The Snowbound Imaging Technology Blog
Welcome to Snowbound Software’s Technology Blog. This interactive resource focuses on technologies that improve the document lifecycle from input through archiving. Topics include imaging, viewing, conversion and content management, as well as development environments such as Java, .NET, and Windows.
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Written on August 26th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
Or how marketers try to capture your attention
Okay, please excuse the “Wizard of Oz” reference in the title of this column – I couldn’t help myself due to the recent 71st anniversary of the film, which came to my attention via a Google Doodle – those headers at the top of the page when you use the search engine for research. (The Pac Man Google Doodle from a couple months ago was great)! Which gets me on topic – those doodles reminded me of the various ways of catching people’s attention – in other words marketing…
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Written on August 19th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
It’s amazing the things people assume your company creates when the name of your firm is ‘Snowbound Software’. The moniker was chosen during heavy snowfall in the winter of 1996, and it was also thought that the unique name and alliteration of the words would stand out in peoples’ minds. Seems to be working too…but sometimes in unintended ways…
Over the years, we’ve heard of many things people thought of when they heard our company name, with mostly winter themes of course – and yes, these include snowboards. One online definition for ‘snowbound’ is ‘confined or shut in by heavy snow’, and some Mondays feel that way around here – even in August! (Maybe especially in August – when we’re mentally snowbound – stuck inside while it’s nice outside.)
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Written on August 17th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
Autonomy recently announced it is in the top spot on the "Forrester Wave List" measuring the merits of companies offering online testing to customers for the third quarter of 2010. Using online testing allows Autonomy to ensure its ECM and other solutions operate in line with customer expectations.
"Autonomy is focused on delivering innovative and powerful technology to help marketers build persuasive, engaging, and compelling online experiences, and we are pleased with the high marks we received in the Online Testing Wave report," said Rafiq Mohammadi, CEO of Autonomy.
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Written on August 16th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
Open Text recently released the latest version of its web ECM solution, Web Site Management 10.1, which includes new social networking tools for customers to leverage the growing trend. Among the social networking tools included are integration solutions, which allow companies to easily use and archive their posts on popular social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
The latest iteration of the popular open source web content management solution allows administrators and other IT experts to expedite any social networking tasks they have. However, it will also make editorial responsibilities easier by providing new methodologies such as drag-and-drop, which will allow workers to organize data as they see fit far easier than previous versions of WSM.
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Written on August 12th, 2010 by Simon Wieczner
CEO/President’s Corner – August 2010
As a Customer, do I need to look Under the Hood?
If you’re buying a toaster, I submit that most of us don’t care what’s inside as long as it toasts bread and doesn’t catch on fire. When buying flat panel TV’s, there’s so much complexity that it’s easy to be overwhelmed with the feature list, when perhaps all you care about is that you get the channels you want. However, some of us do buy based on resolution, on number of HDMI ports, on the contrast level and the speed of the refresh rate.
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Written on August 10th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
IBM recently announced the acquisition of Datacap, which both companies expect will result in a highly productive relationship based on their offering of industry-leading ECM solutions and services. The organizations had worked together for 15 years prior to IBM”s acquisition, which will eliminate any possible time that would have been required to integrate Datacap products to IBM solutions.
Various new regulations now make ECM solutions business critical for companies in a number of organizations. IBM”s ECM products will benefit from Datacap”s image capture capability. According to IBM, this was a major aspect of the proposed deal. For Datacap, the deal with IBM will expand its global reach significantly.
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Written on August 5th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
KnowledgeLake recently received Microsoft”s 2010 U.S. West Region Excellence in Competency Award for its contributions to the ECM industry. ECM has become a business-critical solution for most companies required to store and organize data, whether for compliance purposes or other reasons.
Companies need highly scalable solutions to make changes to their system as needed. KnowledgeLake ensures this with their products by allowing customers to alter settings that bolster automation and the solution”s overall flexibility. Furthermore, tasks such as document search and organization can be easily customized to the specific needs of each individual user.
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Written on August 4th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
Open Text recently commissioned a study analyzing the use of social media websites and applications in the corporate world. According to the survey, more than a quarter of companies expect new social media initiatives to improve customer service and relationships. Meanwhile, 93 percent of companies have reported various blogging programs have boosted corporate relations and communications.
The popularity of social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter has grown substantially among enterprise users. However, LinkedIn is still the most popular with more than 35 percent of companies depending upon it to improve their corporate relations, pursue new partnerships and find qualified employees.
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Written on August 2nd, 2010 by Snowbound Software
ONLC Training Centers recently announced an increased need for experienced ECM specialists led it to start classes for SharePoint 2010 training in Denver. The company, which offers IT training to professionals in more than 200 subjects in 46 states, will offering five five-day courses to help people update their SharePoint skills.
Web developers can attend a class demonstrating the capability of SharePoint as a tool to design websites, which automobile manufacturer Ferrari reported has been a major success. Another class is document and content management, which has become a business-critical tool for many companies – especially those with extensive ECM requirements.
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Written on July 29th, 2010 by Snowbound Software
Northbridge, a business collaboration solutions provider, recently announed a series of implementations of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 aimed at boosting efficiency within its customers” IT operations. The company found new features in SharePoint 2010, which Microsoft released in May, enable its users to improve several tasks previous editions of the ECM suite could not help.
With Northbridge, companies can implement complex solutions such as SharePoint quickly and with fewer snags than handling deployment without support. Northbridge cites a study from Forrester Research, which found 78 percent of firms are using or planning to implement SharePoint, as proof of the solution”s value to organizations of all kinds.
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