Articles
March 20, 2009
A Smart Approach to Document Management
by Bala Natraj
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Born out of the need to manage growing amounts of organizational information, document management is one of the oldest of the content management disciplines. Traditionally the term Document Management Systems (DMS) has referred to the computer system and software used to store, manage and track electronic documents and images of paper-based information. However, if one looks at all the possible ways to extract and manage information from electronic documents and images, this definition becomes too limiting. DMS today range in size and scope from small, standalone systems to large scale enterprise-wide configurations serving a global audience. A large number of DMS provide a means to incorporate standard physical document filing practices electronically.