Document Management, Document Management Software

Apple's App Store is ready to dispense some new document management fun with the KnowlegeLake Capture for SharePoint ECM app. iOS users can share documents and images right into their workflows with the free app, and SharePoint devotees are now that much closer to a deskfree workspace.

Our mobile app for this week is Air Watch’s Secure Content Locker app, the company’s mobile content management solution.

If you work with video, photos, graphics or animation, sending those large files around can become a major logistical chore. To address your needs, BitTorrent launched a beta of its SoShare file sharing service, permitting files or file bundles up to one terabyte to be shared. 

File sharing service, Dropbox has announced new features for its Dropbox for Teams which gives administrators better visibility and control over collaborative projects. 

Digital document management solutions vendor Nitro is introducing Nitro Pro 8.5, the newest release of its flagship desktop PDF application. Nitro is positioning Nitro Pro 8.5 as a replacement for Adobe Acrobat.

This week in the document management world, the build up to the release of SharePoint 2013 continues, but governance is still an issue. Meanwhile, Laserfiche has added cursive scanning through Parascript, OpenText appoints a new CMO, Hannon Hill upgrades to v7.2, while Nuance also upgrades its scanning capabilities.

Cloud-based social collaboration and productivity platform Kona has expanded its file sharing capabilities through an integration with Box, Google Drive and Dropbox.

Creating iOS and Android apps with Dropbox functionality built right in has been simplified due to the company releasing its Sync API — allowing apps to work as if Dropbox was a local file system right on the device itself.

 Continuing to fight the open source Office battle, Libre Office has had a major upgrade to version 4.0 with cleaner code, improved interoperability with other suites, presentation remote control and new themes. 

Box had a really good year last year. And it's aiming for an even better one this year. Given that Box is planning an IPO next year, this is hardly surprising. To create business and boost company value in the run up to the IPO, it has announced the creation of Box Partner Network.

Things are heating up in the document management space. This week, we see Nuxeo setting up its stall for the coming year, vendors and enterprises are gearing up for the release of SharePoint 2013, Micro Strategies connects SharePoint and IBM Connections and Atiz introduces a mobile scanner.

Earlier in the month former Alfresco CEO John Powell outlined a change in the business direction of Alfresco that will take it to and IPO in US and a wider global presence. Today, Doug Dennerline announced the acquisition of Germany-based WeWebU that will expand its enterprise portfolio for content management.

Microsoft has announced the release of Office 365 Home Premium, the consumer based cloud alternative to the Microsoft Office suite.

 Having been available through beta, enterprise releases and free upgrade offers, the latest collection of Office 2013 products from Microsoft becomes generally available this week with a launch party announced for Tuesday in New York. 

Data management, analysis and governance solutions provider Recommind has released Axcelerate EasyUpload, a cloud based tool that helps with the management and transfer of electronically stored information (ESI).

Enterprise powerhouse Box, a cloud sharing utility, has announced integrations with Uberconference, a video conferencing tool, and IntApp, a sharing app designed specifically for legal teams.

Last week, YouSendIt, the cloud file collaboration service, bought Found, a system for enabling file search across devices and clouds. Today, YouSendIt is beefing up its mobile offerings with the launch of some new mobile apps for the iPhone, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. The apps are designed to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile user base while protecting against the growing security risks of mobile file sharing.

Aaron Levie, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of online storage and collaboration provider Box Inc., has announced the company is planning an initial public offering (IPO) for next year.

Chances are that if you are storing documents across a variety of storage services, your iPad is jammed with a bunch of different apps to give access to those documents. Readdle, which specializes in producing apps for the iPad, thinks it can clean your iPad up with its Documents release, an app that will provide access from a single place.

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