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Can a complex PDF or a PostScript™ document be quickly and cost-effectively transformed into the XML language? Yes, if you are using the new product developed by Tata Infotech's Canadian subsidiary Exegenix Inc. The product is labelled "Exegenix Conversion system"

"Exegenix Conversion system" was recently launched at the 'XML Europe 2002' conference in Barcelona, Spain, and drew to it people associated with XML technology.

And how does the technology in the product work to convert documents into the XML language?

It uses visual cues to uncover a document's structure, in the same way that humans would. Individuals rarely encounter problems when determining the hierarchal structure of a document, as they look at the document as a "whole", considering the document's very graphic object-format, position and context; Exegenix's technology functions in a similar manner. The technology interprets a document's logical structure, based on the appearance and the position of its components. The "valid" XML output file presents the document's content and logical structure and retains all relevant formatting information. It is designed for ease of use with XSLT and other transformation scripts.

To meet the different requirements of organisations the Exegenix Conversion System has an extensive modular technology that makes it possible to meet the different conversion requirements of organisations.

It can run as a stand-alone application on Wn32, Linux and Solaris platforms, or get integrated into other applications via scripts and command line options.

The product has a choice of pricing models to accommodate budgets of all sizes.

Source: Anand Rao, Head, Imaging Group, SEEPZ