Alfresco Announces OEM Partnership with FileMark; Alfresco and FileMark Deliver Transactional Document Processing.LONDON -- Alfresco Software Inc., the first provider of an open source enterprise content management solution, today announced its partnership with FileMark, a leading provider of document processing Processing text documents, which includes indexing methods for text retrieval based on content. See document imaging. , archiving and records management solutions. Alfresco is trailblazing trail·blaz·ing adj. Suggestive of one that blazes a trail; setting out in a promising new direction; pioneering or innovative: trailblazing research; a trailblazing new technique. a completely open Enterprise Content Management solution (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. ) based on industry standards. The partnership with FileMark gives Alfresco users a completely integrated solution to include real-time document imaging, workflow, records management and report archiving. FileMark customers benefit from an open, standards-based SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. document management solution that is easy to deployment and offers enhanced functionality at a significantly lower cost. The open source-based solutions offered by Alfresco and FileMark enables customers to rollout projects cost-effectively and more quickly without any proprietary vendor 'lock-in'. "The combined expertise of FileMark and Alfresco offers customers an alternative to proprietary ECM solutions, offering a complete package that works out-of-the box to deliver a flexible and dynamic solution to solve their document management requirements," said William Zastrow, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FileMark. "High-cost proprietary ECM systems from the 1990's are not what we or our customers need. ECM is entering a new age with open source and open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced such as JSR-170, JSR-168 and web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . FileMark chose Alfresco because of its best-of-breed repository." "Our use of open standards and adoption of a service-oriented architecture See SOA. makes Alfresco an ideal de-facto standard for embedding in imaging, collaboration and records management solutions as well as turnkey ECM applications," said John Powell, CEO of Alfresco, Inc. "Previously OEMs had the choice of an expensive proprietary system or developing their own ECM repository. Neither was economically attractive, so Alfresco fills that gap. FileMark accelerates Alfresco's OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and momentum with organizations building content rich applications that require an open, robust and scalable ECM without the cost and risk of proprietary vendor lock-in In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in, customer lock-in, lock-in is where a customer is dependent on a vendor for products and services and cannot move to another vendor without substantial switching costs, real and/or perceived. ." About Alfresco Software Inc. Alfresco Software is the leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market, enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell. Alfresco is based in London. For more information, visit www.alfresco.com About FileMark FileMark is a leading provider of software and professional services for transactional document processing. Applications include document management and imaging, computer output report management, archiving and records management. FileMark enables users to capture, classify, store, retrieve, route, process and manage all forms of business information. FileMark specializes in the ability to seamlessly extend existing line-of-business applications for real-time document access, workflow, report archiving and regulatory compliance. FileMark was founded in 1989 and has a proven track record of delivering reliable, cost-effective, integrated document solutions for Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Healthcare, Financial Services, Local Government and Higher Education. |
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