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The Forrester Wave for ECM Suites in 2007 is out, and like its rival the Gartner Magic Quadrant, it has listed IBM as the leader in Enterprise Content Management.

Not all M&A's are reason to celebrate. Sometimes they happen guns a-blazing. We get the feeling Oracle's attempt to acquire BEA Systems will be just that kind of socially awkward cold war-type thing. Last Wednesday, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced that a future takeover bid for BEA Systems will be less than the US$ 7 billion it was willing to pay last month. He pointed to the stock price and coolly added, "Clearly the $17 price seems too high now." US$ 17 per share was the valuation of Oracle's initial takeover bid. But Ellison's comment is also an acknowledgment of the downturn in value for a number of tech stocks, which hit Oracle hard, according to the Financial Times. BEA's shares have enjoyed a safe plateau as its shareholders anticipate a fresh bid from Oracle. Last month Oracle's offer to buy BEA was rejected because it "undervalued the company." But Ellison remains grimly optimistic, adding at its recent SF-based annual financial analyst meeting, "It looks like no one [else] is going to buy BEA. We were the only buyer then."

Organizations have an overwhelming desire to own and control. Even within organizations, each unit/department is constantly trying to prove that it is important.

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler. This weekÂ’s highlights include: * Test Their Might: JumpBox Opens Proving Grounds An invite-only beta testing community wants you! * Social Media vs the Marketing Campaign Microsite The microsite goes on Facebook. * Executing Social Media: Deep Thinking in the Deep South Live coverage from Executive Social Media in Atlanta. * Oye! Get Yourself a Mobile Website, and Quickly Make unlimited changes with a DIY mobile website building tool. * America's Web Marketers Go On Getting it Wrong Most companies delayed and dysfunctional when it comes to Web marketing. Shocking. * Defensio Comes Out Guns a-Blazing (Against Spam) Waging a war against comment spammers. No comment. And these are the articles you couldnÂ’t get enough of -- if page views are anything to go by, anyways. The gist? Open source. Challenges, threats and content management. * Joomla! Wins Best PHP Open Source Web CMS * Bitnami: Free Open Source Content Management Stacks * Movable Type 4.0 vs. Expression Engine 1.6 * 7 Challenges of Implementing a Content Management System * Open Source Web CMS's Threaten Commercial Marketshare Looking to advance your career? Or has your org got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers? You're just in time to catch the best fish of the season in our content management industry job board. Featured Jobs: * Business Analyst with DWH/BI at eTouch * Web Content Manager at Dept. of Justice, via Ameri-Force Management Services * Lead Technical Writer at PaperThin, Inc. * Video Producer at Congressional Quarterly * Snr. Field Marketing Manager at RedDot * Sales Manager UK at Nuxeo

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Hyland Software Inc, has announced the release of version 7 of its OnBase ECM software suite. They went big on this release, offering an extensive array of new capabilities and features, including MS Office SharePoint Search integration, Expanded Business Process Management (BPM) Functionality, and solutions for hospitals, universities, and even law enforcement agencies.

On the hunt for a value add with minimal commitment? Check out these webinars for NTEN. The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) is an organization comprised of IT professionals working to empower non-profits to utilize new technology. Members learn how to “strategically use technology so that they, in turn, make the world a better, just, and equitable place.” Those involved also get a plethora of opportunities to network, from discussion groups to webinars. Salivating yet? As NTEN's Member Appreciation Month comes to a close, the org is hosting three webinars in three days. They focus on topics like online giving, fundraising and implementing Internet strategies. More details below.

The people at Jumpbox, Inc. want to know if you have what it takes to join Proving Grounds, where brave participants put it all on the line toÂ… test upcoming JumpBox beta software (hey, this is a techie site, after all)! The provider of virtual appliances has announced the launch of the JumpBox Proving Grounds, an invite-only beta testing community. Proving Grounds gives members access to new JumpBoxes, special offers and news not otherwise available to the public.

AhhÂ…to be a mom in todayÂ’s world of Internet dominance. To have big networks clamoring for your attention, night and day, anxiously waiting to tell you celebritiesÂ’ views on childrearing, must satisfy every motherÂ’s daily needs. If only the 'net actually changed the diapers.

MessageGate, a provider of enterprise email governance solutions, says that after doing extensive customer and market research, they have upgraded their product to include features to help customers better control email going into, out of, and across the organization.

There's a growing trend in marketing circles that leads away from the campaign microsite as a staple for communicating a brand. It moves toward the use of social media sites like Facebook and MySpace. Does this mean social media is reaching further into the web content world and taking away from traditional forms of online content for organizations?

These days, thereÂ’s a lot of talk about regulatory compliance. Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and any number of non federal regulations have caused business owners much concern about security and records management. In our search for the Utopia that is foolproof identity, we often overlook the simplest solution of all: Unified Source.

Back in the bad old days, when you sent an email somewhere containing some vital, time sensitive information, you just assumed that it got there, and that it would not 'conveniently' get lost or delayed somewhere along the line. Yes, you laugh, but it's true. When you sent a registered or notarized letter through either the mail or a courier service, you only certified the damn envelope, and not what was in it. Back in the day, you could send someone a contract to sign, and they could send it back to you with a crucial page missing, and claim that that page in question was not included in the original document. And then you might find yourself in a good old-fashioned mess. For you, that day might have been today. But, at the risk of sounding like a corny advert, maybe tomorrow will be different.

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the consolidation of the web analytics marketplace due to the Omniture/Visual Sciences deal, and some comments on my last posting speculating about the future of Coremetrics and WebTrends.

Magnolia, an enterprise CMS purveyor, as transitioned Magnolia Community Edition to GPLv3. This is the most current iteration of the open source license released just last June by the Free Software Foundation. This move makes Magnolia the first JSR 170-based CMS to go public under GPLv3. Adopting the open source license -- thereby enabling developers to improve it as they wish -- makes Magnolia more resilient in the face of change, thereby protecting the investment of clients. For this reason Magnolia's namesake makes an apt metaphor. Despite its elegant appearance, the magnolia flower dates back over 20 million years. Having weathered its fair share of Darwinist storms, even its fragrant petals are extra-tough, because it is pollinated by beetles. Not a bad lot to cast your fortunes with. Download Magnolia Community Edition at no cost on the Magnolia website. Or to find out what others think, clicky-clicky for comments.

Oracle never stops moving. While besting Salesforce with its take on enterprise SaaS and bringing some punch to the Stellent suite, it's also decided to start playing in the new media wading pool. The company has unveiled the following properties: * Oracle Mix, a social networking site featuring idea voting, groups, user profiles, and Q&A * The Official Oracle Wiki The wiki is powered by WetPaint and went public last week.

From time to time I revisit the arsenal of old commentaries, tips and articles that I've come across from the random Google search about "mentors" or "morale at work" and other workday malaise-related keywords that I use. I keep these things in case I ever have the opportunity to present my new "big idea" to The Powers That Be and need to throw together a memo of sources supporting my nutty new approach to keeping employees happy. It's not that I'm not happy, mind you. Sometimes I'm just stifled. And like many of you, dear readers, I am a department of one, Jane-of-all-trades, over-tasked and overwhelmed with responsibilities. And when I think of all the possibilities that might once again invigorate my ability to create, innovate and inspire, the one outcome that seems most reasonable is the presence of a mentor. Someone who can shower me with wisdom and advice; ensure me that I am on the right track or help me steer clear of disaster. Yet, where does one find such a sage adviser? In my quest to answer my own question, I provide you with some of what I've uncovered.

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/tech_news/Alfresco_s_New_Facebook_App_is_no_Popstar_Babe'; In a controversial keynote speech last week at cmf2007 in Denmark, B.J. Fogg, founder of Stanford's Persuasive Technology Lab, proclaimed that "Web 2.0 was dead", that Facebook had shifted the game and that "there might not be a more persuasive technology [than Facebook]." Well, it was not a universally agreed upon message, nor I'm sure was it intended to be. Nevertheless, it provoked some measure of good discussion, and based on recent announcements it seems that our bustling UK-based Alfresco -- commercial open source enterprise cms vendor extraordinaire -- is in-tune with Mr. Fogg and has similarly swallowed the blue pill.

According to the folks at Straight2it Ltd., there are 4 times as many mobile users in the world as there are PC users. So how should one tap into this ginormous market of over 2 billion semi-aware-they-are-being-counted people? For Straight2it, Ltd., the answer is obvious: build a mobile website, kid! And of course with their freshly released DIY mobile website kit, those enthusiastic moblers can help you get down to business.

Global CMS and content infrastructure purveyor Day has added a handful of major contributors, from the annals of open source, to its senior developer team. Poaching from the resources of the open source movement is an activity of growing popularity. In particular, open source Web CMS offerings are less expensive and increasingly more user friendly than many enterprise counterparts. You can also count on an enthusiastic, auto-correcting bug-detector: the close-knit open source community itself.