Ian Wilson

IBM have recently established a Collaboration agreement with Box. ICN v2.0.3 FP5 got released today, and now supports Box repositories, for…

Some YouTube clips now available: Create an IBM Content Navigator desktop and configure it for workflow Configure an IBM Content Navigator…

Anyone who's deployed a HA Solution that uses WebSphere ND will have wept when presented with the bill. FileNet on a WebSphere platform is…

CPIT has acquired something of a reputation for being overly fussy and fragile. Last week I found myself needing to get hold of a FileNet…

Here's an article I wrote for Integritie, that has been published on the Integritie blog this week: Top 10 Reasons for moving to the cloud…

Just a heads-up about a new ECM Certification from IBM: IBM Certified Solution Designer - Content Navigator. Although targeted to ECM…

And, yet another Redbook released a few days ago - Customizing and Extending IBM Content Navigator. This is a Draft publication though, so…

A new IBM Redbook has been released, see: ICM Redbook. This has been updated to take account of changes introduced in ICM 5.2, which was…

This week, IBM have announced the release of a new offering that's based on FileNet P8: IBM Content Foundation. Having read through the…

It's been around 18 months since P8 v5.1 was released, back in 2011, but the latest version is now imminent. As you'd expect for software…

The latest version of IBM Content Navigator was released yesterday. A quick summary of what's new: Filtering of search results Multiple…

IBM have been busy establishing the new line of ECM Certifications. Three more exams have been released recently: IBM Certified Deployment…

IBM have released a new RedBookfor ICN. Not only is this in PDF format, but you can now download it in EPUB format. It's just a pity that…

ICM v5.1.1 got released today. To download from Passport Advantage, the package numbers are below: AIX: CI9VBML Windows: CI9VDML RHEL: CI…

The next major release of ICM is due to be released in September. Here's a bit of sneak preview information I've been able to gleen about…

Over the past 12 months, IBM have been consolidating FileNet certifications, and moving them into a single IBM ECM Certification programme…

IBM have been busy showing off Content Navigator to the masses, during the recent Content in Motion roadshows. Although I couldn't make it…

Last week finally saw the release of the much anticipated Nexus, or to give it its formal name, IBM Content Navigator. Strangely enough, it…

For any corporate enterprise, off the shelf software is usually insufficient to address its full business needs. Often, the 80/20 rule…

A little bit of speculation about what we can expect to see in FileNet P8 this year. Pretty soon we should see the release of IBM Nexus…

ICM 5.1 was announced to little fanfare a short while ago, but up until IOD 2011 there wasn't an awful lot of detail about the slated new…

Speaking with FileNet contemporaries in the ECM field, I often find myself suggesting the same old web sites to help them with their…

IBM FileNet Records Manager is an excellent product for managing archival and retention of an organisation's records. As you would expect…

It's incredible how quickly the social media revolution has taken hold in just a few short years. With 750 million active accounts, if…

For anyone who missed it over the summer, IBM released a new version of P8 - this is version 5.1. Actually, I should correct myself, since…

As an ECM solution implementer, the concept of Case Management has become more and more prominent over the past few years. Within the…

I've recently been asked for advice on writing a FileNet application using the Content Java API. To be honest, I'd be surprised if there…

The FileNet Records Manager product addresses an organisation's need to manage archival and retention of paper and electronic documents. It…

For any Linuxaficionados who work in the FileNet world, P8 version 5 now raises the possibility of building complete Linux implementations…

With version 5.0 of IBM FileNet P8, IBM have now given their backing to a new standard, designed to allow interoperability between different…

One thing that shocks newcomers to FileNet is the effort involved in installing the software. Any seasoned computer user would normally…