Intelligent Document Conversion Solutions^®

Newsletter, Spring 2006

In This Issue

Exegenix in the News

Exegenix Conversion Satellite hot on the heels of Java for "Best XML Utility" in XML Journal’s 2005 Reader's Choice Awards

XML Journal (a SYS-CON Media publication) recently announced the results of its 10th annual Readers’ Choice Awards for favorite products and tools in XML/Web Services technologies during 2005.

Following voting by more than 17,000 participants, the Exegenix Conversion Satellite finished second only to Sun’s “Java API for XML Processing” in the Best XML Utility category.

It’s a phenomenal result, and Exegenix is honored that so many XML Journal readers have recognized the value of Exegenix technology in performing their day-to-day XML conversion tasks.

For more details, visit: http://xml.sys-con.com/read/171303_2.htm

Exegenix Document Migration Toolkit for IBM DB2 Viper

Migrating unstructured material into XML for “Viper”, IBM’s upcoming native XML version of DB2? Confirms Bernard Spang, director of IBM database marketing: “...both new users and those upgrading from older versions of DB2 should find the Exegenix Document Migration Toolkit to be a valuable resource.”

Accessible via a convenient online portal, unstructured PDF, Word, and WordPerfect documents, and other formats, can be quickly, accurately and cost-effectively converted and uploaded to the DB2 XML repository for processing. The lack of tedious and error-prone mapping of many word processor format combinations leaves organizations free to focus on using their new database content rather than manually structuring it and then worrying about its accuracy.

Exegenix is pleased to offer, to qualified beta testers of IBM DB2 Native XML (“Viper”), free conversion into XML of 1000 pages of input content.

More information at https://dmtk.exegenix.com

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Exegenix Welcomes

Exegenix and Erasmus University Rotterdam sign agreement to deploy satellite for converting legacy research material to XML.

Exegenix is pleased to welcome Erasmus University as it’s newest customer

Renowned for its critical thinking, academic training and social engagement, Erasmus University Rotterdam has bundled its education and research into three domains: Economics and Management, Medicine and Health Sciences and Law, Culture and Society. Some of the University's core tasks are to generate knowledge from research, share knowledge in education and transfer knowledge to the community.

To aid in the fulfillment of the University's mission, the digital Erasmus Academic Repository (dEAR), a part of the University's Library, has undertaken to convert their research papers from PDF to XML.

Exegenix and Erasmus have agreed that Exegenix will deploy its Software Satellite, provide training and on-going support to the team at dEAR.

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Exegenix Featured Partner

X-Window

A system integrator and distributor of XML-related products and services, UK-based X-Window works with clients to provide end-to-end solutions, using best-in-class software and service providers.

UK MoD project

Converting PDF files to an AvP70 DTD

With a requirement for conversion into XML of 60 volumes of high security information over a 3 year time span, this MoD project includes deployment of the secure Exegenix Conversion System, training of assigned MoD personnel in its operation, and post-processing by X-Window to the designated target MoD SGML DTD.

Fortune 100 global communications leader

Converting Quicksilver, FrameMaker, and MS Word documents to XML for technical documentation production

This global telecommunications company implemented a content management system for documentation and training material production.

Existing content from proprietary desk top publishing systems at US plants must now be converted into XML compliant with the organization’s DTD.

Following a 5000-page pilot with Exegenix conversion technology, X-Window has now been awarded the contract to convert the main documentation sets of tens of thousands of pages over the next few months.

Their Information Services Division provides clients with cutting-edge solutions to document management issues in an ever-changing marketplace. While specializing in the conversion of documents and other media to electronic formats, they also offer a full range of document scanning/imaging products (hardware and software) and services (including integration services and training).

Read more about X-Window at http://www.x-window.co.uk

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New functionality roundup

Maintaining our reputation as industry innovators, we continue to release a steady stream of significant new features and enhancements to the technology that drives Exegenix Conversion Solutions. Of course, Exegenix Conversion Services are all-the-more competitive due to these enhancements.

More info about each of these features is availabe on our new "Feature Roadmap" page.

Recently released

The following enhancements are available now to all Exegenix Conversion System and Satellite customers at no additional cost:

Support for new structures

• Dot Leaders
• Background ‘type’ recognition
• Inline Titles

Improved support for complex structures

• Table columns
• Complex line drawings
• Complex crop marks
• Superscripts/subscripts
• Background filled boxes
• Sidebars
• Underline and strikethrough formatting
• Marks, and lists/sections from marks
• Line numbers
• Positioning of floating-object anchors
• Color encoding techniques
• Typeface formatting based on typeface name

Production management enhancements

• Significant ECS Engine performance increase
• Enhanced control over types of content to exclude from processing
• New "Text Attributes" section available from the ECS Inspector window

Current customers interested in additional deployment information can contact Amol Jadhav, Customer Support.

New features in the pipeline

Ever responsive to our clients, we are now preparing to release a solid set of the most-requested new features and enhancements. The following functionality will be automatically available at no additional cost to all Exegenix Conversion System and Satellite customers:

Support for new structures

• Front-matter metadata
• Admonishment objects

Improved support for complex structures

• Conversion project requirements/specifications toolset
• Modular workflow development
• Font Properties capture
• Ongoing improvements to support “problem PDF” files
• New feed-level hinting
• Inspector “Pause” facility
• Character de-obfuscation solver

Production management enhancements

• Figure content model enhancements
• Support for Index content
• Automated Literal Layout identification
• Automated Mathematics identification

Please contact Ryan Germann, Product Manager, for additional information.

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Exegenix In Action

If you would like to see Exegenix conversion technology live and in full effect at one of the events below, please contact Steve Downie to schedule some exclusive demo time.

FOSE, March 7-9, Washington, DC

We will be demonstrating the Exegenix Conversion Satellite with QAI, our US federal government partner, at booth #411.

“Preparing for Content Management”, May 3 at Reading, UK

Experienced practitioners in the field of content management share their knowledge and practical experience with UK attendees. This one-day seminar, hosted by X-Window, features the Exegenix Legacy Data Conversion Methodology.

For more details email admin@x-window.co.uk, or call +44 (0)1793 701246.

AIIM Expo, May 16-18, Philadelphia, PA

Join us at AIIM, where we will be demonstrating Exegenix conversion solutions (including the NEW functionality above) throughout the event in the expo hall..

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Resources

FREE! Sample File Conversion

It's easy to send us a sample of your content for conversion to XML, and it's free! Just visit our upload page at www.exegenix.com/solutions/sample/ to submit documents between 10 and 30 contiguous pages long in PDF Normal or PostScript format.

All XML output will be returned to you via email. Output for each sample file consists of:

• Exegenix Export XML, conforming to the Exegenix Export DTD (a superset of DocBook). It illustrates the versatility of our output, containing both structure elements and format attributes, and can be easily transformed to the DTD of your choice.
• XHTML version for viewing in a browser

Note that we individually review each sample that is uploaded so, though the actual conversion process is automated, the submission process is not.

For other input formats, or for transformation to a specific DTD, please contact Sachin Deshpande, Senior Account Manager.

FREE! demo CD

Now you can see Exegenix technology in action at your own pace, and whenever it’s most convenient for you. Our popular online demo center is now available on CD, and includes a comprehensive video of the ECS Inspector (the QA interface to both the Exegenix Conversion Satellite and the Exegenix Conversion System), along with background information on XML conversion, and a comparison of different conversion methodologies.

Contact Sachin Deshpande, Senior Account Manager, to request your demo CD.

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