DPCI Press Releases

DPCI Named to Inc.5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies in the United States > more

DPCI In The News

Bachana interviewed by Lana Gates of Software Magazine for article on content management > more

DPCI Events

Bachana to moderate 'vendor shootout' session at Henry Stewart Symposium Los Angeles, November 10-11, 2008 > more

Bachana to speak at Gilbane Conference, December 2-4, 2008 > more


Scientific American set out to find a digital asset management system to centralize and manage rights and permissions for a significant portion of all published editorial content, including text, illustrations and photographs. > more

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October 09, 2008

When The Going Gets Tough...

As a kid when I learned how to play basketball, my coach would also have us do 'suicide' drills at the end of pract more

Posted at 09:20 am by Joseph Bachana

September 24, 2008

Being First on the Block: Assessing Risks When Implementing new Software

Sometimes I just can't help myself when the Wizards in Seattle or Cupertino magically send a message to my computer - "Updates Available." A flood of excitement wells up inside me and I think, "Oh boy, something new!" or conversely, "Oh no! My computer is expo more

Posted at 10:12 am by Joseph Bachana

August 22, 2008

Your Web Content Management System is not a Washing Machine - Investing in Ongoing Product Management

Over the past 10 years, I've had the great opportunity to run a company that performs a range of services around implementation of content management systems including: business and functional analysis, information architecture, project management, development and integration servi more

Posted at 02:57 pm by Joseph Bachana

August 21, 2008

Making Macs Play a Little Nicer in a PC Network

Being one of the full-time Macintosh users in our office, I find that sometimes my co-workers can get a little annoyed with all the useless files my Macintosh spews out into network fold more

Posted at 11:18 am by Ivan Mironchuk

August 12, 2008

Tool Tips: InCopy Shared Dictionary

One of the features of InCopy that I find is a huge hit with editorial teams in my training classes is the ability to create a shared dictionary. While the shared dictionary feature can often be overlooked, it is quite easy to setup and will save lots of headaches once implemen more

Posted at 07:01 pm by Ivan Mironchuk

August 08, 2008

Holes in the Dam

I think companies worry too much about how people might misuse their content. They worry about putting content online because of how users may steal/change/modify that content. Call me naïve, but it seems to me that some users turn to piracy and redistribution to support alternate use cases, because their needs have not been adequately handled with an existing system. more

Posted at 02:55 pm by Craig McEldowney

August 05, 2008

Softcare Announces Xanthos

Here is an announcement from Softcare, a partner organization of DPCI (Link Here). They have been working on their next-generation editorial workflow engine codenamed "Xanthos". A few additional points: more

Posted at 12:49 pm by Joseph Bachana

August 01, 2008

Speak the Metadata

We do quite a bit of consulting around metadata and taxonomy strategies for organizations, and one thing we find is always a topic of discussion is "How much metadata is too much?" The answer from us usually is: "The only metadata you should consider is information that is really relevant for searching, relating, or repurposing content." more

Posted at 06:15 pm by Ivan Mironchuk

August 01, 2008

Bold Headlines: Fight or Flight?

We are in rough economic times. One can hardly avoid the common headlines: “Stocks Slip In Anticipation of Jobs Number” or “Drop In Revenue Strains Budgets.” However, the challenges presented by these difficult times provide an opportunity to focus on new and innovative solutions that can help businesses implement strategies to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Enter D more

Posted at 12:10 am by Samuel Wilson

July 31, 2008

Snapping Together Open Source Projects

Earlier this year, in March, I was interviewed by Tina Gasperson for an article she wrote for linux.com on the role of open source software in the entepr more

Posted at 09:52 am by Joseph Bachana