The ECM Suites Report 2009 released today

aps@cmswatch.com(Alan Pelz-Sharpe) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:07:00 -0400

Today I'm proud to announce the release of the 2009 edition of The ECM Suites Report. Expanded out to over 400 pages, I believe this constitutes the most comprehensive ECM product evaluation report of its kind. In this edition we have added some new vendors, dropped some old, and revised all 30 product reviews.

This churn reflects a vibrant and extremely healthy global ECM market. As we note in today's press release, there probably has never been a better time for buyers, with a wide range of strong products to chose from, especially in the mid market.

If there is one thing in particular this latest research has shown us, it is that SharePoint did not (as many predicted) kill the ECM market, but rather the ECM market has embraced SharePoint -- and we are all the better for it.

Of course there are some stinkers out there, and as buyer you need to exercise caution, but we hope the advice, critiques, and "insider" detail we provide in this report will help mitigate your risks.

As always, if you're a subscription customer, you'll automatically receive your copy shortly.

Considering smaller ECM vendors

aps@cmswatch.com(Alan Pelz-Sharpe) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:16:00 -0400

Currently on Intelligent Enterprise you can read my recent review of Xythos Document Manager Version 6. Though I have a short fuse with those who say that "basic content services" (BCS) are all that any enterprise needs for their ECM requirements, I remain nonetheless supportive of "lite" offerings. ECM is such an overblown and overused term (but it's the only one we have) that encompasses everything from huge imaging and case management deployments to simple document collaboration projects. There is room for all the vendors who want to deliver value; the problem comes for the buyer to make sense of apparently similar, but actually widely divergent ECM products in this confused market. Many niche vendors such as as Xythos, Saperion, FormTek or Cimage can tend to be overlooked as a result, and that's a shame, because under the right circumstances they may offer a better fit for your needs than the likes of IBM, Interwoven or Open Text...

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The ECM Suites Report 2009 released today

Considering smaller ECM vendors