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Added By Sanjeev Gupta on 8-Jul-2011
Going through technology selection is like finding yourself a bride or a groom – everyone will we have their own opinions to share, with a lot of hype being built around each one's recommendations. But really, no one but you knows what you want and what your real priorities are. ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 6-Dec-2010
One question I got over and over again from folks learning about us for the first time was, "where do you get all of the information about the vendors and products that makes it into your research reports and advisory papers?" ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 23-Nov-2010
Next week, my colleague Alan Pelz-Sharpe and I will be hosting several sessions at the Online Information conference at London's Olympia. Based on recent research conducted for our enterprise search and digital asset management evaluations, I'll be speaking about ... Continue Reading
Added By Adriaan Bloem on 19-Aug-2010
There's an odd fascination with equestrianism in technology. Vendor landscapes are often described as horse races; there's leaders and laggards, winners and losers. That's great for gamblers, investors, and jockeys. But it's not very useful ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 12-Aug-2010
Explaining technical concepts -- which are often quite abstract -- can be quite a challenge. So at the Real Story Group we often try to be creative in how we go about explaining things ... Continue Reading
Added By Apoorv Durga on 28-Jul-2010
Adobe Systems today announced their intent to acquire Day Software. We've seen Adobe featuring in many Content Management RFPs and although they had some of the necessary pieces including Adobe Contribute and LiveCycle, they were never taken seriously as a Content Management player. An OEM deal with Alfresco a few years back though well intentioned didn't help much but this announcement will surely change the situation dramatically. ... Continue Reading
Added By Adriaan Bloem on 6-Jul-2010
After a long spending spree -- pretty much on anything XML -- SDL has now acquired small Dutch vendor Xopus ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 22-Jun-2010
In the UK today, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne will announce his emergency budget details. The one thing we know in advance is that this will contain some of the most severe cuts in recent history ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 15-Jun-2010
Here's our latest take on the marketplaces we cover. We still can't fit all the vendors we evaluate, but we're getting closer ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 14-Jun-2010
Day One of the AIIM UK Roadshow started in Glasgow, a place I know pretty well. The sessions were followed by a long but stunningly beautiful drive down ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 3-Jun-2010
I was myself once a systems integrator, and many of my friends still work for systems integrators. This is my roundabout way of saying sorry in advance for the following video ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 11-May-2010
My colleague Alan Pelz-Sharpe and I frequently engage in friendly debate. Recently, we've been discussing the pros and cons of using scoring spreadsheets in the vendor evaluation process ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 8-Apr-2010
One of my favorite parts of my job is the educational aspect - helping people new to content technology understand what it does and how it works. ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 7-Apr-2010
This session will be a fast-paced debate exploring a variety of controversial ECM-related issues and trends ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 1-Apr-2010
For the last several years, I've had the honor of hosting our Stump the Consultant panel at the info360: AIIM Expo ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 1-Apr-2010
I'm delighted to announce today that we have just released new research on emerging technologies that will transfer live human beings to the Cloud ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 31-Mar-2010
As we continue to grow globally, we're looking for a motivated account exec in the UK or Europe ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 31-Mar-2010
Theresa Regli recently recorded this video using one of her favorite analogies: selecting the right enterprise software is a lot like selecting the right wine to have with dinner ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 24-Mar-2010
Is it a buyers' market for content technologies? Some enterprises believe that technology suppliers are so hungry for business that they will line up for kilometers to respond to an RFP. ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 19-Mar-2010
There are many ways to measure success of an information management project. Project leaders typically want to "help" your colleagues, but how do they know they're successful? ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 17-Mar-2010
Whilst recently working on a change management initiative for one of our multinational clients, I had a bit of an "aha!" moment. I was in the midst of explaining to the assembled team members how their future information management system ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 15-Mar-2010
As you may know, a lot of our work at the Real Story Group involves helping people make the right information management buying decisions. Not surprisingly, one of the most common areas where our customers seek our counsel is with vendor scoring and assessment methodologies ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 1-Mar-2010
My colleague Alan has produced two short briefings of special interest to content technology selection teams ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 24-Feb-2010
There's a question that keeps popping up around our industry: "What is Enterprise Content Management?" ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 24-Feb-2010
We wrote just the other week about the potential of using devices such as Apple's iPad for accessing enterprise documents. What seemed like good idea for the future turns out to be almost in the here and now ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 23-Feb-2010
Today we released a new advisory paper, "How the New Platforms vs. Products Debate Impacts Your Success." Subscribers to any of our EI Watch, SharePoint Watch, and CMS Watch research streams can ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 22-Feb-2010
Over the last few weeks there has been a flurry of media interest in the fact that SAP is reselling EMC Documentum and Open Text products. It's a flurry (bordering on blizzard) that is of little or no relevance to actual buyers of these software products ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 22-Feb-2010
Welcome to the Real Story Group! For my colleagues and I this is an exciting time, and part of a continuing adventure that I hope you will join. ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 17-Feb-2010
Welcome to the Real Story Group. Today we cut over to our new website(s) ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 11-Feb-2010
Early next week, we will be re-launching this website, adding some new sites, and at a more fundamental level, revamping the way we serve our customers. ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 8-Feb-2010
Our colleagues over at Forrester recently undertook some interesting research regarding content management investment attitudes in 2010 (DM, RM and WCM). The overall finding was along the lines one might expect ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 3-Feb-2010
Our job here is to advise buyers of technology, never vendors. But today I am going to make an exception and give the vendors out there a solid tip. Do your homework before responding to RFPs ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 20-Jan-2010
We're looking to hire a UK- or Europe-based (with native English) sales and support executive. You can ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 16-Dec-2009
Yesterday we issued our twelve predictions for 2010. Once again, I'll look back at our 2009 predictions and see how we did ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 15-Dec-2009
With only a few weeks left in 2009, it's time for our team of CMS Watch analysts to reveal our 2010 predictions, where we make our best guesses as to what the Content Technology industry will hold for you in the new year ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 2-Dec-2009
We've just updated our "Content Technology Vendor Map" for 2010 ... Continue Reading
Added By Adriaan Bloem on 6-Oct-2009
If you're following the content management space closely, but aren't a Java wizard, the JSR (Java Specification Request) numbers can become a bit of a puzzle ... Continue Reading
Added By Kas Thomas on 31-Aug-2009
Blogger Julian Wraith recently asked CMS pundits to comment on The Future of Content Management. This is a topic I get asked about a lot, not only by CMS Watch customers ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 2-Jul-2009
As Murraymania swept the UK, I settled into my seat on Court No. 2 last week, on Wimbledon's always-action-packed middle Saturday ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 30-Jun-2009
Today Really Strategies announced the acquisition of DocZone.com ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 29-Jun-2009
UK-based SDL remains in a spending mood. The trend began with acquiring longtime ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 4-Jun-2009
Earlier this week EMC announced that it was providing more extensive development support for Documentum. This is something we had to comment on, as in our various product evaluations we have long called out EMC Documentum for providing relatively poor support ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 28-May-2009
I noticed a bit of news from Mark Logic, one of the key vendors we evaluate in the Publishing Tools section of our ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 27-May-2009
At CMS Watch, we're advocates only for you, the technology customer. But sometimes the customer is unreasonable ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 12-May-2009
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) was originated within IBM, and later adopted by OASIS, yet until now ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 8-Apr-2009
Today we release The XML & Component Content Management Report 2009 ... Continue Reading
Added By Adriaan Bloem on 18-Mar-2009
Spring is here, and, as in Autumn, this means new products released and new version numbers ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 6-Mar-2009
We've put together a schedule (pdf) of when we'll be presenting and when we'll be available for office hours at Booth #320 ... Continue Reading
Added By Jarrod Gingras on 5-Mar-2009
Based on feedback from you, we've modified our subscription options a bit ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 3-Mar-2009
Today we updated our semi-famous "subway map" for 2009 ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 12-Feb-2009
Fine summary in CIO Magazine's blog, about various customer "gag orders" some major ERP vendors are attempting to impose contractually ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 12-Feb-2009
"Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM" -- so the saying goes ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 22-Jan-2009
We're looking to hire a full-time Marketing Associate ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 8-Jan-2009
Quarterly results have never been so closely scrutinized as they are right now. ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 18-Dec-2008
One of my favorite little phrases is "double edged sword," and I found a perfect application for it recently, in a discussion of "incumbent" vendors ... Continue Reading
Added By Kas Thomas on 9-Dec-2008
Ironically, laying people off (as a way to improve operating efficiency) is not cheap. Just ask Adobe Systems. ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 24-Nov-2008
As we start to look back on the past year, one of the key trends we have seen is the resurgence of interest in capture software ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 19-Nov-2008
I recently had a wide-ranging interview with Government Computer News ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 17-Nov-2008
You can now review the schedule for the late March AIIM Expo 2009, to be held in Philadelphia, PA, USA ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 24-Oct-2008
I've been advising a large enterprise in the midst of a somewhat complex Web CMS and Component Content Management implementation ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 16-Oct-2008
I have decided that I love user group meetings, and I want to go to more, so please invite me to yours... ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 23-Jul-2008
A new season brings an updated vendor map: ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 17-Jul-2008
Today Quark Inc. announced that it is acquiring the assets of In.vision Research Corporation ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 11-Jul-2008
We're pleased that CMS Watch now covers ten different technologies, but I suspect that many of you take an interest in only one or two families of tools ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 23-Jun-2008
Oracle keeps moving down ECM trail with two new acquisitions to add to their growing portfolio. ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 17-Jun-2008
It's been a while since there was a big product announcement in the ECM world, but today's announcement by Adobe that they will be embedding Alfresco ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 2-Jun-2008
You may remember a while back we launched our little competition to come up with a new name for our vendor positioning chart ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 16-May-2008
As you know at CMS Watch we write critical product evaluations to help you avoid expensive procurement and deployment mistakes ... Continue Reading
Added By Tony Byrne on 15-May-2008
It's been a busy month at CMS Watch. Today we announce the release of another evaluation report ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 6-Apr-2008
Since moving to the US in 2002 I have become a fan of The Atlantic magazine, and in particular the last page of each edition that contains the "Word Fugitives" column ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 4-Apr-2008
The world does seem to love an XML fight. ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 11-Feb-2008
Today comes news that SDL is acquiring Idiom, Inc. for US$21.7 million ... Continue Reading
Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 1-Feb-2008
Wall Street Journal columnist Lee Gomes wrote an interesting piece about industry analyst firm The Aberdeen Group ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 30-Jan-2008
We all have our computer time-wasters. For some it's games, for others, IM'ing with friends. For me, it's the geo-web ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 24-Jan-2008
Translation and Content Management vendor SDL has taken a minority stake in privately held Trisoft N.V. ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 20-Jan-2008
We'd like to welcome Barbara Feldman, our new Customer Relationship Manager, who joined us on January 2nd ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 18-Jan-2008
SiberLogic recently announced a SaaS version of their component content management system ... Continue Reading
Added By Theresa Regli on 26-Dec-2007
There's no time like the holidays for catching up on back issues of The Economist (don't worry, we're baking cookies, too), and this morning I found myself engrossed by a tale of pattern matching ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 18-Sep-2007
DocZone.com, provider of the first SaaS-based content component management system, has introduced another novelty: pricing based on payment per minute. ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 22-Aug-2007
OASIS, an international open standards consortium, has recently announced that DITA version 1.1 has been approved as a standard. Three additions in particular provide responses to three frequent complaints heard about v1.0 ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 7-Aug-2007
While much of the world was enjoying their vacation, EMC made a quiet announcement of some significance: buying X-Hive, a Dutch company that provides a native XML database and content component management system (called "Docato"). It was so quiet that it almost seemed apocryphal; after all there was no matching press release on either companies' site. Yes, it happened and the acquisition is complete. At first glance, it seemed unusual. ... Continue Reading
Added By Ann Rockley on 16-May-2007
X-Pubs, Europe's main conference on XML-based publishing and content management, is back for its second year (June 4-5, Reading, UK). ... Continue Reading
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