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January 18, 2005 The Enterprise Content Management Dilemma: Point Solution Or Suite? by Connie Moore, Kyle McNabb, Barry Murphy with Merv Adrian, Lucy Fossner	Average: 9  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

Three years ago, firms adopted document imaging, document management, Web content management, and records management as point solutions for departments or business units. Today, the centralization of IT, the drive to lower costs through single sourcing, the need to manage multiple content types, and a focus on compliance have created demand for enterprise content management (ECM) suites. Yet implementing ECM is difficult because divergent requirements still exist, and no ECM suite vendor can currently meet the needs of all stakeholders. Before investing, develop an ECM strategy for your organization, giving preference to suites, but recognizing that point products, multivendor approaches, and content integration software may be necessary in the interim.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Consolidation, Cost Reduction, And Compliance Drive ECM
• Enterprisewide Adoption Exposes Complexity
• Stakeholder Requirements And Legacy Issues Create Challenges
• ECM Suites Are Still Under Construction
• The Case For Point Solutions Can Be Compelling
• Best-Of-Breed Products Come From ECM Suites And Point Solutions

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Develop A Comprehensive ECM Strategy Before Buying Products

WHAT IT MEANS

• Hurry Up And Wait
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