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January 2003

Tech Trends (and Trendsetters) of the Times
Penny Lunt, Doug Henschen, Jeff Morris, Lowell Rapaport
Six trends that emerged in 2002 are already shaping 2003: the rise of business process management, the growth of enterprise content management, the extension of portals beyond intranets, the increased sophistication of search technology, the widespread adoption of collaboration technology and the early deployment of Web services. Transform examines how readers can benefit by sharing user case studies on trendsetters who have helped set these trends in motion.

Products of the Year 2002
Doug Henschen, Lowell Rapaport, Penny Lunt
The theme of return, or payback, was a strong one for new technology implementation in 2002, and priorities aren't likely to change any time soon. In light of economic conditions in 2002, we took into account the need for return on investment as we made our Product of the Year selections. After reviewing the many new and revised products addressing content and collaboration, we chose a mix of leaders demonstrating either bold innovation or industry-leading value. The result is a list of 32 Product of the Year Finalists offering innovation, great value or both to the user community. Intensive research helped us differentiate clear Winners and Value Leaders from among these finalists.

Business Rules
Enterprise Content Management Revisited
Bruce Silver
Enterprise content management, including document imaging, document management, report management and Web content management, is now closer to reality, but do people really need it? Silver takes a contrarian look at how ECM came to be and why some component technologies are making a comeback.

Theory and Practice
The Java Content API
Lowell Rapaport
JSR 170 is a standardized Java API that acts as an interface between content repositories and application servers, portals and other software. Developers will now be able to create Java applications that are repository agnostic.

Bus Speeds Trump CPU Power
Lowell Rapaport

Context
The $1.65 Million Message
Words from the Editor

Content & Collaboration
Microsoft Brings CMS Up to Snuff
With its latest version, Microsoft has made significant progress on its Content Management System. It now integrates with Microsoft Word and supports .Net and Web services, and development is handled through the popular Visual Studio .Net development environment.

Scan & Capture
A Low-Cost Gem for Typical Demands
Panasonic's new KV-S2045C scanner offers bitonal and color scanning, a reliable paper transport and robust image processing features, all at an affordable price of $3,799.