Motive Systems has released M-Files 6.0, the new version of electronic document management system (EDMS) software for organising and managing documents and other company information.
According to Motive Systems, the new version software extends a professional feature set that includes fast search, secure user access permissions, check-in / check-out, version management, workflow and notifications, fast offline and remote use, support for scanners and email, a web interface and a capability to connect to external databases and applications such as an existing CRM, ERP or billing systems.
Other new enhancements and features, include: improved automatic properties and the ability to run scripts as event handlers; provides direct interface to scanners with integrated Optical Character Recognition (OCR); integrated preview function to view documents directly from within the M-Files interface; support for multiple languages metadata structure; support for Microsoft SQL Server; and 64-bit M-Files Server and Windows 7 compatibility.
Motive Systems said that by providing a Windows Explorer interface, the new version software enables users to open and save files directly from any Windows application. It also offers a ‘virtual local’ drive that provides advantages in performance over web-based alternatives or systems that use traditional mapped network drives by allowing users to work from their local hard drive while a caching mechanism synchronises with the server in the background.
The company said that the new version also comes with an expanded compatibility with MS Office products and AutoCAD, including enhancements for Outlook with support for saving an email and attachments directly as a multi-file document, and M-Files menu and features such as ‘Insert Property’ in PowerPoint as have been available in Word and Excel.
