Blog posts about Finance

Rethinking Global Web Operations and Technology?

Added By Tony Byrne on 24-Apr-2013

For most of the past decade, global enterprises have been rationalizing and professionalizing their web publishing operations, setting global standards, upgrading local talent across various regions, investing in better technology. All good.

But I'm perceiving a new twist on this trend, and I'd be interested to hear your take ... Continue Reading

Can you use your CMS or DAM on your mobile device?

Added By Theresa Regli on 31-Jan-2013

I had made the case that mobile-enabled user interfaces for content management systems -- ones that allow you to pull up a content management system on a mobile device to maintain your web site, documents, or other digital assets -- was a very real and current way of managing content. My fellow panelist, however, thought no one was going to be bothered managing enterprise content on their mobile device ... Continue Reading

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Added By Kashyap Kompella on 13-Dec-2011

A recent conversation with a large global enterprise about their Digital Asset Management project reminded me of the Zen Kōan – "Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand clapping?" The project in question has weathered some turbulence ... Continue Reading

The technology buying process - vertical expertise

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 27-May-2011

One of the most common questions an enterprise technology buyer will ask of a vendor or supplier is, "What do you know about our business?" It's the kind of question that one gets asked in job interviews too, and just like that personal situation, how the question gets answered can have a huge impact on the result ... Continue Reading

Faking a CMS? You're Not Alone

Added By Jarrod Gingras on 7-Feb-2011

If you agree with the adage that enterprises need a new Web CMS every three years, then it's easy to assume that in the year 2011, most organizations would be working on their third or fourth Web CMS implementation. The real story is that some of the largest enterprises -- including some of the biggest names in healthcare, retail, and banking -- are still trying to move to their first real CMS ... Continue Reading

Dynamic Publishing Systems -- A Technical Overview

Added By Apoorv Durga on 10-Sep-2010

Dynamic Publishing Systems manage the assembly of reusable components for publishing, along with the delivery of aggregated content to multiple personalized channels. Some examples of Dynamic Publishing are: ... Continue Reading

Hyland acquires Hershey Software

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 1-Sep-2010

Ok you probably did a double take when you saw that Hyland had acquired Hershey's. Sadly the world of chocolate and ECM are not about to merge. ... Continue Reading

IBM Acquires Datacap - First Take

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 10-Aug-2010

Today IBM announced the acquisition of Datacap. It was no surprise really as Big Blue has been talking for a while about enhancing their overall imaging offering, to better leverage advanced case management ... Continue Reading

The case for Case Management - and Business Intelligence

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 8-Jun-2010

Both IBM and now EMC have recently touted their improved Case Management capabilities, so I thought it timely to take a look at this area in a little more detail ... Continue Reading

EMC Documentum for your Case Management?

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 17-May-2010

One of the more interesting and surprising things to emerge from last week's EMC World event in Boston was that the core Documentum Content Server has been repositioned into the xCP (Intelligent Case Management) product stack. ... Continue Reading

Compliance and the Role of Enterprise Content Management

Added By Apoorv Durga on 14-May-2010

Alan and I wrote this piece (requires free registration) for CFO Connect, a thought-leadership magazine for CFOs and other senior finance professionals operating in India. The idea was to introduce people to Compliance and how ECM's strong technology platform can help companies meet their compliance needs. ... Continue Reading

Myth of the No-Code Solution

Added By Apoorv Durga on 16-Apr-2010

I get an uneasy feeling when someone tells me their product is so simple that business users can create new applications without writing any code. This is especially true of products that offer some kind of a gadget and/or mashup functionality ... Continue Reading

Records Management on the rise?

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 12-Apr-2010

I just finished reading an excellent article in Hedge Funds Review called "Records management in the new regulatory environment." It's piece that echoes much the same message I've been preaching for years now: ... Continue Reading

What to look for when evaluating WCM and DAM workflow services

Added By Tony Byrne on 16-Mar-2010

Yesterday we released a new advisory paper on workflow. The briefing focusses in particular on what you need to look for (and what you can dispense with) in Web CMS and Digital Asset Management environments ... Continue Reading

SAP to resell EMC Documentum

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 2-Feb-2010

Last week SAP announced that it would begin reselling EMC Documentum products to the Insurance and Finance industries. It's not a world-shaking announcement, but it is interesting for one simple reason: ... Continue Reading

Tagging your web content

Added By Adriaan Bloem on 31-Aug-2009

It's one of those elusive dreams of web content management: a completely metadata-driven publishing model. Especially when there's lots of content, and a variety of sites or channels targeting different audiences. Wouldn't it be great if content more or less automatically found its way to the right places? ... Continue Reading

Making sense of CMS Watch....

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 11-Jun-2009

At CMS Watch we evaluate an awful lot of products, and making sense of all this research can be a challenge. ... Continue Reading

EMC Documentum opens the kimono

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

ECM and BPR in 2007

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 31-May-2007

Another conversation today and another datapoint to contribute to my growing belief that large enterprises are now re-embracing re-engineering. It seems that there is only so much streamlining you can do until you reach a point where you need to completely rethink a situation. ... Continue Reading

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