Documentum 6.5 New Features

I attended some of the Interactive Content Management webinar today. D6.5 is still scheduled for July 31st.

CTS

• Real-time (synchronous) invocation
• New transformations included
• DOES NOT include any new Adobe capabilities yet (Version 7 will include updates)
• In the future, EMC intends to supply a transform that will convert many vector formats into a Flash-based lightweight vector format so the typical web user can view vector graphics without a special plug-in.

XTS

• Bundles new DITA targets out-of-the-box using DITA OT 1.4.1 (1.4.2 coming with D6.5SP1)
• DITA bookmap, etc.

Site Caching / Delivery Services

• SDS is end-of-life due to Marimba licensing issues
• In D6.5 major change is that SCS can publish to a standalone XHive store (no plugin for MarkLogic)
• Web Service enhancement allows two-way interaction, i.e., user-supplied content can be sucked into the repository. Optionally a workflow may be launched based on this "repatriated" content to control ingestion.
• EMC will rewrite the SDS functionality for D7

Digital Asset Management

• DAM client has bugfixes, not much new functionality, still based on WDK
  
• Storyboard enhancements / video sub-clips can be manually extracted
• Loupe tool can run through firewall
• Launch MediaSpace directly from DAM targeting a specific folder

MediaSpace (Media Workspace)

• Moving towards a DAM Replacement
• Not all functionality will be available in D6.5 vs. DAM (new product)
• No additional license required beyond DAM 6.5
• Adobe Flex rich interface
• Target the Everyday consumer / contributor
• Visually Appealing and low learning curve
• Componentized "Flex Miniapp" is the architectural model
• Interacts with repository via DFS (Unclear if DFC is still in the mix from the client-side)
• Built in Digital Asset approval process (workflow), not sure if this is fully configurable/customizable yet.
• Launch DAM directly from MediaSpace targeting a specific folder
• Launch OS Explorer / Finder into a File-Share-Services exposed repository folder

Media WorkSpace Pro

• Additional Cost, advanced tool for viewing, annotating and modifying content
• Integrated with WCM so can target Wiki and Blogs

Media WorkSpace Marketing Edition

• Built on top of Media WorkSpace Pro
• Solution to provide a leg-up for building a Marketing campaign
• Quick publish to various channels
• Analytics
• Offer composer
• Dashboard (maybe based on workflow?)

AIS: Authoring Integration Services

• FSS: File Share Services
• FTP: FTP Services
• WebDAV services
• Feature set of FTP and WebDAV are similar to prior releases
• Focus on FSS
• OS Level Access to Explorer / Finder as a network file share
• Plugins for InDesign and Quark to support compound documents
• Scalability, WAN and Firewall enhancements
• Better integration and user-adoption by being more hidden
• Can prompt the user for synchronous / asynchronous interaction
• D7 intends to support triggers so the files can be immediately committed back ALA eRoom plugin.
• AutoUpdate can upgrade FSS clients on login to simplify deployment
• Certified to work with RPS / Records Manager
• Macintosh OSX 10.5

FSS 6.5 SDK

• Expose Repository services such as version history and renditions
• Custom context menus in Explorer/Finder
• Replace dialogs to customize Import / Checkin / Properties dialogs
• System Tray menu customizations
• Scheduled Commit
• Leverage the client-side cache

FSS Roadmap (D7)

• 6.5sp1: My Documentum (FSS+offline+appConnectors)
• Center Stage Integration (triggers, etc.)
• Silent Login / SSO
• Clustering / HA
• Tighter Windows Integration, .net client, etc. (no Java runtime needed)

In the future other clients such as Knowledge Worker and Center Stage will be able to embed the various WorkSpace clients.

For D7, the Task/Media/Work/Space products will interoperate and transparently hand-off to each other. E.g., you won't have to logon to TaskSpace to perform workflows and then go back to MediaSpace to view Videos. Sounds like in D6.5 the products are not all that integrated.