IBM goes small

IBM is gunning for small and medium businesses who want to flip the switch on content management right out of the box, according to eWeek.

To cater to the needs of smaller companies, IBM plans a content management solution that`s packaged on its eServer iSeries boxes. iSeries boxes already come preloaded with storage, server, software, security and networking to run a business`s entire operations.

DB2 Content Manager Standard Edition 8.3 features search, document process management and a variety of viewing options. It`s designed to present content that includes scanned images, forms or documents. Such material can be offloaded from clients and moved to a central, secure repository for storage and management - all the better to mine it for business intelligence.

LogicaCMG and Optus announced a multi-million dollar contract for the deployment of an end-to-end content management solution, according to a company statement. Optus, an Australian mobile operator, has deployed a content management solution that includes search, digital rights management (DRM) and transcoding.

LogicaCMG has been appointed the prime contractor of this new solution, delivering solution design, project management, software implementation, systems integration, migration, and ongoing support for a consortium of global partners.

Akira Technologies, producer of publishing technologies for mobile networks and devices, today announced Publisher 2.0, a Web-based publishing and content management tool that empowers users with the ability to create compelling, interactive content for mobile devices.

According to a company statement, Akira customers can use the Publisher 2.0 publishing tool to rapidly deliver any form of industry-standard digital content to mobile devices, including video, audio, images, text, vector graphics, and dynamic data such as blogs and RSS feeds.

Publisher 2.0 applications run on standard J2ME MIDP 2.0 handsets from popular manufacturers such as LG, Motorola, Nokia, PalmOne, Sanyo, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, and others. According to Ovum, there will be a total of about two billion mobile phone users within the next year or so, and according to their statistics, there are over 450 million Java-enabled handsets today.