Medvedev also sees technology as a way to bring more transparency to government and reduce corruption. He was also quoted as saying that government leaders must learn to use technology or they will be dismissed.

Source: ITAR-TASS News Agency

McKinsey Quarterly Article

• A number of new and emerging technologies, many aimed at enhancing the way the Internet is used, promise to change how companies innovate, managers make decisions, and businesses lower costs, tap talent, or realize new business opportunities.

• Although technology always promises benefits, actually gaining them requires a good understanding of its real business implications and of the concomitant managerial changes.

• Over the next decade, eight technology-enabled business trends will really matter. Smart managers should start doing their homework now.

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AIIM E-Doc Magazine – Jan/Feb 2008 (Click name for full PDF)

Page 34 – Lessons from the Trenches

A couple of consultants present a technical piece on Records Management implementations and the key lifecycles that should be considered. Good content for someone just starting to formulate their organizations strategy.

Page 40 – Put a Leash on Sharepoint

One of our favorite current topics, Sharepoint. Mr. Pelz-Sharpe blows holes in the bows of the Sharepoint zealots battleship.

AIIM Expo Preview – Jan/Feb 2008

Page 12 – Focus on Capture

James Watson presents a nice high level perspective of Disconnected Scanning. This is a trend to push the capture of documents away from a centralized capture center to the knowledge workers who work directly with the transaction.

Watson is a knowledgeable veteran of the ECM industry and is worth listenting to when you get a chance to do so.

Page 64 – Around the Corner

Dan Elam shares his perspective of Sharepoint as well. Dan is always entertaining even when your in his crosshairs. We are still waiting for the complete death of microfilm which he predicted several years ago.

Until Next Time,

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