Documentum v6.7 Now Released

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On behalf of the EMC Information Intelligence Group, we are very pleased to announce the General Availability of Documentum 6.7. 6.7 is a stack release that consists of quality improvements, performance improvements, support for additional standards, and select new features. We have introduced stack-wide usage tracking and reporting into the 6.7 stack and many of our most widely used products incorporate this capability.

Release Highlights

  • Support for Office 2010
  • Business Activity Monitor Enhancements
  • Composer Streamlined User Interface
  • Content Intelligence Services Now Has Support for Linux Support,and Office 2010 files
  • Content Server now has Macintosh file Support for EMC Centera connector
  • Documentum Reporting Services has Support for Crystal Report Designer 2008
  • TaskSpace has Improved Section 508 Compliance and Support for IGC Brava 6.2 Viewer
  • Webtop now has Java 2 security support and Stronger compliance with security standards
  • xPlore now available in fully 64-bit mode which increases the maximum file size that can use the exact match to a query
  • Retention Policy Services has Consistent language support across Records Manager, RPS, and Physical Records Services
  • Usage Tracking and Reporting Enhancements for the different Documetum Modules
  • New Certifications in Documentum 6.7 for Application Server: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1, Browsers: Safari 5.0, Firefox 3.6.12.1.1

EMC, IBM, and Microsoft Team Up to Improve Enterprise CMS Interoperability

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EMC, IBM, and Microsoft have been working together to develop a specification which uses Web Services and Web 2.0 interfaces to enable applications to inter operate with multiple Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repositories by different vendors. The companies intend to submit the Content Management Interoperability Services specification to OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) for advancement through its rigorous standards development process.

The ultimate goal of CMIS is to dramatically reduce the IT burden around multi-vendor, multi-repository content management environments. Currently, customers must spend valuable time and money to create and maintain custom integration code and one-off integrations to get different ECM systems within their organizations to “talk” to one another. The specification will also benefit independent software vendors (ISVs) by enabling them to create specialized applications that are capable of running over a variety of content management systems.

Working together since late 2006, the three companies were joined in the creation of the CMIS draft specification by other leading software providers including: Alfresco Software, OpenText, Oracle and SAP. A final gathering of all seven companies was recently held to validate interoperability of the specification before submission to OASIS.

EMC, IBM, and Microsoft have been working together to develop a specification which uses Web Services and Web 2.0 interfaces to enable applications to inter operate with multiple Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repositories by different vendors. The companies intend to submit the Content Management Interoperability Services specification to OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) for advancement through its rigorous standards development process.

Key to the new specification, EMC, IBM and Microsoft worked together to define an interface that:

• Is designed to work over existing repositories enabling customers to build and leverage applications against multiple repositories—unlocking content they already have
• De-couples web services and content from the content management repository, enabling customers to manage content independently
• Provides common web services and Web 2.0 interfaces to dramatically simplify application development
• Is development platform and language agnostic
• Supports composite application development and mash-ups by the business or IT analyst
• Grows the ISV and developer community

For more information, and to download a preview copy of the CMIS technical specification draft, please visit the IBM or Microsoft web sites or contact info@portfordsolutions.com today.

Hosted Document Management Solutions

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Portford Solutions and EMC Software is pleased to announce the availability of subscription based ApplicationXtender software licensing to our industry leading suite of hosted services. Over the last few years a growing number of customers have benefited from securely managing their documents and data via “the cloud” powered by Portford’s state-of-the-art data center. ApplicationXtender is an ideal hosted solution for customers that require an instant document management solution that minimizes the costs and risks of paper while increasing productivity by streamlining the capture and management of documents. ApplicationXtender scans, stores, retrieves, and preserves information, while providing role-based access from either a desktop interface or web browser. A hosted ApplicationXtender document management solution can instantly provide your organization with the following benefits.

• Unlimited points of secure access
• Predictable monthly operating costs
• Infinite salability
• Automatic upgrades to the latest versions of AX
• Minimal internal technical resources and infrastructure
• Quick deployment and instant results

Portford’s hosted document management solutions are a perfect compliment to our quality document conversion services. For customers that use Portford’s document scanning and hosting services, all it takes is an email or phone call to schedule a pick up of boxes or legacy file formats. The next days documents can be accessed securely via the web. This can be an ideal solution for organizations lacking the IT and records management resources required to implement an end to end document management solution internally. Hosted services customers can opt to bring their hosted solution in-house at any point after the first year without penalty or data transfer charge. Portford’s dedicated technical support staff can work with your IT department to export documents and data or even deliver all hosted content via sFTP or external drive.

Hosting Services are a perfect solution for organizations that are quickly outgrowing their IT infrastructure or simply looking for a quick and cost effective way of securely managing documents and information between remote offices. Contact your dedicated Portford account representative today to discuss how hosting can improve your business.

For more information on Portford’s Hosting Services email info@portfordsolutions.com today.