ECM – Enterprise content management is a term that has developed over the past few years to encompass several technologies related to managing unstructured data - information kept outside of a database. Technologies falling under the ECM umbrella include
AIIM (the Association for Information and Image Management) operates under the ECM flag.
As you can guess by its definition, it is very important for ECM applications to interact with other applications. This interaction not only helps to connect the elements of an ECM system, it also connects the ECM system to data-driven, line-of-business applications such as accounting, ERP, manufacturing, and CRM systems that are related to, and utilize, the data from unstructured content. Recently, services oriented architecture, or SOA, has been embraced by ECM vendors as a simlified way of creating this integration.
Here's a white paper written by long-time industry analyst Bud Porter-Roth and sponsored by Westrbook Technologies that outlines some of the basics of SOA. Westrbook CEO Paul Lord has called it "SOA for Dummies," and we think it provides quite a bit of interesting background on what has become a very hot buzzword. It's also fairly easy to read.
Here are some articles relative to ECM:
Here's a white paper discussing some of the security options available in a document imaging/management system.
Storage giant EMC offers its opinion on the value of a tightly integrated ECM, e-mail management, and storage infrastructure.
E-Mail Management: A Killer App For Imaging Vendors
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