Wow! That executive apparently did not realize the power of records.

On 11/16/06, Colgan, Julie J. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> <Even some Elite exec's will admit that records management is not a
> focus of the firm and never will be.>
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> Elite isn't alone in this - I was previously with a firm who used an
> Elite-competitor product for financials, conflicts/intake and records
> (sorry, trying not to name names!).  I approached this company when I
> was evaluating changing RM products to see if they had any grand plans
> in the works to overhaul their current offering, and what I was told in
> an email was "records isn't our sweet spot - financials are and that
> isn't going to change; there are several products on the market today
> that are much better than ours".
>
> I was dumbfounded that 1) he would admit to such a thing, and 2) he'd
> admit to such a thing in writing!  I printed out that email and took it
> to my meeting with my boss to help justify buying something else  :)
>
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Forrest Solutions, New York

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