Records Mgmt & Archiving

In a recent article in Line56, Colman Murphy of Xerox points out an important truth about the spike in compliance-oriented projects: "Amidst all this spending, funding for electronic records management (ERM) initiatives has lagged." Many companies are following the letter of laws like Sarbanes-Oxley, but still failing to implement any reasonable semblance of a true records management program.

http://www.arma.org/news/enewsletters/index.cfm?ID=1066

Certifications are more than specifications

Some people co-equate specifications and certifications, but in fact, certifications go beyond defining a standard or set of specifications. Certification bodies use specifications as a set of criteria for testing and qualifying vendors and other parties as compliant with the set of defined specifications. Certification implies both a rigorous set of specifications together with a rigorous testing procedure and set process for demonstrating a product's worthiness to be certified.

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http://www.cmswatch.com/Feature/136-Records-Management