Alfresco Software is contributing to the Apache Software Foundation an open source integration, named Chemistry Parts. The integration connects Microsoft SharePoint to virtually any enterprise content management (ECM) system, including Alfresco, using the open standard CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) from OASIS. The integration is contributed by Alfresco to the Apache Chemistry project, which is an open source implementation of CMIS.

Titus has released an email and document security solution called TITUS Classification for Mobile

The inMailX email management, compliance and productivity suite for Microsoft Outlook now integrates with TRIM/HPRM workflow, enabling users to view the status of their workflow processes more quickly and easily, and access the associated activities within each workflow in Outlook.

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) has released Brava Enterprise 7.2 for SharePoint. The new release offers these features and enhancements

Microsoft is attempting to placate disgruntled enterprise users by toning down its touchscreen-optimised Windows 8 Metro interface, signalling a return to a more desktop mouse-and-keyboard friendly approach with the next version of Windows due out in 2015.

Iron Mountain has acquired Fontis International, a US provider of a cloud-based subscription service for records retention guidelines. This adds capabilities for continuously updating retention schedules that can be distributed in a fully-automated manner.

Acaveo has recently announced the availability of Smart Information Server 3 to help companies rapidly understand their unstructured data and seize the opportunities of hybrid cloud storage, data classification and security assessment.  

A free tool designed to help organisations measure and improve their ediscovery processes has been released by the standards group EDRM.

O’Neil Software, a provider of technology solutions for commercial and corporate records management, recently introduced their oneilMobile, an Android application designed for smartphones and tablets.

DocsCorp has updated its software for managing metadata risks for desktop and mobile users with the release of cleanDocs Desktop 1.6.