When IBM decided to become the leader in the way companies manage documents, it approached rival FileNet Corp. in Costa Mesa and offered $1.6 billion. FileNet said yes on Thursday. But not without ...

FileNet specializes in enterprise content management (ECM) and has a particular strength in imaging technology, a field it pioneered two decades ago. IBM said it's buying the company to fill a gap in ...

Making its third software acquisition in a week, IBM said Thursday it would buy enterprise content management provider FileNet for US$1.6 billion in cash. Big Blue said it would use the FileNet ...