The 2006 ECM West Conference: A Trial from AIIM
Hans Mercx - December 15, 2006

The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) hosted its first enterprise content management (ECM) West conference this year in San Jose, California (US) to educate organizations on the latest technologies in content and information management and to provide a forum where vendors and peers can interact. This conference is a trial for AIIM, as in previous years the association organized two major trade shows—one on the east coast of the US and one in Europe, but never on the west coast of the US. AIIM established an agenda aimed to encourage both niche and major vendors alike to exhibit during this conference, but mostly AIIM tried to attract a variety of users interested in both how to capture content as well as mastering the content and the current technology standards that are used in the industry. This article will examine the key topics and the success of the AIIM West conference...