Here's another question.

  Some of the large ERM vendors talk about the ability to manage records 
and information in the individual repositories that the records are 
created in(Federated).  Others push the concept of pulling the records 
into a common repository for management.  My question is how do be sure 
that the individual repositories have ALL the proper controls to be sure 
the evidentiary value of the records is maintained-when using the 
federated style of management. We know all the proper controls are in 
place in the ERM- how about the back-end repositories. 

 I've read the journal article in IMJ and have had a discussion with one 
of the major vendors who are backing off federated management  but I also 
feel that it might be more user and integration friendly.

  I'll now open it up to the floor.


Thanks

Steve Petersen CRM
Records Manager
Rockwell Collins Inc
319.295.5244

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