All Formtek Software Products Now Available for the Alfresco® 4 ECM Platform

CONCORD, Calif., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Formtek, Inc. announced today that its full portfolio of software products for the Alfresco Open Content Platform have been certified for use with Alfresco 4.

Formtek is a leading provider of document and content management solutions based on Alfresco. Software products developed by Formtek further increase the capabilities and productivity of Alfresco implementations by extending the functionality or adding new features to the standard Alfresco product.

The Formtek products are available on an annual subscription basis to all users of Alfresco 4 running either Linux or Windows operating systems, and include:

Formtek EDM Solution for Alfresco

• The Formtek Engineering Data Management (EDM) Module for Alfresco - Provides a pre-configured content model for engineering drawing and document types, and automatic conversion of AutoCAD^® DWG, DWF, and DXF file types to flash and thumbnail images for viewing in Alfresco Share
• The Formtek EDM Data Extractor - Extracts any attributes present in DWG or DXF files, including title block attributes, and maps them to the EDM content model properties
• The Formtek EDM Connector for AutoCAD - A plug-in for AutoCAD that allows users to interact with the Alfresco content repository directly from AutoCAD

Formtek Extensions for Alfresco

• The Formtek Auditing Extension - Provides a complete audit trail for every file and folder within Alfresco
• The Formtek File Linking Extension - Allows a single document stored in Alfresco to be accessible from multiple locations without physically duplicating the document
• The Formtek Peer Association Extension - Makes it possible for associations to be established between documents within Alfresco Share
• The Formtek Security Extension – Offers more flexible security capabilities in addition to those available with standard Alfresco Share by allowing file and folder access control on per-user and/or per-group basis
• The Formtek Version Browser Extension - Allows the user to select any older document version in Alfresco Share and view its web preview and associated metadata, or download that version
• The Formtek PDF Rendering Extension - provides a PDF rendition of an Alfresco-supported file type

Formtek provides full support for its products, including ongoing product maintenance and updates, via dedicated email and toll-free phone number, as well as via the Formtek Online Support web portal.

Additional information on the Formtek Engineering Data Management Solution for Alfresco can be found on Formtek's website at http://www.formtek.com/products/alfresco_edm.shtml. Additional information on the Formtek Software Extensions for Alfresco can be found at http://www.formtek.com/products/alfresco_extensions.shtml.

Information on the products is also available in the Alfresco Solution Showcase located at http://blogs.alfresco.com/wp/solutions/ or via the Alfresco Add-Ons website located at http://addons.alfresco.com/.

Interested parties should contact [email protected] for additional details and pricing.

About Formtek

For over two decades, Formtek has been providing mission-critical Enterprise Document and Content Management solutions and services to some of the most demanding clients in the world. Our capabilities and experience have helped both small organizations as well as large global enterprises manage their most important information assets.  Formtek solutions address real, day-to-day engineering data management, document management, content management, records management, and secure collaboration requirements for worldwide customers in a wide variety of market sectors, including manufacturing, aerospace, defense, telecommunication, utility, and government. Formtek is an Alfresco Gold Systems Integration Partner.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.formtek.com.  And follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook, connect with us on LinkedIn, watch a product demonstration on YouTube, and read what we have to say on our blog.

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SOURCE Formtek, Inc.