Knowledge Management News

OMTool will be demonstrating its products - adopted by nearly 250 law firms - at LegalTech 2008, Booth No. 321/323/325

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2008--Omtool, Ltd. (OTCBB:OMTL), a leading provider of document capture and handling products and services, today announced further enhancements to its AccuRoute product line extending its support and dedication to customers in the legal industry. As the company continues to grow with nearly 250 legal customers and 45% of the top 100 U.S. law firms, OMTool is responding to market requirements and expanding its customer base by adding new features and enhancements to its already comprehensive legal solutions including the Legal Option Pack, embedded multi-function device clients using PIN Personalization, and cost recovery integrations.

Leading Customer Service software provider recognised for assessing the "state of customer service" in the UK and offering free benchmark analysis for enterprise contact centres

Mountain View, CA, and Slough, UK, February 6, 2008 - eGain Communications (OTC BB: EGAN.OB), a leading provider of multichannel Customer Service and Knowledge Management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment, today announced that the company was named to the 2007 Call Centre Focus (CCF) Hotlist. eGain was recognised for its propagation of call centre best practices by conducting a "state of customer service" research study and offering a no-cost benchmark analysis to enterprise call centres. Nominated by its peers, eGain is the only multichannel Customer Service and Knowledge Management software company to be included in the list.

eGain recognized again by KMWorld for its leadership in Knowledge Management software, services and innovative best practices

Mountain View, Calif. (February 25, 2008) - eGain Communications (OTC BB: EGAN.OB), provider of the industry's top-rated* Customer Service and Knowledge Management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment, announced today that KMWorld (www.kmworld.com) named eGain to the 2008 list of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management".

KMWorld's list of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" is selected by Knowledge Management practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors, and customers and represents the list of vendors that make the most impact in the space.

Bill Gates Lauds Mindjet's Use of the Microsoft Fluent User Interface and MindManager's Ease-of-Use at Office Developer Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - February 13, 2008 - Mindjet Corporation, a global leader in software for visualizing and using information, today announced that it has chosen the Microsoft Software Licensing and Protection Services (SLP Services) platform to protect and license their MindManager product line. SLP Services is a new Microsoft product family allowing software publishers to protect, package, license, manage, and activate their software, while at the same time exploring new business models without changing their code.

Fourth Quarter License Revenue Growth of 19%; Full Year Non-GAAP Net Income Growth of 47%

SAN JOSE, Calif., — January 31, 2008 — Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV), a global leader in Content Management solutions, today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007.

Interwoven reported total revenues of $62.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of 17% from total revenues of $53.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2007, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, was $10.7 million, or $0.23 per share, compared to net income of $4.3 million, or $0.10 per share, for the same period in 2006. On a non-GAAP basis, Interwoven reported a net income of $8.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, or $0.18 per share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $6.3 million, or $0.14 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2006.

Previously Announced NASDAQ Matters Have Been Closed

SAN JOSE, Calif., — January 4, 2008 — Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV), a global leader in Content Management solutions, today announced that it had received notices from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) regarding the status of the Company’s Compliance with the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. On December 20, 2007, the Company received written notice from NASDAQ stating that as of that date the Company had demonstrated Compliance with all applicable Marketplace Rules. As previously announced, the Company had previously received Staff Determination Letters due to its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2007, respectively, as required by Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14). All of these reports were filed on December 14, 2007. The notice received from NASDAQ on December 20, 2007 further stated that as of that date, the listing review was closed and the Company’s common stock would continue to be listed on The NASDAQ Global Market.

SAN JOSE Calif., – February 4, 2008– — February 4, 2008 — Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV), a global leader in Content Management solutions, today announced Interwoven has been named a “strong performer” in the January 2008 report, titled “The Forrester Wave: Marketing Asset Management (MAM), Q1 2008.”

Forrester evaluated five MAM vendors, and rated providers on 72 criteria across their current product offering, strategy, and overall market presence. Forrester cited Interwoven’s vision for creating a closed loop marketing optimization cycle; “Interwoven’s recent acquisition of Optimost, a Website optimization company, offers a tantalizing glimpse of how different parts of the marketing content Supply Chain can integrate.”

Team Learning, Delivered in Part-day Modules Keeps Staff On-the-Job

(ARLINGTON, VA – Jan. 31, 2008) – Today, ESI International announced the global launch of its virtual classroom which allows students to train together with an instructor in real time through an online environment. With microphones and instant messaging, students are able to hear the instructor’s explanations, ask questions, speak with one another, divide into virtual breakout rooms and benefit from instant instructor polling from anywhere in the world.

ESI’s Virtual Classroom enables consistent team Learning across diverse geographic locations, without incurring travel costs. A key benefit for students and employers is the option to schedule courses for part of the day, allowing students to remain in the office while working to achieve professional development goals.

Percent of Manufacturers Rank Knowledge Transfer as Biggest Barrier to Improvement

Cincinnati, Ohio – January 7, 2008 – Most engineers at build-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers believe that product complexity is not the primary barrier to customization. They cite lack of knowledge of options by the customer (67 percent) and the field (44 percent) as the primary barrier to product customization efforts. This is according to a research report by software maker Cincom Systems (www.cincom.com).

"The implication is that the knowledge required to sell customized products is not being effectively transferred to the field and customer. This is not surprising given the lack of strategic investment in front-office processes and systems," writes Jim Wilson, Cincom Program Director and author of the report.

Adobe to Distribute ILOG’s Elixir, Enterprise-Class Graphical Visualization Offering for Adobe Flex

ADOBE MAX 2007, CHICAGO – Oct. 1, 2007 -- ILOG® (NASDAQ: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364), today announced that the company has signed a reseller agreement with Adobe to market and distribute the new ILOG Elixir® graphics software. ILOG Elixir is a new add-on graphical visualization offering for Adobe® Flex™ software, designed to serve the graphical display needs essential to most modern applications, including 2-D and 3-D charts, radar charts, scheduling displays, maps of the world for dashboards, organizational charts, and treemaps for visual analytics. ILOG Elixir and Adobe Flex 3 are now in beta and available to developers. General availability of Elixir is planned for early 2008.

Integration enables legal organizations to better manage PD document processes

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Omtool, Ltd. (OTCBB: OMTL) - a leading provider of document capture and routing products and services, together with Adobe Systems Incorporated, today announced the companies will deliver an integration of Adobe Acrobat software with popular Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Document Management systems (DMS) through Technology developed by Omtool. The solution will focus on streamlining PDF processes in the legal industry that are driven by Acrobat.

To support the integration, OMTool is delivering product extensions of its Swiftwriter(R) product --part of the company's award-winning AccuRoute(R) document handling platform that captures, converts and distributes files to ECM and DMS systems. These enhancements are targeted primarily for customers in the legal market, where OMTool and Adobe already deliver software to support the management of business-critical documents.

Platform enhancements also include the new Logi Intelligence Server, unique Web 2.0-style user interface features and a new Web-based report development environment

MCLEAN, Va. – October 2, 2007 - LogiXML, Inc. (www.logixml.com), the fast-growing leader in interactive, Web-based Business Intelligence, today announced a major upgrade to the entire Logi 8 Business Intelligence Platform. This newest Version of the Logi 8 platform helps organizations extend BI value to more users by adding Enterprise Search capabilities via the new Logi Intelligence Server and delivers new tools for developers to add unique, Web 2.0-style BI features like Text Clouds to reports. Version 8.2 of the Logi 8 BI Platform is available now from http://www.logixml.com.

London – September 18, 2007 – Hyland Software today announced that Shannon Development, Ireland’s only dedicated regional economic development company, has chosen to implement OnBase, Hyland’s rapidly deployable suite of enterprise Content Management (ECM) software applications. Shannon Development will use OnBase to improve and automate its business processes.

Shannon Development chose the OnBase ECM solution to enable the company to improve its document processing and automated Document Management procedures.

John Rea, Information Systems Manager at Shannon Development, comments: “We were looking for an easily administered solution which was user-friendly and integrated Document Management with workflow. Following a competitive procurement process, we selected Hyland Software’s OnBase to improve our Document Management processes.”

Enterprise Solution integrates with existing enterprise systems to make blogs true business communications tools

San Francisco, CA – September 18, 2007 – Six Apart, the world’s leading blogging software and services company, today announced the commercial release of the Movable Type Enterprise Solution (MTES), a package of enterprise-grade features and support that extends the functionality of the Movable Type platform. MTES is built upon Movable Type 4, the recently released upgrade to the pioneering publishing platform that powers professional website Content Management and social media for individuals, organizations and businesses.

New Site Spotlights Top Credit, Equity, Economic and Market Research Reports

New York, NY, September 18, 2007 – Alacra, Inc., a provider of online business information solutions, announced today the launch of Research Recap, a one-stop research resource for the investment community, professional services firms and others. The new site, accessed free of charge and built on a blogging platform, identifies, highlights and links to the top research reports issued daily by a wide variety of entities, including industry and financial analysts, professional service firms and governmental agencies.

SAN CARLOS, CA — September 18, 2007 — Mark Logic® Corporation, provider of the industry's leading XML content server, today announced a partnership with Trinity Technologies, a leader in configuring, integrating, customizing and implementing Content Management systems.

Trinity works to meet the high content demands of retail and commercial banking, investment banking and research, asset management, retail brokerage, and insurance firms. A number of Trinity customers have XML content and want to take advantage of an XML content server like MarkLogic Server to help them unlock the value of their content, improving how they integrate, enrich, and contextualize it to deliver new products and services. Together Mark Logic and Trinity Technologies will focus on providing the financial services industry with leading XML content delivery capabilities.

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Palo Alto, California; Quebec City, Canada – September 18, 2007 – Coveo Solutions Inc., a leading global provider of secure Enterprise Search solutions, today announced that industry analyst group Gartner, Inc. has placed Coveo in the “visionaries” quadrant of the September 2007 “Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology, 2007” report by Whit Andrews.

The 2007 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant “includes vendors with capabilities that go beyond Enterprise Search to encompass a collection of technologies, including: search; content classification, categorization and clustering; fact and entity extraction; taxonomy creation and management; information Presentation (for example visualization) to support analysis and understanding; and desktop (or personal knowledge) Search to address usercontrolled repositories to locate and invoke documents, data, e-mail and intelligence.”

Boston, MA, September 19, 2007 - Bridgeline Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLSW) announced today that Thomas Massie, President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the National Investment Banking Association (NIBA) Capital Conference on Thursday September 27, 2007 and on Friday September 28, 2007 at the Sheraton Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA. For more information regarding the NIBA Capital Conference please visit www.nibanet.org. A replay of Bridgeline Software’s Presentation will be available on the company’s website for 90 days following the conference. Bridgeline Software’s web site can be found at: www.bridgelinesw.com

Need for unified management grows as companies deploy heterogeneous credentials to meet evolving business requirements

GARTNER IT SECURITY SUMMIT/LONDON, UK-Tuesday, September 18, 2007

RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced a new version of the RSA® Card Manager solution that is designed to enable enterprises to manage diverse credentials centrally throughout all phases of the credential lifecycle – from issuance to post-issuance management.

RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication customers with existing or planned public key infrastructure (PKI) applications can now manage their full set of credentials from a single management platform, regardless of their mix of one-time passwords, digital certificates and form factors. With more than 30 million RSA SecurID authenticators shipped to date, and the growing use of PKI-enabled applications, the newest capabilities of RSA Card Manager are both timely and Relevant for businesses in every sector.

London UK, 18 September, 2007 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced the appointment of Craig Whitney as managing director for EMEA, based at the company’s office in the United Kingdom. In this role Craig will be responsible for developing overall strategy, direction and vision for Tumbleweed’s operations in the EMEA region, with particular focus on facilitating Tumbleweed’s move to becoming a channel-centric vendor.

Mr. Whitney’s appointment comes at a time when Tumbleweed is actively expanding its channel-driven sales model and experiencing a significant increase in demand for its products. With major data breaches hitting the headlines on regular basis, there’s been a surge in regulatory demands worldwide (most recently with PCI DSS) and growing momentum in support of “full disclosure” in the UK and parts of the European Union. As a result, Tumbleweed has seen a significant increase in demand among the large- and mid-sized enterprises across an array of industries. Tumbleweed’s channel strategy is designed to help fill this increased demand. Tumbleweed has a proven track record with the world’s most security-conscious companies including some of the world’s largest central banks, over 50 percent of the Fortune 100, at least 9 of the top 10 U.S. banks, at least 8 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies, and a vast array of blue-chip companies in the retail, technology, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, education, and energy industries.

September 18, 2007 Skelta Software showcased a slew of new products and services at GITEX 2007, the leading international IT Trade event for Enterprise and SMBs for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Besides Skelta SharePoint Accelerator 2007, the other new Skelta solutions presented at the event included Skelta DMS, Skelta Accounts Payable, Skelta Lotus Migration and Skelta ESS.

Skelta DMS,an end-to-end Document Management solution offers advanced capabilities for document capture, indexing, archiving, storage, workflows and annotation, while Skelta APS, Accounts Payable Solution is a completely web-based, vendor invoice processing solution that automates the order-to-pay cycle. Skelta also showcased its other new offerings, Skelta Employee Self-Service Solution and Skelta Lotus Notes Migration. Skelta ESS is a powerful framework with out-of-the-box workflows for employee processes. Skelta’s Lotus Notes Migration provides migration tools and consulting services for migrating from Lotus Notes to the Microsoft platform.

Hyland Software Gold Partner Genesis Imaging Joins Program as Charter Member
NASHVILLE, TENN. – 2007 ONBASE TRAINING AND Technology CONFERENCE - September 17, 2007 - Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH), a leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced it has expanded its Strategic Partner Program to focus on its web-based report mining and analysis solution, Monarch|RMS™ (Report Mining Server). Since Monarch|RMS is now fully integrated with Hyland Software’s OnBase® enterprise Content Management (ECM) software suite, the program offers Hyland OnBase partners a competitive advantage in helping customers dramatically extend the value of existing reports to solve real business problems.

Online Document Collaboration and Improved Security Requirements Drive Choice
San Francisco, CA – September 12, 2007 - Xythos Software, a leading developer of basic Document Management software, today announced that Hitachi Information Systems (known as Hitachi Joho) has selected its Xythos Enterprise Document Management Suite to securely manage and share documents. Hitachi Joho provides IT services including system operations, outsourcing and networking systems integration to Hitachi group companies as well as major Japanese commercial organizations and government agencies.

Together with Xythos master distributor Assist Micro, Hitachi Joho is already helping clients to migrate business processes to the web in order to increase efficiency, improve Customer Service and reduce costs. Easy to use web-enabled applications able to improve content security are key requirements for these customers. The Xythos system's ability to reduce dependence upon email file exchanges and provide comprehensive tracking of document collaboration helps to meet these demands.

SHAWNEE, KANSAS — (17 Sep 2007) Perceptive Software today announced that the University of Cambridge’s Sidney Sussex College has chosen to deploy its ImageNow® enterprise document management, imaging and workflow software to streamline its student administration and accounting processes.

Following a successful pitch to provide the software to the college, ImageNow was selected to replace the existing paper-based systems.

“We needed a simple solution to problems arising from our current paper intensive systems,” explains Dr Keith Straughan, Senior Tutor at Sidney Sussex College. “ImageNow was the obvious choice for us. It causes minimum disruption, is quick to deploy and easy to use. We haven’t incurred the extra cost of bringing in a systems administrator, as I’ve been able to configure the software myself.”

Partnership will allow Xpress Author for Microsoft Word users to contribute “publish-ready” content directly to the Vasont Content Management System for delivery across numerous media channels

SAINT PETERSBURG, FL & EMIGSVILLE, PA, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 – In.vision Research, the leading provider of software for Enterprise XML Authoring, and Vasont Systems, a leading provider of Content Management software and data services, today announced a partnership designed to closely integrate their products in order to further meet the needs of publishing clients. Under the terms of the agreement, Vasont Systems, whose Content Management system enables organizations to manage and store multilingual content, will create an extension that allows Xpress Author for Microsoft Word users to access, store, search, and reuse structured content stored in Vasont databases.