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- October 26, 2020
26 Oct'20
OpenText cloud suite adds developer, experience features
OpenText releases Cloud Edition 20.4, which gives users more development tools. It also adds applications to OpenText's burgeoning digital experience platform.
- October 23, 2020
23 Oct'20
Hyland acquires Alfresco ECM, content services
Hyland scoops up Alfresco in a CMS market consolidation. An expert says it's a good fit because Hyland's platform needs the accelerated cloud modernization that Alfresco can provide.
- October 20, 2020
20 Oct'20
Acquia Drupal, Marketing Cloud get feature boosts
Acquia users get Drupal migration tools and marketing automation features built with technology from recent acquisitions as the company expands its digital experience platform.
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- October 08, 2020
08 Oct'20
Hyland Software CEO discusses Alfresco, RPA, blockchain
Hyland moves on incorporating Another Monday RPA, Learning Machine blockchain credentials into its platform. Alfresco integration waits in the wings as acquisition closes.
- September 16, 2020
16 Sep'20
Box Shield, mobile app upgrades on the way
Among a slew of coming upgrades, Box Inc. goes after Microsoft's government business with FedRAMP High certification.
- September 10, 2020
10 Sep'20
Episerver to buy Optimizely, adds to CMS, e-commerce suite
As Episerver evolves into a digital experience platform under new leadership, the company adds native A/B testing functionality by acquiring Optimizely.
- July 14, 2020
14 Jul'20
Acquia launches digital experience platform
Acquia's digital experience cloud aims to create a more marketer-friendly environment in its historically developer-centric platform based on Drupal.
- May 21, 2020
21 May'20
Adobe Experience Manager buoys U.S. census during pandemic
The first U.S. Census digital experience was launched in time for the pandemic, and now Adobe looks to parlay the success into more government business.
- May 19, 2020
19 May'20
Microsoft buys Softomotive to boost Power Platform RPA
Microsoft's acquisition of Softomotive gives Power Automate users a low-code RPA system to build bots for Windows-based tasks.
- April 27, 2020
27 Apr'20
Acquia releases Drupal 9 migration tools
Many Drupal users didn't migrate from versions 7 to 8. Now that 9 is out in beta, Acquia offers a sandbox and assessment tools to move Drupal users into the more secure version 9.
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- April 09, 2020
09 Apr'20
New OpenText CE apps, services roll out
OpenText containerizes its applications for cloud deployment; adds raft of content services and features for customer experience support, security, and app development.
- April 08, 2020
08 Apr'20
Box Shield adds malware detection
Box Inc. quarantines malware-infected files with features that allow content to be viewed, with admin and security team alerts to address threats before they spread.
- March 18, 2020
18 Mar'20
Box, Dropbox shore up clouds; Box-Microsoft integrations go live
Online document collaboration platforms Box and Dropbox shore up cloud bandwidth, security and customer support as remote work spikes due to coronavirus containment efforts.
- February 28, 2020
28 Feb'20
Contentful App Framework first major release under new CEO
Contentful CEO Steve Sloan, who joined the company in November after leaving Twilio, discusses the release of App Framework, a bundle of APIs and workflow blueprints.
- February 25, 2020
25 Feb'20
Adobe Acrobat DC integrates PDF tools inside Google Drive
With new Google Drive integration, Adobe embeds free features for commenting and annotating PDFs inside Google Docs. Acrobat subscribers can create, sign and modify PDFs, too.
- February 11, 2020
11 Feb'20
Akeneo rolls out newest version of PIM software
Akeneo PIM version 4.0 features digital asset manager, API-integrated connection modules and AI attribute mapping to better organize enterprise data.
- January 29, 2020
29 Jan'20
Endpoint security key asset in $1.42B OpenText Carbonite acquisition
OpenText's chief product officer discusses how the recently acquired Carbonite -- which had recently acquired Webroot -- fits into the content services provider's product roadmap.
- January 15, 2020
15 Jan'20
Ex-SAP exec steers Episerver CMS toward digital experience market
Alex Atzberger discusses leaving the helm of SAP's CX platform to become Episerver CEO. Now, Episerver looks to reinvent itself as a digital experience platform provider.
- January 02, 2020
02 Jan'20
Box vs. Dropbox outages in 2019
In this infographic, we present a timeline of significant service disruptions in 2019 for Box vs. Dropbox.
- December 11, 2019
11 Dec'19
Acquia acquisition of AgilOne CDP signals CX platform expansion
Acquia's acquisition of AgilOne, a customer data platform specializing in analytics, shows it's serious about competing against CX platforms from Adobe, Oracle and SAP.
- December 04, 2019
04 Dec'19
New capabilities added to Alfresco Governance Services
The updates are intended to secure electronically stored information residing across different locations in light of recent regulatory changes, including the GDPR, FOIA and CCPA.
- November 14, 2019
14 Nov'19
Acquia cloud CMS on AWS, Vista cash flow raise user expectations
Acquia's new venture backing and customer experience cloud apps precipitate a need for easier integrations and setup for future releases, customers and partners said.
- November 13, 2019
13 Nov'19
Adobe Sign introduces updates targeting mobile device users
The updates include a new home screen and a page for users to track the signing process, the ability to zoom and navigation buttons that help improve users' experience on mobile.
- November 13, 2019
13 Nov'19
Acquia, Drupal founder Dries Buytaert on open source, Vista, CDPs
Acquia and Drupal founder Dries Buytaert discusses his company's move into marketing automation, CDPs and what's next after Vista Equity Partners' billion-dollar investment in Acquia.
- November 12, 2019
12 Nov'19
New Acquia Drupal tools show open source loyalty post-Vista deal
Acquia, recently acquired by Vista Equity Partners, remains committed to Drupal and moves deeper into the CX space with tools for e-commerce and marketing automation.
- November 11, 2019
11 Nov'19
OpenText's Carbonite acquisition expands its cloud portfolio
OpenText acquires Carbonite, a vendor in cloud-based data protection and backup, disaster recovery and end-point security.
- November 07, 2019
07 Nov'19
Salesforce CMS: Users can publish without leaving platform
Catering to small and midsize customers, Salesforce remixes and upgrades existing features to form a content management system for users to broadcast content to customers.
- November 05, 2019
05 Nov'19
SharePoint, OneDrive cloud migrations get easier
Moving to SharePoint Online and OneDrive may get simpler with new migration tools. Plus, new features in the cloud services aim to entice IT.
- November 04, 2019
04 Nov'19
Microsoft Power Platform adds chatbots; Flow now Power Automate
Microsoft changes name of Flow to Power Automate, adds virtual agents to Power Platform among host of robotic process automation tools in latest release.
- October 28, 2019
28 Oct'19
Coda launches next version of project management app
Coda 2.0 includes updates to design, a smoother performance, more organizational tools and new features to secure documents, such as locking and permissions.
- October 24, 2019
24 Oct'19
Microsoft acquires Mover.io to ease OneDrive migrations
Microsoft's Mover.io acquisition signals a fresh push to get legacy on-premises SharePoint users, as well as Box and DropBox subscribers, on to its OneDrive file-sharing cloud.
- October 22, 2019
22 Oct'19
Alfresco Software acquires SAP connector company Pernexas
The acquisition aims to make gaining new customers easier by providing another option to SAP customers looking for a cloud-native platform that can support SAP implementations.
- October 17, 2019
17 Oct'19
WebPurify launches profanity filter for memes and images
WebPurify has launched a beta of its Optical Character Recognition Profanity Filter Service to identify and block profane images on sites and apps with user-generated content.
- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Box cloud content management adds PDF tools, boosts security
Box partners with Adobe in releasing a new set of PDF tools that can be used within Box's content management cloud to enable electronic signatures and document archives.
- October 02, 2019
02 Oct'19
Shutterstock adds new features to content creation platform
The updates to Shutterstock Custom accommodate social media campaign demands and include the ability to generate assets to increase engagement and e-commerce purchases.
- September 30, 2019
30 Sep'19
OpenText's Mark Barrenechea talks Google, AI, future of CMS
OpenText CEO talks about the company's future, how AI changes everything, his acquisition philosophy and how to keep a tech company relevant as it moves into its third decade.
- September 25, 2019
25 Sep'19
Alfresco cloud services aimed at business customers
Alfresco toes the line of open-source lineage while wooing new business customers with a suite of tools simplifying workflow customization as well as managed services.
- September 23, 2019
23 Sep'19
Icelandair turns to headless CMS to improve CX
The right CMS makes a big difference for CX, so Icelandair moved off its on-premises content server to a headless CMS – with one layover on a cloud CMS that wasn't quite right.
- September 20, 2019
20 Sep'19
Microsoft 365 Business update targets nonprofits
Microsoft announced this month that it is releasing new updates and offerings for nonprofits, addressing concerns customers had over cost, cybersecurity and user training.
- September 18, 2019
18 Sep'19
Nintex launches no-code workflow automation tool
Nintex has launched a no-code workflow automation tool, Workflow Generator, in an effort to bridge the gap between IT departments and process experts.
- September 11, 2019
11 Sep'19
Cohesion is latest Acquia acquisition
While Acquia would not provide specifics of the deal, the decision behind the acquisition of Cohesion was the chance to bring more value to customers, according to Acquia's CTO.
- September 04, 2019
04 Sep'19
Microsoft PowerApps pricing proposal puts users on edge
Microsoft's PowerApps pricing changes, expected to take effect in October, could make them too expensive for some users who connect to data outside of SharePoint and Dynamics.
- August 29, 2019
29 Aug'19
Nuxeo Content Services Platform updates bring flexibility
Nuxeo updated its content services platform to expand its reach and flexibility with other services. The Nuxeo platform now includes support for Sitecore, Aspera and more.
- August 20, 2019
20 Aug'19
Evergage launches Data Warehouse, a BI analytics product
Data Warehouse, Evergage's new BI analytics product, is designed to collect and analyze customer data in an effort to provide more information and analysis to business analysts.
- August 16, 2019
16 Aug'19
Upgrades to Nintex Forms simplifies electronic form creation
The new form designer by Nintex brings user-friendly capabilities to Nintex Forms for both electronic form creation and data collection processes.
- July 30, 2019
30 Jul'19
Adobe Sign for small businesses supports SMB digitization
To offer a simpler e-signature software, Adobe introduced Adobe Sign for small businesses.
- July 24, 2019
24 Jul'19
Litmus email platform adds cloud integration, privacy protection
The Litmus update enables marketers to import email files from cloud storage services -- including Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive -- and adds privacy protection.
- July 22, 2019
22 Jul'19
Investis Digital Connect.ID, a CMS suite, launched
Connect.ID is composed of Connect.ID Platform and Connect.ID Intelligence. It is designed to enable enterprises to build business websites more efficiently.
- July 16, 2019
16 Jul'19
Alfresco cloud migration service moves content off premises
With new cloud migration services, Alfresco promises to move content from IBM, SharePoint, Documentum and other legacy ECM systems to its cloud platform in a matter of weeks.
- July 11, 2019
11 Jul'19
New Contentful CMS targets content delivery for retailers
Contentful's content infrastructure is a CMS that intends to bring more flexibility and benefits than a traditional or headless CMS. The offering is directed at e-commerce retailers to drive online sales.
- July 09, 2019
09 Jul'19
OpenText cloud editions to replace on-prem apps
OpenText cloud editions are on the way for on-premises apps, including content services, AppWorks, security and business apps.
- July 09, 2019
09 Jul'19
OpenText-Google partnership expands due to Anthos
OpenText invests heavily to support Google Cloud migrations in the wake of Google Anthos container environment introduction earlier this year.
- July 02, 2019
02 Jul'19
Hootsuite teams up with Yext for online review management
Yext's management platform for businesses' online reviews is now available in the Hootsuite dashboard, following an integration between the two companies.
- July 01, 2019
01 Jul'19
Microsoft OneDrive Personal Vault aims to secure online files
Nervous about putting your most sensitive or important files in the cloud? Microsoft's answer is an added layer of security for OneDrive users called Personal Vault.
- June 24, 2019
24 Jun'19
Acquia Content Cloud is here, in private beta version
Acquia Content Cloud is a cloud-based headless content management system built on Drupal. The content-as-a-service product is only available in private beta.
- June 20, 2019
20 Jun'19
Dropbox Business gets integrations with G Suite, Slack and Zoom
Dropbox Business has been overhauled in an attempt to make it a hub for business communication and collaboration. The updates include new integrations with G Suite, Slack and Zoom.
- June 14, 2019
14 Jun'19
Nuxeo Insight Cloud adds AI content services to platform
Nuxeo adds AI content services to its content management suite in hopes of spurring citizen data scientists to create custom data models for their workflows.
- June 12, 2019
12 Jun'19
Solodev launches CMS to target medium-sized businesses
Solodev DCX 9.0 targets medium-sized businesses with its scalability. The cloud-first CMS features collaboration tools, flexible pricing and automation.
- May 22, 2019
22 May'19
Box workflow automation software, Box Relay, overhauled
Content management software vendor Box makes over Box Relay, integrating the workflow automation system more fully into the Box platform and boosting workflow self-service.
- May 09, 2019
09 May'19
Acquia-Mautic acquisition underscores open source model
Holding to the strategy of building a digital experience platform based with open source roots, Acquia acquires Mautic, an open source marketing automation cloud.
- May 09, 2019
09 May'19
Rise of headless CMS: Businesses move away from traditional WCM
Traditional web content management dominates the market, but as mobile and voice channels become increasingly important, companies opt for headless content management.
- May 08, 2019
08 May'19
SAP, OpenText broaden partnership with cloud integrations
SAP reveals deeper cloud partnerships with content management vendor OpenText as both legacy platforms entice long-term clients off on-premises systems and into the SAP cloud.
- May 08, 2019
08 May'19
New Microsoft Fluid Framework features real-time editing
Microsoft's new software development kit, Fluid Framework, provides users with real-time editing that can be used across applications and with a variety of formats.
- May 02, 2019
02 May'19
Hertz app causes legal pain for Accenture developers
Hertz e-commerce system for consumers at the center of $32 million suit; analysts looking at the detailed complaint spread plenty of blame over both parties.
- May 01, 2019
01 May'19
New capabilities enhance Acquia Cloud security
Acquia's new security and compliance competencies for the Acquia Cloud aim to reduce operational resources, increase data protection and simplify user innovation.
- April 08, 2019
08 Apr'19
Alfresco CMS now using AI, ML to pull, organize data
A new Alfresco CMS module uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to allow users more specific organization and use of their data stored across multiple documents and devices.
- March 27, 2019
27 Mar'19
DocuSign Agreement Cloud digitizes contract management
DocuSign's Agreement Cloud includes its classic e-signature tools, as well as new products and integrations to help customers digitize the agreement management process.
- January 29, 2019
29 Jan'19
Dropbox acquisition of HelloSign targets Box's enterprise share
Dropbox deepened its play for enterprise customers by acquiring e-sign startup HelloSign and targeting a top competitor, Box.
- December 24, 2018
24 Dec'18
Current trends in content management indicate road ahead
CMS trends for 2019 promise to include more AI, and even more AI on top of that. E-commerce and personalization -- to effect more inbound revenue -- also promise to figure in.
- November 28, 2018
28 Nov'18
Slack roadmap reveals new integration, collaboration in 2019
Slack plans to invest more in security, speed and integration with business productivity apps in 2019. The vendor revealed the plans in a roadmap presentation to admins this week.
- November 16, 2018
16 Nov'18
At Acquia Engage, CTO talks of open source WCM, Red Hat buy
Drupal author and Acquia founder Dries Buytaert talks about how the web content management system written for fun is morphing into a platform from which CX and e-commerce flow.
- November 12, 2018
12 Nov'18
HubSpot CMS targets WordPress users with stand-alone product
With the growing importance of customer experience personalization, HubSpot is offering its CMS as a stand-alone product to help customers' web businesses.
- November 07, 2018
07 Nov'18
Dropbox Extensions gives users chance to try other vendors
The new Dropbox integrations will bring APIs to other file editing and e-signature vendors, making it easier for users to update files without toggling through applications.
- October 31, 2018
31 Oct'18
M-Files QMS implementation helps Farbest Brands wrangle docs
Farbest Brands spent years shopping for technology that would foster compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011. It finally settled on a quality management system.
- October 31, 2018
31 Oct'18
Box takes on OpenText, Microsoft as enterprise content hub
Enterprise content management platforms will become the single source of truth for knowledge for desktop and mobile devices. Box hard-charges bigger competitors to win that spot.
- September 06, 2018
06 Sep'18
Box AI strategy looks to give users AI development tools
Box wants to be the hub of its enterprise users' software and AI content ecosystems with integrations and partnerships ranging from Google, IBM and Microsoft to Slack and Facebook.
- August 31, 2018
31 Aug'18
Box-IBM AI connection core component of Box partner strategy
Box and IBM continue to expand their three-year relationship. As a result, IBM became the first Box AI partner to develop custom AI applications for Box Skills Kit.
- August 30, 2018
30 Aug'18
Box Skills Kit to hit market soon in general release
Box says its Box Skills Kit AI development system will be generally available in December 2018. Meanwhile, Box moved on workflow automation, cybersecurity and Google integration.
- August 29, 2018
29 Aug'18
Box Activity Stream embeds Salesforce, Slack in Box viewer
Box advances its digital workplace strategy with Activity Stream, which enables users to access business apps like Salesforce, Slack and DocuSign within the Box viewer.
- August 27, 2018
27 Aug'18
M-Files cloud subscription turns hybrid with M-Files Online
The ECM industry is continuing to move toward cloud management, yet there are still data migration and security worries preventing some organizations from updating legacy systems.
- August 24, 2018
24 Aug'18
Box admins get a deeper view with Insights Dashboard
In the GDPR era, compliance and security become heightened concerns. Box Insights Dashboard gives administrators a look into enterprise cloud activity.
- August 20, 2018
20 Aug'18
Box AI, workflow automation strategies about to unfold
Box is set to reveal new AI and workflow automation tools to add to its cloud content services platform -- technology seen as key to the vendor's future.
- July 26, 2018
26 Jul'18
Evaluating CMS platforms, LA County stays on Documentum
OpenText wins -- or rather, retains -- a massive Documentum customer in LA County after the company acquired the content services platform from EMC last year.
- July 20, 2018
20 Jul'18
At OpenText Enterprise World, security and AI take center stage
OpenText unveiled its new application, OT2, at OpenText Enterprise World 2018, while also touting the importance of security. That and more are discussed on the latest episode of the Pipeline podcast.
- July 13, 2018
13 Jul'18
Endpoint security tool fueled OpenText's Guidance Software acquisition
Endpoint security was the primary draw for OpenText's Guidance Software acquisition. But plans to improve e-discovery and data forensics with Magellan AI are part of the roadmap.
- July 12, 2018
12 Jul'18
Customers, vendors differ on digital transformation definition
Digital transformation may be the talk of the analyst sphere and the marketing domain, but people using the technology aren't necessarily thinking in those terms.
- July 11, 2018
11 Jul'18
Execs: Content management in the cloud not as easy as it looks
Challenges await companies as they move content and microservices app-enabled processes to the cloud. Chief among them are data security and apprehension about process complexity.
- July 10, 2018
10 Jul'18
OpenText OT2 hybrid cloud EIM platform debuts
OpenText's makeover of EIM platform reflects reality that few companies are fully cloud or fully on premises anymore; SaaS, microservices bridge CMS gaps between the two.
- June 28, 2018
28 Jun'18
Box Skills integrations give users access to AI
By integrating with Google, IBM and Microsoft, Box is bringing AI capabilities to its platform, but it still won't be enough to steal Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive customers.
- June 05, 2018
05 Jun'18
Box workflow gets upgrade with Progressly purchase
Box is hoping to upgrade its workflow capabilities by adding the startup Progressly to its team, while also still partnering with IBM on a separate workflow product, called Relay.
- April 24, 2018
24 Apr'18
Going paperless, AI, blockchain headline AIIM Conference
AI, cloud storage and blockchain technology were discussed at the AIIM Conference. The Pipeline podcast rehashes the conference and two organizations that rid themselves of paper.
- April 16, 2018
16 Apr'18
How a digital transformation process helped curb reliance on paper
By moving on from paper, the North Carolina Court System and the Texas Animal Health Commission were able to accommodate constituent or partner requests much quicker.
- April 13, 2018
13 Apr'18
Intelligent information management is ready for AI, blockchain
A panel discussion at AIIM 2018 looked at how AI, cloud and blockchain will disrupt the intelligent information management space.
- April 12, 2018
12 Apr'18
SharePoint 2019 on premises the talk of SharePoint Fest D.C.
This episode of the Pipeline podcast breaks down SharePoint users' concerns about data migration, on-premises version support, security, search pointers and more.
- March 29, 2018
29 Mar'18
SharePoint 2019 keeps government on-prem fires burning -- for now
While Google, Oracle and Microsoft rightly tout the benefits of total cloud migrations, business use cases demand support for on-premises versions of certain applications.
- March 23, 2018
23 Mar'18
Box CEO weighs in on Dropbox IPO, AI in content management
In a wide-ranging conversation, Box CEO talks about Dropbox's public offering, AI's next application for content, Salesforce investing in both Box and Dropbox, and much more.
- March 13, 2018
13 Mar'18
Scrivito unveils serverless CMS product
By building the CMS with ReactJS, Scrivito gained attraction with development community, according to an analyst.
- February 27, 2018
27 Feb'18
OpenText acquisition of Hightail signifies ECM market disruption
Alfresco's sale to an equity firm is seen as 'cautiously optimistic,' according to an analyst, adding that the influx of funding will continue operations.
- January 31, 2018
31 Jan'18
Upgrades for the SharePoint Online portal
As more organizations migrate SharePoint sites to the cloud, Microsoft has increased at-a-glance dashboard data and analytics to show admins how top-performing content measures up.
- January 29, 2018
29 Jan'18
AI, machine learning ahead for Box content management platform
There's more to your content than you might think: AI, sentiment analysis and other tools will yield more insight than ever before, and APIs will help you deliver it.