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Our customers envision a world where implementing an XML content and document management solution does not require complex proprietary tools that can only be used by XML experts. With ALiCE (i4i's Authoring Lifecycle Collaboration Environment), i4i delivers on that vision. ALiCE is a suite of modules that reside between underlying content/data stores and end-user applications. ALiCE supports XML content development and collaboration using the following services:
- Change Manager, which supports collaborative authoring in an asynchronous Web environment
- Complex Document Manager, which supports the reuse and sharing of content (document "fragments") across documents
- Metadata Manager, which provides extended functionality to Windows Explorer and web browsers based on document metadata.
- Connectivity Manager, which provides connectivity to project management applications, content management systems, databases, and publishing solutions.
- Element Tracker, which tracks the genealogy of XML elements.
- XML Compare, which provide intelligent comparison of XML documents returning differences as'track changes'.
- Publishing, which provides services for the publising of documents to paper and PDF.
- Messaging, which provides services for sending and receiving messages between Alice users and external users.
- Authoring Integration, which integrates i4i's x4o, Word, PDF and other authoring tools such as Excel and Visio.
Each ALiCE service uses standard web protocols to communicate, so they can be used standalone or configured with each other in any number of manners.*
ALiCE has its own document store, or it can use CMS technologies such as Documentum, Microsoft SharePoint, and Tamino. And as ALiCE appears to CMSs as a client application, implementers can continue running their current document applications while taking advantage of ALiCE services.
The ALiCE user interface is a digital dashboard built using AJAX technology.
* All ALiCE services are J2EE. All communication to and between ALiCE services is done using the industry standard HTTP/HTTPS WebDAV protocol.
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