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ECM: Search Depends on Clean MetaData

By Dick Weisinger

Accurate search depends on clean metadata, and Google’s on-line book project is an example of how not to handle metadata.  After studying the project, researcher Geoffrey Nunberg from the UC Berkeley School of Information came to the conclusion that the

Enterprise Content Management: Securing Unstructured Data

By Dick Weisinger

How secure are your documents?  Files are often stored on shared drives, in collaborative software like Microsoft SharePoint, and in enterprise content management systems.  Because of the benefits of collaboration, many enterprises are adopting software applications that encourage collaborative working.

ECM: What can an ECM System do For Me?

By Dick Weisinger

ECM brings clear benefits around cost reductions and improved worker efficiency and productivity.  AIIM recently had a great article around creating a business case for ECM which highlighted and described some of the benefits that can be realized with ECM. 

ECM: CMIS Spec On Track For Year End

By Dick Weisinger

CMSWire is reporting that the CMIS spec for ECM repository interoperability is on track and still expected before year end.  That’s great news for the ECM community. The CMIS Technical Committee met in early August for three days to discuss

Data Explosion: The Data Culprits Fueling the Growth

By Dick Weisinger

IDC’s annual report on the state of the data universe shows it growing phenomenally quickly into the hundreds and thousands of exabytes of data.  The numbers are interesting but hard to really get your head around. The people at InfoWorld