Xythos Delivers Web 2.0 Functionality for the Enterprise

New Product Suites Address Content Collaboration and Process Automation Needs

SAN FRANCISCO – Oct. 29, 2007 – Xythos Software, a leading developer of document management and collaboration software, today announced Xythos Enterprise Document Management Suite (EDMS) and Digital Locker Suite (DL) 7.0. The new software suites feature enhanced business process automation and interoperability features, as well as support for popular Web 2.0 social networking features such as Wiki’s, blogs and content tagging.
 
Expanding requirements for content security and compliance, coupled with a growing need to provide better document collaboration services across organizations continues to drive demand for Xythos technology. Enterprise applications must respond to the challenge of consumer web services by adopting popular collaboration methods such as Wiki’s and social tagging to better share knowledge throughout the organization. Xythos EDMS 7.0 helps keep organizations in control of their content by integrating Web 2.0 collaboration technology with its enterprise-class document management platform making it easier to manage, share and automate business processes in a common environment.

"Xythos is a key part of our infrastructure, as well as part of our strategy to provide users with the collaborative tools they need so that they don’t seek them elsewhere," said Rick Mickool, executive director of Information Services, Northeastern University.  "Xythos’ adoption of open standards – particularly JSR-170 – enables us to flexibly develop applications for our campus that use a common content repository and permit us to better manage policies.”

Leading analyst firms report that traditional enterprise content management (ECM) implementations have met resistance because the products are often too difficult for the average worker to use and force organizations to change their business processes. Xythos EDMS has become a cost-effective alternative to traditional ECM systems and is designed to work seamlessly with the desktop applications and business processes organizations already employ. New Ajax web interfaces provide richer desk-top like experiences for Xythos customers, helping further reduce user dependence on specific systems to complete tasks.

"As organizations become more interdependent they must improve how they externalize information without compromising its integrity,” said Ed Miller, president and chief executive officer of Xythos. "Web 2.0 technology helps Xythos customers evolve their collaborative capabilities beyond the firewall and provides them with a stronger foundation to manage vital content throughout its life cycle."

New Features

Business Process Automation and Interoperability

By streamlining processes with workflow templates and event triggers, Xythos helps organizations better define business rules and ensure that processes begin and are enforced across the organization. Wizards for sharing content artifacts provide a quicker and easier way to identify who can access and view content, and help organizations make important decisions about security and access controls.

Xythos’ enhanced JSR-170 Level 2 support enables organizations to centralize content and metadata from multiple applications in a common storage repository. Full specification interoperability also allows the Xythos system to become a repository of record which can read and write to and from other enterprise applications such as the enterprise ERP, human resources applications and learning management systems.

Business process automation features include:

  • Workflow
  • Automatic Event Triggers
  • Workflow Templates
  • Process Wizards
  • Folder Creation Wizard
  • Sharing Wizard

Web 2.0 Support and Application Enhancements

Xythos has answered the Web 2.0 call by completely redesigning the Xythos EDMS 7.0 user interface to add a Web 2.0 functionality including Ajax right-click menus and customizable content and metadata views. This important enhancement better fits end user’s vision of how they expect modern web interfaces to look and behave.

Additional end-user focused features include:

  • Ajax Based User Interface
  • Right-click menus
  • User-defined Layout
  • Desktop to Web Drag and Drop
  • Social Networking
  • Integrated Wiki
  • RSS integration
  • Complete historical record
  • Enhanced Search & Discovery Capabilities
  • Free-form File Tags
  • Upgraded Search and Bookmarks

Availability

Xythos EDMS and DL 7.0 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2007. Suite previews are being offered now. For more information about Xythos Enterprise Document Management Suite and Xythos Digital Locker Suite, visit http://www.xythos.com/products.

About Xythos Software
Xythos Software is a leading developer of document management and collaboration software. Its online services and products are licensed to millions of users at commercial, education and government organizations around the world for managing and sharing content throughout its lifecycle. Try Xythos on Demand today at www.xythosondemand.com or visit www.xythos.com to learn more about how Xythos is making online document management safer and easier for everyone.