New IBM business software. (IT News).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) have announced new software that will, it is claimed, provide customers with offerings to digitise Verb 1. digitise - put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" digitalise, digitalize, digitize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may , access, and manage, all forms of information across the enterprise and link it to core business processes, including Web application integration, Web content publishing and rich media. In addition, IBM is also introducing new records management software to help customers digitally manage the lifecycle of their business information and more easily comply with record keeping mandates and regulatory guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. . The enhanced software enables customers to integrate records management functionality into their existing business applications, allowing them to increase productivity and reduce paper costs. Product Data DB2 Content Manager version 8.2 provides enhanced integration capabilities across IBM's e-infrastructure middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , including DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere, Lotus and Tivoli. The new software is designed to enable customers to search and retrieve critical business information, replicate rep·li·cate v. 1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat. 2. To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of genetic material, a cell, or an organism. n. A repetition of an experiment or a procedure. information twice as fast, and publish it to the Web for increased usage across the enterprise. IBM DB2 Records Manager version 2.1 enables organisations to embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. record keeping policies into existing business applications, and declare and manage documents as e-records. Administrators can embed records management capabilities into existing solutions and apply records management capabilities to physical content in addition to electronic information. Integrating Information Across the Enterprise In an effort to provide customers with a software infrastructure that maximises the effectiveness of their business documents and applications across the enterprise, DB2 Content Manager is now more tightly integrated with the latest versions of IBM's middleware offerings including DB2 Universal Database, DB2 Information Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. , WebSphere Portal Server (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. , WebSphere Application Server, Lotus and Tivoli storage management software. For example, tighter integration of WebSphere Portal with DB2 Content Manager allows users to manage the process of editing and publishing content to the Web. Users can store content created through the WebSphere Portal's publishing capabilities in DB2 Content Manager for access, retrieval, and review before publishing it to the Web or an intranet. DB2 Content Manager also provides improved LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. caching and replication, to replicate business information stored in digitised formats including documents, images, audio or video files stored in multiple locations across the enterprise. DB2 Records Management IBM is introducing DB2 Records Manager version 21 to help companies apply electronic record keeping policies to sensitive information without moving the content from its original source. The new web-based offering is fully integrated with DB2 Content Manager and fully supports DB2 Universal Database. The new DB2 Records Manager software also makes it easier for individual users to declare and classify clas·si·fy tr.v. clas·si·fied, clas·si·fy·ing, clas·si·fies 1. To arrange or organize according to class or category. 2. To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret. records, at which point lifecycle management will be applied to the document. DB2 Records Manager assigns the appropriate retention and disposition roles to the declared record. The new software includes a more intuitive user interface for corporate records administrators, with improvements in records handling through a new record centre console. Records administrators within organisations can now more easily view and manage records because of redesigned report views, including new HTML/PDF report output, and enhanced help online for Web-based administration. Editorial Note: The above IBM software should be available from the end of this month www.ibm.com |
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