I have become a little obsessed with Google Analytics recently. I find myself trawling the screens of data trying to find out everything I can about those using our sites. I haven't done anything sensible like create some goals or add some filters to take out all of my visits. No, none of that. I just hack around with a big statistics machete making a mess and understanding less about our users all the time. Given that we do understand what analytics are for and how to use them I decided to take a step back and do it right.

Just thought you might like to know - I'm watching you!

I have just had a quick look at our stats and am surprised by the number of people who are reading this blog. If I'd known that anyone, other than Ken, was actually paying attention I might have put a bit more editorial thought into it. Anyway, now that I do know I thought it would be good if others could join in. It would be great to get some comments on some of the topics raised and maybe even open up the floor a bit.

While the Talk Obtree site is offline (don't ask it will just get me angry) I would welcome anything anyone out there has to say about WCM, Mimtech, our partners, our industry or even just life and grammar.

Even if it's just Ken.

I came across this concept today and had to tell someone. I am working from home and my wife is out with the kids so I can't bore them with it so, onto the blog it goes.

Copyright can be used to prohibit buyers/users/etc of some IPR product like software or music from redistributing it or changing it and so on. Copyleft does the opposite - it permits the redistribution or remodelling of IPR. The concept is not so new to me - Open Source is an example - I just thought the idea of the 'play on words' as Wikipedia put was ...I can't think of the right word. As an ex-English teacher it grates but as someone who works in a geek filled industry (I was never a good enough developer to be a true geek myself) it somehow seems to make sense.

One thing I do like, the logo.

The big players in enterprise content management have huddled together in a darkened room and have come up with the first draft of a standard for content management. This standard is to be known as Content Management Interoperability Services or CMIS for short.

CMS Wire had this to say...'

It doesn’t come as a surprise that three of the major Enterprise Content Management (ECM) providers — EMC, IBM and Microsoft — have been secretly developing a technical Enterprise CMS specification. Their super secret project is called the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) spec. A fancy new acronym it is, but beyond this is it really the beginning of a brave new world for content management interoperability?

To get the scoop on this draft CMIS, and the background behind its development, CMSWire spoke with executives from the three companies.

The entire process to move to a common enterprise content management specification started back in October 2006, when EMC, Microsoft and IBM began a joint plan to propose the first Web Services standards for exchanging content with and between Enterprise CMS systems. Version 0.1 of this specification was completed in July of 2007.

Somewhere along the line, they were joined by a few more prominent Enterprise CMS providers including: Open Text, Alfresco (good to see at least one open source CMS vendor in there), Oracle and SAP.

This past August, they held a CMIS Interoperability Workshop where they demonstrated prototypes that showed their solutions would work with the specification.'

It seems that the migration activity that has been threatening for some time now is beginning. We have seen a few of our clients move off the platform for a number of reasons over the years but recently we have been alerted to some of the larger clients entering a procurement activity with a view to moving off platform during the current financial year.

"Don't Panic!"

There is no need to move. The roadmap WCM includes a release in November 2010 and support for three years after that. So, if you are happy with the Livelink WCM platform then there is no reason to look for an alternative.

If you are considering a move, then we are well placed to help you choose between the alternatives and to provide you with the easiest route to a successful new implementation. Contact me to find out more about our partners and our 'Out of Obtree' migration toolset.