Documentum
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Developer(s) | OpenText |
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Stable release | 23.4
/ December 2023 |
Type | Enterprise content management |
License | Proprietary software |
Website | www |
Documentum is an enterprise content management platform currently developed by OpenText. In December 2003, Dell EMC acquired Documentum for $1.7 billion, integrating it into EMC's Enterprise Content Division (ECD), one of its four operating divisions.[1]
On January 23, 2017,[2] OpenText, a Canadian technology firm specializing in enterprise content management and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, acquired Documentum from Dell EMC for $1.62 billion.[3]
Founding
[edit]Howard Shao and John Newton, who worked together at Ingres at one point, founded Documentum in June 1990[4]. With initial backing from Xerox, Shao and Newton developed a customized system for Boeing to organize, store, and selectively publish the thousands of pages of information for the Boeing 777 training manuals, and they developed another customized system for Syntex, a pharmaceutical vendor, to automate the assembly of New Drug Application (NDA) documents when seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Documentum introduced its Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) in 1993, a client-server service for electronic document management. End users connected to the repository through desktop client applications.[5] Documentum EDMS included a full-text search engine for retrieving documents from the repository.
Company growth
[edit]In 1993, Jeffrey Miller, a Silicon Valley marketing executive, joined Documentum as president and CEO with a mandate to transform the company from a technology-driven start-up into an established software firm. Under Miller's leadership, the company raised its first round of venture capital funding from Brentwood, Merrill Picker Anderson, Sequoia Capital,[6] Norwest Corporation, and Xerox Venture.
Documentum was floated on NASDAQ on February 5, 1996, listing with the DCTM symbol.[7]
Web versions
[edit]In 1998, Documentum launched its Web Application Environment, a set of Internet extensions for EDMS, offering web access to the documents stored within an EDMS repository. In 2000, Documentum released Documentum 4I, its first web-native platform. Documentum 4i could integrate with external web applications.[8]
In 2002, Documentum launched Documentum 5 as a unified enterprise content management (ECM) platform for storing content types within a shared repository.
Products
[edit]Documentum Server
[edit]Documentum Server, formerly known as Documentum Content Server, is the core platform that manages content in a repository consisting of three parts: a content server, a relational database, and a place to store files.[9] Items in the repository are stored as objects. The file associated with an object is usually stored in a file system, and the object's associated metadata are stored as a record in a relational database.[9]
Documentum Clients
[edit]Smart View
[edit]Formerly known as D2, Smart View, a configurable, content-centric client that provides access to ECM applications,[10] is the primary client for Documentum.
Other clients
[edit]- xCelerated Composition Platform (xCP): a development platform for automating business processes. The platform consists of a web-based client and a platform for user interface development and server-side components.[11][12]
- Webtop: a browser-based interface that provides access to the repository and content management services (CMS).[13]
- My Documentum (deprecated) provided content management services and information access within the infrastructure.[14]
Documentum functionality is made available through application programming interfaces (API), including web services, WebDAV, FTP, Java, Documentum Foundation Classes, Documentum Query Language (DQL), Web Development Kit API (WDK), SMB/CIFS, and CMIS.
Customization
Most customizations in basic products are done using the DFC (Documentum Foundation Classes), a collection of Java APIs. Customization can be done via configuration, particularly through the extension products D2 and xCP.[citation needed]
Technological evolution
[edit]Web Versions
[edit]- 1998: Launched the Web Application Environment, providing web access to EDMS repositories.
- 2000: Released Documentum 4i, the first web-native platform.
- 2002: Introduced Documentum 5, a unified ECM platform.
Integration and Extensions
[edit]Documentum integrates with external systems and supports extensive customization via D2 and xCP. It is widely used in industries requiring secure content management and regulatory compliance, such as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and financial services.
References
[edit]- ^ "Network World". Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.
- ^ "OpenText Buys Documentum". investors.opentext.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "News and Press Releases (PR) | OpenText". OpenText. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Tracing the Evolution: The History of Documentum – DocumentumPro.com". February 6, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "EMC Delivers Modern and Intuitive User Experience for EMC Documentum".
- ^ "Sequoia Capital funds Documentum".
- ^ digitekera (July 26, 2017). "Documentum History". Digi Tek Era. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Document management. Change management for successful electronic document management system (EDMS) implementation, BSI British Standards, retrieved December 27, 2024
- ^ a b "Official Documentation (EMC Documentum Content Server Version 6.7 Fundamentals Guide)" (PDF).
- ^ "Official Documentum D2 Product Webpage".
- ^ "Official Documentum xCP Data Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2012.
- ^ "Documentum xCP - Solution Development Platform". emc.com. December 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "Official Documentum Webtop Product Webpage".
- ^ "Official My Documentum Product Webpage".