There are many definitions of the term "
enterprise content management" (ECM). The general consensus, however, is that ECM systems encompass a number of the following elements:
Some definitions include more specialized tools (properly subsystems of the big CM system) such as:
Still more ambitious ECM definitions would include
Portal applications, behind which the above applications would be found, as well as:
The
Portal provides Identity Management
? and a
Single Source Of Truth, the permissioning system that controls access (single login) to the content and to the applications for the entire enterprise.
At present, the ECM market is evolving rapidly, and there are as many definitions for these products as there are vendors.
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