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Four Decades of Engineering Data: The Formtek Story

By Dick Weisinger

Every engineering organization eventually runs into the same problem: how do you keep decades of critical technical information like drawings, models, specifications, and revisions organized, secure, and usable as the tools around it keep changing? It’s a problem Formtek has…

Formtek Blog: 20 Years of Engineering Data Management and Technology History

By Dick Weisinger

The Formtek Blog began in January 2006. More than 20 years and roughly 5,260 posts later, it has covered an enormous range of ground: data management, open source software, enterprise software, security, artificial intelligence, ethics, alternative energy, and dozens of…

Content Without Borders: ECM in a Globalized Workplace

By Dick Weisinger

The modern workplace spans continents, time zones, and cultures. Teams collaborate across vast distances, and the information they share needs to remain understandable, secure, and compliant with a wide range of rules. Enterprise content management supports this global reality by…

The Cost of Chaos: Why Unmanaged Content Is a Risk Multiplier

By Dick Weisinger

When content is scattered, duplicated, or left unmanaged, the risks for an organization multiply quickly. What might seem like a small inconvenience in daily work can add up to serious exposure on legal, operational, and reputational fronts. Enterprise content management…

Legacy Isn’t a Dirty Word: What Old Systems Still Teach Us

By Dick Weisinger

In many organizations, the term “legacy system” is often spoken with a hint of frustration. These platforms can feel outdated, clunky, and resistant to change. Yet older enterprise content management systems often carry more than just files and documents. They…