Back in 2009, I found myself reminiscing about an old Documentum partner and one of their cool offerings. As I wrote the article, several more scenarios of “Lost Knowledge” came to mind. I had planned on starting a series of posts on the topic. Here’s the second one seven years later. (I promise to bring... Continue Reading →
Hyland OnBase with Lexmark Perceptive Software? Say What?
4/25/17 - Update - Seems new rumors are back that Hyland may be buying the Lexmark software assets that include Perceptive and Kofax. The rumor indicates that the purchase price will be about $1.5B. In comparison OpenText acquired EMC's ECD assets which included Documentum for $1.62B. 4/30/17 - Update - New article with my thoughts on Kofax and... Continue Reading →
Getting Rid of Paper is Simple Arithmetic
I'm going to be honest, selling “scan and store” is boring. When I get asked the value of simply scanning all the documents in a file room and storing them in a repository with a simple index, I become Rainman. “That will be $10,000 and you’ll have a 1-year return on investment.” Usually no one... Continue Reading →
Xerox to Spinoff Business Process Outsourcing
After acquiring ACS back in 2010 for $6.5 billon, Xerox is changing directions and splitting off its business process outsourcing division. It’s obvious that DocuShare will stay with Xerox. The platform continues to hold a good position in the market. The true outsourced scanning operations will become part of the new organization. But what will... Continue Reading →
Are Documentum’s Days Numbered?
When Dell announced its intent to acquire EMC I felt it was a sign of the end for Documentum. Documentum’s fit was never really understood inside EMC. It was even hard to keep up with the name changes. Last year it was called the Enterprise Content Management Division, the most obvious one in a decade. ... Continue Reading →
Proof Finding ECM Platforms is Difficult
I think most of the time, we in the industry take for granted that “everyone” knows what ECM (Enterprise Content Management) is. If you have a document management problem, you suddenly miraculously figure out that what you really have is an ECM problem. You then immediately discover the Gartner Magic Quadrant and you are ready... Continue Reading →
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