as enterprise solutions.
Posted May 10, 2011
Cabinet NG announced the latest version of CNG-SAFE 7.0, which offers scheduling, document management, and workflow management capabilities. Before the release, previous versions only offered document and workflow management, and users had to manage scheduling in a separate system. In CNG-SAFE 7.0, the embedded scheduling tool allows schedules to be assigned at the cabinet, folder, and document levels.
Posted May 10, 2011
Colligo Networks and AvePoint successfully completed integration and compatibility testing of their SharePoint product suites, Colligo Contributor and the DocAve Software Platform. The Colligo Contributor suite helps drive SharePoint adoption by letting users easily access, capture, and tag SharePoint content from popular desktop applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Windows Explorer.
Posted May 05, 2011
DAM provider North Plains, LLC. is launching four new industry partnerships geared towards helping corporate marketing organizations create and use rich media content like video, graphics, and images across their organizations. The partnerships expand the utility and function of North Plains TeleScope digital asset management platform, and include the Aprimo marketing studio, the Equilibrium rich media delivery server, Front Porch Digital's archive and storage platform, and general support for HP infrastructure.
Posted May 05, 2011
Syncsort, a data integration developer, announced that it plans to contribute an external sort plug-in to the Hadoop open source distributed application project. The plug-in will help accelerate MapReduce process and improve performance on Hadoop's benchmarks.
Posted May 05, 2011
Cryptzone announced the availability of AppGate, a complete role-based access control system that integrates necessary security, VPN, and access management functionality into one easy to manage solution. AppGate supports secure access to email, intranet, and other applications from an iPhone or iPad over standard bandwidth connections, which improves out-of-office productivity.
Posted May 05, 2011
Data integration company Queplix Corp. announced the availability of QueCloud, a secure cloud integration suite that works with applications such as Salesforce, Netsuite, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Queplix is designed to reduce the lifecycle total cost of ownership for data management deployment by using the architecture of the Queplix Virtual Data Manager, the company's primary data integration product.
Posted May 05, 2011
Ifbyphone, a voice-based marketing automation platform, announced a new partnership today that gives Zendesk clients the option to integrate the Ifbyphone Widget into their customer support platform.
Posted May 03, 2011
VirtoSoftware introduced a new version of Virto Workflow Status Monitor with new features that extend its search, filtering, management, and reporting capabilities. Virto Workflow Monitor allows users to monitor active workflows in Microsoft SharePoint; administrators are fully informed on all running workflows as well as related issues and errors.
Posted May 03, 2011
In our real-time world, one person with passion and an internet connection can make a huge difference. The first few months of 2011 have been a great example of that. In January, I followed the terrible flood situation in and around Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. As a result, I've also followed the remarkable story of Baked Relief, a crowdsourced support group that emerged to help those affected by this natural disaster.
Posted May 02, 2011
Broadcore, a provider of hosted unified communications and business VoIP solutions, added video bridging to its list of cloud-based services. Video bridging moves beyond video conferencing by allowing users to connect with a view multiple people simultaneously.
Posted Apr 26, 2011
The Tiki Community announced that Tiki 7, the first beta release of the next collection of Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware, is now available. The edition contains added features as well as hundreds of fixes for problems in the last version, Tiki 6.0. When the finalized version of Tiki 7 is available, Tiki 6.3 will replace Tiki 3.8 as the Long Term Support (LTS) release.
Posted Apr 26, 2011
eTouch Systems released version 4.4 of SamePage, its enterprise wiki designed to enable efficient collaboration and streamlined workflow, which features added social tools and document management capabilities. The new version aims to improve the user's experience and create a community environment.
Posted Apr 26, 2011
I couldn't function without it, but email is becoming dysfunctional and showing its age. In 1998, I had two email accounts, one business (using Microsoft Outlook) and one personal, available only via dial-up service. As time passed, the quantity of my email accounts grew, as did the type of email servers and email providers. Times have changed, and not for the better.
Posted Apr 25, 2011
Content management company Access Innovations is integrating its Data Harmony suite of content enrichment and thesaurus management tools with Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Data Harmony can be used to provide semantic capabilities to SharePoint to help users take full advantage of their metadata through auto classification, enterprise taxonomy management, entity extraction, and enhanced search.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
Ingram Content Group Inc. and Recorded Books, a publisher and distributor of spoken word audio, have announced a content distribution agreement that let the two companies create a comprehensive e-audio solution. The collaboration will give publishers access to a substantially larger audience of audio book purchasers, and will grant libraries access to a broader selection of titles for their patrons through Recorded Books' OneClickdigital platform.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
DocuLex, Inc. began a new Customer Experience Program that will provide additional education for DocuLex Dealers and Partners. The program will ramp up the use of educational email, mail, and other communications, as well as increase regular webinars on new or little-known features of the Archive Studio Software Suite. Post-service surveys, prompt follow up to requests for upgrades and annual support, and information on professional services will also be part of the program. The company is hoping to improve relationships between customers and dealers.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
QStar Technologies, Inc., a developer of enterprise data management software, is releasing QStar HSM Synchronous Archive Replicator, software that allows end users and resellers to build hybrid archives that provide data retrieval through multiple storage technologies, including RAID, tape, optical, CAS, object storage, cloud, or removable hard disk. QStar HSM Synchronous Archive Replicator lets organizations benefit from scalable long-term data storage and disaster prevention without the difficulties associated with conventional archiving solutions.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
Alfresco, an open platform for social content management, previewed the Activiti Business Process Management (BPM) workflow engine integrated with Alfresco. Activiti is compliant with the industry standard BPMN 2.0 and extends Alfresco's workflow features by giving developers the ability to create process flows between Alfresco and other business applications. The integration is being offered through an update to Alfresco Community, version 3.4.e.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
SpringCM updated its cloud enterprise content management platform, which now features dynamic case management capabilities designed to enhance team productivity and increase management visibility. The new release of the SpringCM platform uses a versatile checklist metaphor to drive applications like account openings, vendor on-boarding, and audits. The release also includes new support for the iPad that uses a intuitive-gesture interface to connect users to cloud capabilities such as full-text search of corporate-content repositories.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
BaseKit announced that it has raised $6.5m in venture capital funding from Nauta Capital, Eden Ventures, and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) from a second round of funding. The recent funding round increases total investment in the British-based company to a combined $10m in the past year. According to BaseKit, the company plans to use the funds to expand its global reach and open new offices in Barcelona, Sao Paolo, Mexico DF, Buenos Aires, and San Francisco.
Posted Apr 21, 2011
Tiki Wiki released Tiki 6.3, a major update that addresses a security issue regarding LDAP authentication, which was reported to the company by Thomas Hommes. The security update is recommended for Tiki administrators using LDAP authentication. The patch focuses entirely on the security issue and contains no other changes, according to TikiWiki.The update is available from Tiki Wiki's site.
Posted Apr 14, 2011
Alkacon is releasing its OAMP ExcelImport Module, which adds the ability to to import an Excel file into its OpenCMS content management system and create XML content from Excel records. The module can be used for rapid content creation from large offline data collections such as news, events, address lists, or lists of employees.
Posted Apr 14, 2011
Fishbowl Solutions, an Oracle Enterprise Content Management and WebCenter Specialized Gold Partner, is releasing its iOS Mobility Suite API for Oracle Universal Content Management (Oracle UCM). The API gives organizations a set of rules and specifications to create custom applications that use Apple's mobile operating system to interface with Oracle UCM.
Posted Apr 14, 2011
Advanced Digital Services (ADS) announced ADS-Xpress, a digital asset management system that makes movie scenes, TV clips, previews, trailers, ads, stock video and other media assets immediately accessible via a web interface. The content is also quickly searchable to a selectable video segment, as well as downloadable to popular mobile devices.
Posted Apr 14, 2011