Document Management Roll-up: SharePoint Gets Translation Abilities, Acrobat X Finally Released

By David Roe (@druadh20) Nov 16, 2010

It’s been a busy week in document management. Embedded translation comes to SharePoint from Lingotek, Google Docs looks like it might be getting cloud printing, Adobe finally releases Acrobat X and SpringCM offers more business automation for enterprises.

Lingotek Translates Inside SharePoint

Since the release of SharePoint 2010 in May, all kinds of third party applications have been developed to improve the experience. The recent release of Lingotek, inside based on Lingotek’s (news, site) Collaborative Translation Platform, is one more example. The program can be embedded directly into SharePoint using a new set of APIs enabling SharePoint users translate their content.

This really seems like a smart thing to develop. Just think of all the multinational companies using SharePoint and how useful embedded translation will be for them.

Language translation hasn’t been easy with SharePoint to date, but this new solution offers access to secure, accurate and up-to-date translated content, allowing people to collaborate and communicate with colleagues, customers, partners and prospects around the world without barriers.

With Lingotek’s platform, content managers can upload and edit documents easily as well as invite and connect with community members who can not only view and contribute translations but also rate the precision and reliability of the translation. Try out a 30-day free trial here.

ClearPeople DM for SharePoint

Meanwhile, ClearPeople (news, site), which provides SharePoint document management software for law firms, has just announced that they have tailored their SharePoint DM solution for the corporate legal sector.

By integrating ClearPeople’s MacroView DMF with SharePoint, users can manage documents in approval and compliance processes directly from within the Microsoft Office applications they use every day.

MacroView DMF gives users the ability to browse documents in SharePoint libraries using interfaces they will be familiar with. The latest version, MacroView DMF 6.6 was released in September 2009 and has added a number of improvements to the functionality and ease of use.

ClearPeople’s release is betting that since most mid-size and large corporations already have a SharePoint strategy, they'll be willing to buy into ClearPeople’s software as the combined solution will cost typically much less than competing systems. Check out the website for more details.

Will Google Docs Get Cloud Printing?

There have also been some interesting developments with Google Docs. According to the unofficial Google website, Google Operating System, which took a peak into the source code behind Google Docs, users will soon be able to access third party applications, cloud printers and sync with devices.

Cloud printing, the website says, is a project that will enable applications on any device to print documents using cloud print services. Apps no longer rely on the local operating system (and drivers) to print. Instead, apps (whether they be a native desktop/mobile app or a web app) use Google Cloud Print to submit and manage print jobs.