EMC
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ECM Industry Goals: Move the ECM Industry Forward
I started this on Monday discussing the importance of goals in general, using the setting of goals for yourself as a starting point. The same logic applies to a company, and its industry, as well. Think about it, why is a company in business? Yes, to make money, but that goal will only get you… Continue reading
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Dissecting a Documentum-SharePoint “Comparison”
Saw a tweet today that was pretty exciting. It was referencing a “comparison” between SharePoint and Documentum. I was initially excited. I’d love to see CenterStage and SharePoint compared. I compared SharePoint to eRoom a couple of years back and wasn’t planning on a comparison with CenterStage until the database/list functionality was ported over. My… Continue reading
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CMIS is Helping Application Separation, Today
It is already happening, and I couldn’t be happier. There are CMIS-base custom clients being developed and released that are taking some of the pain out of using ECM systems. I’m not talking about open source clients, but commercial clients with dedicated teams and one goal, to make money. I know that there is pain… Continue reading
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Lessons in Product Marketing, ECM Style
Last week I went to the Drug Information Association’s conference on Electronic Document Management (DIA EDM). I was there to get my feet wet again in the pharmaceutical industry. I wanted to see what had changed and how things had evolved. I learned a few things. The first was that the drivers are basically the… Continue reading
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EMC Admits it Needs Help, Partners with FatWire
If you haven’t been paying attention, EMC announced a strategic partnership with FatWire today. I couldn’t be much more pleased. I’ve been pretty clear that I don’t feel that EMC’s Documentum Web Publisher has the chops to compete in the market and that as long as its release cycle was tied to the Content Server,… Continue reading
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The AIIM iECM CMIS Demo, 2010 Remix
Last year, AIIM‘s iECM Committee put together a demonstration of the proposed CMIS 1.0 standard for the AIIM Conference in Philly. Well, we are at it again for a bigger and better demo. How is it going to be better? I am glad you asked. Here is what we are aiming for this year: More… Continue reading
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Documentum Renewal: Wrapping it up with a Bow
This is an important post. This is all about pulling it together and helping everyone to understand the thought process behind this series of posts. Before I do that, here is the list of links to each post: Redefining the Core Tech of ECM: This is the post that inspired the series and lays the… Continue reading
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Documentum Renewal: Identity Management
Continuing my Christmas present to EMC. I’ve talked about Application Separation and the need to Focus on the Core. Now it is time to revisit a critical piece of the puzzle, Identity Management. This is not a new topic for me. One of my most popular posts this year is the Single Sign-On, SAML, and… Continue reading
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Documentum Renewal: Focus on the Core
I just started writing a series on what EMC should do with their Documentum product as part of my Christmas gift to EMC. That part is key…this is a gift from the community because we want Documentum to be better and to stick around. Why do I say the community? Simple enough…because I hear these… Continue reading
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Documentum Renewal: Application Separation
This is the first in a series that I am writing as a Christmas present to EMC. I want them to think about Documentum as a platform for the future and not on just adding on chunks that can be used to drive revenue. Revenue is important, but investment now means revenue in the future.… Continue reading