Many organizations are looking at enterprise content management (ECM) as a solution for their seek and find challenges. If you are considering purchasing ECM tools, there are a few things to consider. Search Content Management brought this news to our attention in their article, “Using ECM tools to solve business problems.”

ECM software can be costly, therefore it is important to be sure you have a clear return on investment. Consider whether your company has to adhere to industry-specific regulations or to the requirements of a government agency as ECM tools can be a resource to comply with regulations.

All records management systems need a system of indexing to create findability. We know that indexing against a strong, standards-based taxonomy can ensure comprehensive search results. Access Innovations is one of a very small number of companies able to help its clients generate ISO/ANSI/NISO compliant taxonomies to produce these comprehensive results.

Melody K. Smith

Sponsored by Data Harmony, a unit of Access Innovations, the world leader in indexing and making content findable.