It is about time we admit that a single repository for all documents within an enterprise will not be an achievable goal, at least for now. For 17 years, enterprise content management (ECM) and document... View More
Archimed Electronic Content Management (ECM) solutions include the products Elise and Doc Factory which provide businesses comprehensive, integrated tools for content and document management, case management... View More
A few months ago, I wrote about the future disruptors to enterprise content management (ECM), and while the cloud played prominently, my predictions primarily focused on infrastructure as a service (IaaS)—particularly... View More
According to Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management, “By 2018, 20% of all business content will be authored by machines.” Reaching that 20% won’t be hard.... View More
Enterprise content management (ECM) used to make sense only for large companies with the size and budgets to make the conversion to digital worthwhile. Now, with the introduction of Xerox DocuShare Flex,... View More
Walk through any expo floor and chances are that you will see a half a dozen vendors touting “content analytics." In document management, it's the cool “new” topic. The problem is that... View More
The first major consolidation in the enterprise content management (ECM) marketplace occurred when IBM bought FileNet in 2006, the first time two major players united to form one large, multi-repository... View More
e-Spirit Inc., maker of the FirstSpirit Content Experience Hub, and Samsung SDS Europe Ltd., provider of IT solutions, today announced a strategic partnership focused on delivering a jointly developed... View More
Today, organizations are increasing the deployment of electronic content management (ECM) technologies to support information governance (IG)/records and information management (RIM) goals and to improve... View More
A lot has been written about the benefits of enterprise content management (ECM). Although most of what I read is correct, it usually only shows a part of the whole subject. So, I wanted to clarify the... View More
There has been some grumbling in the enterprise content management (ECM) space in recent days. It started with a quiet announcement on Gartner’s blog stating, “ECM is now dead (kaput, finite,... View More
This is typically the time when companies begin to prepare for the coming year. One of the key unknowns is how new approaches, or technologies, will disrupt the status quo. To prepare for the new year,... View More
Traditionally, the focus of electronic document solutions has been on the large, paper-intensive processes that exist in the front office. The common back-office challenges of contract management, employee... View More
In my first article about hiring a document management consultant, I highlighted areas that you should consider before making this decision. The guidelines provided were meant to help you to better understand... View More
Xillio, provider of the Content ETL Platform, has appointed Marc Glomb as vice president business development. With his new appointment, Marc will be responsible for further developing and exploring new... View More
OpenText(TM) (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced that it has completed the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Dell EMC's... View More
As we close out another year in the electronic document management (EDM) world, I have a suggestion: Start the year with an audit of your EDM system. Why? Over the years, there have been many articles... View More
For years, large information technology (IT) shops in Fortune 500 companies were distinctly averse to the idea of relinquishing custody of their data. With the abundance of cloud offerings and the profound... View More
What major changes happening now will transform the document management landscape over the coming years? Over time, products improve through innovation, but it can be tough to understand which innovation... View More
I’m a great fan of tea. It’s funny, because I can pay one cent for a basic black tea bag, 20 cents for a bag in a fancy package, or four dollars for a cup of tea from the local coffee store.... View More
