26 Jan 2004

New York, NY - RedDot Solutions, a leading provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, today announced the launch of the RedDot Extended Content Management Suite (XCMS). The first comprehensive content management solution designed for the mid-market, XCMS offers companies a comprehensive solution for managing content, fostering collaboration and automating business processes in a way that, until now, had only been possible for large enterprises.

"Mid-sized organizations face the same content management needs as businesses twice their size, only they are typically restrained by budgets and resources," said Mark Gilbert, research director, Gartner Inc. "The market is ripe for a sophisticated solution at a price point that can be afforded by mid-tier organizations."
Quick to implement and easy to use, XCMS has a modular structure that can easily scale to an organization's current or future needs, providing a host of applications including Web content management (WCM), document management, business process workflow, digital asset management, collaboration, personalization and back-end integration.

These capabilities are provided through XCMS's modules, which have been expanded to include the new release of the RedDot Content Collaboration Server (CCS), which enables document and knowledge management functionalities, project collaboration and business process workflow. In tandem with the XCMS launch, RedDot is also releasing new versions of its existing products including: RedDot Content Management Server (CMS) 5.5, RedDot Content Personalization Server (CPS) 2.0 and RedDot Content Integration Server (CIS) 2.0.

"Many businesses need document or process management that extend beyond standard Web content management," said Detlef Kamps, president of RedDot Solutions. "Other solutions require large-scale implementations and significant investments that make them too risky and expensive for many businesses. XCMS provides this under-served market with affordable and flexible tools and services that immediately contribute to the bottom line."

The XCMS solution suite includes the following modules:

• RedDot Content Management Server (CMS) serves to create, review, manage and archive content elements from various sources. Major features include multi-level workflows, version management, user administration with LDAP integration and multilingual capabilities. RedDot CMS quickly enables companies to efficiently manage their Web properties. Version 5.5 enhancements include, Microsoft Office integration, increased navigation support, expanded Digital Asset Management capabilities and full integration with Content Collaboration Server (CCS).
• RedDot Content Collaboration Server (CCS) includes document and knowledge management functionalities along with full indexing and search capabilities, project collaboration and business process workflow. RedDot CCS allows users to store documents of all types within a folder structure and assign them meta information and authorizations. With integration of the RedDot CMS, information created within CCS can now be published simultaneously to a Web site, intranet and/or Extranet.
• RedDot Content Personalization Server (CPS) is a platform-independent system based on XML/XSL and Java, which supports the user-specific, delivery of content and the definition and administration of user profiles. RedDot CPS allows a real-time analysis of user behavior to determine visitors' interests and create step by step user profiles (implicit personalization). In addition to significant performance enhancements, version 2.0 includes, wider support and use of Web services increasing interoperability with CCS and CMS and a new graphical user interface.
• RedDot Content Integration Server (CIS) is a Java-based, platform-independent framework, for integrating back-end applications with Web sites, Intranets and Extranets. Based on open standards such as J2EE and XML/XSL, developers can use RedDot CIS to access all objects (such as users, content, sessions, etc.) and edit them within their native applications. This approach makes it easy to implement custom applications such as e-shops or online booking systems, and to integrate external legacy applications. The RedDot CIS Application Portal also integrates content management, business data and processes within a uniform user interface. The new release 2.0, introduces an expanded API including single sign-on authentication, enhanced support for portal infrastructures and deeper integration with CMS, CPS and CCS.

To learn more about the RedDot Extended Content Management Suite (XCMS) log on to: www.reddot.com/products.htm