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Subject:RE: Document Version Control Help Needed From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:49:49 -0400
What a coincidence. We are in the final stages of choosing a browser-based
document management system for a small proposal team spread across the
country.
Our process was to first write a very detailed spec as if we were going to
develop the app in-house, and then see how much it would cost to get a COTS
app to fit the specs.
Among those COTS apps, we are currently looking at three finalists, having
rejected four semi-finalists and a host of also-rans. I will not publish the
application names on a public list, but I will send them privately to John;
anyone else who wants the names is welcome to contact me off-list.
By the way, VSS is *not* a proper document management system; you can find
extensive correspondence to this effect on TECHWR-L.
HTH,
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John.Gilger
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:11 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Document Version Control Help Needed
>
> I've moved to a new company :) and I need your help.
>
> The first challenge presented to me is to find or develop a
> solution to the
> problems we currently have with version control...
>
> ...A software solution similar to CVS or VSS is preferred, but a usable
> "manual" system would be better than the current situation.
>
> Documentum has been mentioned as a possibility, but I don't
> know that much
> about it and haven't been able to find any good information
> on it, yet.
>
> Primavera Expedition has been looked at and rejected. It does
> not have the
> capabilities we need...
>
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