This is a very serious question for anyone buying ERM or Physical RM
software these days, due to software industry consolidations. With the
Stellent vs Oracle issue (based on my discussions with clients and vendors
in the last two weeks) you can probably expect the Oracle 10g based ERM
components to get morphed into and integrated with the Stellent URM
components - over the next year. The Stellent URM component's strengths in
physical records management and has general capabilities in ERM. It is DoD
5015.2 certified and does some Federated searching of distributed
repositories. However, Stellent URM is still to some extent a derivative of
the extempore RM product that Optika bought from Select Technologies before
Optika was bought by Stellent. But Oracle will probably also preserve and
build on the integration connectors for ERM that already exist between the
Oracle 10g ERM capabilities and any Oracle databases for "structured" data.
Get it?
This is a confusing area for anyone. Unfortunately, I also see this same
"morphing" trend with the other software vendors that you cited. When trying
to understand where a software vendor will be developing their Physical RM
and ERM components over time, you need to 1) ask the vendor what their ERM
strategy is, and then 2) try to see how the ERM capabilities fit within
their overall ECM/workflow/e-mail archiving suite of products. Did they buy
the ERM capabilities primarily to gain market share to sell their other
products? Are they going to support some ERM components and let others die
out slowly with lack of support? These are critical questions that can
prevent organizations from costly implementations of ERM capabilities that
are already scheduled for technological obsolescence.
I am on travel in Washington DC this week, so responses to this discussion
thread may be sporadic.
John
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John T. Phillips
BS, MSLS, CRM, CDIA, FAI
Information Technology Decisions
www.infotechdecisions.com
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Laura Steinberg
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 4:43 PM
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Subject: Re: Stellant (Records Management Software)
...and me as well. My firm was all set to upgrade our Hummingbird DMS
and add the RM module when Hummingbird was bought out (twice) last year.
The person leading our evaluation team has been getting some very
discouraging news about the level of knowledge of the implementation and
training staff for the newest owners from other firms stuck in the
middle of an upgrade during the transition time. Based on what our team
leader is hearing, we're starting over and will now be evaluating other
products. I'd be most interested in anyone else's experiences. Thanks.
Laura A. Steinberg
Records Manager
Epsten Grinnell & Howell APC
9980 Carroll Canyon Rd, 2nd Floor
San Diego, CA 92131
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I am going through the same thing and would like to hear replies to your
questions.
Debi Krogh-Michna
Platte River Power Authority
2000 East Horsetooth Road
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
970-229-5274
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Subject: [RM] Stellant (Records Management Software)
Hello,
My name is Rebecca Turner, Records Manager at Central New Mexico
Community College, and I would like to know if any of my colleagues have
used or have experienced working with the Stellent Records Management
product and your level satisfaction with the product. It is my
understanding that Oracle has recently purchased the Stellent product.
I'm currently evaluating products by Hummingbird (now Open Text),
Integrity, Omni Rim and Documentum to name a few. I'm currently working
on a project to implement an Institute wide Document management product
to manage both physical records and electronic. Currently, I manage a
Records Center and our records our paper based or are stored on
microfilm. Any experience that you may have had with these products
and can share will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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