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Sorry, I didn't manage to compile this list before I went on holiday. Here is a summary of the document management tools suggested by respondents.
PVCS (configuration software)
MS Visual Source Safe (configuration software)
MKS Source Integrity (configuration osftware)
Revision Master, Diehl Graphsoft, www.dhielgraphsoft.com,
Livelink from Open Text (www.opentext.com), described as powerful document management software.
Intradoc MS from IntranetSolutions: http://www.intranetsol.com/ ($30k)
My currently favoured approach is Domino.doc from Lotus Notes.
Hilary
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From: Dave Hollenbeck[SMTP:dhollenbeck -at- diehlgraphsoft -dot- com]
Sent: 01 July 1998 19:36
To: 'Hilary Phillips'
Subject: RE: Document Management
Hello Hilary,
I was wondering what kind of information you received in regard to your post on document management. I recommended Revision Master, but am interested in the other responses.
Thanks
Dave Hollenbeck
Diehl Graphsoft Inc.
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From: Hilary Phillips [SMTP:hilary -at- CYGNUSPR -dot- DEMON -dot- CO -dot- UK]
Sent: Friday, June 26, 1998 8:44 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Document Management
I am currently looking for good software to support a repository of Word =
files for a client. I am looking at quite a wide range of options and =
would be delighted to hear comments on Lotus Notes Domino.doc, Interleaf =
RDM, other major repository management systems and more homespun =
approaches using, e.g. MS Access, or entirely other methods which I =
haven't thought of yet.
The ideal solution will include company-wise intranet access, workflow =
type facilities for document development, a means of storing management =
information about documents, search facilities, tracking of documents =
and version control.