Leveraging our deep expertise, strong open source community ties, and the best open source technology available, CIGNEX Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions put business control where it belongs-back into the hands of customers.

Open source technology is rapidly becoming accepted as a cost-effective, flexible alternative to proprietary applications that impose exorbitant licensing fees, extraneous features, high support costs, and vendor incompatibility. With the success of open source software such as Linux, MySQL, and JBoss, organizations are learning that open source solutions are stable, supportable, and here to stay.

CIGNEX has been at the forefront of open source application development for over six years. With a proven track record of over 60 successful client engagements, technical expertise in all major open source application platforms, and deep relationships within the open source community, we are uniquely positioned to create optimized, cost-effective ECM solutions for businesses and government agencies.

The CIGNEX Value Matrix

Challenges and Problems

The CIGNEX Advantage

TIME

There are currently more than 200,000 projects underway in the open source community, making the research and evaluation process both time-consuming and resource-intensive for any organization. In addition, the absence of clear documentation, proof-of-concept stories, and case studies further increase business risk.

Since 2001, CIGNEX has researched, enhanced, validated, and deployed more than 50 enterprise-class open source business solutions for our customers.
CIGNEX is an active participant in the open source community. We understand the software, the methodologies, and the community itself.
CIGNEX has identified customer needs for open source business solutions in the areas of content management and portals, CRM, business intelligence, and application server migration.

MONEY

The cost of ownership over 3 to 5 years for any proprietary technology software product is unaffordable for most organizations today. The costs include license fees, support fees, development costs, integration costs, and infrastructure costs. The ROI for business software applications is more difficult to justify than it has ever been before.

The cost benefits of open source software include no license fees and availability of source code.
CIGNEX Solution Suites built using open source software further reduce development and infrastructure costs.
Most importantly, CIGNEX solutions reduce time to market and opportunity costs, resulting in maximized ROI.

RISK

Most large organizations are locked into proprietary technology solutions from specific vendors.

CIGNEX helps organizations minimize business risks by offering comprehensive solutions and services based on selected open source software products that are created by a trusted vendor or a strong open source community.
CIGNEX backs each implementation with a cost-effective support pack that helps ensure that businesses are supported well beyond the deployment phase. As patches become available, CIGNEX coordinates, tests, and customizes implementations so that businesses are always using the latest version.