Version control

ColumbiaSoft, a vendor of enterprise document management solutions, has recently announced the release of Document Locator 5.2. This version features many new improvements that will help customers to stay on top of their email. There are also new features that will allow customers to better organize, deliver and verify documents. Document Locator Features For those of you who have never heard of ColumbiaSoft or its Document Locator, here is a quick glimpse into its primary features: Version control of documentsScanning and capturing of documents as full-text searchable filesAutomatic storage of email, attachments and faxesAccess to documents from the WebWorkflow rulesRecords management

ColumbiaSoft, a vendor of enterprise document management solutions, has recently announced the release of Document Locator 5.2. This version features many new improvements that will help customers to stay on top of their email. There are also new features that will allow customers to better organize, deliver and verify documents. Document Locator Features For those of you who have never heard of ColumbiaSoft or its Document Locator, here is a quick glimpse into its primary features: Version control of documentsScanning and capturing of documents as full-text searchable filesAutomatic storage of email, attachments and faxesAccess to documents from the WebWorkflow rulesRecords management

The Document Management Module adds additional functionality (such as version control and check-in/check-out) to enable multiple users to work on the same set of documents.

By Rich Huff, Pat Turocy and Kelley West In the Web world, "stickiness" is an intangible quality that keeps customers on a Web site. When competitors are only one click away, a sticky Web site is an invaluable asset to an e-business or e-commerce initiative. But how does an organization add that quality to its Web site? Dynamic and personalized content is one way to ensure that consumers stay on your Web site and remain loyal to your organization. With its recent release of Eclipse 1.0, Chrystal Software delivers a content management solution designed to provide rich user experience on Web sites. Chrystal's vision is to enable the addition of real-time interactive content without disrupting the environment. The company is no stranger to content management. Its flagship product, Astoria, is an authoring support system designed to provide a collaborative authoring environment with access control, versioning, reuse and distribution in multiple formats.

Document management refers to the storage and indexing of documents for easy retrieval — but has little or no change management, limited security, or audit trail. Document control includes the management function but in additionprovides a much higher degree of reliability for security, versioncontrol, visibility, availability and, most importantly, with a controlled,reliable audit trail. Submitted by Proquis, Inc.

Ailing SCM vendor and erstwhile CMS supplier Starbase found a savior in Borland this week. Starbase was already softpedalling its CMS package, "eXpressroom," and we suspect Borland will find content management even farther from its core competency. Here's what Borland's CFO said about the acquisition: "Starbase is recognized for its market-leading solutions in the areas of requirements management, version control, collaboration, and defect tracking." Notice anything missing? So you can probably remove one more package from your long list of possible CMS solutions...Read the Borland Announcement

Document management (DM): Drop another info-penny in your piggy bank, and if you want your info-money, smash your piggy bank, sort out the huge pile and look forward to the next piggy bank when you're done.Content management (CM): Give your info-money to your info-stockbroker as diligent manager, use it how you want, move it around, get a statement on your info every month, cash in for the info you want any time you want it in whatever denominations you want it.Document management was the shackles we put on information to control versions and access. Content management is the way we share information and put it to multiple purposes. Both are forms of network automation, but one is designed to control or limit access, while the other is designed to package and broadcast info on demand.

A short time ago, Artesyn Technologies realized its business content was out of control. The company's 4,000 employees were creating massive amounts of documents that were difficult to manage and share consistently across Artesyn's ten locations. Artesyn decided it was time to implement a solution that logically organized and stored all of its business content in a centralized, Web-based repository. Submitted by Stellent