Major XBRL product announcements mark opening
of 14th XBRL International Conference
5 December 2006
A set of major XBRL product announcements marked the opening of the 14th XBRL International Conference in Philadelphia on 4 December.
New products released at the conference included new taxonomy building software, solutions for XBRL conversion, rendering and publishing, XBRL add-ins for Microsoft Excel, software to enable specialised reports based on XBRL data and improved analysis capabilities for the EDGAR Online XBRL database of more than 11,000 companies.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also made available a preview release of its Interactive Financial Report Viewer, which enables users to interact with XBRL filings made as part of the SEC’s Voluntary XBRL Filing Program.
Cartesis and Perception Partners meanwhile released a report saying that XBRL enhances Performance Management applications and offers immediate external benchmarking business benefits.
More detailed information on press releases by XBRL International members is available at http://www.xbrl.org/PressReleases/ and latest news is at http://www.xbrl.org/LatestNews/. Press releases at the opening of conference, or in the days leading up to the event, included (in alphabetical order by organisation):
Allocation Solutions announces release of two XBRL software tools
Allocation Solutions LLC, a developer of innovative XBRL software systems, announced the release of DataXchanger and DX Express, two XBRL conversion, rendering, validation, and publishing software solutions.
CoreFiling announces SpiderMonkey - a new taxonomy editor
CoreFiling Limited announced a new and sophisticated interactive data development environment, SpiderMonkey. CoreFiling said the product has been hailed by initial testers as a major advance in the field and that it is the first taxonomy editor with integrated revision control, multi-user support and public review capabilities.
EDGAR Online announces new version of I-Metrix product
EDGAR Online Inc has announced a new version of its I-Metrix™ product. I-Metrix 2.0 is the first platform to combine an XBRL database of over 11,000 companies with new powerful analytical capabilities designed to leverage the unique benefits that XBRL technology can provide.
Hitachi America launches Xinba™ 2.0, an XBRL add-in for Excel
Hitachi America, Ltd. XBRL Business Unit, which develops and delivers XBRL solutions for corporate and government customers, announced Xinba™ 2.0 Reader and Analyzer, a desktop-based Microsoft® Excel® add-in that gives users the capability to import, open, and manipulate XBRL financial information directly in Microsoft Excel, a standard for financial and numerical communications within the enterprise.
Information Builders introduces adapter for XBRL documents
Information Builders has expanded the data integration capabilities of its WebFOCUS product through the addition of an XBRL adapter. The XBRL Adapter enables WebFOCUS to report against XBRL documents located locally or on the Web. The new adapter integrates with the WebFOCUS Financial Reporting platform giving users the ability to create, schedule, distribute, and run parameterized financial reports.
JustSystems announces XBRL-based financial solution
JustSystems, Inc., a leading global enterprise software company, announced plans to launch its new xfy XBRL Solution. Designed to provide organizations with major benefits in the preparation, analysis and communication of financial information, the xfy XBRL Solution will enable more accurate and less expensive financial reporting, and firmly supports the company’s ongoing investment and commitment to the open, standards-based community.
Rivet Software to open source Dragon View XBRL Viewer
Rivet® Software, a leader in interactive business software solutions, announced plans to release its Dragon View® XBRL viewer application in open source to further drive software innovation and adoption. It also announced an update to its i-Fi™ Suite of interactive Financials applications designed to leverage the full potential of XBRL and interactive data.
Preview release of the SEC’s Interactive Financial Report Viewer
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made available a preview release of its Interactive Financial Report Viewer. The Viewer enables users to interact with XBRL filings made as part of the SEC’s Voluntary XBRL Filing Program. The SEC's disclaimed on the application is at http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/xbrl/xbrlwebapp.htm and the viewer itself is at http://69.56.156.236/viewer.
UBmatrix to Open Source its XBRL Processing Engine
UBmatrix, a leading provider of XBRL-enabled software, has announced plans to Open Source its XBRL processing engine software code by the end of the year. While the company will continue to offer customers a commercial version of the UBmatrix™ Processing Engine that is fully supported, scalable, and maintains continued compliance with XBRL International specifications, UBmatrix will contribute source code from its publicly-released Java version shipped last July to a new Open Source project on SourceForge.net.
The release by Cartesis on the report on XBRL and Performance Management applications is at http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=190517.
Announced by:
Peter Calvert
XBRL International
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