1185179175Content WireDeskaccess control,asset management,asset management software,Companies,content infrastructure,content integration,content management,Content Management,content management infrastructure,content management software,content management solution,content management solutions,data access,data management,document management,easy access,Engineering Content Management,enterprise content,enterprise content management,information exchange,infrastructure,infrastructure software,integration software,lifecycle,management infrastructure,management solutions,new data,records management,regulatory compliance,risk management,vertical marketsEngineering Content Management (ECM)BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software), a software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, is sponsoring Maximo World 2007, the annual conference for users of strategic asset management software Maximo. B  By combining BlueCielo's flagship engineering content management solution InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise with strategic asset management solution Maximo, users can enjoy easy access to all essential, asset-related technical data. Facility managers, space planners and plant maintenance professionals can manage and access as-built and change control records, helping to avoid lengthy infrastructure downtime, improve operational efficiency, reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance at reduced cost. One of the world's largest metals-chemicals producer Met-Mex Penoles has successfully employed the integrated solution. Met-Mex Penoles has over 1200 Maximo users and uses InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise to manage its engineering content. The smooth integration of the two products using the InnoCielo Maximo Module enables Met-Mex Penoles to properly document and manage the entire lifecycle of their manufacturing facilities, and allows maintenance and engineering personnel to easily exchange documents and information, resulting in the reduced risk of lengthy process downtime. Other customers of both InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and Maximo include companies across multiple vertical markets such as Biwater, EDF Energy, Entergy Nuclear, New York Power Authority, the Franke Group, Hewlett Packard, Huntsman, Met-Mex Penoles, Petrobras, Pfizer, RWE, Shell and many more. www.maximoworld.comhttp://www.content-wire.com/engineering-content-management-ecm1170806400Content Wireadminaccess control,computer,content management solutions,database management,email,hackers,Internet,internet,People,reliability,senior technology,Technology,traffic,web usersInternet Zombie Attack NightmareIT security and control firm Sophos has challenged internet users as to whether they unwittingly played a part in last night's major attack against key root servers which form the backbone of the internet. Sophos experts suggest that users' computers are likely to have been taken over by hackers to create zombie networks or 'botnets', in order to bombard the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) servers with traffic. They note that while the computer owners may have been unaware that their PCs were compromised, had the attack been successful then all website access and email delivery would have been suspended globally. "These zombie computers could have brought the web to its knees, and while the resilience of the root servers should be commended, more needs to be done to tackle the root of the problem - the lax attitude of some users towards IT security," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. "Society is almost totally reliant on the internet for day-to-day communication - it's ironic that the people who depend on the web may have been the ones whose computers were secretly trying to bring it down." Root servers, which manage the internet's Domain Name System (DNS), help to convert website names such as amazon.com to their numeric IP address - essentially acting as an address book for the internet. Three of the 13 servers at the top of the DNS hierarchy are said to have felt the impact of the attack, although none are thought to have stopped working entirely. "If the DNS servers were to fall over then pandemonium would ensue, emphasising the importance of properly defending all PCs from being taken over by hackers" continued Cluley. "A denial-of-service attack like this swamps web-connected servers with traffic from many computers around the globe. It's a bit like twenty hippos trying to get through a revolving door at the same time - there's no route through and everything clogs up. Fortunately the system is designed to be extremely resilient to these kind of attacks, and the average man in the street won't have noticed any impact." www.sophos.comhttp://www.content-wire.com/internet-zombie-attack-nightmare1170806400Content Wireadminaccess control,analytics,computer,content management,email,hackers,Internet,internet,People,public sector,senior technology,Technology,traffic,web usersInternet Zombie Attack Nightmare Last NightIT security and control firm Sophos has challenged internet users as to whether they unwittingly played a part in last night's major attack against key root servers which form the backbone of the internet. Sophos experts suggest that users' computers are likely to have been taken over by hackers to create zombie networks or 'botnets', in order to bombard the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) servers with traffic. They note that while the computer owners may have been unaware that their PCs were compromised, had the attack been successful then all website access and email delivery would have been suspended globally. "These zombie computers could have brought the web to its knees, and while the resilience of the root servers should be commended, more needs to be done to tackle the root of the problem - the lax attitude of some users towards IT security," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. "Society is almost totally reliant on the internet for day-to-day communication - it's ironic that the people who depend on the web may have been the ones whose computers were secretly trying to bring it down." Root servers, which manage the internet's Domain Name System (DNS), help to convert website names such as amazon.com to their numeric IP address - essentially acting as an address book for the internet. Three of the 13 servers at the top of the DNS hierarchy are said to have felt the impact of the attack, although none are thought to have stopped working entirely. "If the DNS servers were to fall over then pandemonium would ensue, emphasising the importance of properly defending all PCs from being taken over by hackers" continued Cluley. "A denial-of-service attack like this swamps web-connected servers with traffic from many computers around the globe. It's a bit like twenty hippos trying to get through a revolving door at the same time - there's no route through and everything clogs up. Fortunately the system is designed to be extremely resilient to these kind of attacks, and the average man in the street won't have noticed any impact." www.sophos.com SPONSOR CONTENT-WIRE <script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-7258139694566163";google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;google_ad_format = "300x250_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="";google_color_border = "CC99CC";google_color_bg = "E7C6E8";google_color_link = "000000";google_color_url = "00008B";google_color_text = "663366";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>http://www.content-wire.com/internet-zombie-attack-nightmare-last-night1170115200Content Wireadminaccess control,adoption,best practices,boundaries,collaboration,complexity,Conceptualization,core issue,desktops,Development,development time,development tools,diversity,easy access,entities,environments,extensible,flexibility,GPL,high speed,integration software,Internet,internet,interoperability,Knowledge Representation,methodology,models,new research,novel,one of the few,Ontology,open source,Open Source Semantic Tools,open source world,owl,OWL,OWL,provide tools,public access,queries,recent research,relationships,reliability,research and development,semantic,Semantic Tools,Semantic Tools,Semantic Web Projects,single point,single source,software developers,source of information,system integration,target,Web 2.0,web based,web users,WorldTowards an Open OntologyThis 'Open Ontology' requirement has been sitting on my desktop for a few days now, me thinking, how should I best publish this? Write to the OSI foundation? Wait for the next journal deadline? (could take months) I have a couple of research papers underway, but admittedly I have not been coherently following a Journal Publication strategy in my research, nor in any other area of my life. Also, now I am really urged to make a statement, cause I am already discussing this issue with peers, and there are so many perspectives, and I have not yet heard any doubts as to the validity of the proposed construct, on the contrary. And also, let's admit it, the <a href="http://www.courses.rochester.edu/santora/vietnam/Protest_Songs/The%20Times%20They%20Are%20A-Changi.mp3">Times are achanging</a>. It could take months before the article is published. We should bring this issue out in the open as soon as possible, and get it working. So here it is. What is an Open Ontology With the term 'open ontology' we refer to a given set of agreed terms, both in terms of conceptualization and semantic formalization, that has been developed based on public consultation, that embodies and represents and synthesizes all available, valid knowledge that is deemed to pertain to a given domain, and is necessary to fulfill a given functional requirement. Phew. An Oont must be publicly documented, and accessible and with minimal barriers to adoption. Among the barrier to adoption for Ontology, research identifies not only different linguistic, conceptual and cultural differences, but also knowledge and point of view differences that set apart academics – who generally develop ontologies and related tools and methodologies – from experts – who understand lingo and the dynamics - system developers – programmers, systems designers and end users at large. By 'open' we indicate 'perfectly flexible', extensible, and with adaptive boundaries that dynamically adjust to constantly changing parameters and also 'open as opposed to 'closed', whereby an ontology is developed internally by an organization or consortium, with the purpose of imposing a single view of the world, without a public consultation process and no public deliverable is available that can be used and referenced as guidelines by system developers for the purpose of third party integration. Research confirms that there are tangible barriers to use and adoption of ontology modeling tools and techniques, in particular the absence of a clear set of structured deliverables, the lack of a structured methodology for ontology engineering. Among the barriers to entry is also an extremely high level of technical expertise required to decode and apply guidelines. Open Means Collaborative 'Collaboration' is happening everywhere, thanks mainly to the Internet and 'Web 2.0' type tools that are populating desktops, although few organisational policies and practices are keeping up to speed in leveraging the potential of collaboration. Open source communities have been early adopters of online collaboration environments, although increased abstraction and complexity and increased geographical and cultural distribution challenges effective online cooperation even among open source communities. It is argued by some that t ‘Open source’ is not suitable to Emergency Response projects, yet initiatives spontaneously emerged during recent disasters point towards the emergence of a possible model, that needs to be defined and refined before it can be evaluated and tested. An important emerging research area is 'Collaborative ontology development'. As put by Farrukh Najmi, Engineer at Sun, "Ontologies often need to be developed collaboratively by a group of geographically dispersed Domain Experts within a certain domain. Each Domain Expert builds a different sub-graph (network) of the ontology, may review the ontology sub-graphs produced by others, may edit ontology sub-graphs that they or another Domain Expert created with appropriate access control ". Plural and Collaborative ontology development models are emerging, and among the core attributes identified is the flexibility in incorporating new concepts and/or languages . A wealth of related work is becoming available to witness the shift towards open collaborative environments. Pinto describes collaborative ontology environments as: • Highly distributed: Anyone can contribute more knowledge. • Highly dynamic: Several contributors may be changing knowledge at the same time, with high change rates. • Uncontrolled: There is no control over what information is added, and the quality and reliability of that information. In this case, there will be a lot of noise (positive and negative contributions), and not everybody contributing to the ontology will be focused on the same task or have the same purpose. (Pinto and Martins 2002) GENERIC REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OPEN ONTOLOGY Referring directly to a) the nature of the collaborative environments that is typical of open web based environments and b) the emergence of novel ontology engineering methods, it is becoming mandatory to make a clear case for an ‘Open Ontology’ In summary, we propose that an initial outline of requirement for an Open Ontology that can be referenced universally, including by open source teams, should have the following characteristics. • Should be licensed under GPL, or similar public license • It should declare what high level knowledge (upper level ontology) it references, • It should declare what kind of reasoning/inference supports/it is based on, • It should support queries via natural language as well as machine language, • It should be visible, searchable and support queries via a Web based interface that does not require any plug-in and API for users to download, • It should allow users to provide feedback that should be taken into account in subsequent iterations, • It should be documented and annotated, and available in different file formats including Open Document, • It should be 'easy to understand' by generic users without specialized skills and guidelines should be provided as how it can be used to support development practices, • It should include instructions on how to relate such 'high level knowledge' to standard knowledge representation artifacts used in software and systems engineering, such as entities, attributes, classes, objects, properties, sub-properties, values and relationships, • It should be implementation independent; this means not only usable by OWL/DAML model but also reusable by alternative ontology languages • it should support one view of the world if required, and allow for simultaneous multiple views, meaning that it should aim to be perfectly elastic, flexible and adaptable, • it should take into account language and cultural diversity, and corresponding different value systems and knowledge representation requirements, • it should be supported by tutorials and educational materials at different levels of specialization. The requirements above need further discussion and a public consultation. In addition to the generic requirements above, more conventional system requirements should be specified depending on the target system and goals. To add your requirement, <a href="http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?PaolaDiMaio/Towards_OpenOntology">Sign up to this wiki</a> More about <a href="http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?search=PaolaDiMaio" Paola Di Maio</a>http://www.content-wire.com/towards-open-ontology1169510400Content Wireadminaccess control,addressed,checks,content creators,content management,Content Management,content repository,database management,Drupal,email,improvements,Information Management,management requirements,new release,profiles,repository,smart,text search,usability,user profiles,visibility,web content,web content management,web pages,web usersDRUPAL NEW RELEASEUsability improvements * Administration pages: completely retooled the administration page. It now has a default task view with an option to hide descriptions (think advanced view) and a ‘by module’ view with links to configuration options. * Settings pages: settings are now split up into smaller pages, making it easier to find the options you need. * Tables: the content, user and comment lists now include a smart ‘check all’ checkbox and allow range selecting by holding ’shift’. * Capitalization and typography: attention has been paid to properly and consistently format labels and text across Drupal. New features added * Status page and requirement checking: added a status report page with detailed PHP/MySQL/Drupal information and requirement checking. * Web-based installer: added web-based installer that checks run-time requirements and that supports pre-made install profiles or distributions with better support for database table prefixes. It is also localizable. * Core theme: introduced a new default core theme, called Garland (and a fixed width version Minnelli). Garland uses the new color module to change the theme’s entire color scheme on the fly. * Custom content types: core now includes part of the Content Construction Kit and allows you to set up arbitrary types out of the box. For more fields, install the full CCK package from the contributions repository. * URL filter: integrated the URL filter module into the filter module. This will cause web and e-mail addressed to be automatically hyperlinked. * Blocks per role: extended the block visibility settings with a role specific setting and retained the option to control blocks by PHP snippets.. * Edit block titles: Drupal 5 makes it possible to customize or overwrite all block titles, even set block titles to empty. * User management improvements: Added support for auto-complete forms to user profiles. The ability to filter users by role, permission and status to help better manage users. Made email verification of user accounts optional. * Improved module administration: Modules are listed by category and origin, their versions are displayed, and their dependencies are listed in the module descriptions as required or optional. * More logging reports: Drupal now provides detailed reports on search terms, ‘page not found’ and ‘access denied’ errors to help improve your site. * CSS preprocessor: All (cacheable) stylesheets are now aggregated into one compressed file, which makes your site faster, especially for first time visitors. * Performance tuning: Key parts such as Drupal’s session and process mechanism have been optimized for faster page loading across the board. www.drupal.orghttp://www.content-wire.com/drupal-new-release-01169078400Content Wireadminaccess control,access digital,application development,Companies,consumer service,Content Technologies,content technology,current content,current market,customers need,data access,data services,Development,digital video,electronic publishing,enterprise content management,global content,global technology,improvements,Internet,internet,investors,key industry,launch,leading technology,leading the way,market research,Media,metrics,mobile content,mobile data,mobile operators,mobile phone,mobile services,networking,new data,new research,new technology,niche,research and development,shape,smart,Social Networks,Social Technology,take advantage,Technology,technology companies,technology research,technology solutions,telecommunications,telecommunications services,traffic,unnecessarily,video content,video services,web content,WorldSocial Networking, User-Generated Content and Green Technology Top Trends for 2007Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) industry group predicts that, in 2007, expanding social networks will create a greater need for security and copyright protection technologies, while user-generated content from blogs, amateur filmmakers and others will both complement and threaten traditional media outlets. Meanwhile, with global internet traffic reaching capacity, investment in laying new cable or lighting existing fiber may be needed -- but may be stifled by continuing declines in wholesale capacity prices. Predictions 2007 is a series of three reports examining emerging developments and how they will shape the TMT market. They were written by the Deloitte TMT industry group with input from leading industry analysts and executives. Each report includes recommendations on how to best take advantage of these trends. Key trends include: Technology -- Social Networking Evolves -- Social networks will continue to expand, creating a need for identification improvements, the ability to remove copyrighted material quickly, and making downloads as instantaneous as possible. -- Tech Goes Green -- Portable power needs will explode, with solutions including power-scavenging technologies that draw energy from around them -- from body heat, ambient light, vibrations or movement -- to provide supplementary battery charge. -- Biometrics on the Cusp -- With security continuing to be a concern, the use of biometric data (iris, fingerprint and palm geometry) for access control is on the rise. -- Digital Storage Expansion Driven by Laws -- Digital storage needs will be impacted by companies' legal obligations to keep years and petabytes worth of data, with costs passed onto the user. Telecommunications -- Internet Capacity Woes -- With the Internet reaching capacity, investment in laying new cable or lighting existing fiber may be needed -- but may be stifled by continuing declines in wholesale capacity prices. Solutions will be found when Web surfers rebel after quality of service declines. -- The Next Killer App -- Mobile TV may be the next killer application,taking video content off the phone and onto a device with a better screen. -- Reinvention of TV -- IPTV is poised to launch as a reinvention of television, rather than a pale imitation of current services. Operators could position the service as an affordable way for all content providers to deliver niche media to a growing mass audience,without the commission costs of broadcast-network middlemen. Media & Entertainment Predictions -- Consumer as Media Mogul -- User-generated content is increasing. Blogs, amateur filmmakers and others are creating content that complements -- or perhaps threatens -- traditional media outlets. Smart media companies will serve up user-generated content as a powerful promotional vehicle and use it as an effective medium for scouting talent. -- It's a New Media World After All -- New media metrics are taking over, with old media metrics becoming a thing of the past. Development of comparable statistics will emerge, enabling companies, their customers and their investors to more accurately gauge performance. -- DVD vs. VOD: No Clear Winner in Sight -- Simultaneous availability of movies on DVD and VOD will make them closer competitors. Full reports on Deloitte's predictions for the Technology, Media and Telecom industries are available at http://www.deloitte.com/research/tmt. <script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-7258139694566163";google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;google_ad_format = "300x250_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="";google_color_border = "CC99CC";google_color_bg = "E7C6E8";google_color_link = "000000";google_color_url = "00008B";google_color_text = "663366";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>http://www.content-wire.com/social-networking-user-generated-content-and-green-technology-top-trends-20071168214400Content Wireadminaccess control,circumstances,Democracy,EVER,images,intelligence,Iraq,journalism,Journalism,news service,one of the few,People,Politics,relationship management,single point,stable,train,Vietnam,War,weapons,WorldSaddam's Hanging: America Open Your EyesWhen the invasion of Iraq was started by the Usa with its 'shock and awe' tactics, the world was stunned. The UN was carrying out routine investigations after allegations of weapons of mass destruction, and never found any. Hans Blix <a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030330/world.htm#3">resigned</a> over that issue. Whatever war heads were found were being disposed of by Saddam as requested by the UN - yet, unexpected, ferociously, and with no plausible excuse, George W Bush 'defense ' mob invaded. Blasting, <a href="http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N9/Iraq_9.9w.html"> bomb after bomb</a>, a merciless, relentless, blind and illegal war started without reason, no law, nor restraint. There were occasional unfounded mentions of links of the Iraqi Government to Al Qaida, but no such links ever existed, nor proven. Then journalists in Iraq started <a href="http://www.rsf.org/special_iraq_en.php3"> dropping like flies</a>. In fact, they were directly targeted by the US Army: as in the case of Terry Lloyd, on ITV. The first news that had come out on the BBC, probably from the embedded crews, was that 'Basra had fallen'. But Basra had not fallen at all, and Terry appeared in a newsflash anticipating the announcement of a live video report from Basra proving the contrary. <a href="http://www.content-wire.com/Media/Media.cfm?ccs=129&cs=2536">Terry was killed </a> by the US Army before he could report the news that Basra had not fallen. His crew disappeared, nobody knows what happened. The British Government <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1924899,00.html"> is not moving a finger</a> Then the <a href ="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/03/military_report_secrets"> Calipari-Sgrena</a> affair. Nicola Calipari was a top man of Italian Intelligence, and had just completed a rescue operation of hostage journalist Giuliana Sgrena. On their way to the airport where the plane was waiting, their car was attacked by a Us military squad - and one single bullet shot by a special marksman trained at the New York Police Department was aimed at the back of Sgrena's head. When she ducked to hide from the gunshots that were being fired, the bullet hit the middle of Calipari's forehead. He died as a hero. Investigations to date have been little conclusive. In Iraq, since the day the Usa started bombing, there has been an escalation of horror and destruction, abuse in the prisons, in the streets, felony and villainy throughout. That's America's democracy, America's justice?. Saddam's trial was a complete farce. As many point out, the defense was weak and did not manage to make their case. The man was no saint, he was accused of 148 deaths in Dujail, which is a horrible crime. Nothing however in comparison to the scores of journalists, service people, civilians including women and children who are dying in Iraq every day. Thousands dead American soldiers, in addition to human casualties from all nations, and uncountable Iraqis. Who is going to be trialled and sentenced by whom for those deaths? Anyone obvious comes to mind? I have not watched the video of Saddam's hanging. I stopped short of clicking the 'play' button as the movie was buffering on my desktop, was feeling a little sick just by reading the description. It was around new year. I needed a drink. I got one. I clicked on <a href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/7vboz">another link </a>instead. To give a man a passive and defenseless death at the hands of his worst enemies is the lowest and most cowardly form of justice that could ever be conceived. Bush says it was not dignified. I think it was as dignified as it could possibly be given the circumstances. For some reason Saddam's obituaries don't read as well in comparison to the obituaries of Augusto Pinochet. Despite being responsible for innumerable crimes, he was never convicted and died in peace in his home town. In fact Pinochet comes across simply as <a href="http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=20&ItemID=11680">not a particularly nice guy</a> Saddam was no saint - but did have a few merits: he spoke his mind out rather openly, a rare quality in the backstabbing world of international politics. He managed to keep Iraq a relatively stable country, despite its internal turmoil, and did not <a href="http://pd.cpim.org/2007/0107/01072007_maidul%20islam.htm"> 'kiss ass'</a> to an oil-thirsty Usa. He has paid the price of his privilege with a helpless death. Now some middle class America appears shocked by the video of Saddam's hanging. Why? This is America's justice, and the world has got to see it. Otherwise, we would not believe it. The guy who made the video has been arrested they say. Arrested? Hay, what about the first amendment, and freedom of the press? Wouldn't the Berkman Center at Harvard want to investigate such abuse? Who is going to give a prize to the author of this video for the 'best citizen's journalism?' A few images in the course of history have managed to make people revolt against war. Like the photo of the screaming girl in Vietnam. I hope Saddam's video may have the same effect. America, wake up. Open your eyes. Stop worrying about the tyranny of world leaders who don't kiss ass to your government, and start worrying about democracy, peace, freedom and accountable leadership in your own country. It looks to me that you've got some hanging to do. (Eye for an eye?) PDMhttp://www.content-wire.com/saddams-hanging-america-open-your-eyes1160521200Content Wireadminaccess control,Business,business content,business need,business users,collaboration,content integration,content management,Content Management,content management application,content management capabilities,content management system,content repository,current content,customers need,desktops,document management,easy access,functionality,management application,management capabilities,management functionality,new business,productivity,repository,stock,system integration,tags,Web 2.0,web content,web content management,web content management system,web usersFree Content Collaboration for saleKoral, a content collaboration company that leverages software-as-a-service and Web 2.0 concepts to improve business productivity, is offering a free version of the its content management application for salesforce.com customers via the AppExchange. Through this integration, Koral enables seamless document management within Salesforce. The new version available integrated with Salesforce allows users to access relevant documents using Koral via a one-click search directly from an account, lead, or opportunity. The document can then be linked to the record for easy access throughout the sales cycle. Koral extends the Salesforce document management capabilities by enabling users to preview files online and perform a full-text search for documents. Koral also adds a version control system to Salesforce to ensure users are working from the most current version of a document while leaving old versions intact. Koral leverages Web 2.0 concepts by organizing documents around tags instead of folders. Users can quickly and easily find exactly what they need without having to search through cumbersome folder hierarchies on the desktop. Document contribution to the hosted Koral Content Repository is effortless and can be done directly from desktops, without having to log onto the system. Koral also automatically recommends how to classify documents and automatically indexes all of the content, making it easy to find. This functionality makes collaboration simple, which leads to improved business productivity. Try it for free, download at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchangehttp://www.content-wire.com/free-content-collaboration-sale-01155078000Content Wireadminaccess control,architecture,Business,business applications,business content,business information,business user,Companies,content acquisition,content integration,content management,Content Management,content management applications,content management platform,content management services,content management software,content management solution,content management systems,content offerings,content technology,Documentum (EMC),enterprise applications,enterprise content,enterprise content management,enterprise systems,file sharing,flexibility,functionality,help companies,Information Management,information technology,integration costs,integration platform,integration software,management applications,management functionality,management platform,management requirements,management technology,new business,new technology,open architecture,presence,records management,Records Management,software applications,software platform,Technology,technology companies,technology integration,technology platformInformation Rights and Records Management UnifiedEMC integrated its two complementary content management software offerings that are now unified with the EMC Documentum enterprise content management (ECM) platform. Both are designed to help companies respond faster to changing regulatory requirements while enabling more secure information sharing and disposal. Documentum IRM Services combines EMC content management software with information rights management technology from the acquisition of Authentica. The new software aims to give content owners more control over information access and use, including the ability to restrict user access, set up watermarks, block printing or forwarding to unauthorized recipients and revoke the ability to open a file. The software takes advantage of a service-oriented architecture (SOA), simplifying integration with other business applications and internal systems. As a result, customers have more flexibility in implementing the right level of records management functionality based on specific business needs – from basic record retention to a full Department of Defense 5015.2-compliant records management solution. This new modular SOA approach also controls the disposal of standard non-record documents, enabling customers to reduce costs associated with the accumulation of content over time.http://www.content-wire.com/information-rights-and-records-management-unified-01154473200Content Wireadminaccess control,access digital,acquired,acquisitions,Business,business content,business development,business information,business processes,business solutions,collaborative content,content management,Content Management,content management software,content management solutions,content management tools,Content Technologies,data access,data management,Data Management,database management,desktops,Development,development tools,digital publishing,digital rights management,Digital Rights Management,document management,elements,enterprise content,enterprise content management,Enterprise Web,financial management,functionality,global content,global provider,global reach,Information Management,innovations,intention,key business,key industry,maintain control,management functionality,management product,management solutions,management tools,metadata,metadata,mobile content,mobile data,mobile devices,proprietary,provide tools,records management,Records Management,submission,transformation,web content,web content management,wireless data,wireless industry,wireless solutions,wireless technologiesContent Management Acquires Content Control ToolsStellent acquired SealedMedia Limited, a leader in easy-to-use, enterprise digital rights management solutions, and Bitform, a provider of content cleansing technologies. These technologies will enable Stellent customers to better secure and control sensitive content both inside and outside of the enterprise. "A key tenet of enterprise content management (ECM) and financial compliance initiatives is the efficient and secure sharing of information both internally and externally," said Dan Ryan, chief operating officer for Stellent. "Stellent already is an industry leader in facilitating secure access to content on Web sites and within repositories, and we provide policy-based records and retention management. However, to ensure content is secure throughout collaborative business processes, information technologies must reach beyond repository-level security. These two acquisitions strengthen our functionality in this area. Our customers will now be able to better secure and control documents internally and externally using enterprise digital rights management. In addition, we can ‘cleanse’ documents of ‘hidden’ information prior to publication and distribution." SealedMedia is a London-based company with a broad list of Global 1000 customers, including Vodafone, Fenwick & West, the U.S. Department of Energy, Rhodia, Johnson Matthey, O2, Harvard Business School Publishing and Citrix. Founded in 1996, SealedMedia helps organizations maintain complete control, for the lifetime of a document, over who can use their most sensitive information and when they can use it. Its enterprise digital rights management software protects information wherever it is stored and used. Unlike conventional information management products that only manage information while it resides in servers, SealedMedia extends security, control and tracking to information on remote end-user desktops, laptops and mobile wireless devices. Bitform is an early-stage software development company. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Chicago, Bitform’s primary product addresses the rising challenge of hidden data within documents, which can create security and policy risks. This hidden information includes metadata, tracked changes and comments, revision and author history, fast-save data, and database connection details, among many other elements. The Bitform Secure SDK identifies and cleanses or strips files of sensitive, confidential or proprietary metadata and hidden information that may pose risks to organizations if exposed. Stellent plans to integrate the SealedMedia and Bitform technologies within its enterprise software products in order to further differentiate its ECM offering. www.stellent.com <script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-7258139694566163";google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;google_ad_format = "300x250_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="";google_color_border = "CC99CC";google_color_bg = "E7C6E8";google_color_link = "000000";google_color_url = "00008B";google_color_text = "663366";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>http://www.content-wire.com/content-management-acquires-content-control-tools1139875200Content Wireadminaccess control,adoption,benefit,broadband,broadband access,broadband services,Development,development infrastructure,global network,global technology,high speed,infrastructure,initiative,maturity,Media,mergers,mobile network operators,mobile operators,mobile phones,mobile services,network infrastructure,network operators,new technology,notebook,revenue growth,revenue opportunities,revenue stream,rich media,Technology,technology platform,wireless services,wireless technologies,World,worldwide marketLaptops to connect to global mobile networksAt the mobile world's annual gathering, the 3GSM World Congress, the GSM Association (GSMA) and Intel Corporation today announced an initiative to facilitate and drive the adoption of the GSM family of technologies in laptop computers, to enable users to connect and seamlessly roam across global mobile networks. The GSMA and Intel will collaborate to develop guidelines for integrating 3G modems and SIM cards into laptop computers, enabling automatic connection to both 3GSM networks and Wi-Fi networks around the world - using the same SIM card technology used by mobile phones today. Some laptop makers have already announced their intentions to offer GSM capabilities, and these guidelines are key to ensure that they can quickly and easily provide these capabilities to laptop owners around the world. The GSMA and Intel will seek to engage organizations critical to market implementation, including mobile operators, PC manufacturers and network infrastructure providers. "Our goal is to ensure that in future, every notebook will be SIM ready," said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association. "This development brings the advantages and pervasiveness of the GSM platform to the notebook market, where this year sales of more than 60 million laptops are forecast worldwide. As 3G network roll-outs accelerate across the world, with additional media rich capabilities added through HSDPA upgrades, laptops with in-built connectivity to the 3GSM world will enable PC users to enjoy the full benefits of seamless access to mobile broadband wireless services with secure authentication. The mobile operator community will benefit from significant market and revenue growth opportunities." This initiative builds on the work completed within the GSMA, which has laid the groundwork for seamless roaming scenarios between networks of mixed technology infrastructure and the usage of the SIM card to provide Wi-Fi access control and billing. This initiative will focus on developing guidelines to include the GSM family of technologies including the new high speed 3G wireless broadband technology, HSDPA, in laptop computers.http://www.content-wire.com/laptops-connect-global-mobile-networks-01135036800Content Wireadminaccess control,broadband,broadband access,broadband service,broadband services,Business,business solutions,business users,consumers,convergence,email,enterprise portal,enterprise systems,Enterprise Web,financial services,market research,market research firm,portal solutions,recent research,research analyst,research firm,significantly,sweet spot,web portal,web usersIP/PBX Market Explosion AheadThe IP Centrex/Hosted PBX market is poised for explosive growth over the next 4 years, with revenues reaching approximately $1.3 billion by 2009, reports In-Stat . The demand in the Small and Medium business (SME) space, the sweet spot for these hosted services, has been accelerating for several years, the high-tech market research firm says. IP Centrex/Hosted PBX is a hybrid of two different voice-switching systems, legacy Centrex and legacy Private Branch Exchange (PBX) solutions. "The main drivers for the service include cost savings, an enhanced feature set including mobility and integrated messaging options, ease-of-use, greater control, convergence, and system access via a Web portal," says David Lemelin, In-Stat analyst. "However, it’s worth noting that growth in this market lags significantly behind the dynamic growth we have seen with Broadband VoIP in the US." Recent research findings - Enhanced feature sets, particularly forwarding service that allow users to always be found and unified messaging that allows control over email and voicemail via a web portal, are beginning to drive demand. - A Fall 2005 In-Stat survey of over 1000 randomly selected business telecom decision-makers indicated that upwards of 30% of medium and enterprise businesses have at least experimented with IP Centrex/Hosted PBX solutions. - The market is focused on customers with 10 to 300 end-users per location. The sweet spot is SME customers in the 25–60-seat-per-location range. www.in-stat.comhttp://www.content-wire.com/ip-pbx-market-explosion-ahead1135036800Content Wireadminaccess control,broadband,broadband access,broadband service,broadband services,Business,business solutions,business users,categorization,content authors,convergence,email,enterprise portal,enterprise systems,Enterprise Web,functionality,market research,market research firm,portal solutions,recent research,research analyst,research firm,significantly,sweet spot,web portal,web users Explosive Growth for IP /PBX MarketThe IP Centrex/Hosted PBX market is poised for explosive growth over the next 4 years, with revenues reaching approximately $1.3 billion by 2009, reports In-Stat . The demand in the Small and Medium business (SME) space, the sweet spot for these hosted services, has been accelerating for several years, the high-tech market research firm says. IP Centrex/Hosted PBX is a hybrid of two different voice-switching systems, legacy Centrex and legacy Private Branch Exchange (PBX) solutions. "The main drivers for the service include cost savings, an enhanced feature set including mobility and integrated messaging options, ease-of-use, greater control, convergence, and system access via a Web portal," says David Lemelin, In-Stat analyst. "However, it’s worth noting that growth in this market lags significantly behind the dynamic growth we have seen with Broadband VoIP in the US." Recent research findings - Enhanced feature sets, particularly forwarding service that allow users to always be found and unified messaging that allows control over email and voicemail via a web portal, are beginning to drive demand. - A Fall 2005 In-Stat survey of over 1000 randomly selected business telecom decision-makers indicated that upwards of 30% of medium and enterprise businesses have at least experimented with IP Centrex/Hosted PBX solutions. - The market is focused on customers with 10 to 300 end-users per location. The sweet spot is SME customers in the 25–60-seat-per-location range. www.in-stat.comhttp://www.content-wire.com/explosive-growth-ip-pbx-market1134432000Content Wireadminaccess control,adoption,Business,business benefits,business content,business development,business functions,business model,CMS,Companies,content integration,content management,Content Management,content management capabilities,content management services,content management software,content management solution,content management system,content management systems,customer service,Development,integration software,Internet,internet,launch,management capabilities,management technology,portal integration,portal solution,profiles,system integration,tight integration,web based,Web CMS,web content,web content management,web content management system,web portal Service-based Customer Loyalty for CMSEpam Systems, provider of software development outsourcing services, is extending its content management offering , with a service-based Customer Loyalty Solution. The Loyalty System is based on a web service model and encompasses a Portal, an Administrative Interface and a Reporting Workbench, all available over the Internet and administered by the customer from any location which supports Internet access. Companies can quickly launch and adapt targeted affinity programs, as well as offer varying levels of rewards based on customer profiles. Additional features include tight integration with a variety of transaction back-ends and fulfillment providers. Enhanced reporting and integrated CRM capabilities are planned for subsequent releases. The system supports all loyalty program functions including member registration, profile management, e-statements, online accrual and redemption of points through VPOS, program reporting and administration, as well as a suite of value-added features and benefits, among them: * Flexible promotional business rules which can be tailored in order to encourage and reward the most loyal clients * Centralized control of multiple loyalty programs geared towards multiple sites (white label programs) * Protection against duplicate transactions <script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-7258139694566163";google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;google_ad_format = "300x250_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="";google_color_border = "CC99CC";google_color_bg = "E7C6E8";google_color_link = "000000";google_color_url = "00008B";google_color_text = "663366";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>http://www.content-wire.com/service-based-customer-loyalty-cms1132876800Content Wireadminaccess control,access digital,asset management,assets,assets management,Business,business content,business information,business model,business need,business user,business users,collaboration,content delivery,content management,Content Management,content management capabilities,content management system,content management systems,content repository,content technology,critical business,current content,current market,database management,digital asset,digital asset management,digital assets,Digital Assets Management,digital delivery,elements,global content,global technology,imperative,improvements,information assets,Information Management,information technology,management capabilities,management environment,management market,management technology,metadata,metadata,money,money to be made,multilingual,multilingual content,multimedia content,new business,new technology,productivity,rebound,regulatory compliance,repository,research analyst,robust content,search technology,Technology,text search,VasontContent Management System Runs FasterVasont released Vasont 10, the latest version of its single-source content management system that enables organizations to store their multilingual content once for maximum reuse and delivery to multiple channels. "The theme behind Vasont 10's improvements is 'run faster'," said Richard Schiding, Vasont Systems' CEO. "Faster processing along with the ability to store graphical elements and documents in the same repository will allow Vasont users to continue to increase their productivity, money saved, and time-to-market. Our goal is to provide the most robust, single-source, component-level content management system on the market, and we're confident that Vasont users will be very happy with version 10." Digital asset management capabilities have been added to the technology to make it easier to manage multimedia content. Users can simply drag-and-drop multimedia components, in a wide variety of file formats, from their desktop into Vasont. They can be viewed in the Vasont File Explorer several different ways, including thumbnail, detail, or list views. All multimedia content is treated just like other content in the Vasont repository: Metadata can be attached to all digital assets and used for search criteria. Users will always be able to access old versions of multimedia components. Each component is implicitly reused. In the current business regulatory climate, the ability to organize, manage, and search unstructured content is critical for full regulatory compliance and overall business productivity. Vasont 10 provides users with the ability to capture, organize, and search all of their information at once by allowing them to store unstructured documents and structured component-level content together in the same database. Users can now drag-and-drop entire unstructured documents from their desktop directly into the Vasont repository. Powerful search capabilities allow users to find specific content within the text of the documents. Users can reuse whole documents or pull text snippets from within the documents to combine and reuse them with their structured content. Management of Modular Reuse The new Pointer Log in Vasont 10 manages modular reuse in a similar way that Vasont's Global Change Log manages component reuse, giving users complete control over the implementation of changes to reused content. The Pointer Log tracks and time-stamps all changes made to referenced content and quickly tells the user exactly what changes need to be approved for a particular pointer/reference. Comments can also be added to each entry to facilitate collaboration. This feature is particularly powerful for quality control and compliance needs and works equally well in a client's custom environment or in a standard reuse model such as DITA. www.vasont.comhttp://www.content-wire.com/content-management-system-runs-faster