EMC
EMC Documentum is a platform for enterprise content management, which means it helps organizations manage, store, and access their unstructured information, such as documents, images, videos, and more. EMC Documentum was originally developed by a software company called Documentum, which was founded in 1990 by Howard Shao and John Newton. They used relational database technologies to solve the problems of unstructured information management.
EMC Documentum has many features and benefits, such as:
• A unified and scalable repository that can handle large volumes of content and ensure its accuracy and consistency.
• Enhanced collaboration tools that allow users to work together on content and prevent conflicts or errors. • Automated and fast deployment options that simplify the implementation of the platform using cloud-native technologies and orchestration tools.
• Extensibility and interoperability that enable the platform to integrate with other enterprise applications and systems, such as SAP, Salesforce, and Microsoft.
• Content governance and compliance that protect the organization from legal or regulatory risks by enforcing security, records management, and retention policies.
EMC Documentum is used by many large enterprises in various industries, such as pharmaceutical, oil and gas, financial services, and manufacturing2 Some of the customers who use EMC Documentum are Boeing, Syntex, Pfizer, Shell, Bank of America, and General Motors23 EMC Documentum is now owned by OpenText, a Canadian technology firm that specializes in enterprise content management. OpenText acquired Documentum from Dell EMC in 2017 for $1.62 billion2 OpenText continues to develop and support the Documentum platform and its product family