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Subject:Re: Electronic Passing From:David Demyan <dbdemyan -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:49:46 +0000
At 06:51 AM 8/23/96 +0000, you wrote:
>I wonder if anyone can tell me if there is an industry standard about
>whether or not to allow SMEs access to the electronic copies of in-progress
>documents?
Laura;
I don't know about "industry standards" on such a topic, but I can tell
you the process is considerably enhanced in an environment such as Lotus
Notes or Microsoft Exchange, where document routing is somewhat supported.
There are also other proprietary solutions to that issue and, of course,
there are Web-like solutions.
But I get the feeling you are searching for a rule that says, "No, SMEs,
you can't get access to e-versions until they are all done." I would be
very surprised if there were such. Is this the real issue?
Regards,
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David B. Demyan Mendem Concord, Inc.
Toll Free: (888) 753-8500 Technical Writers
FAX: (908) 756-0129 Document Conversions
dbd -at- mendem -dot- com http://www.mendem.com
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