I came across a timely article from the consumer centric blog ReadWriteWeb. This blog post from RWW comes straight off the heels of our well attended Content Days in the Asia Pacific and Japan region in February, where we gave customers and partners a sneak peak at the upcoming launch of Open Text Everywhere. Open [...]
HTML 5: Will your CMS ever be the same?
Although HTML 5 is still a draft specification, it’s impact is being felt across the technology landscape as this is written. In creating a new standard, the W3C was mindful of the latest developments in applied web application technologies, such as the growing popularity of media-rich Web sites over static brochure-ware, and innovations like AJAX. [...]
Survey on Enterprise 2.0 Adoption by AIIM
Here are some of the relevant data points from AIIM’s Enterprise 2.0 survey “Collaboration and Enterprise 2.0 - Work-meets-play or the future of business?” Credit to The content Economy.
Over half of organizations consider Enterprise 2.0 to be “important” or “very important” to their business goals and success.
Only 25% are actually doing anything about it, but this is up from [...]
IDM interviews Open Text about Social Media product
I had a great discussion with Bill Dawes, Editor of Image and Data Manager online. We talked about how my organisation has already made the switch to Enterprise 2.0 tools completely out of viral growth. We never sent a “thou shalt use the new system” braodcast email or enforced it’s use. It completely gained traction [...]
Did Open Text Social Media just bloom before Google Wave?
Something big is cooking and you’ll be seeing it live from the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston if you’re lucky enough to be there. At the recent Content Days in Australia, I had the pleasure of showing off a brand new product that put a fresh face to collaboration. It was mentioned in the press [...]
OpenText to Acquire Vignette
In a move that closely follows the recent acquisition of Interwoven, Vignette is rounding out the latest move in consolidating in the WCM space. The full scoop is here. This is another sign of how important WCM is to mega- enterprises who are recognizing web as their primary strategic channel for information. All hail the [...]
OffiSync: Best of both GoogleDocs and Office Desktop
Finally, a startup that addresses the most glaringly obvious feedback from the user community who wish to leverage the inherent benefits of GoogleDocs yet still are hesitant to make the switch. In my consulting organisations who are trying to make the switch, they see the value in GoogleDocs - I mean, who doesn’t? A free [...]
OpenText Responds to the CMS Vendor Meme
Check out the response to the CMSWatch challenge here on the ECM Briefings blog. This was a great opportunity to showcase social media, and for a change, illustrate how the WCM vendors themselves participate in a discussion. I look forward to all the feedback from the user community.
Eco-Realistic: A Proposal for Non-profit Development
In reading a well-articulated yet unsurprising article on the eco-friendly sub-trends emerging in 2009 by TrenWatchers, I was reminded of a non-profit idea I had decades ago.
We all throw out things we shouldn’t. The VCR remote that has a single broken button, the microwave that simply had its turntable belt snap yet still warms food [...]
Shocking Usability - Part 1: Sydney Public Transport
Oh baby, just where do I start with this one. In it’s infinite wisdom, Sydney mass transit (known as the RTA) has decided to begin replacing IMHO the already effective train station displays. Here are the new ones:
Let’s breakdown the ways in which this active signage is confusing.
Primarily, instead of the previous congruous interface on [...]
