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Articles Tagged "ECM"

Aug 26, 2010 Reports and data analytics tools move users from chaos into light

Business reports and data analytics are what one Gartner analyst refers to as the “show me the money” tools because they help companies see what kind of payback they are getting from their systems, and how they can make them even more efficient. by Eric Palmer

Aug 19, 2010 Document witchcraft gets man in hot water

A man forged his own death certificate to avoid a recent court case. An enterprise document management system could have alerted the court the document had been faked. by Brett Chalmers

Jun 24, 2010 ECM mergers and acquisitions are remaking the industry

The acquisition of Perceptive Software by Lexmark has people discussing the impact from recent M&A activity on clients and the industry. by Paul Carman

Jun 24, 2010 SharePoint - counterpoint

Isn't SharePoint easy to deploy, inexpensive and able to handle document management? Well, no, not really. by Margaret Horan

Jun 18, 2010 Preparing for recovery before facing disaster

Recent floods throughout the U.S. are a reminder that without a disaster recovery plan essential company data, particularly paper documents, will be lost. Cedar Fall Utilities was able to restart its business the day after a flood filled its buildings, in part, because it had a document management sytstem protecting key financial and customer records. by Phil White

May 12, 2010 Running fast and hard on a large-scale ECM

When your enterprise content management system must process 5 million documents a month, and up to 200,000 a day, it needs to be built on a scale most organizations can't imagine. Pharmacy services provider Omnicare has a multi-threaded C++ server architecture and eight quad core processors, giving instant refresh times even with 1,600 concurrent users. by Phil White

Apr 12, 2010 Keeping deep knowledge from being lost

With the rapid retirement of baby boomers, American business is dealing with an unprecedented knowledge drain. Some companies are using the exodus as motivation to incorporate their expertise into computer processes and make it available throughout their organizations. by Sascha Ohler

Apr 01, 2010 SaaS use grows as security concerns are overcome

Records managers naturally are concerned about data that resides outside their own firewalls. Experts say that if buyers do their due diligence, cloud computing and SaaS can provide financial benefits and peace of mind. by Eric Palmer

Mar 01, 2010 ECM moves to a new phase in higher education

As colleges and universities grapple with growing volumes of student information and shrinking budgets, they learn that document imaging and management are no longer enough to stay ahead of the curve. by Dan Dillon

Feb 26, 2010 The unseen box scores, tracking athletic compliance

To meet rules of NCAA and other oversight groups, athletic departments must track everything from recruiting visits to an athlete's progress toward a degree. While these aren't the kinds of records that fans care about, they are essential to compliance. by Phil White

Feb 12, 2010 Legality of digital copies

There are two often asked questions when it comes to digital images and the legal system. by Eric Palmer

Dec 18, 2009 Putting the local back in local banking

As banking groups large and small look for ways to recapture public trust, some are finding they can use high tech to achieve high touch. by Sascha Ohler

Dec 11, 2009 Colleges find software that rules

A new breed of logic-based software is remaking the rules for processing college transcripts at a time when colleges and universities are seeing enrollment jumps and budget cuts. It saves time and money while increasing the service schools provide their students. by Phil White

Dec 01, 2009 Global companies move documents across continents in seconds

London calling: Global companies are finding the right software can help them navigate the different laws and rules in the countries in which they operate when they centralize back-office operations in just one. by Phil White

Nov 01, 2009 High availablity? What cost?

"High availability" of your computer systems requires an investment of time, attention and dollars but it may pale in comparison to the loss of time, revenue and reputation from a major outage. by Tom Seibold

Nov 01, 2009 Integration simplification

Companies can spend money on employees tracking down misfiled documents or they can invest in an integrated enterprise content management system that can search through applications and systems to find what they know is there. by Darren Knipp

Nov 01, 2009 .NET purity is not net gain

The beauty of the .NET Framework in enterprise content management is that it works in any language a user wants, across a spectrum of software and devices. by Brett Chalmers

Nov 01, 2009 Creating a lifeline to soldiers' medical records

Being able to provide medical records over the Internet in battlefield situations has helped the Army National Guard take care of its troops. The system helps soldiers better manage their own care when they return. by Phil White

Nov 01, 2009 ECM in healthcare, it fills the voids in EMRs

Even hospitals with an electronic medical record system have paper and electronic data they need to get a handle on. Health information management professionals are taking note. by Jared Blankenship

Nov 01, 2009 Giving students what they want when they want it

For students accustomed to instant messaging and on-demand television, a school's response time to questions about their transcripts and financial aid can influence their choice of schools. by Phil White

Nov 01, 2009 Court ruling on metadata a wake-up call to some organizations

When a national wireless company got sued for age discrimination, it wasn't e-mail that lawyers wanted, it was metadata and a judge made them produce it. by Eric Palmer

Nov 01, 2009 Con job: You can protect your company or regret that you didn't

Marketing business owner Bob Cutler discovered that a once trusted employee embezzled nearly $1 million from his company. He now counsels business owners to put in protections to prevent and detect fraud before it happens. by Eric Palmer