Springcm News & Articles

Last month, in Part 1 of an examination of case management we looked at how Enterprise CMS vendors have been preoccupied with the development of platforms and solutions designed to fill a growing demand for case management software.

Here in the second part of this series we look at  specific software products that companies can use to develop case management frameworks.

In recent months many ECM vendors have been preoccupied with the development of platforms and solutions designed to fill a growing demand for case management software.

But what exactly is Case Management and how do Enterprise Content Management Systems support this growing market?

Editor's Note: Part 2 of this series is now available. See: ECMs that Implement Case Management Frameworks.

SpringCM (news, site) has brought out a new version of its SaaS based enterprise content management system today, adding features and functionality designed to support records management and make the lives of application developers a little bit easier.

SpringCM (news, site) is our second SharePoint announcement of the day. As a provider of on-demand enterprise content management, SpringCM has taken further steps to connect SharePoint -- 2007 and 2010 -- to the SpringCM enterprise content management cloud.

Considering the state of the economy and the staggering rate of unemployment, we imagine resumes are coming into hiring companies by the truckload.

And yet in spite of it all, these bleak circumstances still provide ways in which money can be made. One such example is a new offering from SpringCM (news, site). The document management and workflow company recently released a solution for sorting the hopefuls. The new Resume Management application caters to government contractors specifically, as it aims to best match archived resume to job opportunity.

In theory, these things strike many as a good idea. And, most notably, they might actually be. But they also strike fear in the hearts of CIOs world-wide. Is the cloud secure? Is the cloud compliant? Is the cloud performant enough not to frustrate the entire company?

And then beyond these questions, there are the economic realities.

SaaS vendors argue that their approach saves you money. Start-up costs are certainly lower, but long term TCO may be another story. The scenario needs to be modeled for your specific organization, if you want to decide with confidence.

SpringCM -- yes, a provider of SaaS enterprise content management solutions -- thinks they've got some valuable information to share. They're running a webinar tomorrow, called The Economics of SaaS vs. On Premises.

Topics include:

• How to measure the costs and benefits of a solution over time
• The case for SaaS payback
• Why a platform (vs a point solution) can save a great deal of time and money

One additional angle that we found interesting is their approach to dealing with on-premise SharePoint when the core Enterprise CMS infrastructure lives in the cloud. You might ask about this.

You can sign-up now. The event runs tomorrow, Thurs. August 6th at 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific time).

This post is brought to you by the number 36 and the company SpringCM (news, site), providers of on-demand document management and workflow solutions.

Today the company announced the latest version of their content management platform. Major highlights in the 36 new features and enhancements include custom dashboards, enhanced document rules and solution packaging.

Things just keep happening at SpringCM (news, site). Last week, adding weight to its already considerable SaaS stack, they announced that they were adding a further five industry-specific applications to the SpringCM platform.

And now, hot on the heels of that announcement, SpringCM has released a new solution that allows connectivity between their platform and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Want more signs that SaaS is becoming a must-have solution in these troubled times? You have to look no further than SpringCM (news, site) to get them. Last October, it beefed up its SaaS-based enterprise content management system with Version 4.5 and then again, in March of this year, with Version 5.1, adding a number of new features and enhancements.

Now, to add muscle to that, SpringCM has announced five new industry-specific applications available on its platform -- three of them from entirely new partners and two more from existing partners.

They were named a Hot Company to Watch by Forrester Research; KMWorld plugged them into their Top 100 list for the third consecutive year; they’ve taken Software as a Service (SaaS) to all new heights. No doubt, SpringCM is flyin’ high.

But let’s call them back down to the ground for a second so we can review their 5.1 release. Accompanying the updated platform are new Departmental Solutions that may strike your fancy as well.

Each year KMWorld publishes the top 100 knowledge management companies "with attitude." Relying on feedback from colleagues, analysts, system integrators and the vendors themselves, the annual list spotlights organizations that demonstrate a commitment to customer-driven innovation and exceptional market agility.

Below, a shortlist of industry standouts -- and why they made it this year.

Privia, a bid and proposal lifecycle management software solution, has been refined according to SpringCM, provider of enterprise-class, on-demand content management products.  This version of Privia includes support for additional content sources and newly integrated support for Firefox and Safari browsers. This browser support enhances users ability for anytime, anywhere access to secure opportunity and proposal information. With the Fed busy printing another trillion dollars for the stimulus plan, proposal development is likely experiencing furious growth.

Continuing professional education can be one of the tools to make you more valuable and marketable in these uncertain economic times. Here’s an opportunity to learn more about SaaS Enterprise Content Management at a webinar hosted by SpringCM and Forrester Research.

Is Enterprise Content Management (ECM) an infrastructure platform or an application? What are the advantages and limitations of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in ECM? These questions and more are to be covered at this webinar.

Day Software released three new editions of CRX, Day’s famed JSR-170-compliant Java Content Repository (JCR). These new goodies will make some developers and CIOs salivate -- especially those looking for leaner content infrastructure solutions based on Day’s commercial implementation of Apache Jackrabbit and Apache Sling.

In a nutshell, developers get free access to the CRX; and enterprises can get the CRX cheaply, on the pay-as-you-go model. Is that all? Not really. The impact on the entire Enterprise and Web Content Management industries may be a lot larger.

The title of this article says it all, doesn't it? The folks over at SpringCM are probably jumping up and down right now, since they've just been considered a very promising company by Forrester Research.