John McCormick gave the initial presentation at EMC World for the IIG (Information Intelligence Group). While the presentation won’t be posted, some highlights on the “unofficial” roadmap included: Q2 ’10 – D6.6 – Will be around Taskspace and Cloud Storage Q3 ’10 – XDB Q4 ’10 – DSS 1.0 – Dynamic Search Services – Built […]
EMC Documentum Search Services (DSS) Beta Recap
Over the past few months, TSG has been able to sit in on the DSS Beta program as a read only participant. The DSS beta completed last week, and it’s been valuable to hear how the beta has progressed. From what we’ve heard, the DSS software was successful for the customers participating in the beta. […]
Documentum Application Builder vs. Documentum Composer
First released with Documentum 6, Documentum Composer is a “unified development platform for assembling, configuring, and deploying EMC Documentum applications.” Currently on version 6.5 SP3, Composer is meant to be a Documentum Application Builder replacement. Although Documentum is trying to move away from Application Builder and into Composer, Application Builder is still available for use […]
Documentum WebPublisher Custom Navigation Tool
I am working with a large manufacturing client that manages multiple websites with deep levels of navigation. With a site as large and complex as theirs, it causes a struggle to organize and maintain the content through site updates. While some clients have opted for solutions using meta tags to drive the creation of site […]
Documentum Full Text Search with Lucene – Honoring ACL Security
The last post discussed the results of an HPI Lucene Search test compared to a Webtop FAST Search as part of a proof of concept for a client looking to provide a consumer interface. As we have often mentioned on this forum, we continually see clients looking for a better search interface than Webtop, as […]
Documentum Upgrade – Understanding all the Pieces
As mentioned in previous posts, many clients are struggling with the upgrade to Documentum 6.5. Typically, the upgrade of the Documentum components are only one piece of what can be a difficult puzzle. Upgrading servers, operating systems, databases, and document manipulation services all add a level of complexity and coordination. This post will highlight typical […]
Documentum – What’s Next Updated for 2010
Back in 2007, we started offering a presentation for clients, “What’s Next for Documentum?” The presentation focused on what mature Documentum clients are doing “next”. Typically, mature customers: have an existing production install of Documentum have implemented tools “out of the box” with some or extensive customizations have had some success ….and are looking for […]
PDF Annotation Tools That Work Beyond Documentum 5.3
Over the years, a variety of software tools have become available for integrating PDF annotation functionality into the Documentum client suite. Some of these tools include Brava!, AnnoDoc, Snowbound, and Documentum PDF Annotation Services. Each product has its own feature set, but all provide the ability to mark up PDF documents and store the annotations […]
Documentum Upgrade Alternatives
I was talking to a client yesterday struggling with decisions on upgrading Documentum. Currently the client is on Documentum 5.3 SP5 and is paying EMC for additional support since 5.3 SP5 is no longer supported under standard support. This is not an uncommon situation with many Documentum clients for some of the following reasons: Over […]