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All the applications are built upon different technologies. Each product that needs to access documents is confronted to this evolving fragmentation.
A document is the lifeblood of a company; all software has to interact with documents. Leading software companies are trying to address this issue by defining a specification that describes what could be a normalized access to Content Management Systems (CMIS).
EntropySoft, the pioneer of content interoperability, as well as many other companies, acknowledge that this is a major development in Content Integration.
EntropySoft is convinced that normalizing the access to Content Management Systems and to all content-centric applications is solving part of the integration problem. Even if there is a difference between a specification and a market-tested technology, this is possibly an important milestone in the quest for universal easy access.
Having easy access to content silos is important for software companies that need to leverage their customers’ content repositories. Being able to access easily as many systems as possible is crucial.
Working on connectivity products is a specialist’s job. All applications are different and have different interfaces. All interfaces do not have the same features, some may have limitations. All architectures do not come with the same characteristics.
Apart from technological differences, content-centric applications are often fundamentally different from one another. Do they work with the same objects? No. Do they have the same features? No. Do they have the same security models? No. A technology that normalizes access must address all these aspects. It must also be able to work in critical environments and with high volumes of information.
An easy access technology must include the largest features coverage for a high number of supported applications, must connect to numerous applications and not only Content Management Systems, and must offer a wide set of technology access points.
Software companies wanting to access easily all content-centric applications are better off using a technology that includes all aspects mentioned above.
An easy access to all content-centric applications is an important step towards content interoperability.
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