IBM completes FileNet acquisition

IBM completed the $1.6 billion acquisition of enterprise content management system (CMS) supplier FileNet, and will integrate the company`s operations into its information management software division, writes VNUNet.

"IBM has acquired FileNet to advance its 'Information On Demand` initiative, which aims to help clients capture insights from their information, to use as a strategic asset in business processes. Further consolidation is expected, as the enterprise content management market is awash with smaller players," comments the article.

Tim Robertson, manager of content management sales at IBM Software Group, said smaller players will find it harder to compete in delivering an overall content management solution that will address all areas of content throughout the enterprise.

Endeca has unveiled the Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP) 5.0, a product combining search with business intelligence.

"The Endeca IAP 5.0 brings together tools and techniques necessary to speed information discovery and analysis: search, guided navigation, ad hoc analysis, visualisation and text analytics, into a single, interactive user experience," writes the Gilbane Report.

A free deluxe open source CMS from WebAPP, written in Perl and licensed under the GNU General Public Licence, has been released.

"WebAPP requires no SQL backend, no PHP, only a hosting environment offering support for Perl. The package includes categorised articles, a fully customisable forum, instant messaging, who`s online, member listings, download and link areas, site statistics - all configurable through an easy to use administration panel," explains KentuckyLakeTimes.

Web-APP.org is the official support and development site for the WebAPP - Web Automated Perl Portal System. The main purpose of the site is to provide support for those using WebAPP.