KMWorld articles from June 2003

KMWorld archives from June 2003

Seeing clearly now: SER and Optika team to enhance functionality.(Optika will leverage SERdistiller, SER's Intelligent Document Recognition (IDR) solution)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... As part of its value-added strategy, SER (ser.com) has formed a partnership with Optika (optika.com), an enterprise content management provider of imaging, workflow, collaboration and records management software. The alliance will enable Optika...

Talking about mGen: First Responder; team-building government solution.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... mGen (mgen.com), known as a developer of advanced distributed knowledge, human capital and learning management systems, has announced First Responder, a new software solution said to allow government organizations to build teams based on...

Model building is fun: J.D. Edwards introduces new supply chain tool.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... J.D. Edwards (jdedwards.com) says its new Supply Chain Business Modeler (SCBM) is a tool for manufacturers and distributors that is designed to simplify the implementation process and deliver a faster and higher return on investment for supply...

Wipro purchases NerveWire. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Wipro (wipro.com), winner of the KMWorld 2002 KM Reality Award, reports it has acquired NerveWire (nervewire.com), a Newton, Mass.-based business and iT consulting company serving financial services clients, for approximately $18.7 million in...

Google acquires Applied Semantics. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Google (google.com) announced that has acquired Applied Semantics (applied semantics.com), a Santa Monica, Calif.-based company known for its semantic text processing technology. Both companies are privately held and terms of the deal were not...

ToolBook 8.6. (News).(Click2Leam offers latest version of its ToolBook)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Click2Leam (click2learn.com) reports the latest version of its ToolBook offering includes powerful new features developed to meet evolving learning industry demands and to respond to feedback from many of ToolBook's 13,000-plus customers...

KM and the pharmaceutical industry: A roundtable discussion--Part 1. (News).
June 1, 2003... Pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms face enormous challenges making intelligent decisions based on the huge volume of information that they take in on a daily basis. They are knowledge-intensive organizations. Their value and the value of...

A joint DM solution. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... iManage (imanage.com) and Interwoven (interwoven.com) have announced the general availability of their joint collaborative document management (CDM) solution. The companies say the new integration provides enterprises with a comprehensive...

Look out for Salesforce. (News).(Salesforce.com offers Microsoft (microsoft.com) Outlook e-mail integration solution)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Salesforce.com (salesforce.com) has introduced its Microsoft (microsoft.com) Outlook e-mail integration solution. The offering is said to provide the flexibility to communicate with customers using either application without concern that vital...

Integrating search with all content. (News).(Verity introduces Verity Federator, Java infrastructure with public application programming interface)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Verity (verity.com) has announced Verity Federator, which is a Java infrastructure with a public application programming interface (API), designed to seamlessly integrate the search systems of Verity Ultraseek (formerly Inktomi Enterprise...

BPM meets document management. (News).(Ultimus, Web-based workflow automation software provider, has partnered with Hummingbird )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Ultimus (ultimus.com), well-respected as a Web-based workflow automation software provider, has partnered with Hummingbird (hummingbird.com) in a deal designed to integrate the strengths of business process and document management of the...

Kofax and HP ink deal. (News).(Hewlett-Packard will include Kofax's MRS software with its top-of-the-line Scanjet 8290 model flatbed scanner)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The first step to any knowledge management initiative is to capture documents into digital format, and with this in mind I{P (hp.com) has called up Kofax (kofax.com) VirtualReScan (VRS) "imaging-perfecting" technology into its new line of...

Learning management systems bring integration, analytics to the enterprise. (Special Section: E-Learning World).
June 1, 2003... Learning management systems (LMSs), software solutions that track and manage training, are beginning to fulfill their potential for bringing an enterprise perspective to training. Increased use of e-learning, integration with other enterprise...

E-learning a market of opportunity? (E-Learning World).
June 1, 2003... The arrival of some new competition will shake up the e-learning market, and it can only benefit from the experience. The events that will prompt that change and the effect it will have on today's e-learning vendors are examined in this...

Innovative applications make government more responsive. (Government).(Expert systems and innovative CRM applications are being used)
June 1, 2003... Government agencies are meeting the needs of their customers, both within and outside of the organization, with expert systems and user-friendly electronic forms, innovative CRM applications and a host of other applications. The technologies...

Government solutions provider directory.(Directory)
June 1, 2003... Convera 1921 Gallows Road, Suite 200 Vienna, VA 22182 Phone: 703-760-4085 Fax: 703-748-1255 E-mail: info@convera.com Web: www.convera.com Convera, a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise search and...

Are we good enough yet? (Opinion).(Knowledge management is not close to fulfilling its promise; notes study)
June 1, 2003... Truman Capote once wrote that "beat generation writers weren't writers at Hall, rather just typists." In other words, average people performing average, tedious tasks. How far have we really progressed with KM? A lot of what we talk about...

The truth of weblogs. (Opinion).(Weblogging as a persistent conversation supplies balance of views with same self-correction mechanism that is built into conversation itself)
June 1, 2003... Everyone knows that there are serious problems with objectivity. At last we may have a corrective, a way of thinking that doesn't fall into the obvious traps. Oddly, it's little ol' weblogs that are leading the way. The worst problem with...

Analyzing KM gaps. (Opinion).(Knowledge management)
June 1, 2003... [Editor's Note: This is sixth in a series on KM implementation techniques.] As Charlie sat there, a small smile gradually crept to his face. Were any of his teammates watching, they would have thought him to be quite insane. For just...

The wisdom of the piles: paper, paper everywhere and not a thought to think. (Personal Toolkit).(Column)
June 1, 2003... This was supposed to be a column about digitizing the paper clutter of my work environment. I looked at some very good personal tools to help me do this, which I'll get to in a minute. But while doing the research, which included looking...

The magic ingredient conjuring online content calls for potent HM. (Content Management).
June 1, 2003... The need for efficient document management and content management go hand in hand. Many people view content management as KM for their Web documents. And to a large degree, that is true. But content management also encompasses a wide range of...

ECMS; focused content management for dynamic business needs. (Advertisment).(Enterprise content management)
June 1, 2003... Content, in its various forms such as documents, media, graphics and text, is the foundation of daily business processes and inevitably runs throughout an organization. Sharing and publishing these unique formats online across the enterprise...

Infodata: bridging two worlds. (Advertisement).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... Augmenting Your ECM to Solve Problems in Regulated Industries Ask yourself these questions. How do you review content and ensure it is in compliance with regulations? How do you handle publishing and assembling multiple documents from...

Coming full circle: Gathering knowledge throughout the supply chain improves decision-making. (Supply Chain Management).(Supply Chain Common Operating Picture is a collaborative logistics Web site that integrates all Air Force supply chain processes )
June 1, 2003... Supply chain management systems are designed to take care of the logistics end of the product distribution cycle--making sure, for example, that the order from the retailer for 500 gizmos arrives at the retailer in time for the weekend sale....

Healthy ramifications. (KM in Practice).(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute uses business intelligence software to enhance patient care flow and research data collection)
June 1, 2003... A leading cancer research and care center in Boston is using business intelligence software to improve safety, efficiency and staff satisfaction at its 20 cancer clinics. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (danafarber.org), a teaching affiliate of...

Bullish about business-critical information. (KM in Practice).(Merrill Lynch uses solution from Relegence Corp. to access and manage crucial business information and news sources in real time)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Financial management company Merrill Lynch (ml.com) is using a solution from The Relegence Corp. (http://envoyla.enow.com) to access and manage crucial business information and news sources in real time. The company has deployed Relegence's...

E-training the Army. (KM in Practice).(U.S. Army is enhancing training opportunities through use of new learning management system, which is being implemented by IBM Business Consulting Services )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The U.S. Army (army.mil) is enhancing training opportunities through the use of a new learning management system. IBM (ibm.com) Business Consulting Services is implementing the LMS, which contains e-learning technology from Saba (saba.com), for...

E-mail protection plan. (KM in Practice).(Mississippi Baptist Health Systems (mbhs.org) has enlisted the support of e-mail management and protection software)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Mississippi Baptist Health Systems (mbhs.org) has enlisted the support of e-mail management and protection software to help it comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. The regional healthcare...

Putting the law in their own hands. (KM in Practice).(Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy implements knowledge management solution from LexisNexis; Plumtree Software powers portal)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A New York-based law firm is using portal technology to organize and maintain the large volume of information used in its practice. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (milbank.com) has implemented a knowledge management solution from LexisNexis...

KM software for KM students. (KM in Practice).(Malaspina University College (British Columbia) is deploying knowledge exchange software to international students)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Malaspina University College (mala.ca) in Nanaimo, British Columbia, is deploying knowledge exchange software to international students during the knowledge management component of their MBA degree. The college's new MBA degree programs are...

Searching discovery. (KM in Practice).(Odyssey Development's ISYS search engine software helps Lionel Sawyer & Collins )
June 1, 2003... Search technology helped a private law firm search and retrieve reams of documents in preparation for a three-month trial of complex commercial litigation in Las Vegas. The case involved close to 2 million documents produced in discovery and...

Silvon's best-laid plans. (News).(Silvon Software offers new Web-based planning application )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Silvon Software (silvon.com) has released a new Web-based planning application that will be sold and marketed under the company's Stratum suite of enterprise performance management solutions. The company says the new application, called...

Signed, sealed & delivered. (News).(Saperion announces agreement to integrate Authentidate's signature technology into its enterprise archiving software)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Saperion (saperion.com) has announced an agreement to integrate Authentidate's (authentidate.com) signature technology into its enterprise archiving software. The companies say the agreement makes the preparation and verification of...

Out-of-the-box notification. (News).(Atomz introduces Atomz Alert, Web-native solution that enables customers to offer e-mail content alerts to their Web site visitors)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Atomz (atomz.com), known for its enterprise Web site management software delivered as an online service, has introduced Atomz Alert, a Web-native solution that enables customers to offer e-mail content alerts to their Web site visitors. ...

Capture and IDMS align. (News).(Compthink and PowerScan partner to integrate Computhink's ViewWise IDMS with PowerScan's IDEA image capture and processing software)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Compthink (computhink.com) and PowerScan (powerScan.com) today jointly announced a partnership to integrate Computhink's ViewWise IDMS with PowerScan's IDEA image capture and processing software. The companies claim that businesses utilizing...

Vignette's integrated suites. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Vignette (vignette.com) announces the integration of its Content Management Suites, Portal Suites and other capabilities into the Vignette Application Suites. The company says that through three distinct suite packages, it offers organizations...

For the record.(Current state of information management in Federal agencies should be examined)
June 1, 2003... It's not your granddad's government. The days of unlimited resources and foolish expenditures have passed. Federal, state and local governments are now under more of a microscope of budget oversight and stewardship than ever in history. From...

Governments worldwide poised to exploit knowledge management.
June 1, 2003... Unlike many public and private organizations, federal state and local government agencies worldwide were mandated by law and organizational directives during the 1990s to adopt electronic information systems. As a result, many were early...

Government lays down the law on document management.
June 1, 2003... Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, government bodies developed PC and server based information architectures. Though these systems successfully served particular functions, there was also a need to communicate with other departments within or...

Managing organizational change: Plan, execute, evaluate.
June 1, 2003... "Change is good," or so they say. The more accurate statement is, "Change is inevitable." That being the case, how we handle organizational change is critical to the ongoing success of any organization. Often we aren't even aware that...