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Engineering Data Management: Building Information Modeling (BIM)

By Dick Weisinger

The latest buzz in the architectural and building design sector is BIM — Building Information Modeling.  BIM is souped-up 3D building design software.  The BIM model includes all building and design data, geometry and geographic information, a quantity list, and…

Patent Reform: Would Reform Be a Step Backwards?

By Dick Weisinger

The last decade has seen a rise in what many feel is abuse of the patent system.  Patents which are frivolous, patents on techniques that many feel are obvious or well-known concepts, and patent on business processes.  While many people…

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…

BPM: Investment in Efficiencies

By Dick Weisinger

Enterprise software spending has been down considerably in 2009.  But there are pockets in the industry where that has not been the case.  Business Process Management / Workflow spending is an example of one segment that is an exception. In…

Records Management: Obstacles in Getting It Right

By Dick Weisinger

Less than 20 percent of records managers have confidence that they would be able to adequately respond to an eDiscovery request.  That’s the finding of a joint survey from Forrester Research and ARMA International.  Most managers felt that their response…