Records Management News & Articles

SpringCM Inc., a known SaaS Enterprise CMS player, has released the newest version of its SpringCM product -- v5.0. It is touted as the “first SaaS platform that allows companies to easily deploy multiple content-centric applications” across different enterprise workgroups, making it easier for value added resellers (VARs) to build repeatable and cost-effective applications for their customers.

The yummiest part of the new release is SpringCM’s integration with 22 Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies spanning imaging, document capture, business process automation, e-mail and records management, etc. – catering to such audiences as accounts payable, logistics, contract, proposal and records management and compliance.

The solution promises to minimize the need for third-party processing and help control the high costs of legal reviews by culling irrelevant information before it goes for review by outside counsel.

There seems to be a much greater focus these days on the capture and management of paper documents. But it doesn’t end there. Organizations also need to be able to collaborate on these types of stored documents. DocuLex’s Archive Studio content management software is one option to help organizations do this efficiently.

We may want to slow down and start to enjoy the holiday season, but that may not necessarily be our reality. The webinars included here include a range of topics designed to help you do business better. From managing your paper documents and records, to implementing social media practices, to getting people to sign up for your newsletter -- there's a little something for all.

StoredIQ Inc., a leading provider of information management and eDiscovery technologies, announced that it’s going beyond their basic eDiscovery solutions to include data stored on backup tapes and other legacy archived media.

The aptly named, StoredIQ Solution for Legacy Archived Media, is built to leverage their eDiscovery solution for the enterprise by addressing and capturing data from all sources, both on- and off-line.

Nearing the end of its Content World 2008 Conference, Open Text announced new plans for its eDOCS product line that will give customers the flexibility to leverage the latest ECM technology.

The plan includes new enhancements for eDOCS, more integrations with the Open Text ECM suite and more play time with Microsoft.

Kazeon has been hard at work. We first profiled their work within the eDiscovery industry in October, and then again last week we covered the benefits of their Information Server, which allows for agent-less eDiscovery analysis.

Now, Kazeon has announced the launch of KazForensics, a comprehensive set of forensics capabilities that creates new standards for complete authenticity of data and meta-data, as well as maximum defensibility of the eDiscovery process.

According to Chris Petersen, APAC director of channels at Open Text, it is unlikely that enterprise data will ever go to the cloud due to regulatory issues and bandwidth costs.

In a recent interview with ZDNet Asia, Petersen gave his outlook on the enterprise future in the cloud.

Despite the fact that many and many more companies warm up towards cloud computing, Petersen insists the organizations will continue to store a large part of data in-house and demand on-premise software. He attributes his reasoning to regulatory compliance and the higher bandwidth costs associated with moving data offsite as substantial barriers to mainstream enterprise adoption of cloud computing technology.

The funny thing is that Petersen’s employer tends to think otherwise, judging by Open Text’s recent move into the Windows Azure cloud by offering a “first-of-its-kind” records management and archiving capability for Microsoft’s new cloud-based operating system Windows Azure. Open Text will incorporate these cloud-based capabilities into its Enterprise Library Services offering early next year.

Records management is a pretty extensive part of any enterprise, often taking up massive amounts of server space. Petersen is making his point only to prove that cloud computing is not a threat to the Enterprise CMS industry players like Open Text because the need to keep thorough records of in-house data will persist, he said.

But we all know his attempt is a futile one. Gartner predicts cloud computing to be one of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2009 for enterprise-level businesses. SaaS is thriving, CMS market included, as predicted earlier this year.

If anything, today’s customers with tight IT budgets, especially in the SMB sector, will look beyond such expensive solutions as Open Text and explore cloud- or SaaS-based alternatives.

Kazeon Systems, who we introduced to you not too long ago, has been hard at work increasing the functionality and capabilities of their eDiscovery solutions. They’ve garnered the attention of new companies as a result. Despite financial chaos, the eDiscovery industry is proving to be recession proof.

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.

Enterprise content management provider Open Text has announced a “first-of-its-kind” records management and archiving capability for Microsoft’s new cloud-based operating system Windows Azure.

Azure is Microsoft’s new cloud-based operating system. Open Text will incorporate these cloud-based capabilities into its Enterprise Library Services offering early next year.

ARMO solutions, a young company dedicated to providing enterprise consulting, recently announced an eDiscovery Business Intelligence Document Management System and managed to catch the attention of global trading partners through secured funding. Go ARMO!

In addition to recently wowing the CMS world by giving away a f*ree edition of its records management module, SpringCM just released version 4.5 of its SaaS Enterprise Content Management System.

The new release, while heavily focused on process management, also includes enhancements designed to improve document-centric processing and the SpringCM user experience.

Need more proof that the majority of enterprises aren’t prepared to handle email archiving and eDiscovery? ARMA International conducted a survey of its members on behalf of CA, Inc., and found many are still using manual processes for records management.

There is one word everyone loves to hear, and that word is “free.” SpringCM has decided to appeal to customers who love that word — the company is giving away its records management solution to existing customers who are already taking advantage of SpringCM’s document management and workflow platform capabilities. The catch: well, this offer only lasts until 2011 comes around.