Snowbound Update: Wrapping up the fall trade show season – on to 2011

November 15, 2010 in ECM by Scott Pasho

Ah, fall is in the air! Here in New England, the leaves are dropping (as are the temperatures – and like a stone I might add), and for many businesses it is trade show time. We at Snowbound Software have just finished a busy trade show schedule covering events both here in the US and abroad, showing our wares to clients, prospects and partners…more on that later…

We have lots on the calendar for the remainder of this year and 2011. Later this month (November) we’re relocating as we’ve outgrown our current office space. Our new address as of November 20, 2010 will be:

Mobile ECM offers agility to growing industry

September 22, 2010 in ECM by Snowbound Software

Mobile ECM solutions are among the most important mobile applications companies are currently looking for.Companies that depend upon ECM solutions and the organizations that develop them are currently investigating methods of making the software available on smartphones and other mobile devices, according to CMSWire.com. For organizations involved with ECM, there are three pivotal areas to investigate to ensure success with the imitative.

The most basic level of mobile ECM is ensuring that mobile devices have access to ECM databases. For workers currently out of the office, the ability to read various documents stored in corporate networks is significant so they can perform well while away. For all business-critical applications, mobility has become an important capability.

How the iPad can transform Patient Record Keeping

September 9, 2010 in Hot Technology by Snowbound Software

Entering and retrieving patient record information electronically makes for a powerful method for improving healthcare, speeding response, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Applications available today make this possible, but the data entry and viewing solutions have been burdened by technology not ideally suited for this purpose.

Open Text develops social media application for G-20 Summit

July 13, 2010 in ECM by Snowbound Software

Open Text created a social media application to allow delegates at the recent G-20 Summit to collaborate better.Open Text recently announced it developed a social media application that allowed world leaders attending the G-20 Summit in Toronto collaborate. Open Text worked with the Canadian Digital Management Network and the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to create the solution, which was accepted well by the event”s attendees.

Delegates enjoyed the application especially because they could easily access it from any of the mobile devices they brought with them. Since most use BlackBerrys, iPads or iPhones for their official business, they could communicate with other delegates at the event at anytime and from any secure internet connection.

No Flash In The Pan

May 24, 2010 in Best Business Practices, CEO's Corner by Simon Wieczner

Steve Jobs in his April 2010 blog on Adobe Flash technology versus Javascript, CSS and HTML5 (http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/) makes many good points about the pros and cons of Flash.  These points include open standards (Flash is proprietary to Adobe), Web accessibility, reliability and security, and touch UI compatibility.