We have posted recently about a variety of email solutions including leveraging IMAP as well as issues with drag and drop functionality leveraging MyDocumentum for Outlook or Webtop. This post will review the use of the “forward” button to provide an email client neutral approach for ingesting emails into Documentum. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum, Mobile and IMAP – A standard and open source approach for email archiving and mobile access
TSG has started initial research and development on an alternative approach for email archiving and mobile access with Documentum, based on a client project that utilized Alfresco IMAP. In prepping for our client briefing next week, we thought we would share our initial thoughts on an IMAP and Documentum approach. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Client for Outlook (DCO) – A cautionary tale in regards to message formats and object types – comment if you have experience to share.
We have two clients that are struggling with the combination of email formatting as well as the Documentum Client for Outlook (DCO) regarding format and different releases. TSG doesn’t see a ton of DCO or email implementations so we thought we would share our client's experiences here. Please comment if you have any DCO experience to share. ... [Continue Reading]
Enterprise Content Management Strategy and Service Orientated Architectures
I had a good conversation with an active TSG Blog reader this morning that I thought was worth sharing. The topic was on how best to leverage an ECM strategy for a life sciences company that is moving away from their first ECM platform and trying to map out the strategy going forward. ... [Continue Reading]
Third Annual TSG Client Briefing – June 3rd – 2010
TSG will be holding our third annual client briefing on June 3, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center from 9 to 4:30. The briefing focuses on TSG facilitation of specific ECM topics with a focus on interaction between clients for experience, lessons learned and best practices. Last year’s briefing included: Introductions – sharing “What I would like to learn today” EMC World 2009 Recap Upgrading to Documentum 6 ECM Interface Design Lunch (Wolfgang Puck Catered) and ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum, Alfresco and Email Integration for ECM
Two current clients are adding significant inbound and outbound email capabilities for their Document Management systems. To start with, this is not an email archiving solution where they want to capture all emails for later retrieval. One, a Documentum insurance customer, is looking to add the ability when looking at a document to easily email the document out of the system, and capture the email and audit trail activity in the related claims or policy folder. The other customer, an Alfreso ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Client for Outlook, Notes Connector, iPhone and other thoughts on Content Management and Email
One of TSG’s manufacturing clients is currently evaluating Alfresco for control and management of project related documentation. (Proposals, CAD, Specs….). In working with the client on proof of concept efforts this week, we came across a typical requirement for storing email and attachments easily within Alfresco. In the Documentum world, many of our clients typically choose the Documentum Client for Outlook, Notes or some other 3rd party product that integrate within the email client. ... [Continue Reading]
