11/11/2017 0 Comments OpencaptureGartner ECM 2. 01.Magic Quadrant Change, Hype and Rigged Gartner has recently released the ECM Magic Quadrant.You can download a copy of it from Alfresco here.Back in the 1. ECM was emerging, many clients and the software vendors relied on the analysis as we were selecting initial ECM solutions.Last year, we questioned the relevancy of the review Gartner ECM Magic Quadrant 2.Is it really magic anymore and it continues to be one of our more popular posts.This year, it seems as if the results are dramatically altered in favor of a couple of large legacy players.Read our thoughts below If the ECM Marketplace hasnt changed how about we change how we evaluate it With a different authoring staff, Gartner included several new assumptions into how they are ranking ECM vendors.Strategic Planning Assumptions include By 2.By 2. 01. 8, more than 2.By 2. 01. 8, enterprise file synchronization and sharing will be a standard capability of enterprise content management and collaboration offerings.By 2. 01. 8, at least 5.By 2. 01. 8, 2. 0 of all business content will be authored by machines.Opencapture v7. 0, utiltop,util,.By 2. 01. 9, 7. 0 of all business content will be non textual, which will require organizations to invest more widely in analytics as part of their content management efforts.Some of our thoughts on the above assumptions While we agree with hybrid content architectures, we have seen clients focused on a publishingintegration approach rather than relying on the ECM one repository to rule them all.See our whitepaper on a publishingconsumer approach with Documentum.With the cost of storage almost nothing, we see content published and synchronized as the best hybrid architecture.We have also seen clients leveraging third parties for cloud connectivity including Docu.OCap-2line.png' alt='Opencapture' title='Opencapture' />Dynamsoft is a privately held software company headquartered in Vancouver.Dynamsoft provides a line of document imaging SDKs and version control tools.Opencapture' title='Opencapture' />Sign, Citrix Share and others rather than a solution from the ECM vendor themselves.Not sure how Gartner sees sales as multi organization ecosystem content.Our clients have been much more tactical with their ECM approaches.Strongly disagree with enterprise file synchronization and sharing EFSS being part of the enterprise content management solution.At best, we would say that content will continue to be ingested from EFSS.EFSS sits in collaboration and, as integrations with Box and Syncplicity have shown from the Documentum side, ECM customers havent really embraced the ECM solution itself synching to devices due to a concern about control.Look for an article in the next few weeks here on reasons why EFSS will never be an ECM.Regarding vendors in the next two years re architecting their offerings into cloud based platforms we would also disagree.Documentum has started down this route before the acquisition by Open.Text with tools that extend the repository without having to update the back end repository.We would counter that clients will look for capabilities to extend their repository with cloud based connectivity but wont be re architecting.Similar to file synchronization and sharing, we have an issue with the last point regarding the prediction that organizations and 7.We are not seeing this push from clients or an uptick from the technology side from early adopters.BIAnalytics seem to be the next technology hype cycle and are disappointed that Gartner would rate ECM vendors based only on hype.We would surmise that this is Gartner being pushed by one or maybe two different players to better evaluate where they would like the market to go based on their investments and products.Rigging the System Why such a push for Business IntelligenceAnalytics In reviewing the ratings, we struggled with how Gartner changed the evaluation rules between 2.Specifically This Magic Quadrant reflects that evolution by identifying eight essential functional components that characterize an ECM product.The 2. Magic Quadrant on this topic identified seven such components, including the now removed web content management component now an extended capability.This year, we have added two new components analyticsBI, and packaged apps and integration.With web content management formerly only 5, the eight points included Document management 2.Records management 1.Image processing applications 1.Social contentcollaboration 1.Content workflow 1.Packaged apps and integration 5, new for 2.AnalyticsBI 5, new for 2.Extended components 2.Both IBM via Watson and Open.Text have been pushing their Business Analytics approaches.With that in mind, it is easy to understand how the quadrant has evolved.As readers know, we have been doing a ton of File.Net migrations recently see our case study on migrating from File.Net in six weeks.In talking with our customers, they seem very confused when talking to IBM regarding their File.Net support. From our understanding, IBM is very much pushing Watson as the panacea for everything.We would surmise that Watson and other analytics is falling into the classic Hype Cycle with inflated expectations here is it in a description of the Hype Cycle from Gartner themselves.We are disappointed that Gartner has featured it so prominently in the review of ECM.One more IBM push how about Box relationshipWhile Gartner has evaluated Box as enterprise file synch and share EFSS due to the inability to address most of the document management criteria, it doesnt mean they arent helping IBM to promote it.Analysis of a strength of IBM included IBMs technical and business partnership with Box enables IBM to offer innovation and new user experiences to its traditional enterprise customers by leveraging integration with Boxs cloud based EFSS capabilities.Also, as a note to the paper itself in the notable vendors, Gartner included a write up on Box.Clients looking for basic content management needs with a focus on mobility and external collaboration should consider Box.The company is traditionally viewed as an EFSS vendor, but it has made several functional changes to expand its document management and content handling tools in classic ECM directions.Features such as tagging and metadata, life cycle management with retention and legal hold, content protection across devices, applications and storing at rest content in multiple regions have been added.These enhancements make Box a viable option for organizations looking for basic content management tools.While we like Box, we have found our customers like it for collaboration features but they also like lots of other collaboration tools.It is difficult to see a tool successful in collaboration keeping that success and expanding it to true ECM.The combination of BIAnalytics, Watson and the specific notes on Box seem to be rigging the quadrant for IBM.Again, we are disappointed that Gartner would let IBM influence so much of the evaluation criteria.Getting away from Hype what are driving client decisions Cloud Infrastructure as a ServiceRather than just be critical of the ECM Magic Quadrant, we thought we would include our thoughts on what Gartner has missed.While we might adjust the individual functional components up or down and remove analytics we would add cloud infrastructure as a service as a key driving point.In looking at ECMs, we are advising clients to consider which products best fit in with their ability to extend into the cloud with the leaders in cloud infrastructure.From Gartners own analysis, Microsoft and Amazon are the clear market leaders with only Google as a Visionary.Why is important to understand the cloud infrastructure analysis Legacy ECM vendors have tried to provide this to their clients rather than adopt a standardpartnership with the leading vendors.While it might make sense for collaborative solutions like EFSS, ECM requires integration, governance and other tools that might make a standard for cloud infrastructure across the enterprise more desirable.Limitation for legacy vendors include IBM has their own Soft.Layer from Gartner Soft.Layer has limited differentiation beyond the hybrid blending of virtualized and bare metal capabilities, and a broader geographic presence.Other than an early 2.Soft. Layers feature set has not improved significantly since the IBM acquisition in mid 2.Open. Text has their own no evaluation criteria available.Documentum was pushing the VMware solution when part of EMC was described by Gartner v.Dynamsoft Wikipedia.Dynamsoft is a privately held software company headquartered in Vancouver.Dynamsoft provides a line of document imaging.SDKs and version control tools.HistoryeditThe company was founded in Sep 2.Dynamsoft stands for an ISV independent software vendor aiming to be the dynamic solutions provider for software developers.The key area of Dynamsofts development and research is document imaging and version control.The products, such as Dynamic Web TWAIN, are designed to simplify the document scanning process for web application developers.In 2. 00. 5, Dynamsoft became Microsoft Certified Partner status.In 2. 01. 1, Dynamsoft joined the TWAIN Working Group and has since been an associate member of TWAIN working group.ProductseditDynamsoft provides a line of TWAIN scanning and document imaging SDKs.These SDKs allow developers to easily integrate TWAIN scanning, Direct.Show webcam capture, barcode and OCR recoginition into their web and desktop document management applications.Dynamic Web TWAIN A browser based TWAIN scanning SDK for embedding document scanning and uploading to web applications.Supports all mainstream browsers on Windows, mac.OS, and Linux. Dynamsoft Webcam SDK A browser based webcam SDK for embedding webcam capture to web applications.Supports all mainstream browsers on Windows.Supports working with all UVC webcams.Dynamic. NET TWAIN A.NET wrapper for TWAIN and Direct.Show Webcam Capture.Enable easy and quick development of document scanningwebcam capture and image saving in C VB.NET. Barcode Reader SDK Provide C, C, Active.X COM and. NET APIs to detect and read barcode symbols from image files.Windows, Mac, Linux and Mobile editions are available.OCR SDK Convert scanned images to searchable textPDF files.PDF Rasterizer SDK Convert vector based PDF files to raster images JPEG, TIF, PDF, PNG etc.PDF Annotation SDK Add annotations to PDF documents.Source. Anywhere A SQL Server based version control tool designed as a replacement for MS Visual Source.Safe. The hosting version is provided with the same set of features.ReferenceseditAdrian BridgwaterAugust 1.The Dynamic Duo Source Control and Version Control, Dr.Dobbs. Sneha LathaAugust 2.Source Control Software with Find in Files, Developer.IQAdrian BridgwaterSeptember 1.Webcam SDK For Creating Image Capture Web Apps, Dr.Dobbs. Nicole HendersonNovember 5, 2.Team Foundation Server 2.Hosting, The WHIRLaura StotlerNovember 5, 2.Dynamsoft Team Foundation Server Hosting, MSP News.Interview with Windy Liu from Dynamsoft, Developer.IQ November, 2. 01.Adrian BridgwaterNovember 8, 2.Hosted TFS Server 2.From Dynamsoft, Dr.Dobbs. Adrian BridgwaterDecember 1.Single Browser Plug in SDK Covers Webcams or TWAIN Devices, Dr.Dobbs. Adrian BridgwaterJanuary 2.Dynamsoft Upgrades TWAIN Dev Kit For.NET, Dr. Dobbs. SD Times NewswireJanuary 2.Dynamsoft upgrades its TWAIN software dev kit for.NET programmers, SD Times Newswire.YAHOO FINANCEFeb 1.TSG Develops Open.CaptureTM Document and Image Capture Application, YAHOO FINANCEMEDICAL DESIGN BRIEFS February 2.Instantly Capture, Edit, And Store Medical Images Via Online Applications, MEDICAL DESIGN BRIEFSMarket.Watch March 2. 5, 2. Bios Update For Toshiba Satellite C640 Drivers . Dynamsofts Newest Web TWAIN SDK Improves Security With Sandbox, Market.Watch. MACNEWS April 1.Dynamsofts Image Capture SDK Adds Mac Support And Sandbox, MACNEWSAnish S June 3, 2.Dynamsoft Enhances Barcode Reader for its.NET TWAIN Software Dev Kit, Developer.IQThe Data Center Journal July 8, 2.Dynamsoft Upgrades its Source Control Software with Improved File Transfers and User Interface, The Data Center Journal.Mac. Tech August 2.Dynamsoft Updates Web Twain SDK With Native Scanning For OS X, Mac.Tech. Shruthi S December 3, 2.Dynamsofts Dynamic.NET TWAIN 5. 0 Software Dev Kit Provides WPF Control, Developer.IQYAHOO FINANCE January 2.Dynamsoft Source Control Software Adds 6.Bit Server and Local.DB Support, YAHOO FINANCEHealth Imaging February 1.Dynamsoft Image Capture Software Used in New Fujifilm Radiology Management Solution, Health Imaging.Vision Systems Design Mar 3, 2.Dynamsoft Image Capture SDK Adds PDF Rasterizing and Barcode Generator, Vision Systems Design.Document Magazine June 9, 2.Dynamsoft Document Management Software Dev Kit Addresses Google Chrome NPAPI Plugins Retirement, Document Magazine.Document Imaging Report July 2.Dynamsoft. NET TWAIN Software Dev Kit Adds 3.Bit Scanner Support in 6.Bit Applications, Document Imaging Report.RICHARD HARRIS SEPTEMBER 1.New Dynamsoft SDK Supports Document Scanning for HTML5 Browsers, App Developer Magazine.Developer. IQ October 1.New Dynamsoft. NET TWAIN Software Dev Kit Improves Barcode Performance 3.Percent. Programmable.Web Dec. 1. 6, 2.DYNAMSOFT BARCODE SDK NOW SUPPORTS JAVASCRIPT INTELLISENSEDocument Imaging Report February 1.Dynamsofts Barcode SDK Helps Avision Create Cost Effective 1.D 2. D Barcode Software to Bundle with 5.New Scanner Products.SD Times Newswire March 2.Dynamsofts software development kit SDK for creating document scanning modules within browsers now includes built in functionality for image captures from webcams.Medical Design Technology Fri, 0.Dynamsoft today released a new version of its Barcode Reader software development kit SDK to now work as an independent product.Users case. Visual Source.Safe add on. External linksedit.
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