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The Open Text and RedDot tandem got a little cozier today, as Open Text announced new software versions and enhanced integration between the two.

Open Text, which calls itself the largest independent provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software and solutions, announced that RedDot has released the next versions of its content management and delivery software, RedDot CMS 7.5 and RedDot LiveServer 3.5.

RedDot's products are known for their ease-of-use, fast implementation time, and sophisticated contextual delivery features. They help businesses manage multiple sites and let users create and deliver content. More than 2,000 clients around the world use RedDot to create, manage, and deliver personalized Web content for their intranets, extranets and Web sites.

(For an example of how RedDot helped one company, read the case study RedDot Speaks Powerwave's Lingo).

RedDot first made its name in the Web content management (WCM) space, and like many mid-market vendors, the company has moved on to document management, collaboration, and compliance applications.

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As intranets grow and workers become more tech-savvy, anyone can be a content contributor, from workers tasked with intranet updates on a daily basis, to workers who contribute or update specific content occasionally. That's why RedDot, along with most of the mid-market CM vendors, are focusing on the ability to rapidly edit and contribute content.

"The newest versions of CMS and LiveServer give organizations more powerful Web content management and targeted content delivery with ease of use," said Christoph Bodi, vice president of technology for RedDot. "As more organizations look to provide unique Web experiences to customers and prospects, we will continue to design RedDot Web solutions so site administrators, marketers, and other business users can more easily create optimal Web experiences to meet the needs of their site visitors."

The newest versions of RedDot CMS and RedDot LiveServer feature:

Integration with Open Text Livelink ECM -- Open Text Livelink ECM content can be delivered to the Web, offering access to documents across intranets, extranets, and Web sites.

Improved solution for SAP Portal integration -- RedDot content can now be easily added into the portal navigation, providing a more efficient experience for Web site administrators. Also, a new integration of TREX Search provides federated search of content in the SAP Portal, including content managed within RedDot CMS.

Enhanced search -- Search results are now faster and more accurate. A new integration with Microsoft SQL full text index search allows users to locate and update content faster.

A redesigned task monitoring interface -- A new interface provides a quick view of each user's workflows and activities within RedDot CMS, a useful tool for anagers who monitor content contribution.

A new foundation for add-on Web components -- The new foundation allows partners, customers, and RedDot developers to build RedDot Web components, standardized tools, which can be placed within a page uniting content from the CMS with the component functionality. Building on the new foundation, the first Web component -- the collaboration forum -- is available with this release to allow site administrators to quickly add on a Web forum.