As an intranet consultant, I certainly get to see the world— even if it means contending with severe security restrictions at Heathrow for a short four-day trip from London to Sydney. Luckily, the only major problem on that flight occurred at 25,000 feet and 100 miles out from Sydney, when it became clear that virtually no one on the 747 had a pen to complete the landing card. Whilst in Sydney, I had the chance to talk intranets with James Robertson, managing director of Step Two Designs. By about the third latte, we got around to intranet maturity.
Posted Nov 28, 2006
Large mergers this year at the top of the content technologies marketplace have led some to opine that these markets are finally maturing. I’m not so sure. Large mergers this year at the top of the content technologies marketplace (IBM swallowing FileNet, Open Text buying Hummingbird, Autonomy taking Verity) have led some to opine that these markets are finally maturing. I’m not so sure.
Posted Nov 27, 2006
Sometimes the pace of change scares even me, and I'm generally an early adopter. But today, while contemplating my navel and the state of the info pro universe, I realized that hip new trends in the info world go out of style faster than a Paris Hilton retrospective.
Posted Nov 23, 2006
In EContent’s 2005 year-end roundup of the Content Management System marketplace, I (amazingly) found 1,879 distinct CMS products listed in 20 directories around the world. I have received dozens of requests for my spreadsheet listing all the CMS tools and a second spreadsheet of their most common features, which is being developed as part of the CMSML project (a markup language to help describe and evaluate CMS capabilities).
Posted Nov 22, 2006
Open Text Corporation, an independent provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, has announced that its advanced records management solutions have been certified as compliant with U.S. Department of Defense 5015.2-STD.
Posted Nov 21, 2006
Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc., has announced that it has been awarded a second patent for its Express Palette feature within Portfolio, its digital asset management solution.
Posted Nov 17, 2006
PTC, a product development company, has announced the availability of Arbortext Content Manager to expand the PTC Dynamic Publishing System.
Posted Nov 17, 2006
FatWire Software, a provider of content management solutions for deploying websites and applications, has released several new features that allow businesses to deliver Web 2.0 visitor experiences.
Posted Nov 17, 2006
Vamosa, a provider of content analysis and migration, has released the Vamosa Community Edition, a free content analysis and migration tool.
Posted Nov 17, 2006
Open Text, an independent provider of enterprise content management software, and Oracle have announced that Open Text is creating an Oracle Solutions Group and developing a suite of solutions based on Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Posted Nov 17, 2006
BrainKeeper has launched its Enterprise Wiki Product.
Posted Nov 17, 2006
IEXP Software has released its FusionDox IDM 2007 platform.
Posted Nov 14, 2006
Open Text Corporation, an independent provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software and solutions, has announced Livelink ECM 10, the next major release of its ECM offering.
Posted Nov 14, 2006
Alchemy Software Development Limited, a provider of visual localization solutions, has announced the launch of "an industry test drive" for its Alchemy Language Exchange, a translation asset repository designed to enable global companies to centralize the storage of any translation asset.
Posted Nov 10, 2006
Hyland Software Inc. has announced the release and immediate availability of version 6.2 of the company’s enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, OnBase.
Posted Nov 10, 2006
Intel Corporation has announced that it is collaborating with several software companies on the launch of SuiteTwo, a business Internet suite.
Posted Nov 10, 2006
Oracle has announced that it has agreed to acquire Stellent, Inc., a global provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software solutions, through a cash tender offer for $13.50 per share, or approximately $440 million.
Posted Nov 10, 2006
Binary Brilliant Inc. has released the Brilliant Database 5.0 line of products, which includes Brilliant Database Pro, Brilliant Db. Workplace, and Brilliant Database SDK.
Posted Nov 07, 2006
Publishing your content is not the last stage in the content lifecycle. For user-centered designers, in many ways it is the beginning of great content and services.
Posted Nov 07, 2006
These five case studies explore the day-to-day impact of digital content on the way people really work. They demonstrate the transformative power of econtent on the way we create, collaborate, and connect.
Posted Nov 07, 2006
Day Software, a provider of global content management and content infrastructure software, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Oracle Corporation to develop JSR 170 compliant components within a technology partnership.
Posted Nov 03, 2006
dominKnow Inc. has released LCMS 5.0 which offers a built-in authoring tool and several other features designed to improve elearning courseware development.
Posted Nov 03, 2006
Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation and provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, has announced Liquent InSight Viewer, a web-based interface that streamlines review, collaboration, and information sharing of electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) files.
Posted Nov 03, 2006
Asbru Software has announced that it has expanded the ecommerce capabilities of its content management solution in version 6.2.
Posted Nov 03, 2006
IBM has introduced a systems management portfolio designed to allow companies to discover, monitor, and manage virtual and physical computing resources from a common portal, including IBM and non-IBM systems and software.
Posted Nov 03, 2006