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ECM: Virtual File Systems Target Unstructured Data

By Dick Weisinger

Unstructured data, the documents, files, audio and video that don’t fit well into structured database rows and columns, is growing at an incredible pace across enterprises. In a recent report from the Taneja Group consulting firm titled “Next Generation File

ECM: Enterprises Reaching Out With Social Networking

By Dick Weisinger

Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn are hot now. But new technology is slow in pentrating the enterprise. Slow, but it is happening… Unfortunately all too often it is usually happening in a way that is out of

Storage: Companies Keep Dated Information Too Long

By Dick Weisinger

Lack of good governance and records management policies means that many companies hold onto information far longer than they should. And that could be a problem. A survey of companies found that 7 out of 10 companies are not purging

Workflow: Does Streamlining the Process Save Money?

By Dick Weisinger

Everyone agrees that technologies like ECM, BPM, Document Management and Workflow streamline processes. They’re clearly saving time and increasing efficiency, but putting a dollar figure on exactly what that savings is can be eluding. A report written by research manager

ECM: Mitigating Information Overload

By Dick Weisinger

Guy Creese from the Burton Group has a great article on DMReview called Information Scarcity to Information Overload. Creese breaks down ECM functionalities into six categories and then classifies the categories as either being driven by Information Scarcity or Information