Content Management Matters ™

CA, an independent IT management company, has got our backs during this economic crunch. Recently, they released a new Information Governance Suite with an array of new Enterprise IT Management and Governance solutions, each designed to help organizations improve the economics of IT and provide greater business value.

We like wikis, but how does a wiki present itself in a business environment? Well, if Swirrl is any indication, then it is worth noting that we still have a way to go. The service aims to get business employees collaborating in a wiki environment, where users can contribute to static pages and data sets. However, the focus is all on the data, which utilizes RDF for a semantic Web experience.

The main focus of Swirrl is data collaboration. Users can collaborate on data by utilizing an RDF structure. RDF, for the sake of simplicity, is a way to store information in a way that is semantic, or related.

ColumbiaSoft has released Email Archive -- a new email research, retrieval and compliance application. While heavily utilizing ColumbiaSoft's Document Locator -- an enterprise document management solution -- Email Archive has a helping hand in the area of email management, which makes this package even more valuable.

MachSol, Inc., a SaaS-enabled control panel software vendor, has released its SharePoint Control Panel System.

Designed to automate the billing, provisioning and management of hosted SharePoint 3.0 service, SharePoint Extension (SPE) is now available as a module of eJad Service Provider Management system 2.0.

Tangent Inc., a developer of innovative technology solutions, has recently announced a hosted version of its DataCove email archiving appliance to help enterprises stay in compliance with eDiscovery requirements.

The prominence of eDiscovery in the last few weeks certainly highlights the growing need for all kinds of companies to prepare efficiently and sufficiently for legal discovery.

We first reported that legal costs were rising, because organizations were ill-prepared to manage the massive amounts of content being searched and analyzed.

Now, as it turns out, law firms are also pointing fingers at their unorganized clients -- saying that not only are they unprepared, they don't have any system is place to manage records or track documents.

SpringCM, an enterprise document management and workflow vendor, released its Accounts Payable Automation Solution in integration with Intacct’s on-demand financial management and accounting applications.

The new document management solution aims to improve productivity and reduce expenses by making paper-based processes obsolete in the accounting and financial industries.

Isilon Systems, a hardware and software enterprise storage provider, has completed integrations between its Isilon IQ and NFS Maestro by Hummingbird, a subsidiary of Open Text, to improve access and delivery of file-based critical business information.

This solution will benefit enterprises running on Microsoft Windows by providing a faster and more secure Network File System (NFS) protocol for data access.

ColumbiaSoft, a vendor of enterprise document management solutions, has recently announced the release of Document Locator 5.2. This version features many new improvements that will help customers to stay on top of their email. There are also new features that will allow customers to better organize, deliver and verify documents.

SpringCM, an enterprise document management vendor, has announced that KMWorld Magazine has placed its Software-as-a-Service platform in the Trend-Setting Product List of 2008.

Feels like we talk a lot about compliance concerns for organizations these days. And the fact is that we do because it has become such a huge regulatory concern that can cost millions of dollars if not carefully managed. DocsCorp has released an upgrade to its document comparison software pdfDocs compareDocs that they believe goes even further in supporting their clients in their compliance needs.

Obviously not one to rest on their laurels after recognizing record profits and getting top honors in Gartner’s MarketScope for Web Content Management 2008, enterprise content management provider Interwoven has come out with some upgrades to its RecordsManager solution designed to "significantly expand upon Interwoven's strategy of delivering an integrated governance solution for electronic documents and physical records"

SpringCM, the leader in document management and workflow products, has recently announced a slew of changes and improvements with SpringCM 4.4. The key improvement here is the addition of record management capabilities, which will allow enterprises to have more control their data. If you have a bunch of data to deal with, SpringCM might be able to lend a helping hand.

Boston-based Records Management specialist Iron Mountain has named Bob Brennan as its new CEO. Brennan was unveiled in his new position on June 5th, and succeeds long-standing Chief Richard Reece.

HP has taken a dip into the acquisitions market with its recent purchase of Tower Software, an Australian Enterprise Content Management Provider. But they don’t call it an ECM acquisition – rather it’s a deal that will help HP expand its reach into the ediscovery and compliance software market.