IBM content with Venetica acquisition
IBM content with Venetica acquisition
IBM is to bolster its content management capabilities with the acquisition of Venetica, a company that specialises in managing unstructured data within HTML, XML, and audio and video files. While IBM already has technology to manage such data within its DB2 offerings, it does not have the capability to grab information from other vendors, which Venetica does.
As well as IBM data sources, Venetica software can also work with EMC/Documentum, FileNet, Hummingbird, Interwoven, Open Text and Stellent, enabling organisations to leverage their existing content assets.
"With the addition of Venetica technology and its expertise in unstructured data access, IBM is extending its leadership in helping customers build on their existing IT infrastructure and reduce the time and costs associated with integrating their diverse information assets," said Janet Perna, general manager, IBM Data Management Software.
"While different technologies have evolved for handling structured and unstructured information, real world business problems often require a blend of both," said Stuart Levinson, president and CEO, Venetica. "IBM's leadership in understanding and addressing comprehensive information integration will enable customers to truly tap into their enterprise information assets for better strategic insight."
Venetica technology will be integrated into IBM's DB2 Information Integrator family of products and will be used to drive sales of other IBM middleware offerings, including DB2 Content Manager, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Business Integration and IBM's Workplace initiatives.
Venetica's operations will be integrated into the Information Integration group within IBM's Information Management software business, and its 70 staff will be retained as IBM employees. The value of the acquisition, which is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter, was not disclosed.
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