Re: availability and options for document control systems?
Hi, All. Just received a request from my manager to look into "the
availability and options for document control systems". This was in
response to a higher up's request, part of which is excerpted below:
"A document control system that could interface with the Web would be very
useful as we create more documents for projects and publish more information
about procedures and measures. We need the functionality of a Panagon
without its pain of setup and cost.
. . . the research would determine whether we go with some other document
control system or use a content management system like TeamSite."
I need to pass info along before the end of the month, in time for budgeting
talks the first week in August. I (think) I understand the concept of
content management, but this is a bit over my head (I did read about Panagon
on whatis.com, but that's about as far as I've gotten.). Anyone who would
care to school me and/or give me some ideas/information to pass along to the
powers that be, I would be most grateful!
Elizabeth,
Your company is about three to six months behind where they should be for this. None of these types of software are inexpensive, all do approximately the same thing, but each has important differences in how they go about it.
http://www.spinblue.com/
http://www.ebt.com/index2.htm
http://www.interwoven.com/
http://www.infooffice.com/
http://www.ektron.com/
Some are probably oriented at servicing outside users ala ISPs. All say that it its easy, don't believe them.
This requires a lot of work. The cost continues past the initial purchase price, to support, internal as well as external, and design and development of templates and sites.
Scott Turner
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