Records Managment News & Articles

Even the ‘Feds’ are getting in on the SharePoint act. Well, maybe not directly as yet, but the regulation of drugs and medical appliances by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has become so complicated and the documentation involved so stringent, that NextDocs has had to produce a major upgrade to its MOSS-based software suite.

Version 3.5 of the NextDocs Regulatory Document Management(RDM) system includes an entirely new module for managing clinical documents as well as new features that enhance users’ ability to easily manage regulated content.

In a down economy businesses need to be more concerned than ever about potential litigation costs and risks. Next week HP brings you a webinar covering best practices for proactive e-discovery (electronic discovery) by utilizing good records management. Aimed at lowering litigation costs and mitigating risks, this webinar is a must for legal teams, upper management or any business concerned about potential electronic discovery issues.

Iron Mountain Europe, a records management and storage services provider, announced the acquisition of Anamnis GDM SAS, a firm specializing in electronic document management solutions.

cBrains email management system was recently updated to work with Microsoft Exchange/Outlook and Lotus Notes and it now also complies with the new Federal e-Discovery Rules in the US. Although they are an Australian company and the new law, which was affective December 1, 2006, isn’t applicable to them, their customers certainly may be subject to it, so its time to fall in line.

From Computer World

IBM today unveiled an integrated storage and server system designed to help companies capture and preserve electronic documents needed to meet government and industry regulatory requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The IBM TotalStorage Data Retention 450 combines storage, server and software retention components in a single, securable cabinet. The system, which will begin shipping next month, starts at $141,600 for a 3.5TB configuration and can scale up to 56TB of storage.

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