Over the last several years, organizations have created a huge volume of unstructured content that includes documents, e-mail messages, videos, instant messages, Web pages, and more. This content often exists in a state of unmanaged chaos that prevents an organization from properly using these valuable assets for better knowledge sharing, improved customer communications, and increased process efficiency. Enterprise Content Management (ECM) from Microsoft is a key component of an organization's infrastructure, that can help companies overcome these challenges. Built on a well-integrated platform, ECM from Microsoft easily extends content management to every information worker in an organization through integration with familiar tools like the Microsoft Office system. A Microsoft ECM solution can help businesses: Manage diverse contentThe document management capabilities in the Microsoft integrated ECM solution can help organizations consolidate diverse content from multiple file shares and personal drives into a centrally managed repository with consistent categorization. Satisfy compliance and legal requirementsThe Microsoft ECM solution also includes integrated records management capabilities that give organizations the capability to store and protect business records in their final state. Efficiently manage multiple Web sitesIntegrated Web content management capabilities enable people to publish Web content with an easy-to-use content authoring tool and a built-in approval process. Streamline business processesThe Microsoft ECM solution enables businesses to streamline content-driven, collaborative business processes by providing the tools and platform for automating the tasks of these processes. The Microsoft ECM solution provides capabilities to manage the entire lifecycle of unstructured content from creation to expiration on a single unified platform. These capabilities include:
| • | Document management | | • | Records management | | • | Web content management | | • | Forms solutions |
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SharePoint Server 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK): Software Development Kit and Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit
The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK contains conceptual overviews, programming tasks, code samples, references, and an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) starter kit to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. SharePoint Server 2007 Help and How-to – Content Management
This page includes a list of content management articles including topics on document management, information management policies, records management, and web content management.
Microsoft Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Team Blog
A blog about the ECM features in the 2007 Office system, with a focus on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, which includes document management, records management, and web content management capabilities. Enabling technologies such as workflow and information rights management, which are essential to ECM solutions, will also be covered.
Enterprise Content Management Partner Solutions
This page lists all the partner solutions for Enterprise Content Management.
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