KMWorld articles from April 2009

KMWorld archives from April 2009

StreetSmarts introduces V. 5.0: KM for sale effectiveness.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Ever since the economy first began to unravel, it became clear that it was time for knowledge management in its wide and various forms to shine. There's nothing like delivering the right information to the right people at the right time to take...

Tackling extreme data volume.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... We all know of the imperative of managing the extreme--and sometimes debilitating--volume of data in today's organizations. In early March, Digital Reef (digital reefinc.com) emerged from two years of stealth mode to tackle that problem by...

The art of "ritual dissent": everything is fragmented--.
April 1, 2009... This month I want to look at a simple but effective method to increase the resilience of any proposal, whether it's a matter of organizational strategy or the design stage of a new knowledge management system. Last month I talked about a method...

Two approaches in one system.(News)
April 1, 2009... The Guang Dong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China has implemented a new suite of healthcare information sharing and analytics software. The system, which incorporates Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Western Medicine...

Online expertise enhances research.(News)
April 1, 2009... The Johns Hopkins University (JHU, jhu.edu) has made its expertise accessible online, enabling the public to search and view research conducted by the university and its faculty. The portal (institutionaldash board.collexis.com/jhu)--powered by...

New CMS keeps U.K. police force current.(News)
April 1, 2009... The Lincolnshire Police Force (lincs.police.uk) in the United Kingdom has upgraded its intranet using enterprise content management software (CMS) from pTools (ptools.com). The new system is designed to deliver content securely and to help...

Teaming + conferencing = collaboration.(News)
April 1, 2009... The city of Dublin, Ohio (dublin.oh.us), evaluated several collaboration solutions before choosing Novell's (nov ell.com) Teaming + Conferencing software. Bob Schaber, network operations manager for the city, explains, "It was the only...

Women's health site revamps CMS.(News)
April 1, 2009... A Web site dedicated to providing information about women's health has implemented a new content management system (CMS) to enrich the site and make content more easily accessible. LifeScript (lifescript.com) has deployed Sitecore's...

Solution attracts and tracks talent better.(Precision Resource)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Precision Resources (precisionre sources.net), a nationwide staffing service firm, has implemented new enterprise recruiting software to track applicants and to better understand hiring practices enterprisewide. The firm, which specializes in...

E-mail management for e-discovery.(Roundtable Discussion)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dean Gonsowski VP of e-discovery services Clearwell Systems [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kevin Joerling Senior manager, standards & RM ARMA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whitney Tidmarsh ...

Beyond text analytics: content analytics is a superset of text analytics with numerous visionary and labor-saving applications.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Content analytics refers to an emerging set of products and capabilities that augment search to provide a variety of derivative results, according to Rita Knox, a research VP at Gartner (gartner.com) who focuses on...

Give your search a boost.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Search is an ongoing endeavor in most knowledge-driven organizations. Workers spend a lot of time searching for information, and often don't find what they want. If the search solutions available to an organization...

An opportunity for real change.(business model)
April 1, 2009... In today's economic climate, it's clear more than ever--traditional business models no longer work. They are too slow and impede the flow of knowledge--the exact opposite of what is needed to succeed in a turbulent, high-risk economy. In...

Silver, not dark, linings.(Editorial)
April 1, 2009... Just about a year ago, I wrote about "Dave," a former colleague and friend who suffered through the petty jealousies and politics sadly endemic to large enterprises. Fed up, he quit and started his own consulting firm. In these times, I decided...

Knowledge and understanding.(Opinion)
April 1, 2009... There are things I know and things I understand. The distinction is blurry, but real. And crucial. Rather than simply trying to think our way into the definitions, let's look at some cases where we use the words. For non-technical terms,...

Taking lessons from KM to influence business intelligence pervasiveness.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Evidence-based decision-making is spreading rapidly throughout commercial, non-profit and public sector organizations. That trend is driving the need for more insightful, more accurate and faster decision support...

Google and the enterprise: spring 2009 campaign.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Julius Caesar liked to go to battle in the spring. Google (google.com) seems to be following in Caesar's footprints. Google is not battling the Belgae or the wily Vercingetorix. Google is harassing the big dog,...

Enterprise search summit.(advance program)
April 1, 2009... Hilton New York May 12-13, 2009 ENTERPRISE SEARCH SUMMIT is a highly intense, in-depth, 2-day conference that covers how to develop, implement, and enhance cutting-edge internal search capabilities. If you are an information manager...

Enherent Corp. and Attensity partner.(Product Roundup)
April 1, 2009... Enherent Corp. (enherent corp.com) has formed a partnership with Attensity (attensity.com) to deliver solutions leveraging Attensity's text analytics software. The companies say their complementary capabilities allow effective management...

Toward the social library.(Product: Roundup)
April 1, 2009... Inmagic (inmagic.com) has unveiled Presto for Social Libraries, which, Inmagic says, is the first solution to transform libraries from cost centers to productivity centers by leveraging both content and the user community to create rich...

Kazeon extends platform.(Kazeon Systems )(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Kazeon Systems (kazeon.com) has enhanced its in-house e-discovery platform for enterprise customers in the areas of e-discovery analysis, content analytics, first-pass review and in-house review capabilities. Kazeon says its in-house and...

An ECM appliance.(Product Roundup)
April 1, 2009... Ingres (ingres.com), known for its open source database management software and support services, has announced the availability of the Ingres Icebreaker Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Appliance. Powered by Alfresco's (alfresco.com)...

Autonomy DAM for MOSS.(Product Roundup)
April 1, 2009... Autonomy (autonomy.com) has debuted ControlPoint for Multimedia, which has been specifically designed to enable global customers using Microsoft SharePoint Server (MOSS) to exploit the full value of their rich media assets. Autonomy...

Endeca and Kalypso team up.(Endeca Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Endeca (endeca.com) and Kalypso (kalypso.com), a professional services firm focused on helping clients innovate, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver information visibility to manufacturers. The companies reportedly will work...

New offering powered by Teragram.(Product Roundup)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... SAS (sas.com) has begun shipping Content Categorizer, which is designed to meaningfully parse and analyze enterprise content for entities and events. The company adds the offering creates metadata to trigger business processes that can improve...

Help for the life sciences.(Product Roundup)
April 1, 2009... NextDocs (nextdocs.com) has announced a significant upgrade to its Microsoft Office SharePoint Server-based software suite for life sciences companies. The company says Version 3.5 of the NextDocs Regulatory Document Management System includes...

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2009... May 09 Records management Solutions in education Solutions in government June 09 Risk management Social networking in the enterprise Solutions for pharmaceutical/life sciences July/August 09 Document life cycle management...

It's not about buying; it's about creating value.
April 1, 2009... One of my favorite parts of my job as editorial director for the KMWorld Specialty Publishing Group is that I get to interview--wait, that's not quite the right word--talk with some of the smartest strategic and marketing brains in the...

Profiles 2009.(Buyers guide)(Company overview)
April 1, 2009... 5280 Solutions LLC 8740 Lucent Blvd., Suite 400 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PH: 877.677.5280 or 303.696.5280 FAX:303.683.4175 sales@5280solutions.com www.5280solutions.com 5280 Solutions LLC is an award-winning...

Index to research centers.(List)
April 1, 2009... Index to Research Centers Business Business Process Intelligence Management 5280 Solutions LLC ...

Index to solutions.(List)
April 1, 2009... Index to Solutions Consultant, Integrator, Service Bureau e-Commerce 5280 Solutions LLC...

The companies to watch in 2009.(List)
April 1, 2009... Company Contact * See this company's profile in the pages of this guide. * 5280 Solutions 5280solutions.com 80-20 Software ...