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The article comments on factors affecting the efficiency of electronic content. First, delivery mechanisms are now in alignment with electronic content. The second factor at work is that content is now born digital. Native electronic content is extraordinarily mutable. It can change at a moment's notice with no history of what it contained before. This has some frightening implications for serious research, legal precedent, and historical accuracy. Nevertheless, there is every possibility that electronic content, born digital, will outpace digitized-from-print electronic content in the near future.

The article presents information on Open Text Corp. Open Text, whose offerings are anchored by its flagship product Livelink, helps organizations better manage their documents and business processes online. Through several partnerships with industry stalwarts such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle, Open Text has effectively bolstered the scope and capabilities of its solutions in order to meet the continually evolving needs of its customers, who represent a variety of markets, including automotive, consumer goods, government and insurance.