Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems provider FileNet have forged a global strategic alliance agreement with storage system provider Network Appliance.

IXOS Software AG has recommended that its shareholders accept the tender offer from fellow Enterprise Content Management software provider Open Text.

Speech and imaging systems provider ScanSoft has deployed a speech-enabled daily news service for the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) using its Speechify text-to-speech (TTS) software.

Storage system vendor EMC is to team up with application data management software provider OuterBay to integrate OuterBay's software with its own information lifecycle management suite of software products.

Data storage vendor Network Appliance has introduced a number of new products and announced partnerships with Veritas and Cisco.

Data storage vendor Quantum is to reduce its workforce by 110 employee and 20 contractor positions as part of a major reorganisation of its business groups and sales force.

While businesses continue to fall foul of corporate governance regulations, concerns are mounting among companies over data retention, legal disclosure and reputational risk with email mismanagement.

Microsoft has said the fears expressed by the records management community over the expiration date set functionality within its Office 2003 software are down to a misunderstanding of how the software works and are not grounded in fact.

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has sought to improve customer confidence in Linux through an initiative that will raise awareness of the Linux kernel's development.

While businesses continue to fall foul of corporate governance regulations, concerns are mounting among companies over data retention, legal disclosure and reputational risk with email mismanagement.