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Thursday, May 31 2007

Just when you thought the knowledge management space could not possibly get anymore crowded, Egnyte bursts into the market with a hybrid storage/collaboration/content management solution.

Think of it this way: if Google Maps and Flickr “knew” each other in the Biblical sense (as far as apps can, anyway), this is what their baby would be like.

Because there aren’t enough 2.0s out there already, Akmin just launched version 2.0 of its mobile site builder mobiSiteGalore. And it’s got lots of new features! (Here is where Club Web 2.0 lifts the Kool-Aid up for another toast.)

Thursday, May 31 2007

After 18 months of steady baking, the Umbraco version 3 release candidate has finally seen the light of public day.

Umbraco is a nifty open source CMS and (gasp) ASP.NET Web CMS product driven by an energetic Danish team of developers. The version 3 release focuses on updating the WYSIWYG editor to TinyMCE and supporting the .NET 2.0 platform.

Wednesday, May 30 2007

The enterprise-targeting open source solutions purveyors at Covalent Technologies just announced they’ll be offering Add-On Tech Support for 12 more open Apache-based products on a per-incident basis.

Canon, a familiar word in the digital imaging space, has joined forces with New Hampshire-based eCopy to bring enterprise document management to Canon India. The eCopy ShareScan Open Platform enables users to extend the capabilities of Canon’s black and white or color digital multi-functional devices. With eCopy the devices can act as a bridge, converting volumes of paper to high-resolution electronic copies — bridging document workflows and creating integration points with back office systems.

Tuesday, May 29 2007

Following through on a commitment made last November, Microsoft has announced that their darling SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) product has just received the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2 records management certification.

Also known by the more formal and much longer: Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications, the 5015.2 certification has emerged as an industry standard for records management applications used within the United States government.

Tuesday, May 29 2007

There is nothing more tedious than a change management bottleneck that puts your plans on hold. Well, any kind of bottleneck really sort of sucks. Cognizant of this state of affairs, SharePoint Solutions — consultants and trainers focused on Microsoft’s SharePoint software — have released their much anticipated Site Provisioning Assistant (SPA) for SharePoint 2007.

For dedicated content builders who’ve always wanted to compare the kettle to the pot, Sydney-based DocsCorp releases compareDocs, an enhancement to the pdfDocs Solutions Suite.

Supposing someone has to visit 20 pages on a website to complete a task, when with better management, they would only have to visit 5. Thus, the more page impressions, the more frustrated customers become.

Friday, May 25 2007

All the twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

This week’s highlights include:

• Web Task Management Principles. Success on the Web, and in anything, really, depends on systematically completing a distinct set of tasks. Gerry drags mercurial ankles back down to earth.
• Sitefinity CMS Strives for Sweet Developer, Manager Balance. The non-threatening Sitefinity gets competitive by appealing to both egos and egos — er, managers and devs.
• Popfly Mashes in a Manner Most Cool. Microsoft joins the mash-up frenzy. Look out, Yahoo - there’s a reason why the phrase is “Window of opportunity.”
• Google Leaps Yahoo, Grabs FeedBurner. Merger frenzy rages on!
• JumpBox Puts Virtualization in a Neat Little Package. Virtualization finds its stride. Now it’s easy to implement both Joomla! and SugarCRM into your dream solution.

And these are the articles you couldn’t get enough of (if unique visits are anything to go by, anyway). How do you like your digital revolution?

• Nuxeo vs. Alfresco, How Do You Like Your OSS?
• Wi-fi Makes Appearance in Avis Rentals
• Umbraco Means dot NET Open Source CMS
• Blog Client Reviews in Brief
• Getting Started with SharePoint WebParts

Thanks for the support y’all. The likes of Adido Solutions, Alpha Card, Asbru, BrowserMedia, CMS Watch, Digital Original, Ektron, eTouch SamePage, Hot Banana, NetReach cmScribe, Quantum Art, Toshiba, Web Content 2007, Wild Apricot and of course dear old uncle Google have kept the Nespresso machines running this week. And we are thankful.

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