Aberdeen Group Predicts Documentum To Lead Enterprise Document Management Market; Corporate intranet content management seen as business-critical.PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1997--In its December profile report, "Document Management: A Competitive Advantage," Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. concluded that Documentum(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DCTM) is poised to lead the industry in content management over the Internet and corporate intranets. Aberdeen Group, a prestigious Boston-based analyst organization, predicts that more than half of the Fortune 1,000 companies will adopt document management technology in the next two years as a key strategy to increase enterprise productivity through document sharing See data conferencing. , automation of processes, and Web and intranet content management. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Aberdeen, "Document management will be among the most crucial competitive-advantage applications implemented in corporations. Documentum will take a leadership role in that market and be a standard setter for melding traditional and new document management technologies." The analyst group views the document management market, including workflow and imaging, as a multi-billion dollar market. Although Aberdeen has reviewed product offerings by other companies in the document management space, it does not view them as direct competitors to Documentum. The differentiating factors between Documentum and other companies include Documentum's high-end services such as Web content management, server-to-server document replication and the ability to manage large documents and diverse data types. Aberdeen's profile report highlights Documentum's Enterprise Document Management System 3.1 (EDMS (Electronic Document Management System or Enterprise Document Management System ) See document management. EDMS - Electronic Document Management System ) as a robust, scalable and open architecture, allowing users to create, capture and store numerous document types ranging from traditional word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and documents to Standard Generalized Markup Language (language, text) Standard Generalized Markup Language - (SGML) A generic markup language for representing documents. SGML is an International Standard that describes the relationship between a document's content and its structure. (SGML SGML in full Standard Generalized Markup Language Markup language for organizing and tagging elements of a document, including headings, paragraphs, tables, and graphics. ) and multimedia files. The document repository stores components of documents, or "Docobjects," which are assembled for users as virtual documents according to users' preference, role, and security level. Documentum RightSite(TM), a family of content management products, has extended EDMS's flexible client/server structure to incorporate Web content. "We are pleased to see top industry analyst organizations, such as Aberdeen, recognize the value of enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. via Internet protocols and endorse Documentum's products as providing the most complete solutions for document and Web content management," said Jeffrey A. Miller, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Documentum. About Documentum Documentum (http://www.documentum.com) develops, markets and supports a family of enterprise document management products that improve the effectiveness of the organization based on a company's business-critical information and proven processes. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Documentum sells its products and services through a direct sales force, systems integrators, and affiliated distributors in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Documentum is the recognized leader in the document management market, with worldwide customers in the pharmaceutical, process manufacturing, computers/electronics, and finance industries. -0- Note to Editors: Documentum, Documentum Enterprise Document Management System, Documentum RightSite and the Documentum Docbase are trademarks of Documentum, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other company and product names are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. To order reprints of this report, please contact Susan Rinehart at Aberdeen Group at 617/854-5212. CONTACT: Documentum, Inc. Sharon McNeill, 510/463-6800 smcneill@documentum.com or Niehaus Ryan Group Carla Schlemminger, 415/827-7023 carla@nrgpr.com |
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