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.
Alfresco is one of the most well known open source enterprise content management
providers. With over 1.4 million downloads of their solution already
and a number of marque clients for the Alfresco Enterprise, they should
be happy to continue business as usual.But, as usual, they
aren't. This week they have announced a partnership with ParaScale, a
cloud storage software provider, to offer Alfresco "Content as a
Service".
The ParaScale PlatformIn
enterprise deployments of ECM solutions, the traditional model is
separate hardware for front-end and back-end (multiple this model based
on usage requirements). It's the model that Alfresco would typically
recommend to its clients.
The diversified office automation equipment and electronics
provider, Ricoh Americus Corporation, recently announced the internal
deployment of their document storage and management SaaS solution — DocumentMall for Salesforce.com.
Salesforce.com
is a well-known service for on-demand customer relationship management
(CRM). Companies that depend on Salesforce.com to manage their sales,
marketing, customer service and other critical functions include
Corporate Express, SunTrust Banks and Kaiser Permanente.
SaaS is gaining a lot of ground among companies looking for lower-cost ways to deploy and manage a variety of business applications.Vendors explain why deploying ECM (enterprise content management) through SaaS (Software as a Service) may be right for your company. Submitted by Integrated Solutions Magazine