KMWorld"s100CompaniesthatMatter
inKnowledgeManagement2005

KMWorld：2005年领域最具影响力的100家公司

ByHughMcKellar
KMWorldeditorinchiefTheFacesofKnowledgeManagement

achyearwegetachancetorecognizethecompanieswebelievebestexemplifytheidealsoftrueknowledgemanagement—theoneswhoseproductsandservicescontinuetofundamentallytransformthewayorganizationsoperate.AsIoutlinedonpage1ofourpreviousissue,weassembleaninformalcommitteetokeeptheireyesoncompaniesthatshowpromiseforinclusion.Wechatande-mail,allthewhilesharingthesuccessstorieswehearabout.AndbeginninginDecember,westarthoningourlistdownfrommorethan1,000to100.

Everyoneinvolvedintheprocesshashisorherprejudices,ofcourse,butwesetthoseaside(forthemostpart)andassemblewhatyouseehere—100companieswhoseproductsandservicesbestmeettheneedsofourreadership.I’msurenotallofyouarefamiliarwitheachcompany,butI’dwageryou’reknowledgeableaboutagoodmajorityofthem.AndIpromisethateachofyoucanfindasolutiontocriticalbusinessproblemsthroughtheproductsandservicesofatleastoneofthesecompanies.

I"vedescribedinthepastthecriteriabehindtheselectionprocess,sothere’snoneedtoplowthatgroundagain.Iwillsay,though,thatonequalityuniteseachofthecompanieshere:Theylistentotheircustomers.Longgonearethedaysofdevelopingelegantsoftwareinavacuumandexpectingtheworldtobeatapathtothedoor.Decisionmakersandusersarefarmoresavvythanevenayearago,andthesecompanieshonestlyrealizethatwithouttheircustomerstheywouldbenothing.

Theprocessforassemblingnextyear’slisthasalreadybegun,andwewelcomeinputfromyou,ourcustomers.

WeurgeyoutospendsometimeontheWebsitesofthisyear’slistof100CompaniesThatMatterinKnowledgeManagement.

AndinourspecialViewFromtheTopsection,youcanreadthestoriesofmanyofthecompanieslisted.There,CEOsandothertopofficialstalkabouthowtheirsolutionshelpcustomersachievetheirbusinessgoals.

Attheriskofbeingrepetitive,justasinpreviousyears,thelistwasconceivedasawaytoidentifysomeoftheorganizationsleadingthewayintheknowledgeeconomy.Itwascompiledtoencouragethebroaderdiscussionofknowledgemanagement.Criteriaforinclusionvaried,butallcompanieshavethingsincommon.Eachhaseitherhelpedtocreateamarket,redefineoneorenhanceone,andtheyallshareonething媣elocityofinnovation.

Anylistsuchasoursisaworkinprogress,andsoitiswiththisone.We"realwaysonthelookoutforgroundbreakingsolutionsorelegantmodificationstoexistingones.Aswemovethrough2005,we"lllikelyaddafewcompaniesandmakeanynecessarychangesduetomergersoracquisitions.Thecompanieslistedwillbelinkedtotheirhomepages,andweencourageyoutospendtimeontheirsitestogettoknowthemandtheirsolutionsbetter.Throughouttheyear,theorganizationsandproductswefindmostinterestingwillbeshowcasedonoursiteandinourmagazine.

Weshouldemphasizeagainthatthelistisreallyamarkerintimefortheevolvingandexpandingknowledgemanagementuniverse.WeinvitediscussionandencourageyoutocontactusregardingKMtoolsandservicesyoufindespeciallyvaluable.Vendors:Askyourcustomerstotellushowyoursolutionshavebenefitedtheirbusiness.Analysts,consultantsandintegrators:Giveusaheads-upwhenyoudiscoverespeciallyinterestingsoftwareandemergingtrends.

Remember,thepurposeofthelististogenerateinterestanddiscussionaboutknowledgemanagementtoolsandservices—it"snotanawardprogram.Sendyourcommentsto:kmcompanies@kmworld.com.AccessInnovations
Adobe
Altova
AppianCorporation
Arbortext
AstoriaSoftware
ATGPrimus
Atomz
AttensityCorporation
Autonomy
AXS-One
BottomlineCreate!form
Butterworth-Heinemann
Captiva
ClearForest
ClearStorySystems
Connotate
Convera
CopernicTechnologiesCoveo
Cymfony
DaySoftware
DSTTechnologies
EasyAsk
Ektron
EMCDocumentumLEGATO
empolis
Endeca
Entopia
Entrieva
ePeople
ExactSoftware
Factiva
FastSearchTransfer
FileNet
FirstConsultingGroup
GEAC
Global360
Google
Hummingbird
Hyperwave
IBMLotus
Infodata
Innodata-Isogen
InSystemsTechnologies
Integrify
Intelligenxia
Intelliseek
Intellisophic
Interwoven
InxightSoftware,Inc.
iPhrase
ISYSSearchSoftware
IxiaSoft
KANASoftware
Knova(formerlyKanisaServiceWare)
KnowNow
Kofax
LexisNexis
LibertyIMS
MarkLogic
MDYAdvancedTechnologies
Metastorm
Mobius
Mondosoft
Morphix
NewIdeaEngineering
Nexidia
NoetixCorporation
NorthernLight
nStein
OpenTextCorp
OraclePeopleSoft
Pegasystems
PercussionSoftware
Plumtree
Recommind,Inc
RedDotSolutionsCorp
SaneSolutions
SAS
Semagix
SERSolutions,Inc.
SiteScape,Inc.
Sopheon
Stellent
SupportSoft
Tacit
Teragram
ThomsonElite(West)
TIBCO
TowerSoftware
TractionSoftware
TripleHopTechnologies,Inc.
Ultimus
Verity,Inc.
Vignette
Vivisimo
YourAmigo
Zylab

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