KMWorld articles from October 2005

KMWorld archives from October 2005

Text mining's next step.(Unstructured Information Management Architecture)
October 1, 2005... In a move that should help jump-start the emerging text mining industry, IBM (ibm.com) announced in August the release of an impressive set of infrastructure components known collectively as Unstructured Information Management Architecture or...

Should you outsource?(Trend Watch)
October 1, 2005... When the going gets tough, businesses look for ways to simplify business processes, limit costs and minimize their dependence on expensive IT infrastructure. In that environment, businesses also seek "to shed all activities and resources that...

Celebrating nine years of KM.(KMWorld)
October 1, 2005... Where were you in 1997? That's when this magazine completed its transformation from Imaging World to KMWorld and when we kicked off the first KMWorld Conference and Exposition and began mapping the future for knowledge-based organizations. ...

Financial compliance process management software, new license revenue forecast, worldwide (millions of U.S. dollars).
October 1, 2005... Financial Compliance Process Management Software, New License Revenue Forecast, Worldwide (Millions of U.S. Dollars) 19.1% CAGR (combined annual growth rate) 2004 111.8 2005 233.2 2006 269.1 2007 345 2008 394.4 ...

LexisNexis launches MarketImpact.(Industry Watch)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... LexisNexis (lexisnexis.com) has introduced MarketImpact, a measurement and intelligence tool powered by Biz360 (biz360.com). Expanding on an existing alliance initiated in 2004, LexisNexis has entered into what it calls a preferred...

Endeca unveils new solutions.(Industry Watch)(information retrieval applications and services )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Endeca (endeca.com) has announced new information retrieval applications and services for public sector organizations. Built on the company's Guided Navigation platform, Endeca says Government Search and Analysis Solutions are designed to help...

Deeper reputation management.(factiva.com)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Factiva (factiva.com) has released a new application that allows executives to monitor known issues and discover emerging opportunities and threats from across the mainstream media, radio and television transcripts and consumer-generated...

Putting KM into RM.(Industry Watch)(Knowledge management)(records management)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Hyperwave (hyperwave.com) reports the latest version of its eRecords Suite combines records management with document and content management, collaboration and business process support. Meeting the legislated standards requirement of both the...

Stellent enhances imaging/BPM suite.(Industry Watch)(Business Process Management)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Stellent (stellent.com) reports it has significantly upgraded its Imaging and Business Process Management (BPM) suite by providing new capabilities that increase manageability and performance as well as improve information life cycle management...

Cohesive collaboration.
October 1, 2005... Oracle (oracle.com) has released Collaboration Suite 10g, a set of collaboration products that are designed to deliver robust functionality for businesses to better manage and deliver content and communications throughout the enterprise. The...

KM in an unwired enterprise.(Knowledge management)
October 1, 2005... The world of information management and in particular that of unstructured data management (in the form of e-mails, word documents, etc) is on the brink of crossing the chasm. Database and enterprise content management (ECM) vendors alike are...

Insurance: next-generation claims processing.(Vignette Records and Documents)
October 1, 2005... The insurance industry made great strides more than a decade ago when it began using imaging rather than paper for its claims processing. However, as the digital age advanced and information accompanying claims became more complex, some of the...

Does your content management strategy put you at risk?
October 1, 2005... For several years, Delphi Group (delphigroup.com) has been cautioning organizations about the danger of innocently assuming that their content is in any deep sense "secured" simply because they have an enterprise content management (ECM)...

The knowledge (worker) economy.(Editorial)
October 1, 2005... Far too many people in business still don't get it. They continue to believe that technology is the answer to pretty much any problem in their organization. It's completely understandable, though--today's technology is astoundingly...

Alphabetical order.(about Mortimer Adler's famous works)(Editorial)
October 1, 2005... Mortimer Adler devotes much of A Guidebook to Learning: For the Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom, to railing against alphabetical order. He would hate what's going on now. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Adler, who died at 98 in 2001, is chiefly...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... Nov/Dec 05 Business intelligence/competitive intelligence KM Promise/KM Reality special report Solutions in retail banking January 06 Business process management "Knowledge Management Past and Future" February 06...

The metaphor drawer.(knowledge tools)
October 1, 2005... Last time I suggested a metaphor for how our conversations reflect and refract the knowledge of others. This time, I want to expand on the idea of metaphors as a category of personal knowledge management (PKM) tools. We all use metaphors. Just...

The power of jointness: how collaboration works in real life.(knowledge management techniques)(Editorial)
October 1, 2005... "Collaboration" is one of the big knowledge management-mantra words--this is a list that also includes "sharing," "capturing" and even "delivering" knowledge. When industry gurus talk about KM, you can bet "collaboration" isn't far behind. So...

Extending support with collaborative forums.
October 1, 2005... You know your company and products are special, and your customers feel that way, too. That's why they want to participate in collaborative forums. They learn from other expert customers, gain recognition, build their reputation, let their...

The uncaptured advantage.(advancement in information technology)
October 1, 2005... Have you ever heard this?: "I could have told you that would never fly...." "How come we didn't know about that... ?" "We've looked at that before...?" Have you thought this?: "How the heck did that happen... ?" "If only I knew then what...

A primer on structured vs. unstructured search.(techniques in search engines)
October 1, 2005... (And why read a primer on structured and unstructured search by me? More on that in a moment.)... If you search for a monkey in the jungle, it's tougher than finding one at the zoo, and if you search for unstructured content, it's tougher...

Virtual project rooms streamline project management.
October 1, 2005... In today's business environment, project teams are made up of the best people available, regardless of location. These teams may be made up of employees, outside vendors and consultants, who may be working together for days, weeks or even...

When internal content meets external business information.
October 1, 2005... Any decision is only as good as the information behind it. Companies know that accurate information is their most important asset, capable of shedding vital insight onto current customers, prospects, competitors, partners and suppliers....

XML: a multipurpose solution.(extensible markup language)
October 1, 2005... For years, Extensible Markup Language (XML) has been touted as the great equalizer for content management, the technology that will let companies bring it all together. But partly because standards have taken a while to develop, its progress...

Content management sourcebook.(Ektron Inc. releases new products)(Fast Search & Transfer's real time enterprise search platform)(Hummingbird Ltd.'s enterprise content management solutions)
October 1, 2005... Ektron is "redefining" Web Content Management by squarely addressing the need among midsized organizations to more easily and affordably create, publish, translate, organize, manage and reuse information on Web sites, intranets and extranets....

KMWorld & intranets: 2005 conference & exposition.(KMWorld and Intranets 2005)(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, CONTENT MANAGEMENT, INTRANETS, AND PORTALS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] November 15-17, 2005 San Jose McEnery Convention Center ...

Exiting the panic room.
October 1, 2005... I've always been curious about the "buying process." Who talks to whom? How do you get to the next step? How do you get approval...? blah, blah, blah... Speaking as an entirely ineffective salesperson, I always wondered how this stuff gets...

Profiles 2005.(software industry)
October 1, 2005... Appian Corporation 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, 16th Floor Vienna, VA 22182 PH: 703.442.8844 FAX: 703.442.8919 info@appiancorp.com www.appiancorp.com Appian is the first business process management (BPM) company to...

Index to markets served.(software support services)(Illustration)
October 1, 2005... Banking, Financial Computing, Government Services, Communications, Public Insurance Technology Sector Healthcare Appian...

Index to solutions.(knowledge management)(Illustration)
October 1, 2005... Data Capture, Mining, Reporting, Analysis & Imaging & Content Business...

Index to type of operation.(Illustration)
October 1, 2005... Application Consultant, Custom Software Service Educator, Applications and Provider Publisher Tools Developer Appian Corporation Aquire ATG ...

Index to business functions.
October 1, 2005... E- Application Business or Customer/ Commerce Service Competitive Partner or E- Provider ...

The knowledge management community.(Directory)
October 1, 2005... Company Contact 5by5 Networks www.5by5networks.com 80-20 Software www.80-20.com Accela www.accela.com Accenture ...