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ECM: Enterprise Search is a Supplement, not a Replacement, for ECM

By Dick Weisinger

Mike Lynch recently declared that Enterprise Search is the *new* ECM, referring to current ECM systems as ‘legacy’ in their approach to handling data: “The problem with legacy ECM is that you worked out what was important to your organisation,

ECM: Forrester Names Top ECM vendors — Open Source Breaks Through

By Dick Weisinger

In a break from the normal, but then not too much of a surprise, the 2009 4Q Forrester Wave for ECM report includes open source vendor Alfresco in the ranks of the top eight vendors in the ECM arena.  Open

Enterprise Content Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

By Dick Weisinger

At Formtek we pride ourselves in the robustness of the enterprise content solutions that we have developed for our customers.  Every one of our deployments meets the Formtek high standards.  We use the mnemonic of high-3S to describe the areas

SharePoint: Is the Analogy to the PC the Right One?

By Dick Weisinger

At the Microsoft SharePoint conference in October, Steve Balmer likened the current state of SharePoint to the early days of the PC market.  Microsoft is following their standard gameplan for product success of blending the elements of a highly programmable

Email Archiving: Easing Email HeadAches

By Dick Weisinger

Many companies are now waking up to the benefits of Email Archiving.  Compliance is a major driver for companies adopting email archiving — state and federal regulations, like HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley.  There is also eDiscovery and litigation.  And email archiving