ECM (Enterprise content management ) - is a set of technologies used to capture, store, preserve and deliver content and documents and content related to organizational processes. ECM tools allow the management of an organization's unstructured information, wherever that information exists.
ECM employed the technologies and strategies of content management to address business process issues, such as records and auditing, knowledge sharing, personalization and standardization of content, and so on.
Here’s a fun fact: according to Faulker Information Services, over
10% of contracts executed by large organizations are lost after being
archived on paper or in electronic systems. That’s a frightening
number. In fact, any amount of lost information is enough to cause alarm, especially when it has to do with business transactions. What’s
even more alarming? Only a reported 1% of companies have chosen to take
preventative measures. Here to encourage action is Dolphin Software and
their Contract Manager for SharePoint.