ECM: It's A Whole New Ballgame — December Edition: SharePoint-Based ECM Solutions
By Mike Ball, Clearview Software

It has been just about a month since the Fall AIIM Roadshow completed is 14 city tour of the Midwest, North and Southeast regions. As you may know, this year's subject for the Roadshow was "ECM Meets SharePoint." Since Clearview participated in four cities with speaking engagements, I wanted to pass along elements that I picked up from this Roadshow and share them with you.

SharePoint is the Hottest thing to happen to ECM since….
I don't really know how to complete this sentence. I continue to be amazed at how pervasive and viral in nature the entire SharePoint subject has become within the ECM space. And it's just getting started. This interest permeates the ECM Reseller community and ECM end users, as well as Microsoft-associated partners and end users. I will explore the whole Microsoft-associated subject later in this column as it is an interesting element for you to think about and consider, especially if you are a current ECM/Imaging VAR or Reseller.

I may have said this before, but I definitely see SharePoint as the most impactful and meaningful "hype-cycle" that our industry has experienced. Because of the significance of Microsoft entering this space via Office/SharePoint, it has really brought our industry to new heights of interest and visibility that no other single vendor introduction has historically effected. I see all of this as good, as it is opening up a brand new market segment for the ECM community.