EContent articles from November 2005

EContent archives from November 2005

Inside out.(edit this)(software testing)
November 1, 2005... I like shy people. It could be some of that old stuff about still waters and their relative depth, or maybe it's just because I'm so extroverted that I seek out a yin to my yang. In any case, I often forget that many of my friends are shy until...

Blog search: market heats up.(content news)
November 1, 2005... Hear that sledgehammer-like thud, thud, thud? That's the sound of opportunity knocking in the blogosphere. So far, the big online search companies such as Yahoo!, MSN, and Google have been slow to answer, which has allowed smaller, more...

Alacra launches Wiki.(News & product briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Alacra, Inc., a provider of online business information solutions, has announced the launch of the Alacra Wiki, a free collaborative Web site designed to help people find sources of business information. The Alacra Wiki provides descriptions...

ECNext secures $4 million more.(News & product briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... ECNext, a provider of technology and services for merchandising and marketing business content via the Web, has announced that it has raised $4 million in new financing. Reservoir Venture Partners and Athenian Venture Partners were the main...

Sun shines: on open source DRM development.(Sun Microsystems Inc. working on an open source project to simplify the downloading process)
November 1, 2005... Trying to download the same song to your PC, MP3 player, and cell phone usually means downloading three different files from three different sources, thanks to the brand-exclusive DRMs that come with each individual digital content player. Sun...

NextPage launches NextPage 2.(News & product briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... NextPage has launched the next generation of its document collaboration service, NextPage 2. This subscription service is designed to eliminate user adoption problems by not requiring a centralized repository to store and manage documents,...

FileNet announces agreement to acquire YTG; ships new records manager suite.(News & product briefs)
November 1, 2005... FileNet Corporation, a provider of ECM and BPM solutions, has announced that it plans to acquire Yaletown Technology Group, Inc., a provider of content compliance software. The purchase of Yaletown Technology Group is an all cash transaction...

JotSpot introduces online developer program.(News & product briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... JotSpot, an application wiki company, has announced the formation of the JotSpot Developer Connection, a free online destination for accessing tools and resources for developing on the JotSpot wiki platform. When developers sign up for free...

Outsell issues MarketView report.(News & product briefs)
November 1, 2005... Outsell, Inc., an Information Industry research and advisory firm, has announced the launch of its inaugural Business-to-Business MarketView to give a comprehensive picture of what's driving the information industry, and specifically, what the...

When not re-formatting is the function: the electronic records archives.
November 1, 2005... People archive all the time and don't even realize it, much realize its value. For instance, a mother may want to have records about her son who recently enlisted in the Army. Her pride may cause her to keep track of his accomplishments, yet...

Take 10: Vasont updates content management software.(content news)
November 1, 2005... Vasont Systems is releasing the newest version of its Vasont content management software at the Gilbane Conference in Boston this month. Vasont's CMS is designed to enable users to manage, organize, and reuse content for multiple print, CD,...

Really Strategies, Inc.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... Really Strategies, Inc. has announced the hiring of Michael Puscar, director of technology solutions. Prior to joining Really Strategies, Puscar served as VP of technology at Intellisophic, a provider of taxonomic content for use in advanced...

Shari Cleary has been promoted to director of research for CBS Digital Media Group, and Bill Martens has joined as director of business development for CBSNews.com.(peopleware)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Shari Cleary has been promoted to director of research for CBS Digital Media Group, and Bill Martens has joined as director of business development for CBSNews.com. Cleary joined CBS in 2002 and was most recently manager, CBS New Media...

Intelligenxia.(promoted Jim Hawley to vice president)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Intelligenxia, a provider of software solutions for unstructured information decision support, has announced the promotion of Jim Hawley to VP, government sector. In this position, Hawley is responsible for all sales and business development...

Google Inc.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... Google Inc. has announced the hiring of Vinton (Vint) Cerf as chief Internet evangelist. Cerf joins Google from MCI, where he led technology advancements since 1982, with a break to return to research at the Corporation for National Research...

MetaCarta, Inc.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... MetaCarta, Inc., a provider of geographic-based business intelligence, has announced that George McNamee and Don Zereski have joined MetaCarta's board of directors. McNamee currently serves as a director of Adapt Media, Inc., Autotask...

Mobile Marketing Association (MMA).(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), an action oriented association designed to clear obstacles to market development, has announced that Rouben Haroutoonian, EVP, Dwango Wireless, and Joe Barone, president, Virtu Mobile, have been named to...

Swets Information Services.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... Swets Information Services has announced the appointment of Ezra T. Ernst as Swets' new CEO in North America. Most recently, Ernst held a range of senior management roles at Wolters Kluwer.

GFI.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... GFI, a provider of network security, content security, and messaging software, has announced that its board of directors named Curtis H. Staker to serve as the company's CEO. Staker will move over from Websense Inc., where he has been president...

Viacom Television Stations' Digital Media Group.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... The Viacom Television Stations' Digital Media Group has named Keith Cutler SVP, advertising sales and business development, and Sayoko Knight VP, advertising sales operations. Cutler will oversee all revenue-generating activities for the...

Composite Software.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... Composite Software, a provider of enterprise information integration solutions, has announced the appointment of Dr. James Crawford as VP, engineering. His responsibilities at Composite include product development, quality assurance, and...

Maven Networks, Inc.(peopleware)
November 1, 2005... Maven Networks, Inc., a software provider that enables media companies and brand marketers to deliver broadband video, has announced that Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai Technologies, Inc., will join Maven's board of directors.

Comtex News Network, Inc.(Keith Kaplan appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Comtex News Network, Inc., a provider of electronic real-time news and content, has announced the appointment of Keith Kaplan to the position of VP, marketing and product development, a new position within the company. Kaplan previously served...

Interest level in technology.(metrics)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2005... Interest Level in Technology By Mean Score VOIP 4.5 Intrusion Detection 4.2 Network Management Service 4.1 SAN 4.0 Windows 2003/Servers 4.0 Content...

Amount of spam received daily.(metrics)
November 1, 2005... Amount of Spam Received Daily According to U.S. Adult Internet Users, November 2004 (as a % of respondents) 0 * 22% 1-4 18% 5-9 16% 10-19 13% 20-39 ...

Online & offline: newspaper consumption.(metrics)
November 1, 2005... Online & Offline Newspaper Consumption ONLINE/OFFLINE NEWSPAPER CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN Primarily Print Newspaper Reading 72% Primarily Online Newspaper Reading 21% Split...

U.S. adult Internet users' knowledge of the meaning of select Internet terms, May-June 2005 (as a % of respondents).(metrics)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2005... U.S. Adult Internet Users' Knowledge of the Meaning of Select Internet Terms, May-June 2005 (as a % of respondents) HAVE A GOOD IDEA NOT REALLY NEVER HEARD WHAT TERM MEANS ...

Faces of econtent.(Peter Pawlowski being interviewed)(Interview)
November 1, 2005... Job Function: Vivisimo provides clustering technology used to enhance search results. "Our product, Vivisimo Velocity, organizes results of a search task for our customers," says Peter Pawlowski, software engineer and lead linguist. In an...

Manila 9.5.
November 1, 2005... Manila 9.5 is a powerful blogging tool. A caveat for inexperienced bloggers: Manila is a powerful blogging tool. I'm no blog expert, but at the same time I consider my tech-tool intuition to be pretty strong and I've used a number of blogging...

The return of coopetition: is search friend or foe?(follow the money)
November 1, 2005... Back in the day (in Internet years, that's 1998) the term "coopetition" became one of the keywords of the dotcom revolution. The uniqueness of the Web link, the sheer interdependence of one site with another to push and pull eyeballs around...

People powered: content and collaboration combine forces.
November 1, 2005... For more than a hundred years, organizations across all sectors have been driving towards efficiency by creating routine or automated processes. This single-minded focus has allowed many organizations to create an array of impressive core...

You're searching what?!?(info pro)(Column)
November 1, 2005... I got a call today from a client who--having already subscribed to a number of professional databases through EBSCOhost realized that he was not finding what he wanted and asked if I could do his research for him. This is not an unusual...

Feed the need: the state of RSS Advertising.(really simple syndication)
November 1, 2005... While the Internet is often referred to as a medium, in reality its role is that of a dynamic environment through which various media are implemented. These media range from streaming to email to instant messaging, and because of the versatile,...

It's the people and processes.(i column like i cm)
November 1, 2005... One of the mantras in the CM profession that is right up there with "Separate the content from the presentation" is the hard rule, "It's never the technology, it's the people and processes." In his CMS Report, EContent contributing editor Tony...

The evolution of knowledge management: this time it's personal.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2005... When you think of knowledge management, you probably think of the corporate variety in which organizations try to get a handle on the vast amounts of knowledge locked inside the minds of individual employees across the organization. But there...

Google: a company, not a religion.(services)
November 1, 2005... Have you ever searched something on Google yielding more than 1,000 results? What a silly question. I'd guess most readers have seen results in the millions. Heck, even a vanity search may yield tens of thousands of results. Here's a better...

A case of DAM fine efficiency.(case study)
November 1, 2005... Company: SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT A subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, Sony Pictures Entertainment produces and distributes motion picture and television programming, acquires and distributes DVD and VHS home entertainment...

Pink Floyd and business multimedia.(after thought)(Column)
November 1, 2005... I was all excited about catching the Live 8 concerts this past summer. I blocked out my day to watch the music from multiple cities unfold on TV. I have a sound system hooked up to my television, so I knew that the audio portion was going to be...