As we have mentioned on this site multiple times, performance and ease of use in regards to searching is one of the most frequent concerns as it relates to use of Documentum. During our review of D2, we thought it would make an interesting blog post as well as video to compare searching across the […]
Mobile Development Environments – Alfresco, Documentum and SharePoint
As part of our effort to develop our mobile offerings for HPI and other applications, we took a detailed look at a number of different frameworks during our TSG sponsored Hack Day. This post will present our findings. Native versus Web Applications One of the major decisions for development was whether to go with a […]
Documentum D2 – Initial Thoughts
Back on November 1st, 2011, EMC/Documentum announced an exclusive licensing agreement with C6, a French Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software provider and long-time partner. Over the holidays a webinar was held that included a live demo of the tool. For this post, we will present our initial thoughts on the product for those evaluating use […]
Alfresco – Activiti Workflow Thoughts
In a previous post, we discussed how Alfresco compares to Documentum for managing Controlled Documents. A big part of the controlled document process is the workflow engine used for review and approval. This post will go into more detail on Activiti, the workflow engine used in Alfresco 4.0.
Alternatives to Exposing Web Services in Alfresco
One of the core strengths of the Alfresco repository has been its ability to extend the platform and create custom RESTful APIs using Web Scripts. Whether they are Java Script or Java based, leveraging Web Scripts is an easy way to access the repository to integrate with 3rd party systems, create feeds, etc. However, lately […]
Supporting Controlled Document Versioning in Alfresco
A key part to any document management system is the ability to version documents. In most cases, the ability to provide minor (1.1 to 1.2), major (1.0 – 2.0) versioning, view version comments, and revert to previous versions is acceptable. However, for controlled documents tied to regulatory mandates, more functionality, specifically in regards to versioning, […]
Documentum Mobile and Alfresco Mobile – HPI Offering –Feedback From Our Clients
Earlier this month TSG released information on our first Mobile Device Offering (HPI Mobile). We have spent the last few weeks demoing it to our clients and gathering their feedback. Below are some of their thoughts. Please share yours as well. You can view the demo in our Learning Zone.
Documentum and Alfresco – TSG HPI HTML5 Mobile Offering
TSG has completed our initial development efforts for our High Performance Interface (HPI) Mobile, our specific offering for a variety of devices leveraging HTML5. This post will discuss our approach and rationalization along with links to screencams in our learning zone.
Alfresco Consulting – Consulting in an Open Source world
At TSG we get questions all the time in regards to “How are your consulting engagements different between Alfresco and other ECM offerings like Documentum, FileNet/IBM and SharePoint.” For this post, we will explore how we have been successful with Alfresco Consulting initiatives and point out some of the differences to commercial ECM consulting.