The May 2009 release of XDocs 2.0 presented a standards-based DITA component content management package for teams that needed reusable technical content without undertaking a large customization project.
What the basic package included
Bluestream described XDocs 2.0 as a component content management system for technical documentation, training material and Knowledge Base content. It was intended to support functional groups and departments that did not have the infrastructure for complex, costly customizations.
Authoring
A fully configured XML editor shipped with the basic system.
PDF output
The package included the XEP PDF rendering server from RenderX.
Knowledge Base
A Knowledge Base Creator supported another route for delivering content.
“The reputation of XDocs has been built on providing a no-nonsense, affordable package to organizations that want DITA but don’t have the six-figure budgets to bring in a system filled with bells and whistles they actually don’t need.”
Nenad Furtula · VP of Sales and Marketing, Bluestream · 2009
“We believe that any group that has a single-sourcing need should be able to take advantage of this technology.”
The content model behind the package
XDocs was described as a single-sourcing solution for creating, managing and storing both XML and non-XML content. The release emphasized component management, content reuse and publishing through more than one channel. Its standards-based architecture was also presented as a foundation for organizations that wanted to customize the system for less conventional uses.
Editorial context · October 2026
Evaluate the package through a complete content cycle
A bundle describes the starting configuration, but an evaluation must still connect the pieces. First, choose one small, representative publication and create its topics. Next, manage a revision and generate the intended PDF and online output. Finally, identify which parts work from the package and which require configuration, content preparation or specialist work.
- Authoring fit: Can contributors produce the required content structures and maintain shared material?
- Output fit: Does the pilot cover the reader-facing formats and presentation requirements?
- Operational fit: Can the team explain ownership, review and publication without relying on an undocumented manual step?
Together, these prompts support a new evaluation. They do not report additional measured results from the 2009 release.
Company information and contacts from the original announcement
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About Bluestream
Bluestream Database Software Corp. is a serious contender in the XML database and XML content management technology space. Bluestream’s flagship product, the XDocs CCMS, is an end-to-end DITA component content management system which has been embraced by end users, technology partners, OEMs, and resellers around the world. Bluestream has been successfully selling its products and services since 1997 to customers in many verticals including, military, manufacturing healthcare, financial/banking, content management, and e-learning.
Product reference retained from the original announcement: XDocs here