AIIM International and Gartner Developing Worldwide Industry Study on Importance of Document Technologies to Enterprise Applications.Business Editors AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. 2001 SILVER SPRING, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 Findings to be Unveiled on May 1 at AIIM 2001 Conference & Expo Taking Place at the Jacob Javits Center, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. AIIM International, the Enterprise Content Management (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) industry association, today announced that findings from "Enterprise Applications - Adoption of E-Business and Document Technologies: 2000-2001 Worldwide" will be made available May 1 at the AIIM 2001 Conference & Expo. The association commissioned Gartner, an independent research organization, to develop the worldwide industry study to investigate the role document technologies and e-business play in enterprise applications. The study provides both supplier and user perspectives on how document and e-business technologies are being purchased and integrated into key enterprise applications. Sponsored by EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Fujitsu, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Information Management Research (IMR IMR - Internet Monthly Report ), Parascript, Staffware, Syscom, and Unisys, this groundbreaking study focuses specifically on the following document technologies: -- Workflow/Process Management -- Data Warehousing/Mining -- Content Management -- Electronic Document Imaging -- Collaborative Tools The use of these document technologies are analyzed in relationship to the following enterprise applications: -- Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) -- Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) -- Records Management/Archiving (RM/A) -- Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable (AP/AR) -- Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Management (HRM HRM Her/His Royal Majesty HRM Human Resources Management HRM Heart-Rate Monitor HRM Halifax Regional Municipality (Canada) HRM Hotel Restaurant Management HRM Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica (Croatian Navy) ) -- Enterprise Application Integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) The study will be broken into four main sections: 1. In the Document Technology Segment Trends section, the study will review the use of document technologies and their intersection with the enterprise applications 2. In the Enterprise Application E-Business Trends section, the study will investigate the extent of e-business adoption within the sample and the cross section of enterprise applications to specific e-business activities 3. In the Vendor Trends section, the study will cover profiles, revenue and growth, as well as perceptions of the vendors towards the enterprise applications 4. Finally, in the Enterprise Applications section, the study will investigate user perceptions and specific treatment of each of the five key enterprise applications The study includes respondents from: -- North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (i.e. United States, Canada, and Mexico) -- Europe (i.e. United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands Italy, etc.) -- Pacific Rim (i.e. Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ) -- South America (i.e. Brazil and Argentina) *Subsequent reports will focus on individual regions Vertical Markets covered in this study include: -- Manufacturing -- Government -- Financial Services -- Utilities/Telecom -- Healthcare -- Insurance -- Transportation -- Legal "All of the document technologies that we will focus on - from workflow/process management to electronic document imaging - take on a new life in the era of e-business," states Alan Weintraub, director, Gartner Research and Advisory Services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . "No longer is an individual enterprise the stand-alone repository of documents and knowledge; rather, knowledge is sourced from both inside and outside the enterprise. The technologies we will examine in this study are becoming increasingly important in the e-enabled world." "AIIM International believes that this study will clearly point to the need for integrating document technologies with core enterprise applications to deliver the required functionality to fully meet business needs," said John Mancini, president of AIIM International. "Front and back-end applications are the most visible aspects of an e-business solution. However, what organizations are missing, and now realizing, is the role that unstructured content plays in linking the front and back-end of any business application. About Gartner Gartner provides unrivaled thought leadership for more than 10,000 organizations, helping clients to achieve their business objectives through the intelligent and efficient use of technology. Additionally, Gartner helps technology companies identify and maximize technology market opportunities. Gartner's technology content and strong brand reach IT professionals globally through Gartner Research, its research and advisory unit; Gartner Consulting, its custom consulting unit; Gartner Events, including Gartner's renowned Symposia; and www.gartner.com. Gartner subsidiary TechRepublic, Inc. (www.techrepublic.com) is the leading online destination developed exclusively for IT professionals by IT professionals. Gartner, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, achieved fiscal 2000 revenues of $858 million. Gartner's 3,600 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants, are in more than 80 locations worldwide. About AIIM International AIIM International is the global Enterprise Content Management Association connecting the users and suppliers of e-business technologies and services. AIIM International represents the specific area of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) within e-business - the technologies used to create, capture, customize, deliver, and manage enterprise content to support business processes. These technologies are key enablers of e-business and include: content/document management, business process management, enterprise portals, knowledge management, image management, data warehousing, and data mining. A neutral and unbiased source of information, AIIM International produces educational, solution-oriented events and conferences, provides up-to-the-minute industry information through publications and its industry web portal, and is an ANSI/ISO-accredited standards developer. Additional information about AIIM is available on the Web at: www.aiim.org. |
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