ECM vendor Optika and WCM vendor Percussion are dating. The former is a publicly-traded imaging firm that added workflow and DM capabilities, then recently acquired a records management company. In a new partnership agreement with Percussion, the two companies can now cross-sell complementary capabilities to each others' clients. Could it also presage an acquisition? Privately-held Percussion has been courted by others, but has consistently held out for a better match. In the meantime, analysts are urging some of the dowdier ECM vendors to pick up web CMS capabilities. Optika's stock price has risen recently with the rest of the tech sector (after twice falling below NASDAQ's warning threshold of $1.00); if it continues to improve, Optika will be able to offer a better dowry...
Read about the partnership at Percussion.com