Ecm technologies

Since my old company, Document Sciences, was bought by EMC, I have been following the Enterprise Content Management market closely; The Fortune 500 have invested billions of dollars in databases and ERP technologies leading to multi-billion dollar franchises such as Oracle, SAP, etc. focused on the structured data world. However, the next frontier of productivity will come from the unstructured data that includes your emails, you-tube videos, word document, power point presentations, pictures, etc.

Actually, in some places it's already arrived. In a recent AIIM E-Doc article, Alan and I explore the pros and cons of some newer configuration interfaces that enable businesspeople to take greater control over their Web CMS and ECM implementations. To quote:While this isn't an entirely new problem, the proliferation of Web application layers across nearly all content and document technologies has simultaneously introduced a new fragility to these tools along with a tacit expectation among business managers that they should be modifiable in "Web-time."Indeed, but there are consequences to modifying applications willy-nilly. At the end of the day, you still need configuration management...just a different kind.

Protecting information in enterprise content management (ECM) systems requires an understanding of the complexity of ECM systems architecture, the need forsynchronicity between content and metadata, and the impact of partial data lossversus full-scale disaster on the typical organization. In this article we will look at five pitfalls of ECM information protection and propose tips and strategies for avoiding data loss in ECM repositories. Submitted by CYA Technologies

Over the course of 2003, AIIM surveyed over 1,800 end-users of content and document management technologies in six countries — United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Ireland, and Germany. The survey results point to six major findings relative to user concerns and challenges about Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies.

Most organizations have a false sense of recovery when it comes to their ECM systems, as they are under the impression that the information within them is fully protected by their traditional backup and recovery solution. Submitted by CYA Technologies

Over the years we've helped many enterprises select appropriate content technologies -- be it a Web CMS, Portal, Search tool, or a larger ECM Suite. We're now also pleased to offer Web Analytics advisory services (for buyers only, of course). If you're managing a Web Analytics program and want to optimize its value, educate key decision makers about web analytics, or make the right technology purchase decision, we can help. Just drop me a note.

ECM Connection sat down with Andrew Pery, VP of marketing for Kofax, to discuss the technological significance of the Intelligent Capture and Exchange Suite, the key business drivers leading to its development, and the impact the suite will have on the way organizations capture and leverage key document data in critical business processes. Submitted by Kofax

Forty-three percent of business end users rank compliance and risk management as the number-one driver for implementing ECM technologies. However, what if the prospect of converting all of your paper documents to an electronic format was perceived as a huge risk in and of itself? This is a dilemma many companies face when dealing with documents containing private or sensitive information. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions magazine

An incremental implementation of imaging and workflow technologies helps $1 billion NCI BuildingSystems, Inc. fulfill customer requests and orders up to 240 times faster. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions magazine

Traditionally, government agencies weren't associated with the latest and/or most practical IT-enabling technologies. This negative perception has started to change over the past couple of years, however, and e-government initiatives are playing a key role. E-government is as much a way of doing business and way of communicating with the public as it is a technology. E-government comprises a group of enabling technologies, including ECM, Web publishing, document management, GIS, and Web services. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions magazine

The ECM space is broad and varied and encompasses everything from documentimaging, to web content management to collaboration technologies to digital asset management. Submitted by XyEnterprise