Desktop Authoring Systems Move up the CM Value Chain

Longtime XML software vendor Arbortext announces version version 4.2 of its "Epic" authoring system, and Macromedia has come out with groupware specifically for new-media publishing, called SiteSpring. Neither system purports to be a CM system, but both bring some CM-like collaboration tools down to the desktop -- the new version of Epic offers change-tracking, while SiteSpring enables workflow for web production teams.
Read the ArborText Press Release

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