Content Management Matters ™

Document management software provider eCopy has announced eCopy PaperWorks Plus. This product allows users to convert paper documents into electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) files that can be edited, searched, managed and organized. There are also some additions that make this application better suited for users looking to improve their workflows.

What is a major problem when trying to rope data into a content management system? Trying to contain, organize and aggregate unstructured and non-standardized data is likely one of the issues on the top of any content manager's list.

This is why RSD has announced a new product called Data2Doc that aims to bring some structure and standardization to PDF documents and other data sources. The new offering will enable customers to quickly deliver business-critical, data-rich documents quickly and easily.

Think of it this way: if Google Maps and Flickr "knew" each other in the Biblical sense (as far as apps can, anyway), this is what their baby would be like.

For dedicated content builders who've always wanted to compare the kettle to the pot, Sydney-based DocsCorp releases compareDocs, an enhancement to the pdfDocs Solutions Suite.

If you are looking for an alternative to Adobe Acrobat for PDF creation and manipulation, look no further. Nitro PDF Software follows up the March release of Nitro PDF Express with the release of a new version of Nitro PDF Professional.

California-based Nitro PDF Software, the PDF tool vendor, has announced the release of Nitro PDF Express. A bargain basement deal that put some nifty PDF tools at your fingertips for less than US$ 50.

The software unleashes a new set of PDF tools including utilities for creation, conversion, extraction, file combination, file splitting, batch processing, and PDF security. Users can now create PDFs quickly and easily from over 200 different file types, and will have complete control over the documents' security.

Considering its notable release of Acrobat 8 just months ago, and withstanding some recent criticisms we've published, it's clear Adobe is not shy about raising the bar for the next generation of document collaboration and security software.

So it comes as little surprise that this year Adobe plans to drive towards ISO standardization of its PDF specification. According to Adobe Chief Software Architect Kevin Lynch, this means PDF will evolve from de facto security standard to de jure. As, he doesn't hesitate to add, "it should."

PowerPoints are the curse of the intranet, and PDFs the curse of the Web. PDFs reflect print thinking. On the Web, we need web thinking.