Database and application server vendor Oracle has bundled various elements of its disparate product line into a CM offering after watching substantial value accrue to point solutions from other software companies (that often use an Oracle database as the underlying content engine).

We continue to argue that the Digital Rights Management (DRM) industry remains in its infancy.

CMSWatch has been chronicalling the convergence of Enterprise Portals and Web Content Management Systems.

0% financing terms being offered by automakers in the USA have spurred record vehicle sales in the last month. Now Starbase Corp., vendor of the eXpressroom CM package, is offering 0% financing over 12-24 month periods for software licenses totalling more than $50,000.

Smart software vendors are joining forces with integrators to create hands-on laboratories for prospect and customer demos and R&D.

It seems everyone wants to be standards-compliant, but in the Web CM space, what does that really mean?

Sometimes, destruction can be creative.

Faithful readers know that CMS Watch is bullish on syndication because it can multiply the value of your content.

Leading CM vendor Interwoven has been loudly touting the sales success of Web Content Management, A Collaborative Approach by Interwoven founding engineer, Russell Nakano.

CMS Watch has closely tracked the emergence of XML databases and application servers.

As content production and pubishing product offerings continue to separate in the marketplace, Enterprise Portal and CM vendors are beginning to collaborate more closely.

CMSWatch has noted IBM's strategy of pushing its enterprise CM products while partnering with other Web CM vendors to push DB2 and WebSpehere licenses.

Amid declining software sales in nearly every sector, Content Management revenues continue to grow, although, as IDC recently reported, likely at a diminished rate for the next several quarters.

CMSWatch has recently chronicled major changes in the enterprise and mid-market CM spaces.

Various Content Management players have been slowly creeping in on the Learning Management System (LMS) space, while major LMS vendors such as Docent and Saba have been broadening their footprint to include traditional CM features in their core offerings.