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An international conference scheduled for June highlights problems and solutions in digital archiving. A PDF/A-2 update is on the way; a third standard, early in development, could tackle archiving sound and video.
Russian ISV Promises High-Function, Low-Cost OCR
Russian software developer's new paper-to-PDF tool creates searchable files from scanners, digital cameras. Lawyers, insurance companies and others are increasingly using digital cameras and OCR to file documents, leaving them the choice of paying big bucks for name brands or using bundled software that doesn't handle OCR well.
Tracking a Moving Standard: Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft is about to deliver Release Candidate 1 of its Internet Explorer 8 browser with new features based on the upcoming ECMAScript 3.1 standard. Microsoft Program Manager Travis Leithead discusses Microsoft's efforts to build IE 8 while the core standards beneath it are in the process of changing.
Nitro PDF Updates Popular Plug-In With IE Support
PDF Download 2.1 expands compatibility to include Internet Explorer in addition to Firefox, which previous versions supported.
First Demo of USB 3.0 Scheduled for CES
The first public demonstration of USB 3.0 will reportedly come from networking semiconductor maker Symwave at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Symwave claims USB 3.0 is at least 10 times faster than the current best USB performance. The ramifications for both consumer and enterprise markets are intriguing.
PDFs Are Taking Over, But Faxes Still Fly by Billions
MongoNet, backed by Adobe founders, introduces new consumer fax-to-PDF email service charged on a per-page basis.
IBM to Build Cloud, Compete With Cisco, Google, Microsoft
IBM opens a beta for Bluehouse, the company's SAAS social networking and collaboration platform. The offering will compete with cloud computing solutions from Google, Microsoft and Cisco at a time when messaging and collaboration platforms are moving into the Web.
Oracle, HP Deliver Data Warehouse Machine at OpenWorld
Oracle is teaming with Hewlett-Packard to launch the HP Oracle Database Machine to penetrate deeper into data warehousing by combining Oracle's database software with HP's extensive data storage capabilities.
Oracle Cloud to Provide Database, Middleware
Oracle's decision to enable customers to license Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Fusion Middleware to run in Amazon's EC2 environment is a good move for both companies. Oracle also announces the creation of a cloud-based backup solution.
How to Really, Really Delete Data
There are different standards for certainty in deleting data, and different methods of accomplishing them. If not done properly, there could be serious security and compliance ramifications.
VMware Chief Gives Preview of Server-Farm Future
VMware CEO and President Paul Maritz offers a vision of VMware that moves virtualization beyond data center consolidation and toward a cloud computing infrastructure for both enterprises and third-party hosting companies.
Mozilla Launches Simple, Open-Source Mashup Tool
Mozilla is launching the experimental Ubiquity Web service under an open-source license, providing integrations with Google, Wikipedia, Yahoo, YouTube, Amazon.com, Digg and Twitter.
Google Appliance Speed to Help Keep Edge on Microsoft
Google releases its new Google Search Appliance, a box that now indexes 10 million documents as a way to compete with Microsoft's Fast search assets, as well as Vivisimo, Endeca, Autonomy and other players in the enterprise search market. Google also looks to extend its market lead with new metadata biasing tools, Google alerts, advanced search analytics and Kerberos support.
Major Apps Vendors Partner to Make Flash Searchable
Adobe enlists Google, Yahoo in effort to make Flash animations and applications searchable by more than just file name.
Microsoft Buys Maker of Mobile-Data Backup Apps
MobiComp will give Microsoft open-source, cloud-based backup, storage and restoration of mobile data.
OpenXML Debate Intensifies as Critical Vote Looms
Partisans raise barricades for pitched battles over whether Microsoft's OpenXML has changed enough for ratification.
Eisner Headlines Aquent Conference
Ex-Disney CEO probably won't be delving into creative, off-label applications of deep Acrobat features, but will no doubt provide an entertaining kickoff to the festivities.
eCopy release scans paper directly into business apps
Connecting with a range of third-party multifunction printers, eCopy's scanning software can route documents as PDFs or other formats directly into content management or other applications.
Google Adds PDF Presentations to Google Docs
Google has added a Save as PDF feature to the presentation tool in its web-based office automation and collaboration suite.
ISO Approves PDF as International Standard
After 15 years of making PDF a privately owned but public standard on which almost anyone could develop, Adobe now makes it an open standard by fast-tracking PDF 1.7 through ISO, approved last week after Adobe addressed comments and the lone committee dissenter changed his vote to yes.