Document Management Integration with Netcat DM-Bridge

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EDRMS Integration Pluggable Web Applications XML Support

In implementing its Document Management and Web Content Management strategy organisations will be faced with two fundamentally different approaches:

To purchase and implement a DM and WCM from the same vendor (the so called integrated strategy); OR
To purchase separate DM and WCM products (the best of breed strategy).

Netcat strongly believes that the latter approach will deliver you the optimum result.

Criteria	DM/WCM from a single vendor	Advantages of Netcat – DM integration
Approach	The DM and WCM are supplied by one company. Products fall into 3 categories: the heritage of a single product - these systems are generally powerful, but complex and unintuitive. where WCM is an add-on of to an existing DM product (occasionally vice versa). The WCM capability is invariably “light” or basic and unsuitable for enterprise-scale websites or intranets. those that are the result of mergers between DM and WCM companies. Integration is generally poor.	Netcat specialises in web content management and is user, rather than document-centric. Our philosophy and business model is to be the best WCM and integrate with the best DM companies – TRIM, Hummingbird, Worksite, Objective etc. None of these matches Netcat’s web content management usability, scalability or breadth of functionality at an affordable price. We recommend you purchase the DM system that best suits your needs together with Netcat WCM. i.e. the best DM working in concert with the best WCM.
Built-in integration	The notion of a single product is often illusory as the products: have different command sets; and are designed and managed by different development teams often resident in different parts of the World. It is worth asking a vendor to “define” integration as in most cases integration between DM and WCM is far from complete. In fact, in most cases integration consists of simple import and export between the formerly separate systems.	To Netcat, integration means: Info created in Netcat WCM can be placed in the DM system Material in the DM system can be taken out of it for use in multi-media applications An intuitive interface where an easy to use explorer-style view of info in the DM, WCM and file systems is available to non-technical users Security is managed by the DM system and adopted by the WCM A single log-on across network, DM and WCM systems A single taxonomy with the DM metadata set extended for the web Delivery of a federated search across the DM, WCM & File systems
Usability	In most combined products the DM product is the dominant technology. As a consequence combined DM/WCM products are document-centric. there is an emphasis on DM and RM technical functionality there is an implicit presumption that the user is technically competent or “RM-savvy”. integration means trying to “web-enable” formerly non-web systems. The learning curve is steep.	Netcat’s heritage is the Web. With Netcat WCM: the product is user-centric there is deep functionality, but with an emphasis on ease of use by non-technical people. There is a fast learning curve as most users will already know MS-Office. Our mantra is: “if you can use Word, you can use Netcat”. Netcat effectively becomes the easy-to-use “front-end” into the DM repository.
Pricing	With larger DM products the costs of DM + WCM is expensive. With DM products with “light” or basic WCM, vendors will often discount the WCM component.	Compared against either DM-type, the “Total cost of ownership” of Netcat over a three year period is relatively low. The software will quickly pay for itself in productivity terms alone.

Benefits to you

Feature-rich

Get the best of both worlds with Netcat WCM.

Netcat specialises in web content management and Document Management integration. Our philosophy and business model is to be the best WCM and integrate with the best EDMS products.

While most EDMS products have WCM modules, none matches Netcat’s web content management usability, scalability or breadth of functionality at such an affordable price.

Netcat DM-Bridge

Now with the ncDM-Bridge module we’ve taken Netcat’s famous usability and added DM integration. You’ll enjoy a fast learning curve – if you can use MS-Word™ you can use Netcat. Now everyday, non-technical intranet users can place material in the corporate DM system and retrieve it for use in web publishing applications.

True integration with Netcat

All info created in Netcat WCM can be placed in the DM system
Material stored in EDMS folders and documents is now available to authorised intranet users
Links to EDMS documents can be made from within any Netcat page
Lists of documents from any DMS folder can be embedded into a Netcat web page
Any document search results can be embedded into a Netcat page
Images stored in the DM system can be used in web applications
Non-technical users experience an intuitive interface featuring an explorer-style view of info in the DM, WCM and file systems
Security is managed by the DM system and adopted by Netcat
Users receive a single log-on for network, DM and Netcat systems
The EDMS taxonomy with DM metadata is viewable from Netcat.
Users receive a federated search across the DM, WCM & File systems
Dynamic linking across both systems means a document changed in the EDMS, automatically updates the website.
Netcat archives web content into the EDMS

While there is deep functionality, with Netcat the prime emphasis is always on ease of use. Now any non-technical person, so long as they’re authorised, can access and use the EDMS directly from their intranet.


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Document Management Integration with Netcat DM-Bridge

Criteria

DM/WCM from a single vendor

Advantages of Netcat – DM integration

Approach

Built-in integration

Usability

Netcat’s heritage is the Web. With Netcat WCM:

the product is user-centric

there is deep functionality, but with an emphasis on ease of use by non-technical people.

There is a fast learning curve as most users will already know MS-Office. Our mantra is: “if you can use Word, you can use Netcat”.

Netcat effectively becomes the easy-to-use “front-end” into the DM repository.

Pricing

With larger DM products the costs of DM + WCM is expensive.

Compared against either DM-type, the “Total cost of ownership” of Netcat over a three year period is relatively low. The software will quickly pay for itself in productivity terms alone.