Computhink's ViewWise 5.3 Means Secure, Fast, Collaborative, Managed Access to Any Scanned Image.Business/Technology Editors LOMBARD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002 Integration with GroupWise 6.0 Brings Document Management Solution into Novell environment Computhink(R), Inc. today announced the release of ViewWise(TM) 5.3, its intuitive load-and-use document management software. This provides businesses and governments fast, reliable, and secure Web and Enterprise access to critical compound documents and images, with seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. for GroupWise(R) users. ViewWise 5.3's tight, 128-bit document encryption, coupled with the convenience of remote login (networking) remote login - A client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal. , delivers on the promise of e-documents by allowing users to search, interact with, and collaborate with compound documents - all in a multi-user electronic environment protected by assigned security privileges. "With ViewWise 5.3, any previous resistance to electronic documentation disappears as the software offers comprehensive image retrieval An image retrieval system is a computer system for browsing, searching and retrieving images from a large database of digital images. Most traditional and common methods of image retrieval utilize some method of adding metadata such as captioning, keywords, or descriptions to the and output via the Web, and complete image management from the desktop, with across the board security features," said Computhink's President, Joe Wharram. "This software solution scales readily to dependably connect thousands of users across heterogeneous technologies with ease, and can integrate with existing enterprise systems. The GroupWise Connector means GroupWise users can convert paper into electronic images, search images through a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. using existing GroupWise and NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services security schemes," he added. ViewWise 5.3 image-enables an existing digital data workflow process, making possible production imaging for enterprise-wide information sharing See data conferencing. and management, when partnered with Microsoft(R), Novell(R), Xerox(R), Scansoft(R), Readsoft(R) or Metastorm(R) solutions. ViewWise adheres to many industry standards and facilitates seamless integration with many of today's existing hardware and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , utilizing Java server-based technology. ViewWise 5.3's functions are featured in five newly optimized components. They are: ViewWise Online Client - featuring a VeriSign(R)-authenticated connection, enables remote log on access to ViewWise, with individual security privileges all the way down to the document level. Users also have the ability to search, retrieve, and view compound documents (images as well as native file format content), and optionally share them via email, fax, export, or send them to other applications. A Web Server component is also available, supporting Microsoft Internet Information Services See IIS. (R) 5.0 and Netware Enterprise Web Server(R) 5.10c. Client support is based on Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. (R) 5 and 6, or Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. (R) 6.2, running on Microsoft Windows(R) 98/ME/NT/2000 or XP platforms. ViewWise Desktop Client - featuring an easy to use modular design with a comprehensive array of power user functionality, such as Batch Scanning and Indexing, auto image enhancement See image editing. , optional document check-in/out system for mobile computing, together with drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. editing, stamp tools, hyperlink options, 16 layers of color coded annotations, enhanced thumbnail viewer, and advanced image archival. GroupWise Connector(R) - seamlessly allows GroupWise(R) users to search and retrieve documents stored within the ViewWise enterprise system. Advanced integration of ViewWise documents and images with GroupWise provides GroupWise users with the ability to (1) perform enterprise level conversion of paper into electronic images, (2) extend the GroupWise full text search to include images stored within ViewWise, (3) leverage the existing GroupWise and NDS security schemes, and (4) provide optional Web-based access. e-Work Connector - smoothly integrates ViewWise 5.3 content with MetaStorm's e-Work(TM) workflow engine, allowing ViewWise documents to become part of the workflow process. They can be sent to the workflow right from the ViewWise Desktop Client, and returned complete with actions and optional audit trail generated while the document was part of the business process. Eyes and Hands Connector(R) - integrates content from ReadSoft's popular Eyes & Hands(R) forms extraction utility with the ViewWise system, enabling automatic document indexing and filing in ViewWise once verified in Eyes & Hands, all without any manual intervention. Computhink Inc., part of the Computhink Group of companies, with corporate offices located near Chicago, Illinois, offers best-in-class image-enabling software for enterprise wide information sharing. With customers in government, utility and business organizations such as, Meyer Corporation, Williams, Pitts & Beard, Meyer Corporation, Croatian Institute of Civil Engineering, Thomas Cooley School of Law, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Ericsson, Hyundai, Union Pacific, and JC Penney. Information about Computhink Inc. and its products can be found at www.computhink.com. |
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