Industry moves

Microsoft acquires ActiveViews

INDUSTRY GIANT Microsoft has extended its business intelligence (BI) offerings with the acquisition of ActiveViews.

Microsoft will incorporate ActiveViews technology into its SQL Server, part of the Windows Server System, in an effort to offer a complete BI platform that will increase employee efficiency at low cost. Using ActiveViews, end users will be able to access and modify existing reports and build new reports in a web-based environment.
www.microsoft.com
www.activeviews.com

IDOX extends reach with TFPL takeover

I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS (IDOX), a local authority e-government solutions provider, has acquired TFPL, the knowledge and information-management consultancy.

The agreement is intended to allow IDOX to integrate TFPL’s knowledge and experience into its existing skillset, offering a comprehensive suite of products and services under one umbrella.
www.i-documentsystems.com
www.tfpl.com

Scandinavia meets the UK

SCANDINAVIAN CONTENT-management vendor Synkron has signed a distribution deal with Polemark, a London-based IT company.

The deal is intended to enable Synkron to compete with established players in the UK content-management-system market and build on its existing customer base.
www.synkron.dk
www.polemark.com

ADIC partners HP

ADVANCED DIGITAL Information Corporation (ADIC), a storage solutions provider, has joined the HP information-lifecycle-management partnership programme.

ADIC will work with HP to provide data-management software to mutual customers in a bid to automate the management of information, documents and data from creation through to deletion. ADIC believes it will also help companies meet information access and retention requirements.
www.adic.com
www.hp.com

Stellent teams with Protiviti

STELLENT, A supplier of enterprise-content-management solutions, has entered into a strategic agreement with Protiviti, an internal audit and technology risk consultancy, to create a next-generation content-management-based compliance platform.

Under the agreement, Stellent will market and deliver compliance solutions based on its Universal Content Management solution, supported by Protiviti subject matter expertise. Protiviti’s tools offer audit trail, document management, process testing and records-management functionality.
www.stellent.com
www.protiviti.com

Solcara unites with LexisNexis

SOLCARA, THE UK-based information-management solutions company, and LexisNexis, a provider of legal, news and business content, have launched an online news monitoring service.

Solcara InTheNews (LexisNexis) is a search tool that analyses content provided by the LexisNexis 90-day news service. It is intended to enable users to manage, access and distribute information more effectively.
www.solcara.com
www.lexisnexis.co.uk

MCI and Microsoft join forces

MCI, THE global communications provider, and Microsoft have announced a strategic alliance to develop and market communication and collaboration solutions.

These new tools are intended to enable companies and individuals to collaborate in real time from different devices using multiple communication channels including web conferencing, security-enhanced instant messaging, audio conferencing and voice-centric applications.
www.microsoft.com
www.mci.co.uk

Accenture allies with FileNet

CONSULTING FIRM Accenture has joined forces with enterprise-content-management company FileNet to produce new technology enabling insurance field agents and other mobile workers to electronically perform tasks that once required masses of paperwork.

The Digital Pen Connector software allows mobile workers to capture and transmit information to a central repository – the FileNet enterprise-content-management system, where it can be used to initiate business processes, avoiding traditional paper-based systems.
www.accenture.com
www.filenet.com