Enterprise content management company Documentum has
acquired a one-step content integration product line from Xerox,
and unveiled a "virtual repository" for improved organisation of
stored data.
The Documentum Virtual Repository will allow companies to
organise and store a wide range of internal and external
information that will be easy to retrieve for use. It will allow
aggregation for automated and scheduled content collection from
multiple sources and will make the information available to others
in compatible formats.
The feature will be available early in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Documentum acquired the AskOnce business unit of
Xerox for an undisclosed price. AskOnce is a secure enterprise
content integration product that searches multiple repositories and
data types using a single query.
AskOnce relies on a uniform query interface to connect it to
existing database, document repository, internet, corporate
intranet or e-mail applications.
"With the Documentum Virtual Repository solution, companies will
be able to control all of their content - internal and external,
structured and unstructured - regardless of where it resides," said
Dave DeWalt, president of the Documentum division of EMC.
"Most enterprises have limited knowledge of the content
scattered throughout their organisations - on employee desktops,
internal and external networks, websites and portals, or in data
archives. There's a great need in the market for technology that
helps companies manage all of this content - especially with the
intense public scrutiny of both government agencies and public
companies."
Todd R Weiss writes for Computerworld
