IBM has launched a new enterprise content management (ECM) software which it claims to enable clients manage their increasing volumes of information and reduce their business processing time and cost.
According to IBM, the new ECM software portfolio includes a business process management offering with analytic capabilities, new features in IBM’s content management product line and full-featured ECM starter packs.
The new ECM software portfolio enhancements include IBM’s new content-centric business process management (BPM) bundle which combines five products into one offering.
Included in the IBM FileNet Business Process Manager bundle are FileNet Process Monitor, FileNet Business Process Framework, FileNet Connector for Microsoft Visio, and FileNet eForms. The offering also includes IBM Cognos Now!, which is designed to provide clients with real-time monitoring and visibility into business operations.
IBM FileNet Business Process Manager utilises Web 2.0 technologies such as enterprise mashups from IBM, along with a set of widgets. These ECM-based widgets are visual services that provide ECM and BPM functions, IBM said.
The company said that the new Content Manager and FileNet Content Manager are open content repositories designed to provide content services such as security, search, integration, and workflow.
New improvements in Content Manager include enhanced document handling capabilities; consumability and performance enhancements; process automation, execution, and management via BPM integration; full-text search (z/OS), and high volume batch loading capability (z/OS).
Enhancements to IBM FileNet Content Manager include improvements in installation and upgrade processes, which is expected to reduce the cost of deploying content capabilities.
New versions of IBM Content Manager and IBM FileNet Content Manager will also include a technical preview of the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) standard, which is a standard that allows clients to leverage third-party applications, user interfaces and tools with IBM repositories via a standardised web services or REST/AtomPub interfaces.
In addition, IBM’s ECM portfolio now includes ECM starter packs, which include four ECM packages targeted for smaller or departmental deployments. They include, Content Manager, FileNet Content Manager, FileNet Business Process Manager, and Content Collector Discovery Analytics.
Ken Bisconti, vice president of products and strategy for Enterprise Content Management at IBM, said: Our software offerings are designed to make it easier for clients to get the most out of their content management investments. By bundling a complete set of content-centric business process management tools into one offering, IBM has significantly improved the delivery of ECM capabilities. This allows clients to simplify integration, streamline their business processes and lower costs.
