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Intellectual Property Management
Intellectual property/capital are terms used to describe intangible assets: the results of human thought and talent that have value and are original. This can include designs, published text, new inventions or improvement, software and music. Managing and protecting that IP in a way that drives more value and stimulates sustainable growth is important for many organizations.

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Readers' Choice Awards 2025 - Copyright Clearance Center: Building an Effective Copyright Compliance Program

CCC's Annual Copyright Licenses provide an important foundation on which organizations of all sizes can build an effective copyright compliance program.

Enjoy Better Business Intelligence, Faster - LexisNexis

Nexis+ AI delivers access to quality results, leveraging a global data library that includes genAI-enabled news and corporate data from thousands of globally-recognized sources, including The Associated Press, Dun & Bradstreet, Gannett, and many more.

Transform enterprise data into a strategic, AI-ready asset - EncompaaS

Designed for unstructured content, EncompaaS discovers, classifies, and enriches information across Microsoft 365, legacy ECM systems, and file shares—without migration. It automates governance, applies retention and sensitivity policies, and enriches metadata to improve GenAI outcomes.

KMS Lighthouse Recognized as a Trend-Setting Product of the Year

KMS Lighthouse stands out by enabling organizations to deliver precise, consistent, and context-aware answers across all channels, including digital help centers that support both employees and customer inquiries. Our customers are successfully leveraging our platform to create smarter, faster, and more intuitive support experiences.

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Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Manufacturing: Securing Institutional Expertise for the Future

The manufacturing sector is at a crossroads. While investments in new technologies and infrastructure are essential, they must also be utilized to preserve and share institutional knowledge. By adopting a comprehensive KM strategy that includes centralized data management, digital innovation, and a culture of knowledge sharing, manufacturers can safeguard their expertise and secure long-term success.

Navigating the IT Landscape: Balancing Hybrid Cloud and Cloud Repatriation to Stay in Control of Your Infrastructure

To secure their data, certain industries have strict regulations regarding data storage, requiring data to be kept in specific geographic locations or under stringent security measures. This is yet another reason for organizations nowadays to switch back to on-prem resources.

Experts predict AI will continue impacting KM in 2025

AI continues to disrupt the knowledge management space and experts in the field predict that it's a trend that still hasn't reached its full potential, yet. In 2025 there's more room for improvement.

The transformative role of AI in the next generation of records management

While there are many ways AI will disrupt and advance the records management process, these four key applications will make the biggest impact: automating document classification and tagging, records retention and data hygiene, leveraging natural language processing for record analysis and predictive analytics for records management.

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The Productivity Paradox: Why Your AI Investment Won’t Pay Off Without KM

There should be one clear group of winners emerging from the coming disillusionment: knowledge and information managers. The AI reckoning will force a long-overdue epiphany upon executive leadership: The value of technology is not inherent; it is contingent on the quality of the information fuel you feed it.

Will AI Ever Play in Peoria? The Enterprise Reality Check

The tech industry has a long history of overpromising and underdelivering, but AI has taken this to new heights. We're bombarded daily with headlines about AI writing novels, diagnosing diseases, and even replacing entire job functions. Yet, when you peel back the layers, you find a landscape littered with half-baked implementations, inflated claims, and solutions that work only in the most controlled environments.

The rise and potential fall of the citizen developer

The citizen developer movement was heralded as a revolution. Like most revolutions, things have sometimes gone differently than planned. The logic is sound, empowering those who know the business best to build the tools and systems needed to do their job. Ah, if only things were that simple …

Inefficient at the speed of light

While process mining started years ago as a mainly data-driven exercise, its stated goal is to be knowledge-driven. Given KM's multidisciplinary scope, we can play a major role in achieving that goal. Any process, no matter how simple, has the potential to reach across an entire business ecosystem, including all stakeholders. This seems like a perfect match for collaborative workflow, AI/ML, knowledge graphs, human sensemaking, and many of the other arrows in our KM quiver.

Knowledge Management Whitepapers

The Trend-Setting Products in Knowledge Management 2025

AI-Powered PLM in Manufacturing: Making PLM Content AI-Ready

How ENOVIA + Adlib turn CAD, BOMs, and SOPs into reliable knowledge for search, RAG, and compliance

Pharma Launches Don’t Fail Because of Strategy. They Fail Because of Documents.

Discover how Veeva + Adlib eliminate content bottlenecks, accelerate approvals, and make your launches AI-ready.

Managing Information Through Transition: The Merger and Acquisition Integration Playbook

Intellectual Property Management Companies and Suppliers
Intellectual Property Management Directory