Dancing with documents


Contents
Introduction
Objective
DocuShare
HummingBird
DocBanq
Interwoven
SmartLibrary
Trim
Specifications
Sample scenario
Editor's choice
About RMIT

Trim

We found that the Trim installation process was particularly simple and intuitive. Trim works directly with ODMA applications such as Word, Excel Powerpoint as well as major e-mail packages such as Outlook and Groupwise.

The Trim Desktop provides users with a convenient and intuitive way to search for records, open them, and then edit them using a double click on the document. Records can be accessed in a number of ways and documents can be saved directly into Trim ODMA-compliant applications such as Word and Excel. Similarly documents can be directly opened from within Desktop for editing in the appropriate application using normal Windows save dialogs.

If you have existing documents on a local or networked directory they can be easily transferred into Trim using standard actions such as Drag & Drop, Send, or using a Document Queue.

The software has a number of search methods that provide for basic searching as well as ways of refining search result lists to narrow down to the items being looked for.

Trim provides records management for paper-based and electronic documents. This includes tracking of both physical and electronic records, automatic capture and classification of records, structured and controlled metadata extraction/analysis, records lifecycle management and support, and complete audits of the record lifecycle.

The Trim Workflow module allows users to automate and track the routing of a business process in an organisation. Users may set up workflow projects, then attach records to the Workflow. This functionality helps manage the approval of documents, the handling of correspondence, purchase orders, Freedom of Information requests, and accident reports.

Generating a workflow is quite a straight-forward process using templates and a graphical process manager and viewer providing process workflow structure support, including branching/parallel workflow, looping, and decision points. In addition resource management enables delegation, supervision, automatic allocation, and monitoring.

Product Trim
Price Four concurrent users AU$11,268 +AU$2028 yearly maintenance; 40 concurrent users AU$43,384 + AU$7809 yearly maintenance; 200 concurrent users AU$132,165 + AU$23790 yearly maintenance; 400 concurrent users AU$238,645 + AU$42,956 yearly maintenance; 4000 concurrent users AU$1123485 + AU$202,227 yearly maintenance
Vendor Tower Software
Phone (02) 6245 2100
Web www.towersoft.com.au
 
Interoperability
Wide range of network operating system support but mainly through ODBC server/database configurations.
Futureproofing
A wide range of features with additional enhancements to the standard package readily available.
ROI ½
A very comprehensive solution but the most expensive tested.
Service
90-day warranty; the support package includes hotline support between 8:30am and 5:30pm (EST).
Rating ½
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Talkback 3 comments

    Most surprised you see you con ...Anonymous -- 07/06/05

    Most surprised you see you consider EDMS's without including Opentext Livelink. I think you have done your readers a misjustice by excluding it.

    NB No affiliation with opentext.

    Paperless Office James -- 07/03/06

    For a true paperless office i would check out www.organiseit.com.au
    perhaps you could do a story on paperless office for small business. This program is fantastic and would work in any environment - small, medium and large

    Paperless Office Huw Grossmith -- 23/11/06

    Apart from the courts and the law catching up with no paper or digitally signed paper very few, if any, of the systems reviewed are any good in an engineering environment without add-ons (if available). I most certainly not at least one of those packages in the top 4 in an engineering business.

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