You must convert or create content in a single format and place it in a single repository. The NXT 3 e-Content Platform creates a unified view of content on many different systems, in many different formats. These formats remain in the original location and the original creators can change or update them. A Solaris version is in beta now, and should be available by the end of first quarter, 2001. There are no official plans for a Linux version yet.
Content can be local files, database content, or content on an existing Web server.
Lotus Notes connectivity will be added later this year. All of the varied data is then presented through the Web server, and rendered as XML if the browser supports it or HTML otherwise. NXT 3 supports a variety of different data types, including XML, HTML, Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF files, and database repositories. Click here . More Granular Searches Data can be abstracted from databases to XML, either directly from SQL and other databases or by using ODBC connectors.