All the power of DOCOVA ... now in the cloud.

Today, we launched into private beta, the availability of DOCOVA.net, our cloud-based offering for DOCOVA ECM.

Now, DOCOVA can be used “on-premise” or via a private cloud under a traditional license model, and via public cloud under a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription model.

Claim your trial at www.docova.net



Read more in the press release

Improves IBM Domino Document Manager migrations, provides a full web platform for Lotus Notes applications, and improves information findability and access

October 31, 2011, Burlington, Ontario –
DLI.tools Inc., a leader in web-based document and content management solutions, announces today the release of DOCOVA® ECM V3. The latest DOCOVA release has been designed to improve IBM Domino Document Manager migrations, provide a full web platform for Lotus Notes applications, and improve findability and access to information in context of a worker’s role within the organization.

Among the many new and enhanced features & functions included in DOCOVA V3 are restricting the printing of documents, cross linking, folder filtering, strict version controls and document compare. See the DOCOVA V3 video at www.docova.com/previewV3.

Document Compare
Provides the ability to compare two documents and present the changes in a consolidated document. Is particularly useful for quickly viewing the changes made in a policy document or lengthy contract.

Folder Filtering
Folder View filtering provides administrators the ability to define default filters to determine what a user sees when they first open a folder view.  For example, when a folder opens, a filter can automatically show only documents,etc relevant to that user's department or job title.  Filtering does not impact security.  By clearing a filter the user will be able to see all of the documents they are entitled to view within a folder. Read more details here

Strict Version Control
With V3, DOCOVA’s version control is much broader in context. Version Control now runs the gambit, from Strict versioning for records compliance to non-restrictive, free versioning for collaboration purposes. Documents within DOCOVA can be personalized with the version controls required for the process or situation. Read more here.

Related Documents
One of the shortcomings with most document management ECM solutions is the ability to cross link documents either manually or automatically.  DOCOVA now supports this out of the box and additionally provides a related links section to bring in other content like website URL’s.

Print Restriction Controls
This enhancement provides the option to prevent a document from being printed.

Multi-Server and Off-Line use
DOCOVA has improved the management of a multi-server environment. In addition, users can use DOCOVA in an off-line mode.

Keywords Configuration Database
New functionality has been added to have a central keyword database that is accessible via the DOCOVA interface.  This gives easy update of keywords (for drop down lists) without the need to go in to the design of the application.



“The buzz surrounding DOCOVA V3 is tremendous right now. Attendance at our V3 preview events exceeded our expectations by 342%!” states John Ryan, CTO, DLI.tools Inc, “Customers tell us the value of DOCOVA is simply unparalleled – important in today’s uncertain economic environment. Customers appreciate the completeness, the flexibility and ease of use DOCOVA provides – without a small army of consultants to implement the ECM solution over several months or years. It’s exciting that DOCOVA V3 is going to provide even more value to our customers.”

Starting today, DOCOVA customers can upgrade to V3 via the DOCOVA Support Portal or by contacting their DOCOVA business partner. DOCOVA V3 will be showcased at the upcoming Lotusphere conference taking place January 15-19, 2012 in Orlando, FL. Watch the DOCOVA V3 Overview video at www.docova.com/previewV3.

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Yes, the rumors are true! The next major release of DOCOVA will be available October 31, 2011.

How DOCOVA V3 improves worker productivity, simplifies document collaboration, and streamlines processes will be blogged here over the coming weeks. DOCOVA V3 builds on our previous announcements: our Project TEITR, Notes2Web and DDM Migration Strategies. Follow the ‘V3’ thought stream to monitor these updates.

Or ….

Be one of the first to see DOCOVA V3. Attend our Special Online Preview Event in early October to experience DOCOVA V3. Spots are limited. Full registration details for this special, no-charge event is available here.

Press Release:
Carnival UK Expects to Cruise
with DOCOVA ECM

Consolidates Various Document Management Solutions
onto DOCOVA

Docova is booming right now! We've closed another opportunity at Lotusphere. There's a constant stream of Lotusphere attendees coming by our booth (#317) to talk Lotus Domino for ECM, our Docova ECM connector for Lotus Quickr, Domino.doc migrations, and our exciting Project TEITR visionary roadmap.

With great interest and action in Docova, we're growing! Just another sign Lotus Domino is moving forward.

If you're at Lotusphere, have Lotus Notes and Domino Development & JavaScript expertise, and looking for an exciting new career opportunity, we want to talk to you. Visit us at booth #317.
Otherwise, connect with us at careers@dlitools.com or twitter (http://www.twitter.com/docova).

ORLANDO, FL – 31 Jan 2011: DLI.tools Inc., a leader in web-based Document and Content Management, will discuss Project ‘TEITR’ (pronounced ‘tighter’) at Lotusphere 2011, IBM's annual  collaboration and social business event.

Project TEITR is the codename for a new DLI.tools initiative, centered around its DOCOVA ECM platform, a leading Document and Content Management platform for IBM Lotus Domino.  DLI.tools will discuss a new architecture vision for supporting multiple technology platforms on the backend.  DLI.tools will preview components of TEITR, including a vision of co-existence between Lotus Domino and Microsoft SQL Server.

“When I’ve talked to customers and business partners about the TEITR vision, several immediately focus on our architecture for co-existence, and they get real excited about the potential,” states John Ryan, Managing Partner – CTO, DLI.tools Inc., “We are constantly seeing customers change their technology platforms, either moving to Lotus Notes and Domino or to Microsoft.   Mail is relatively easy, but dealing with applications represents a significant problem.  TEITR will address this issue head on, providing a low-cost, lower-risk strategy for keeping the backend transition transparent to the end user.”

Several components of TEITR will comprise of the next major release of DOCOVA, earmarked for 1H 2011. DLI.tools has made several significant DOCOVA announcements in 2010, including
- DOCOVA Integrated Content Services for IBM Lotus Quickr (Document Management Integration with Quickr)
- DOCOVA Domino Document Manager (Domino.doc) Migrator – leveraging the  Document Manager Migrator, Lotus Quickr Edition
- Records Management capabilities
- DocovaCloud – the cloud version of the leading DOCOVA on-premise solution

“In discussing TEITR with business partners and customers, both agree that there is no ‘silver bullet’ for addressing for integrating or converting applications between platforms.  TEITR represents a well thought out logical approach,” concludes Ryan.

Learn more about TEITR at Lotusphere 2011 (Booth #317) or www.docova.com/teitr

About DLI.tools Inc
Market leaders like General Electric, HSBC, Bank of America, Nokia, Proctor & Gamble and Boeing count on DLI.tools’ web technologies to make daily activities more efficient. The privately-held software firm is well regarded throughout the Lotus community, receiving over 10 Lotus and IBM award recognitions since being founded in 2001.
Learn more about DLI.tools and DOCOVA Document Manager at www.dlitools.com.

ORLANDO, FL - 31 Jan 2011: DLI.tools Inc., a leader in web-based Document and Content Management, has announced that Net Safety Monitoring and Micro-Watt Control Devices Ltd., leaders in the design, manufacture and sales of safety monitoring equipment and process measurement instruments serving Canadian and global markets, has selected DOCOVA® Document Manager as their new Document and Content Management platform for their IBM Lotus Domino environment.

DOCOVA Document Manager replaces the soon to-be-retired Lotus Domino Document Manager (“Domino.doc”) platform, set for end of life in September 2012. The migration to DOCOVA allows Micro-Watt and Net Safety to leverage their existing Lotus Domino infrastructure – a significant benefit in the business environments of today and tomorrow.

DOCOVA will initially address various processes for non-conformance and corrective action. The flexibility of DOCOVA is ideally suited for Micro-Watt’s vision of rolling out content-centric applications accessible through a common, intuitive user experience.  

“The retirement of Domino Document Manager presented us with an opportunity to revisit our document and content management strategy. When we originally purchased Domino.doc, our vision was that it would be our document and content platform for years to come,” states Ken Coffey, CEO, Micro-Watt Control Devices.“We didn't want the retirement to feel like we had to start over with something 'new'. We desired a solution based on our Lotus Domino infrastructure that could be enthusiastically adopted and adapted to make this a true organizational standard. DOCOVA emerged as the preferred solution, as it tapped into our appreciation and commitment to Lotus Domino, while having a web-based user experience that was intuitive and easy to use. With DOCOVA’s ready-built components, I see DOCOVA easily winning the rapid adoption with a roadmap that is aligned with the needs of customers like us – and adds reassurance that we made the right decision.”

“Micro-Watt is another Domino.doc-to-DOCOVA migration success story. We’ve seen a significant increase in demand from existing Domino.doc customers wishing to retain their document and content management platform on Lotus Domino over the last 12 months,” concludes  Arif Jaffer, VP of Sales, DLI.tools. “With DOCOVA supporting the same add-ons from leading business partners for Domino.doc, the Domino.doc-to-DOCOVA migration module, the records management module and the document management integration with Lotus Quickr, DOCOVA has become the leading migration target for Domino.doc customers seeking the Lotus Domino option.”

Learn more about DOCOVA’s document and content management platform for Lotus Domino, IBM Lotus Quickr, Domino.doc, and Microsoft environments at Lotusphere 2011 (ped #317) or www.docova.com.

About Micro-Watt Control Devices Ltd. And Net Safety Monitoring Inc,

Founded in 1984, Micro-Watt Control Devices Ltd.is an established leader in the supply of fire and gas detection solutions and process control products for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pulp and paper, mining, food and beverage, engineering, construction, and municipal utilities markets .

Micro-Watt is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with a Sales, Service & Inventory network throughout Western Canada including Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Fort St. John, and Saskatoon. Learn more about Micro-Watt Controls at http://www.microwattcontrols.com.

 Net Safety Monitoring Inc, also of Calgary, is a leader in the design and manufacture of Fire and Gas detection instruments which are installed in hazardous industrial environments throughout the world.

About DLI.tools Inc

Market leaders like General Electric,  HSBC, Bank of America, Nokia, Proctor & Gamble and Boeing count on DLI.tools’ web technologies to make daily activities more efficient. The privately-held software firm is well regarded throughout the Lotus community, receiving over 10 Lotus and IBM award recognitions since being founded in 2001.

Learn more about DLI.tools and DOCOVA Document Manager at www.dlitools.com.

With Lotusphere fast upon us, we invite you to booth #317 on the showcase floor to Meet the Developers of Docova.

Also, we invite you to Follow Docova for the full Lotusphere experience – regardless of your travel plans.

From the Pulse on the showcase floor & complete session summaries to the Buzz of the Opening Session & other noteworthy items, get the answers you need on creating the Collaborative and Social Business in 2011.

Docova tweets are perfect for those attending Lotusphere.

Save time by capturing more of the pre-show buzz plus all the exclusive details on the hot events, cool draws and giveaways, and even what's on the daily menu.

Arif Jaffer brings with him over 10 years of experience in the B2B High Technology industry. Before joining DLI.tools, Arif held various training, implementation and sales leadership positions within the industry including most recently as the Vice President of Sales at Ardexus Inc. Arif will be responsible for leading all sales strategy and execution across all DLI.tools product lines, including DOCOVA Document Manager, the DLI.Uploader and thingFactory.

The appointment demonstrates the continued strong growth of DLI.tools, and its flagship product, DOCOVA Document Manager. With several significant product announcements in 2010, including the Lotus Quickr connector, Domino Document Manager complete migration module, records management capabilities and a cloud version of Docova, more and more customers are experiencing why DOCOVA is known as the ‘Domino ECM for Lotus Quickr’.

Gary Walsh, Managing Partner "I'm very excited Arif has joined DLI.tools. His professionalism, expertise, and work ethic are well known and respected within the Lotus industry.  I believe his established relationships will bring real value to DLI.tools."

DLI.tools Press Release:

DLI.tools Releases DOCOVA Integrated Content Services for IBM Lotus Quickr
Extends IBM Lotus Quickr to offer full document and content management as well as full migrations of Domino Document Manager.

What happens after getting ‘document-based collaboration’ under control within your organization?

Early adopters of Lotus Quickr are wrestling with this very question right now, discovering the answer isn’t as simple, straightforward or quick to resolve as expected.

In our upcoming webinar, learn how to achieve practical success with Lotus Quickr for “What’s Next”. The session provides a framework model to understand the issues you may encounter with suggested solutions to achieve success. Practical advice for those challenged with recent Domino Document Manager migration developments will also be provided.

Just a quick note to let you know that we have released Docova Ver  2.6.3.  This is a maintenance release but also includes two exciting new features in Docova Explorer  (DOE).  The ability to "create new documents" and  "edit after create".

The former has significant performance benefits as documents can be quickly created and stored in Docova from DOE without the need to load the Docova web based user interface.   The new document loads very quickly in its own window, with full field validation and workflow controls.   The latter allows users who drag and drop emails and edit the document immediately afterwards to add meta data.  Again this can be done without having to go into Docova via the browser.  

The software is available as a download from the Docova Support Site.

 

DLI.tools announces the release of their DOCOVA® Migration Module. The module becomes the first DDM migration toolkit to be independently tested and validated against the IIUI DDM Migrator application. With this validated module, DOCOVA strengthens its position as a leading DDM migration path for Lotus Domino-based solutions.

The DOCOVA Migration Module migrates content from the IIUI DDM Migrator into DOCOVA Document Manager.  Additionally, DOCOVA can accommodate porting additional functionality that companies have custom built into their DDM solutions.  This helps companies leverage their DDM investment and existing skill sets.

"This migration module offers IBM Lotus Domino customers a migration roadmap that leverages their current technology investment.  It's a solution that doesn't force DDM customers into a technology change decision as they plan their move from the now discontinued DDM." says John Ryan, Managing Partner, DLI.tools Inc.,  "This is arguably the best solution for companies that have made extensive customizations to their DDM environment.  We invite these companies to arrange a demonstration with us and see first hand how feature rich and robust DOCOVA is.".

“Lotus Domino Document Manager Customers seeking a migration roadmap also should consider DOCOVA Document Manager. DOCOVA is one of the best options for IBM DDM customers who’ve made extensive customizations to DDM," states Roland Driesen, Managing Director, Silverside, “Customers choosing this migration option should expect noticeable cost savings vs. other migration choices.”

"Migrating?  We make this easier.  That's why we've seen a significant up-tick in DDM customers including DOCOVA on their migration target-list in 2010.  The DOCOVA Migration Module makes the move less expensive and less time consuming for IT departments.” adds Ryan, "Big or small, companies have many of the same document and content management challenges.  DOCOVA was made as an uncompromising low cost solution - so that companies, departments and project teams can have the functionality of a full fledged document and content management solution."

Organizations leveraging IIUI’s Records Manager Express solution for DDM can seamlessly retain this investment by migrating to DOCOVA. ”There are several Business Partners and add-on products within the DDM community. We continue to make the investments necessary to keep the overall cost structure low for Lotus customers by ensuring those Business Partner products work with DOCOVA. IIUI’s Records Manager Express solution for DDM is a great example of this partnership approach with the community,” concludes Ryan.

DLI.tools is making the DOCOVA DDM Migrator Module available at no charge for DDM-to-DOCOVA migrations. Learn more about DOCOVA and the Migrator Module at www.docova.com

We started working with IIUI to provide IBM Lotus and DOCOVA customers with a complete solution for records, document and content management.

IIUI's Records Manager Express module has been integrated with DOCOVA.

The integration with Records Manager Express provides DoD 5015.2 certified records management capabilities for DOCOVA, while further enabling organizations to meet compliance requirements with Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.

“DOCOVA provides Lotus Domino customers with a rich and deep Domino-based document management platform.  Current Lotus Domino customers who do not have a document management solution should be considering DOCOVA as an option," expresses Dan Lieber, President IIUI, “Integrating DOCOVA with our Records Manager Express provides a powerful combination ideal for any Domino customer.”

Read the Official Press Release here

The Domino.doc to Docova migration path is definitely picking up momentum. There's  a significant increase in the initial customer discussions focused on the migration topic, often with customers approaching us first.

New customers to Docova are on the rise as well, as we've signed two more Domino.doc-to-Docova migration deals just in the last two weeks.

The two migrations will leverage the no-charge Docova Migrator Toolkit and the IBM Domino Document Manager Migrator tool. The migrations are scheduled for completion in July 2010 with the aid of the Docova Business Partner Community.

Have Domino Document Manager and not sure the migration path right for you?

Organizations investigating their migration options for Domino Document Manager (Domino.doc) are quickly realizing that Lotus Quickr does not contain the same deep, robust document management capabilities as Domino.doc – it’s not a true 1:1 replacement.

Realizing that Quickr alone is not the answer, many are considering moving their document management platform from Lotus Notes & Domino to J2EE, open source or something else. Organizations looking to validated Notes & Domino-based Document Management solutions are learning that they could save Thousands on their migration effort - without compromising functionality or performance.

A good, 7 page primer for Lotus Professionals on the broad 'Document Management' market has been produced by Lotus Domino Document Manager Redbook co-author Femke Goedhart (Silverside) for TheView.

The article summary by Femke:
My aim is to provide you with an overview of document management concepts and products — from the very simple to the very complex — and a categorization system for understanding the types of products available and how you can use them to meet your specific requirements. Whether you are new to the document management market or a seasoned administrator, understanding what document management is all about should prove to be a real asset in your search for a solution.

Its been quite a week.  Something like 9 Docova demos in 5 days.  Sitting at Heathrow waiting for my gate to be announced so I will compose a blog entry.   Here is a bit of a synopsys of the week past:

April  24

Volcanic ash clouds have cleared up...so I am at the airport about to depart for Heathrow...the hub from hell.  Flight leaves at 11:30 PM out of Toronto.  This was my best flight to the UK to date as I slept pretty much the whole way.

April 25

Andy met me at the airport. He is the business partner who saw Docova and immediately booked a weeks worth of appointments with propective customers. He picked me up outside Terminal 3 and in about 40 minutes I was in Godalming, a nice historic village outside of London.  The challenge now is to stay awake.  Sleeping this early in the day just makes the jet lag worse.  Went to a pub up the street called the Anchor, recently under new mgt.  Inn keeper is a 64 old former chef.  Turns out he is a regular on a TV cooking series and at one time was known as Great Britain's greatest chef.  Yes...the food was good.

April 26

Docova training starting at 10 am for the partner. Basically doing an intro for the sales team in the morning and the technical team in the afternoon.  That pretty much consumed the entire day. Had lunch eating a sandwhich with Andy in an old cemetary that dates back something like 800 years.  Sent the evening at the Pub playing bar billiards.  Cool game.  People are very friendly, and thanks to a mispent youth playing pool I was able to hold my own.

April 27

Off to Gatwick the next morning...catching a plane to Edinburgh for our first appointment on Wednesday.  Flights in the UK are cheap... 30 ish pounds. Double that for the taxes but in Canada that would not get you past security for any Canadian destination.  Andy is running a Mac Powerbook.  Got to admit, this thing is impressive. He runs several virtual machines for the Windows environment.  Works well...and fast.

April 28

Off to the client site first thing in the morning.  Demo is to a customer that supplies interrior displays to hotels, retail, almost any organization that needs them.  They have a Notes application that is based on the mail template.  It has become a bit of a bear to maintain.  

We demonstrated Docova, and the drag and drop capability will turn a long process into one that only takes a few mintues....virtually eliminating the admin required.  Customer has 600 users and looks like they want to get going soon.  Docova supports Notes 6- 8.5...so they do not have to upgrade their older R6 environment.  Welcome news as they let the M&S slide.  Then again the DAOS in R 8.5 may push them that way.  That will consolidate any attachments, saving storage space and making the system more efficient.  We also support a distributed server model and since they have several Domino servers this bodes well.

In the car and off to our second meeting with a  window manufacturer in the afternoon.  Andy is doing a demo for Notes Pump, to help them with their 8.5 upgrade.  Docova came in on the tail end.  The demo went well. Nice when the customer has web development skills, as they can appreciate the speed of delivery Docova offers for Web applications.  

Bit of a run to the airport, and a short 30 minute flight over to Belfast in a twin turboprop.  Grab another rental call then off to the hotel in Carricfurgen, up the coast from Belfast. This is our second Ford Focus rental in a row.  Like driving in a tin can.  The car is a standard transmission, as all rentals are in this part of the UK, and it was freaky for me to have the stick in the right place  but no steering wheel or peddles.

April 29

Up early again.  Off to a meeting with a DomDoc customer in Northern Ireland.  Stopped at a place called Burnt Island and had Black Pudding at a small cafe.  Hard to believe this is an English dish and people order it for breakfast.  Gound pig intestines,  formed in a patty and served warm with a laryer of skin holding the shape.  Yikes!

Had a group of five for the demo, including the Document Control Manager.  They love DomDoc for its functionality and affordability. This is a power generating station, and process and control is the name of the game. We alsmost got an applause at the end. DomDoc is functional, but Docova is even more so and the UI is a breath of fresh air. The dream of the Doc Control person was easy to demonstrate, something they have been striving for with DomDoc but not quite able to pull off.  It requires integration with MS Word, and the pushing of info from Docova to bookmarks.  Easy task for thingFactory, one of the web toolkits used to create Docova.

Back in the car and a mad rush cross country to meet another partner in Antrim near Belfast. We have a demo an hour and a half drive to the east with two councils, the equivalent of municipal gov'ts back in Canada.   Andy is heading south to do  a demo of his own.  My demo went well, although the council's are at an early stage and do not have  solid grasp of their requirements yet.   Bit of a fight through construction afterwards but Geoff got me back to the airport in Belfast in time for the 7 PM flight to Gatwick.  Could not meet up with Paul Mooney, as there was simply no time. Paul lives in Belfast and I had indicated I may give him a ring on the way through.

April 30

Working out of the partner offices today.  Basically trying to get all of the quotes done.  Two more web demos, one to a Federal Reserve in the USA that learned about Docova following a meeting with the IBM team and a local business partner.   Meeting setup for Monday and Docova looks to be the missing link for their DomDoc migration.  Another demo in the afternoon for a food services company in Ireland. This time over a web meeting.  Project Mgt, Quality control...all things we have done before.   Partner is teeing up a followup meeting with senior mgt as we passed the audition with flying colors.

Andy showed me his Mac Time Machine. Wireless 1.5 TB device that backs up his machine every week. He can go back to any of the images at any time.  Graphics are stellar. Thats it, I am sold.   Goodbye stinkpad.

Out to dinner with Andy and the major sharholder.  Dined in an old church, that was converted to an auction house then to a restaurant.  Expected a bold of lightning to come through the roof at any time.  Talked about the state of the Notes world.  Agreed it is decaying, but that being the big fish in a small pond has some solid business logic.

May 1

Had the morning to kill before taking the train/bus to Hearthrow.  Wandered Goldalming.  Place is so quaint it is almost too much. Small cobbled streats, old buildings and lots of history.  This is where the telegraph operator from the Titantic grew up.  Went back to the old church and watched the lawn bowling while I strummed my guitar.   Sitting in a cemetary...wish I knew some Greatful Dead tunes.   Then wandered to the Red Lion in. Will miss the open mike session as I have to hit the road.  Very cool pub. Going to have to come back here.  

Train and a bus ride takes me to now...sitting in Heathrow waiting for the gate to be announced. Daughter and her boyfriend will be picking me up at the airport Toronto.  Another reminder how time marches on.

Cheers,

I’m pleased to say we’ve released the Docova BlackBerry Connector (DBC) v1.0 – our first foray onto leading B2B mobile platform, BlackBerry.

Developed in response to customer requests, the Docova BlackBerry Connector will initially allow in-field professionals like sales representatives, service personnel and business executives to view documents stored in Docova from their BlackBerry device.

Not-For-Profit Agencies Can Focus over 99% of their Resources Towards Making the Lives of Foster Children Better.

April 21, 2010. DLI.tools Press Release
DLI.tools Inc announces Cadence Solutions has joined the DLI.tools SaaS Business Partner program, enabling Cadence to embed the award-winning DLI.Uploader into their extendedReach offering at a reduced cost.

ExtendedReach significantly lowers the cost of case management for not-for-profit Foster Care agencies. ExtendedReach streamlines all the paperwork, processes and tasks associated with a case worker’s daily work, with the DLI.Uploader simplifying how case workers edit documents on the web. The end result is more of the Agency’s resources and funds are directed towards the actual care of the children.

“The DLI.Uploader is the easiest way for our users to edit files and documents inside our web application,” states Adam Fenstermaker, principal, Cadence Solutions, “The tool’s simplicity and extensibility definitely makes case workers more efficient, giving them more face time with the families and children. The SaaS program provides us the opportunity to enhance extendedReach without affecting our price, thus keeping the cost to less than 1% of the operating budget for a not-for-profit Agency.”


About DLI.tools and DLI.Uploader
The DLI.Uploader is a leading File Upload and Web Attachment Manager control for all web applications. Market leaders like GE, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, HSBC, Bank of America, Nokia, Proctor & Gamble and Boeing count on the DLI.Uploader inside their applications.

DLI.tools is a leading User Interface component technologies vendor for web applications. Well regarded throughout the developer community, DLI.tools has received 10 industry award recognitions since 2003. Learn more about the DLI.Uploader or the partner programs at www.dlitools.com.

About extendedReach
extendedReach is a web-based case management system for foster care agencies.  By automating casework and providing decision-making tools, it allows caseworkers to focus on what matters, the needs of their clients. Learn more about extendedReach at www.extendedReach.com.

Working with our partner in the Netherlands, Silverside, we are pleased to announce that Docova has been chosen as the document management platform by Vresestein, one of the largest manufacturers of tires overseas.  

Although Vredestein is a Microsoft shop and had no Domino infrastructure, they implemented Lotus Domino Document Manager due to the overall functionality and affordability.  After two years and heavy customizing, and before it could be fully deployed, Lotus released  the LDDM end of life statement.  

At this point the floor was open, and over a two month period Vredestein evaluated Sharepoint, Alfresco, Filenet and our own Docova.  Given the history, a Domino solution was definitely not the preferred solution.  In fact, the level of frustration was so high that the General Manager favored cancelling the project entirely.

" We compared Filenet, Alfresco and Docova and the best fit for  us is definitely Docova. Docova is a very powerfull document management solution with unique features", Project Manager Patrick Goossens, Apollo Vredestein.

This was not an easy sale for Silverside. In order to win Docova had to work in the customer's environment. That meant integration to MS Outlook 2000, Exchange, Office 2000-2007, Windows 2000 - Windows 7 and Terminal server.

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 A customer asked us recently how many installed seats of our software there were worldwide.  Usually we respond with the number of customers, not the number of users.  So we got to thinking...and wow!!  

With a conservative guess as to number of users per organization...and considering the number of customers who integrate our products into theirs...we easily came up with a number well over 200,000.  That is reason to celebrate.  

During this 45 minute webinar, Learn how to execute your document and content management strategy leveraging your Lotus Domino investment.
Reserve your free seat here: http://www.docova.com/www/Docova.nsf/eng/Webinar_DocMgmt_for_Lotus_Domino

Following meetings with the IBM team at Lotusphere last week, I am pleased to announce that DLI is developing a connector for Lotus Quickr.  This will allow Quickr users to publish content to Docova, to leverage Docova's advanced document management features such as workflow and version control.  

With the introduction of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and Windows 7, many COM control interfaces (including ones inside Microsoft’s own applications) had issues with the new web browser and OS. The DLI.Uploader and DLI.Uploader Pro have interfaces that were affected by these issues.  The DLI.Uploader and DLI.Uploader Pro have been updated to manage these anomalies.

If you have Active Support and Maintenance, please contact your DLI.tools Account Manager or
http://www.dlitools.com/dlitools/dlitoolsHome.nsf/RequestDLIUploaderWin7?OpenForm to make the request online for the latest DLI.Uploader release.

If you need to bring your Support up-to-date, please renew for only $249 at: http://www.dlitools.net/Web-Tools-12-month-Software-Assurance-amp-Technical-Support_p_7.html

DLI.tools will again showcase Docova Document Manager, the DLI.Uploader and thingFactory at Lotusphere.

Come by Booth #337 to experience the new functionality contained in these products.

New version released.  Incremental upgrade.  Features include the ability to disable the folder view cloud tag.  This version includes the Office 2000-2007, Terminal Server support in the auto install.  This allows administrators to quickly upgrade users.   Docova customers can find more info in the release notes on the Docova Support Site.

Just a quick Note to keep you up to date on what we are up to with Docova.

I just posted a beta release of our new Docova Explorer and Web components to the Docova Support instance.   This version allows you to create folders on the fly, when you drag and drop emails...even if you do not have Docova open in the browser. (see the flash video links at the bottom of this email if you have not seen them).

Not knew you may be saying...

What is new and exciting is the additional work we have done to support Microsoft products.  All of the email integration features (mail acquire, import messages, embedded emails, .....) now work with Outlook/Exchange.  That includes the drag and drop of emails and folder creation on the fly, which was missing from our prior release that supported Outlook.   Several Docova customers do not have Notes for email...so this will be of interest.

Our plan is to package this as an Outlook/Exchange connector as there is a dll and some additional setup required for some fo the features.  Additional connectors are pending as well.

Also included....

- Deeper integration with MS Outlook and Exchange...Docova is now available off the MS Office Menus  (including Office 2000..as per many requests)
- Works in Terminal Services environment
- Right click folder creation when saving from MS Office applications
- Check-in sensitivity dialog in MS Office, that is, when saving to Docova, senses if the particular file is already checked out and provides users with a dialog to save and check-in or save and keep-checked-out.

Docova Explorer and Docova Web Components have been tested in the following environments using both session and basic authentication methods.
.NET 2.0 through .NET 3.5 and all service packs.
Windows XP
Windows Vista (32bit)
Windows 7
MS Office 2000, 2003, XP and 2007

Here is a quick video clip to show you how the Drag Drop works.

http://dev01.dlitools.com/Docova/DocovaUniversity/FolderOnFly/folderonfly/folderonfly.html

Here is a quick clip showing the MS Office Integration. Pull forward to the 2 minute mark.

http://dev01.dlitools.com/Docova/DocovaUniversity/ProcessAutomation/ProcessUse/ProcessUse.html

Folder Creation on the Fly
MS Office Integration

Enhancements for Lotus Notes 8.5; provides solid document and content management foundation for Lotus Domino environments

October 5, 2009, Burlington, Ontario. DLI.tools today announces the general release of Docova® Document Manager v2.6 for Lotus Domino environments. Docova 2.6 contains several enhancements for better performance with Lotus® Notes®, Microsoft® Outlook® 2007, and Internet Explorer® 8 for the document and content management solution.

To help mark the release, DLI.tools is giving away one full conference pass to Lotusphere 2010 and other prizes involving their technology products at www.docova.com/lotusphere2010.

Several enhancements, fixes and improvements have been implemented in the new release, including:
·        Application Performance: The Fast got faster. Efficiencies for end user performance
·        Tag Clouds & Facet Maps (Multi-level): Intuitive way to locate documents and content
·        Lotus Notes R8.5: Compliant with new Notes 8.5 client
·        Microsoft Office Integration: Expanded and tighter integration between Docova and Microsoft Office for improved meta data flow and document management capabilities
·        Related Emails (Search): Enhanced search capabilities to locate messages linked into content documents
·        Support for IE 8: Compliant with new Internet Explorer 8
·        Docova Rich-Text Editor: Simplified for a better end-user experience and better application performance

Active customers can visit the Docova Customer Support Site, consult with their Docova Business Partner, contact their Docova Account Representative or attend the upcoming User Group meeting on October 6, 2009 for complete details on the v2.6 enhancements. To attend the virtual User Group meeting, customers can register at www.docova.com/DocovaUserGroup

DLI.tools and Silverside partner on Document Management Solutions
Designed to provide complete solution for Lotus customers

September 15, 2009 – Burlington, Ontario: DLI.tools Inc and Silverside today announced a partnership to deliver Lotus Domino-based Document and Content Management solutions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg. The partnership combines DLI.tools’ Docova Document Management software with Silverside’s extensive Document Management and Lotus Notes and Domino experience.

"Since the withdrawal of IBM Lotus Domino Document Manager (‘Domino.doc’) from the marketplace, there wasn’t a full-fledged document management product for Lotus Domino from IBM,” states Roland Driesen, Managing Director, Silverside, “After an extensive search, we determined Docova was the best Domino-based solution that has the depth and breadth of Domino.doc but with the ease of use (our) customers desire. We see Docova filling the void left by Domino.doc.”

Docova is a leading Advanced Document Management solution for Lotus Domino. From integration with desktop applications, email integration (Lotus Notes and Outlook), policy rules, scanning integration, workflow, version control, application migration services and cross-server distribution to taxonomies, facet maps, perspectives, in-place editing and audit logging,  Docova has it all at a price point typically found in basic document sharing products.

“We are pleased Silverside is joining the Docova Partner Community,” states John Ryan, DLI.tools Inc. “Silverside has a strong reputation within the Document Management and Lotus communities. Docova’s advanced document management capabilities at an attractive price combined with Silverside’s extensive Document Management expertise will provide a strong value proposition to Lotus customers.”

About Docova Document Management
Introduced at Lotusphere 2005, Docova Document Management is a leading Lotus Domino-based document management alternative for Lotus environments. Docova combines advanced document management functionality with collaboration tools to streamline how your organization manages, automates, and controls documents, files & content in the context of how you work.

Only Docova has won the Lotus Advisor Editor's Choice Award three years in a row.

About Silverside

Silverside currently employees 35 professionals working from two offices in Gouda (Consultants) and Den Bosch (Developers) and has started a new Web Design and User Interface Design unit in Amsterdam to profound a complete service organisation for delivering Social Intranet solutions.

www.docova.com
www.Sliverside.nl

Looking for the Golden Ticket to Lotusphere2010?
Exemplifying how Docova gives organizations More, we're giving away a full conference pass to Lotusphere 2010 and other prizes. The bonus? The pass is transferrable - great if you need to send a member of your team instead.

Enter to win here: http://www.docova.com/lotusphere2010 , and take the money normally spent on the conference and use it elsewhere.

Just a quick Note about our new release.  It has lots of useful functionality, driven by customer feedback over the past year.  Here is a brief summary.  The release Notes will be posted very soon.

From your Notes email you can select a smarticon and access the library and folder structure.  Clicking on documents and attachments imports them into the body of the email.  You have the option to PDF these, and even create a searchable PDF.  This allows you to email the actual container document, rather than just the attachment.

Some financial applications require the ability to provide customers with their information on portable media.  With 2.6 you can export documents in batch mode to the file system.

Docova has always had the ability to access email.  Now you can use the search feature to locate the emails, rather than having to browse the mail folders.  The same search capability is available when you are linking documents together.  

The key to a successful doc mgt implementation is finding what you are looking for.  Docova now has Cloud Tag search capability.  This visual search method is in many ways more intuitive than typing in a search query.  Docova is different, in that the folder manager has the ability to define the order of search.  You may want to search by location, by product type..etc.  The next time you search, you may want to change the order, or search using other meta data.  Docova allows you to define what meta data is included in the search, and the order, giving the user control over the cloud tag and the ability to find what they are looking for with less effort.

Performance has been improved.  You can now target meta data to specific libraries, making folder views more efficient.   There is a new rich text editor and much more.

Those are some of the more significant enhancements.  What I like is the usability aspect. Small improvements have made Docova even more user friendly.  

Our Docova partner community is growing.  New DLI.tools partners have joined in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Monaco and other locations around the world.  I think the ability to develop relationships and friendships with individuals is the most exciting part of what we do.  

My day will often start on a Skype call with someone in the UK or China, and finish with a web meeting with someone in Australia.  I can be in the car (parked at the side of the road of course), in the office, or taking advantage of a hotspot at a coffee pub.  The old paradigm of heading in to work has lost its meaning. The office is a place to put the servers.

Years ago I used to work for a traditional reseller, providing hardware and services to customers in a fixed sales region.  I met up with someone I had worked with years ago, who was essentially doing the same thing.  Comments were made about how tough business was these days.  I guess it would be, if you did not have access to markets around the world.

Met vriendelijke groet

A year and a half ago we implemented a Doc Mgt solution for a Wealth Mgt company in Monaco.  Here is a link to a case study document.  Interesting to see the cost savings quantified, and to hear how the staff reacted to using an automated solution vs paper filing.

 http://www.docova.com/www/DocovaFiles.nsf/(file)/1004/$file/DocovaSuccessStory-FinServices.pdf

The win today qualifies them for a place in the next World Cup.  Congrats to DLI's Sandeep Jyoti on  an 11 run performance, and all the members of the team.

Limited time offer -- Download the full version of DLI.Inspector for free.

Want to know how many users have updated to Notes 8.5? Need to see what software versions are running within your organization?

DLI.Inspector automates the tracking & reporting of software licenses and assets. Quickly determine the quantity of licenses being used or the version running on a user PC --- all for no charge.

This full license of the DLI.Inspector will not expire. This special offer is open until March 31, 2009.

Download the free license at: http://www.docova.com/www/Docova.nsf/eng/Inspector_Offer

We host our first Docova User Group online on March 10, 2009.

Docova customers are encouraged to attend this interactive event., which will focus maximizing your Docova investment.

Topics include:

- Discuss upcoming design feature enhancements
- Share various customer applications developed in Docova (with code samples)

Register at: http://www.docova.com/www/Docova.nsf/eng/Docova_User_Group

The DLI Uploader is currently being used by hundreds of companies worldwide, with tens of thousands of users.  We now have a download package for Non-Domino developers available from http://www.dlitools.com, so they can embed this versatile programmable attachment manager control in their environments.

Imagine being able to log when users edit, view or download a file, to limit the number of files they can upload, or the total file size.  This is a small subset of the almost 200 features available to developers who use the Uploader.

The package includes several examples to how the Uploader can be used.  We already have several companies that do not run Domino as their web server using it. http://www.dlitools.com/dlitools/dlitoolsHome.nsf/0FA6B8B31F831F468525736B0001C606/4BBD7E8684EA8DB78525754E006C63A3?OpenDocument

Rewind the clock about 4 years.  Youtube was created by some ex Pay Pal folks.  If a picture is worth 1000 words, how much is a video worth. Well, Google figured about 1.6 billion, buying Youtube when it was a little over one year old.  Want to learn how to use a band saw (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YXW55S4X9zo), takeoff in an airplane (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=z985xdXW-3w) without starting the engine, play the guitar....it is all a mouse click away.

I have always been a big proponent of multimedia.  I used Macromedia Authorware years ago when I worked for the Microage franchise.  The concept was good, but the labor was much too intensive to make any kind of sense.  At DLI, I grabbed onto Camasia when it was version 1.0, and began using it screen capture and flash rendering to quickly create video overviews to demonstrate our web development tools (http://www.dlitools.com/Docova/Overviews/Uploader/Uploader.html).   We did the same for Docova, building a library of over 100 clips to show how to use our powerful web development/doc mgt framework:http://www.docova.tv/videos/QuickTour_UI/QuickTour_UI.html



I have often wondered why Lotus did not do the same.  Turns out they have, and they unveiled it at Lotusphere 2009.  The Lotus Multimedia training library: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/training/multimedialibrary.html

Another Lotusphere Giveaway from DLI.tools and Docova.

We're giving away our DLI.Inspector software, valued at $5000+, for free.

Have a Software Asset Management tool for your organization -
see what lurks on your users' machines in an easy, automated manner.

And have the tool as a gift from us.
This full license of the DLI.Inspector will not expire,
(but does require free activation beyond the initial trial).

Hurry, this special offer is open until March 31, 2009.
Download Today!

Download the Free License here: http://www.docova.com/www/Docova.nsf/eng/Inspector_Offer

Lotusphere always starts the year off right -- getting a chance to connect again with all of our customers and business partners.
There's always so much energy at the conference, this year looks like no different.

Just make sure you stop by our booth, it's our biggest event yet - a draw for a $4000 USD pre-paid card!
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For more Lotusphere announcements,
see our Lotusphere 2009 previews & announcements page: http://www.docova.com/www/Docova.nsf/eng/Lotusphere2009

See you in Orlando!

Something that is common to companies both large and small is the use of templates to create accurate and consistent documentation.  The ability to incorporate this into a team collaboration environment takes this to the next level, reducing costly errors and providing a repository to store and quickly locate the documents down the road.

I recently created a sample Docova document type for this purpose. The context was the creation of legal Non Disclosure Agreements, but it could be almost any document type from form letters to press releases.  

Here is how it works.

1.   A custom NDA Docova document type is created that includes a subform with a series of custom fields for the variable text on the form letter.
2.   The NDA boilerplate form letter, a Word document, was edited to include Word bookmarks where the variable text is inserted.
3.   The template was added to the Docova home database, and referenced on the custom NDA document type.
4.    A button was placed on the subform that used thingFactory to get a handle on the Work template, and push the field values to the bookmarks.
5.   Some folder views were created to organize the NDAs by customer, date...etc.

Here is a video overview of the finished product.

http://www.docova.tv/videos/formletters/formletters.htm" title="http://dev01.dlitools.com/Docova/DocovaUniversity/FormLetters/FormLetters.htm">http://www.docova.tv/videos/formletters/formletters.htm

Start to finish...about four hours of work.

We always have fun at Lotusphere - 2009 will be no exception. Details to follow on what to expect from us for 2009 - including a new product announcement for Docova and an expanded special draw for the showcase.

Some cool stuff happening with Docova ... We've extended the relationship we had with Ardexus - creating a joint solution to tackle extended Sales Team collaboration. Below is the formal announcement. Video demo should be published soon.

Formal Announcement: DLI.tools Inc and Ardexus Extends Relationship
Creates powerful solution for Sales Force Effectiveness & Optimization

Burlington, ON, July 15, 2008 – DLI.tools Inc, workplace collaboration specialists, and Ardexus Inc today announced the alignment of DLI.tools’ Docova Collaborative Document Management technologies with the Ardexus CRM and SFA solutions.

The combined solution addresses the collaborative needs of extended sales teams by simplifying and consolidating the myriad of sales-related processes, documents, emails and files often scattered across the organization. While conversations, emails, purchase orders and final contracts tend to encompass the customer knowledge stored in the CRM system, items like proposals and RFPs are responses to that customer knowledge and tend to fall outside the CRM system. These supportive processes and documents should be aligned with the CRM system, thereby extending the CRM experience to the entire extended sales team.

“We selected Docova to address the document management needs for extended sales teams and CRM processes because (1) the shear ease of using Docova from an end user perspective, (2) ease of working with the underlying technology, and (3) the level of support we’ve received from DLI.tools in the past,” said Glenn Carnegie, CEO Ardexus. “When you can deliver a total solution that drives productivity, end customer revenue and customer satisfaction, the benefits of return on investment beyond that of the CRM become tangible.”

“Ardexus is another great partnering story. Ardexus can deliver a more comprehensive solution that extends beyond their core offerings into adjacent business areas – while staying focused on developing their own sales force automation, effectiveness and optimization solutions,” adds Gary Walsh, VP Solutions, DLI.tools. “The good news is that Ardexus has already deployed the joint solution to a number of customers in North America and Europe, proving that both the partnership model and the customer benefits are real.”

About Docova Collaborative Document Management

Docova envisions a day where the ‘Is this the right version of..?’, ‘Who authorized that…?’, and ‘Where can I find …?’ can be retired. Docova is driving progressive organizations to realize the dream today, enabling their workers to do ‘more with less’ around Organizing, Controlling and Sharing the collective business documents, emails, files, and other digital content artifacts in a manner that does not impede the way they work. See how Docova delivers on the spirit of ‘doing more with less’ at www.docova.com

About DLI.tools Inc.

DLI.tools is a leader in User Interface component technologies for Lotus Notes and Domino web applications. Well regarded throughout the Lotus community, DLI.tools has received 10 lotus-based award recognitions since 2003. Over 400 organizations have reported a ROI as high as 1,000%.  Experience the difference our technologies will make to your productivity at www.dlitools.com/WebToolsForLotus

About Ardexus Inc.

Ardexus provides front office solutions that revolutionize the way small to mid-sized companies do business. Aberdeen, ISM, and The Denali Group all agree - Ardexus is an innovative company with outstanding products. Ardexus offers a full range of sales-centric software, including Ardexus MODE® - a professional suite of marketing, sales, and customer service modules. Ardexus is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. For additional information on Ardexus or their products, visit http://www.ardexus.com or call toll free (888) Ardexus.

The latest release provides enhancements in over 20 areas of the product.
Selected enhancements include:

Development Update: The Docova 2.5.6 is pending release.
Customers with up-to-date Docova Support and Maintenance will receive upgrade, update instructions soon.

Docova brings fresh perspective to Document Management
Web Platform for IBM Lotus Notes and Domino rebrands as Docova

Lotusphere, Orlando, Fl. January 21, 2008 – DLI.tools Inc today announced DocLogic Document Manager has been renamed to Docova (doc-oh-va) as a core component of a rebranding initiative for the web platform for IBM Lotus Notes and Domino.

“Rebranding DocLogic was a result of our research indicating there was simply too much marketplace confusion around the name ‘DocLogic’. Some customers believed we were only providing logic or business intelligence around documents, while potential markets contained technology products with similar names,” states Gary Walsh, Vice President, “The Docova rebranding initiative will help solidify our position as a leading web platform for extending and enhancing Lotus Domino environments. Docova’s intuitive interface and integrated security, auditing, workflow, RSS, and archive controls lends itself nicely to Document management, file sharing, process collaboration Domino web applications requiring a consolidated view of documents, emails, files, workflows and other event information.”

Docova’s award-winning functionality makes Lotus Domino web applications feel like a traditional desktop environment, providing capabilities like drag-and-drop, in-place editing, Lotus Notes mail integration, full-text search and right click action panels.

“Organizations approach us to help them address a specific process or operating issue.
Leveraging Docova’s intuitive user experience and Notes development skills, organizations can get a tailored, functional solution up quickly – often delivered in days, not weeks or months,” adds Walsh, “People enjoy using Docova – it delivers without being aggravating to end users. This enjoyable experience creates a grass roots adoption by Knowledge Workers, reducing the conflict between Knowledge Workers and process owners over the change effort.”
Docova will be showcased at IBM Lotusphere 2008 (booth #608), and will complete in various IBM Lotus Awards and Lotus Advisor Awards in 2008.

DocLogic Wins Lotus Advisor Award
Wins for third year-in-a-row for Document Management Excellence

Burlington, Ontario, March 27, 2007 – DLI.tools Inc announces that for the third consecutive year, DLI.tools has been awarded the Lotus Advisor Award in the “Document Management” category for DocLogic (Note: DocLogic was rebranded as Docova in January 2008).

Combined with an earlier finalist achievement (‘Mid-market Solution’) at Lotusphere 2007, DocLogic is recognized as one of the leading document management platforms for IBM Lotus Domino by many of the thought leaders in the Domino community.

DLI.tools releases DocLogic Document Manager v2.5
Forms foundation of new DocLogic Collaboration Server

Orlando, Florida, January 22, 2007 – DLI.tools Inc announces the general availability of DocLogic Document Manager 2.5 (note: Doclogic was rebranded as Docova in January 2008) for IBM Lotus Domino and DocLogic Collaboration Server. Combining collaboration technology tools with robust document & content management services and principles, DocLogic Document Manager securely handles the creation & capture, revision, management, and delivery of business-related documents, electronic forms, files, and information at the point of collaboration while improving Knowledge Worker connectivity and productivity without drastically changing how daily tasks are completed.

New features, upgrades, and improvements to DocLogic Document Manager include: increased authentication options, enhancements for Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 7, real-time cross server document locking, replication conflict prevention, enhanced SSL support, increased document workflow options, enhanced review policy capabilities and an easier installation process. These enhancements are designed to improve the overall End User and IT Support experience with DocLogic.

“These enhancements are focused on improving the user experience by streamlining interaction with DocLogic. Technology should be the enabler to getting things done. To be the enabler, it needs to be as transparent as possible to the end user. We believe DocLogic is pretty close to being transparent to the End User – allowing them to focus their ability to deliver more and eliminate ‘the work’ of sharing, managing and finding business documents and information,” states Gary Walsh, Vice President, DLI.tools, “Companies can leverage their Lotus Domino technology investment, so they don’t have to move to a new set of technologies to get an elegant and sophisticated collaborative platform. They can leverage their current Domino development skills, so they don’t need to jump to a new learning curve. They can continue to use IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Sametime – both are integrated with DocLogic. Using the included Designer toolkit and templates, organizations can get a variety of ‘Document management’ issues under control very quickly, plus have the flexibility to expand into additional business composite applications. Organizations should evaluate DocLogic when they are thinking of moving towards a web document management or collaboration platform – they’ll be pleasantly surprised.”

DocLogic Collaboration Server provides a simple, secure, web sharing platform - Ideal for the communicating, collaborating and coordinating needs of business information for small businesses, project teams and company departments. Built-in functionalities like remote web access, sharing across multiple geographic locations and document version control are employed out of the box.

“We found that email and network drives were the tools of choice to share files and information. While they have both limited functionality, people just understand how to using them – there’s no learning curve. So while there might be better solutions out there, taking people away from their jobs to be trained is something a small business can’t afford on a large scale,” says Scott Tomlinson, Marketing and Alliances Director, DLI.tools, “DocLogic Collaboration Server addresses several of these concerns: intuitive to use, simple to maintain and deploy because of limited or squeezed IT resources, and pricing that fits their cash flow. We made sure DocLogic Collaboration Server would be as simple as ‘plug-and-play’ to get up and running, and ‘just hit the power button off and on’ to troubleshoot and expand.”

The solution provides a secure web platform that can extend business documents and files outside the office to employees at their home office, plus to applicable suppliers, retail partners and customers in a matter of minutes. DocLogic Collaboration Server features similar benefits to a web-hosted offering: a low cost, ‘quick start’, and ‘hands off management’ approach - except the server is hosted within the company, allowing for tighter control and security over business information.

“The challenges of effectively and efficiently managing business documents and information are pretty universal across companies. Past studies have shown that Knowledge Workers waste about 6 hours per week on tasks that don’t produce any value. Eliminating ’the work’ of managing documents can go a long way to improving worker productivity,” continues Tomlinson, “Both DocLogic products help people to deliver more, allowing them to: bring new products to market faster, respond to customer and market requests quicker, manage operational growth challenges easier, and retain corporate ‘knowledge’. Time is definitely money, and while we can’t stop time, DocLogic can refocus people’s energies better spent elsewhere – with the goal of selling more products, serving more customers, and taking on more projects all with the same level of human resources. To the small business or project team, a 1 person year return of time definitely makes a positive impact on the bottom line.”

DocLogic Document Manager is a finalist for the 2007 Lotus Award for ‘Best Mid-Market’ Solution, and won the coveted Lotus Advisor Editor’s Choice award for “Document and Content Management” in 2006 and 2005. DocLogic Document Manager is available across multiple platforms including Linux.

DLI.tools unveils Docova v2.0
Continue focus on delivering proven and quick productivity results

Burlington, Ontario, October 4, 2006 –  DLI.tools Inc, an award-winning advanced web technology vendor, today announced the general availability of Docova 2.0 for IBM Lotus Domino. Docova, a web-based collaborative content and document management solution, securely handles the capture, management, and delivery of business-related documents, electronic Forms, files, and information relevant to an organization. Docova represents a leading alternative to traditional native Domino document solutions.

“Over the past year, customers have boosted productivity upwards of 95% using Docova. Being able to enhance performance of this magnitude without impeding knowledge workers’ work styles is significant given the constant time pressures many of us face today,” said Gary Walsh, Vice President, DLI.tools.  “Docova's Active Management approach drives work, reducing unnecessary handoffs and interactions. This refocuses knowledge workers’ energies towards leveraging the information relevant to their job, allowing the organization to bring more ideas to market or to handle current growth without incurring significant costs."

Docova’s web-based platform enhancements include: improved access to/from Windows Desktop applications (including Microsoft Office), tighter MS Outlook and Lotus Domino mail integration, deeper Change Management controls, improved search tools for discovery, the new Docova Explorer, and a simplified pricing model to accommodate leaner IT budgets.

“Docova’s core features support our vision to make every internal stakeholder more effective and efficient in managing and using corporate information. There's nothing worse than improving on one process or area at the expense of another – it often leads to a marginal overall improvement,” adds Marek Szymanski, Product Development Director, DLI.tools, “To be effective, a solution must feel ‘natural’, be easy to use and eliminate the core issue without creating other problems. With core usability features like in-placing file editing, comprehensive drag and drop, Advanced Presence Awareness, and secure syndication, Knowledge Workers can quickly and easily complete what is required and keep the focus on task at hand, rather than working inside a software ‘system’.”

Docova is deployed across a spectrum of companies, from healthcare to professional services; from SMB to Large Global Enterprises. Docova has won the coveted Lotus Advisor Editor’s Choice award in “Document and Content Management” over the last two years, and will be showcased at upcoming events including Lotusphere 2007 in Orlando, Florida.

DocLogic Wins 2005 Lotus Advisor Award
DocLogic has been awarded the 2005 Lotus Advisor Editor's Choice Award for Document Management.

DLI.tools Inc. unveils DocLogic at IBM Lotusphere 2005 Conference.

Orlando, Florida -- January 2005 -- DLI.tools Inc. announced its entry into the document management arena today by unveiling its latest business application named DocLogic (Note: DocLogic was rebranded as Docova in January 2008).  Created using the award winning DLI.tools thingFactory and DLI.Uploader, DocLogic is taking the way that organizations manage information in documents and files to a new level.

"In our consulting and software development practices we saw the need to create a document management solution because our clients struggled with existing ones," says John Ryan, Sales and Support.  "Some current solutions miss the mark on many fronts.  From functionality to easy of use, DocLogic provides a compelling array of features packaged in a flexible intuitive interface.  Coupled with our DLI.Uploader and thingFactory APIs, we are able to deliver a high-impact, high-value solution."

Features of the new document management solution include file edit-in-place, document life cycles, ad-hoc workflow, parallel and serial file review-consolidation-approval, customizable views and document types, full audit logging, task management, check-in/check-out, file locking, search and filter capabilities, eWormholes, eWaxSeal and a Windows Explorer like navigation.

A tremendous benefit of DocLogic is its ability to "drive" work and information.  While you work in one part of the system, you are dynamically informed about other actions happening in the system that pertain to you.  For example, if you are reviewing a budget document in the Financial library, you will see if someone has just given you access to a folder in the Human Resources library or assigned you as the Approver of a new document.

DocLogic is also armed with a Windows client component that allows users to manage their tasks and seamlessly send new or checked-out files back into the system.

The initial offering of DocLogic is focused on organizations that use IBM Lotus Domino technology.  DocLogic for WebSphere Portal and IBM Workplace will be released in the second quarter of this year offering integration and migration options within the IBM family of software.

DLI.tools Inc. are participating in the IBM Lotusphere 2005 Conference Product Showcase and can be found at booth #706.