Comspec Corp. Technology Enables InConcert Inc. Integration with Documentum.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1997-- Adds Functionality to InConcert Workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. Solution Comspec Corp. announced Tuesday Tuesday: see week. it will provide a key component essential to the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of two industry leading document management and workflow solutions - Documentum Documentum is an enterprise content management platform, now delivered by EMC Corporation, as well as the name of the software company that originally developed the technology. EMC acquired Documentum for $1.7 billion in December, 2003. and InConcert. The new product, Comspec's IC/DMS Extension Server(TM), is the first product to provide an intelligent bridge between the two applications. Developed by Comspec at the request of InConcert Inc., Cambridge Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. , Mass., the IC/DMS Extension Server allows InConcert workflow users to access documents currently managed by Documentum's Docbase(TM) document repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. . Now, when the work process requires both workflow and document management, the power of the two can be combined into a single user interface. "This is a significant new product because it allows the use of the advanced document management capability of Documentum combined with the advanced workflow automation See workflow. of InConcert, all through a single user interface," Mike Slatter Slat´ter v. i. 1. To be careless, negligent, or aswkward, esp. with regard to dress and neatness; to be wasteful. , Comspec president, said. "The IC/DMS Extension Server supplements both workflow and document management processes, clearing up any incompatibilities between the two and insuring that the entire system is seamless to the user." An added benefit of the new Comspec product is that both document management and workflow applications A workflow application is where various applications, components and people must be involved in the processing of data to complete an instance of a process. For example, consider a purchase order that moves through various departments for authorization and eventual purchase. become easier to manage. With the IC/DMS Extension Server, InConcert controls all the processes and Documentum manages all the documents. The integration also means that both solutions can be deployed more quickly across an enterprise by integrating differing departmental workflow processes and their shared documents. Additionally, web-based solutions benefit from increased security and greater functionality. "Customers no longer have to make a choice between compound document management and complex, process-centric workflow," Jeremy Davis, president and chief executive officer of InConcert Inc. said. "This integration takes the industry to the next logical step by providing customers the benefit of both workflow and document management systems through a single interface." Comspec Corp., a developer and system integrator See systems integrator. headquartered in Salt Lake City (http://www.comspeccorp.com), developed the IC/DMS Extension Server after a series of exploratory discussions with potential customers demonstrated a substantial need for the product. "We believe this is a product Fortune 1000 companies with workflow or document management requirements must at least acknowledge," Slatter said. "The ability to utilize InConcert's workflow while gaining server-to-server performance with a robust document management application is a very compelling reason to consider the product." The IC/DMS Extension Server is scheduled for release in December 1997. InConcert Inc. (http://www.inconcert.com), a Xerox New Enterprise Company, develops and markets sophisticated work and process management software applications to a wide variety of companies and industries. InConcert, the company's workflow product, allows organizations from work groups to large enterprises to improve corporate productivity by automatically routing to the appropriate individual the documents, tasks, applications and instructions needed to complete projects. Designed to meet the needs of today's open systems environments, InConcert is flexible and easily integrated with industry leading databases, third-party products, popular desktop applications and legacy systems. Documentum (http://www.documentum.com) develops, markets and supports a family of enterprise document management products that improve the effectiveness of the organization. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., Documentum is the recognized leader in the document management market, with global customers in the pharmaceutical, process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. , computers/electronics, and finance industries. "This announcement positions InConcert to significantly leverage their robust technology in the fast-expanding document management environment where high-end workflow is required," said Tom Koulopoulos, president of the Delphi Consulting Group, Boston, a leader in document management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects . "InConcert is taking the lead by positioning itself as a platform for the creation of mission-critical knowledge management systems. Under new management, InConcert Inc., is aggressively pursuing their new marketing strategy by focusing on vertical solutions." CONTACT: Comspec Corp., Salt Lake City Pat Lindsay, 801/484-0184 FAX 801/484-0197 E-mail plindsay@comspeccorp.com |
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