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Email Backup != Email Archive

By Dick Weisinger

A recent online article in Byte and Switch discusses the frequent confusion over the difference between the terms Backup and Archive.  Many people fail to distinguish between the two.  This is particularly true in the case of email. Email backups allow you to…

A Slow Road to SOA?

By Dick Weisinger

Last week I reviewed some SOA adoption statistics.  More stats are out today from Quocirca in the UK and they point to an interesting divide.  It’s clear that on one side are companies in certain vertical industries, like Banking and…

Electronic Data Retention and FRCP Rule 26

By Dick Weisinger

Changes were proposed to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that will impact litigation and the eDiscovery process.  The FRCP lays out rules that are applied in civil cases that are held in US federal courts.  FRCP rules attempt to create…

ECM Consolidation

By Dick Weisinger

Major consolidation among the top-tiered ECM vendors has created uncertainty as the vendors are rebranding and repositioning their acquisitions.  Open Text’s purchase of Hummingbird closed over the last week. After the recent acquisitions, the top 3 ECM market players will now be…

Book: Enterprise SOA Adoption Strategies

By Dick Weisinger

A new book called Enterprise SOA Adoption Strategies by Steve Jones is available for free download (after registration) and can also be purchased here.  Steve is the CapGemini UK CTO for Application Development Transformation. The book’s approach is based the OASIS SOA…