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Top 5 Reasons to Move from Document Management to ECM

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ECM evolves your document management strategy so it’s not just a system to store content; it’s a solution that supports strategic initiatives.


Even after deploying core technology applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM) or supply chain management (SCM) software, organizations still face the challenge of handling unstructured content like paper, emails and faxes. To electronically store this content, many companies turn to a document management system. That’s a great first step, but to truly make your content work for your organization, consider making the move to an enterprise content management (ECM) solution.

Although document management and ECM may appear like interchangeable terms, their offerings are vastly different. While document management focuses on document storage and retrieval, ECM allows you to capture, store, integrate, access, process and measure your content – adding key functionality that document management lacks. ECM evolves your document management strategy so it’s not just a system to store content; it’s a solution that supports strategic initiatives organization-wide.

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