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.
Government is the biggest IT market in the world and, arguably, the most stable. Over the past decade, ECM VARs won their share of business in this space as a result of the e-government initiatives many federal, state, and local government agencies put in place to make their content and services accessible via the Web. With the Internet now firmly entrenched as a communication medium, the time has come for VARs to examine how far along different levels of the government are with these initiatives and how lucrative the market for e-government solutions is today. Used with permission from Business Solutions magazine
The latest craze in content management — open source ECM software — is a product of the Internet era. Open source software is software whose source code is available under a license or arrangement such as public domain, that permits users to study, try, modify, and improve the software. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions magazine