Content classification vital

IBM, which recently announced the launch of a self-learning content classification software, is bullish on the sales potential in India, reports The Hindu.

"We see a growing number of enterprises across a variety of industries in India needing to bring IT support for their business processes, which are highly dependent on unstructured data, such as forms," said Ponani Gopalakrishnan, director of IBM Discovery Solution and former manager of IBM India Research Labs.

Though specific market projections are not yet available for the segment, Gopalakrishnan believes content classification software should be a critical component to growing markets, "like eDiscovery, which Forrester projects will grow to $4.8 billion by 2011".

The Gilbane Group, Lighthouse Seminars and CMS Watch announced that last week's Gilbane Conference on Content Technologies in Washington DC was a major success, reports TMC Net.

In its second year, the event doubled the number of federal, state and local association attendees and attracted leading industry analysts and journalists. A highlight of the event was the keynote panel of industry analysts debating the future of content technologies.

"We recognise that the federal government and associations each have their own unique set of content challenges and requirements," said Tony Byrne, founder of CMS Watch. "With that in mind, we are building an event to provide these organisations with discussions around real-world best practices related to managing content."

Despite the continued digitisation of information, libraries remain an important part of communities across the globe, reports CMS Wire.

Open Text is addressing this through a customised version of its Livelink called Livelink ECM - Library Management. This Web-based application is designed for managing library resources and automating daily library operations.

The impending death of the publishing industry is greatly exaggerated. With approximately 3 000 new books being published everyday, the need for a central repository of this information is not going away anytime soon.