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Deprecated in D6

First things first. Deprecated, it's a weird word, don't you think? EMC uses it all over its System Level Changes announcement. You may not need to look up what it means, but we did. Here's what we found. Deprecated, according to Wiktionary.org means:

1.(formal) to express disapproval of

2.(computing) to discontinue

3 (archaic) to prey against

So, now that we have determined that DISCONTINUED is the definition we want, here's what's GONE, GONE, GONE in D6. Say ta-ta to:

Slice 'n Dice

Anyone who has watched Documentum and EMC as companies knows that much of their innovation and many of their successes have come as a result of their spotting and acquiring companies with complementary, leading-edge technologies and then integrating them into their offerings.

Need examples? eRoom was once its own company, separate from Documentum. PDF Aqua was developed by Computerized Document Control, later known as CDC Solutions.

So what does this say for the Documentum and Captiva now that they've been acquired by EMC? Similar integration, we're sure. In fact we have already heard some say that Documentum is irrelevant without Captiva. This should delight EMC whose tagline is "EMC - Where Information Lives."

Pretty soon Documentum will be to EMC Software as eRoom is to Documentum. This is, of course, not a bad thing, just different.

So, if you're wondering what kind of impact EMC Software/Documentum's most recent acquisition will have, take a good look at its latest acquisition, xHive

A Dip in Documentum 6 KoolAid

As recruiters, we always pay attention to the numbers in the markets we serve. Why? Because new sales almost always generate new clients and increased demand.

Though we at BrilliantLeap didn't experience a slow down in demand during the first two quarters of this year, our consulting customers told us that their markets were slowing. Nothing to panic about but not the usual double-digit growth either.

And in listening to the hundreds of Documentum business process and technology owners we talk to each week, they spoke about ECM options without the usual dismissals, Documentum isn't the ECM default it once was.

It's perhaps a given that no single technology vendor can dominate forever (unless you're Microsoft); and competition, though not always fun, is generally good for everyone - it keep vendors innovating with new features and benefits; it gives customers choices; it gives architects and developers new tools and new toys; and it creates new employment and consulting opportunities.

So will EMC's release of D6, with its focus on ease and speed of deployment using services-oriented architecture (SOA) for development, configuration and caching upgrades aimed at IT departments be the ticket?