Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Evaluation Center

What Is Enterprise Content Management (ECM)?

Enterprise content management systems facilitate the management and creation of internal and external corporate documentation and information, web site content, and group collaboration. An enterprise content management system is built as a central repository which holds all content, metadata, accessibility, and workflow rules, along with supporting information, including the control and accessibility of content from outside the organization.

Enterprise content management has several components. Besides Web content management (WCM) and workflow management, ECM suites also include records management (RM), digital asset management (DAM), digital imaging (DI), document collaboration, and integrated document management (IDM).

Enterprise Content Management Business Drivers and Benefits

• Improve collaboration on project-related content.
• Comply with regulatory requirements for corporate records and documentation.
• Keep corporate messaging consistent.
• Ensure that quality control guidelines are respected.

Enterprise Content Management Risks

• If your enterprise content management system does not incorporate document security rules, you may be exposing your organization to legal and competitive risks—particularly in the case of e-mails and other electronically transmitted information.
• Data theft and corruption from within the organization, as well as other targeted employee abuse, can occur with greater frequency as a result of enterprise content management systems with security deficiencies.
• Your metadata for electronic documents and web sites may be corrupted by external security threats and malware, meaning that vulnerable financial and corporate information can be easily accessed by unauthorized sources.

Why Use the Enterprise Content Management Evaluation Center?

• Specify your requirements for content authoring, workflow, presentation, asset management, reporting, backup, and other content management processes.
• Evaluate vendor strengths, whether in the realm of document management, version control, content authoring, or other areas of an ECM system.
• Evaluate which ECM product will best support your organization's workflow processes.

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