ECM Key Players - Autonomy

Autonomy

A leader in enterprise search and e-discovery, Autonomy bolstered its presence in the ECM market in 2009 by acquiring Interwoven, a Visionary in 2008's Magic Quadrant. Prior acquisitions included Meridio, a document and records management provider, Zantaz, an archiving and policy management provider, and Verity, a search, process and e-forms vendor.
Autonomy has demonstrated its ability to implement policy-based governance for financial services, regulated industries and law firms, but must still prove itself as a broader ECM contender.
Autonomy is not a traditional repository-centric content management vendor, but has a solid vision and expanded capabilities in contextual and federated content management.
Website: http://www.autonomy.com/

Strengths

• Autonomy has the installed base and technology to build momentum in ECM. It signaled a strong interest in Web channel technology by integrating its Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) platform and Optimost analytics into TeamSite, and by creating a promotional message about "meaning-based marketing" that seems to resonate with WCM buyers.
• Autonomy is more visible than in previous years. As a result, it is being considered for more ECM opportunities.
• Autonomy has now built and/or bought enough products to exploit a transition to automated, cloud-based ECM on a single platform for all data types

Cautions

• Autonomy's strong portfolio of acquired companies and technologies does not yet form a cohesive whole.
• Autonomy has limited capabilities in transactional and composite content applications, which is where differentiation in terms of scale and vertical solutions is required.
• Autonomy will need to develop an ECM solutions strategy that extends beyond legal drivers and regulated markets.