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Alfresco: Community Version 3.2 is now Available

By Dick Weisinger

Alfresco has just released the Community version of their ECM suite and it can be downloaded from the Alfresco wiki. It’s a preliminary release of new features which are slated for delivery in the Enterprise version due out sometime in…

Open Source: Big Investments in Open Source Search

By Dick Weisinger

The Open Source Lucene Search engine has seen a sudden roar of interest and investment so far this year. Lucene powers the search capabilities in a number of Open Source projects, including Alfresco, the leading Open Source ECM solution. Earlier…

ECM: Acceptance Solidifies around PDF/A as Standard Archival Format

By Dick Weisinger

In Europe acceptance of the ISO archival standard PDF/A has become widespread.  The PDF/A Competence Center conducted a survey in late 2008, and compared to the 2007 numbers, there has been a steady increase in the number of companies using…

Records Management: Lawyers Aren't Walking the Talk

By Dick Weisinger

Lawyers often advise their clients of the importance of having a solid records management policy in place to avoid the high costs of litigation.  In fact, 77 percent of lawyers view RM as something that companies need to jump on. …

Enterprise Software: Recession Puts Pressure on Vendors

By Dick Weisinger

With 81 percent of enterprises looking for a way to cut IT costs, many software vendors are feeling as if they are under siege from their customers.  But things may not be too bad based on a survey from Forrester.…