KMWorld articles from October 2007

KMWorld archives from October 2007

The new FRCP: a progress report.
October 1, 2007... The new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have been in effect for about 10 months, so it seems a good time to take a look at how organizations are tackling yet another big information management mandate. We talked with leading e-discovery...

KM takes over center stage.
October 1, 2007... From the very beginning, KMWorld magazine has focused on bringing readers information on the best technology, best practices and best thinking, and I confess to sometimes assuming that all of today's organizations are keeping up with the times,...

Privacy, norms and politics.
October 1, 2007... There are at least 500,000 cameras in the city of London, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal, which also reports that you're recorded on average 300 times a day there. Every station has had cameras since the 1990s. Yet life...

U.S. IT spending forecast by segment.
October 1, 2007... U.S. IT Spending Forecast by Segment 2007 Share 2007 Growth Packaged Software 26.7% 8.7% Hardware 42.1% 5.5% Services 31.2% 7.2% Source: IDC

Employing ECM in human resources.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Human resources (HR) is both document- and process-intensive--a perfect scenario for using enterprise content management (ECM) technologies. Resumes, application forms, new-hire paperwork and policy manuals are among...

ECM: handling the complexities of CAD.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. economy is now considered to be knowledge-based, with much of its value derived from intellectual capital and service activities. However, even a knowledge-based economy depends on a physical infrastructure...

Microsoft[R] Office SharePoint[R] Server 2007.(ECM MARKET ROUNDUP)
October 1, 2007... Microsoft[R] Office SharePoint[R] Server 2007 delivers Enterprise Search server-side capabilities within an integrated suite of business productivity tools designed to help improve organizational effectiveness. It provides out-of-the-box search...

Become a high-performance globally collaborative publisher.(ECM MARKET ROUNDUP)
October 1, 2007... Enterprises are faced with an ever-demanding need to stay competitive by more efficiently reaching dispersed, global markets. They produce immense amounts of printed documents, yet they have never been considered as publishers. On the contrary,...

Knowledge management: a safety net for insurers.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Insurance companies are depending on knowledge management (KM) to determine risk, price policies, control costs and improve customer service. Folksamerica Reinsurance Company (folksamerica.com) insures insurers....

Report management and mining--adding value front to back: report management and mining services let customers convert, store and analyze data streams from legacy systems for user-friendly reporting applications.(Report)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the evolution of the global enterprise, data once maintained in a single system and routed to one destination for a purpose like sales trends analysis, must now be captured from a variety of different sources...

Web-based collaboration at LMU.(News)(Loyola Marymount University)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Consistent with its goal of becoming a more research-focused institution, Loyola Marymount University (LMU, lmu.edu) has deployed a new enterprise portal system. The new tools enhance the ability of students and staff to collaborate campuswide...

One-stop search solution for law firm.(News)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A law firm, with more than 125 lawyers at offices in Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands as well as in London, can now search across databases, file systems and Web sites via its intranet. Carey Olsen...

Easing headline and deadline pressure.(News)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Duke University's autonomous student newspaper, The Chronicle (dukechronicle.com), has replaced an inflexible workflow system with new software that offers real-time collaboration. The editorial staff worked with Database Publishing...

New Zealand streamlines Web search.(News)
October 1, 2007... The government of New Zealand has decided to enhance its public Web site (newzealand.govt.nz) with new search software. As a result, the site is said to offer better service to the many citizens who use it as a portal for government documents,...

KMWorld & Intranets 2007: the conference and expo on knowledge management, content management, intranets, portals, taxonomies, and enterprise search.(Conference Preview)
October 1, 2007... Monday, November 5 Pre-Conference Workshops 9:00 p.m. - [W1] Knowledge Transfer: Using Narrative Stories 4:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - [W2] KM 2.0 Unconference 12:00 p.m. [W3] Critical Success Factors ...

Overcoming resistance to change.(The Future of the Future)
October 1, 2007... When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, "something's gotta give." If you're attempting to transform a legacy organization into an Enterprise of the Future, you'll recognize that the irresistible force is the tidal wave of change...

Documentum 6 unveiled.(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... EMC (http://software.emc.com) has revealed the Documentum 6 enterprise content management (ECM) platform, which, the company says, enables rapid and flexible development, configuration and deployment of next-generation enterprise content...

Accelerate e-discovery.(Industry Watch)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Recommind (recommind.com) has introduced Axcelerate eDiscovery, which is said to offer a number of industry firsts, including First-Pass Review of an entire document collection, One-Click Coding of documents and a number of sophisticated tools...

RM-ing "in place".(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... TOWER Software (towersoft.com) and Vital Path (vital-path.com) have formed a partnership to provide "in place" records management software. The joint solution, they say, allows organizations to continue to manage content at the line of business...

New tool for litigators.(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... Thomson West (http://west.thomson.com) has announced Case Evaluator on Westlaw (westlaw.com), a new research feature that returns only the desired results unique to each query. Case Evaluator enables litigators to build a fact base...

Logi Report from LogiXML.(Industry Watch)(Report)
October 1, 2007... LogiXML (logixml.com) reports that companies that are currently or will be deploying MySQL database as an OEM component can add the capabilities of the Logi Report (freereporting.com) business intelligence product at no charge. LogiXML...

SumTotal Systems releases new suite.(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... SumTotal Systems (sumtotalsystems.com) has released Version 7.6 of its enterprise offering, which is designed to help executives find talent, identify and fill gaps in a work force's skill set and recognize and reward employee performance. ...

Portfolio Server 8.5.(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... Extensis (extensis.com) has released what it says is a major upgrade to its creative assets management product line. Portfolio Server 8.5 is the hub of Extensis' open system, providing new capabilities to Adobe (adobe.com) Creative Suite 3...

Teragram introduces MyGADs Enterprise Edition.(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... Teragram (teragram.com) has rolled out MyGADs Enterprise Edition, collaborative technology that allows corporate users to work together on a searchable wiki to share information among groups and retrieve data through multiple formats. A...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2007... Nov/Dec 07 Business intelligence Solutions in digital asset management January 08 "Knowledge Management Past and Future" industry report Service-oriented architecture February 08 Business process management ...

Silver Creek's DataLens Foundry.(Industry Watch)
October 1, 2007... Silver Creek Systems (silvercreeksystems.com) and Endeca (endeca.com) have announced the immediate availability of DataLens Foundry for Endeca, a new software module for the Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP) that automatically extracts...

Unified enterprise search.(Industry Watch)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Coveo Solutions (coveo.com) reports the integration of its SharePoint search technology into the company's flagship product Coveo Enterprise Search (CES). Coveo explains that CES now delivers unified search across all documents--structured...

AskMe introduces "Azo".(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... AskMe (askme.com) has released "Azo," which, the company says, is designed to provide medium and large organizations new mechanisms to connect their knowledge workers to form social and professional networks, to enhance collaboration, knowledge...

Metastorm acquires Proforma.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Metastorm (metastorm.com) has announced the acquisition of Proforma Corp. (proformacorp.com), provider of enterprise modeling solutions for enterprise architecture (EA) and business process analysis (BPA). Metastorm says the combined...