IBM Unveils New Content Management Software

IBM (www.ibm.com) today unveiled a new software portfolio that extends the reach of content management using web services to seamlessly enable all types of data to be captured, managed and searched as part of normal business processes.

IBM is delivering the industry's first and only content and information integration platform to leverage information across diverse repositories, providing a single view of business critical information.

The company also added to its broad portfolio of more than 160 industry-specific content management solutions. New offerings for the banking and life sciences industries will help enable clients to leverage their data and meet changing regulatory compliance demands.

IBM's new software unleashes the improved performance and integration of Project Cinnamon, part of the company's industry-leading effort to improve the speed and efficiency with which XML documents are processed.

IBM DB2 Content Manager 8.3 -- with significant enhancements to its robust content management platform, workflow capabilities help clients easily automate processes by providing graphical tools to end users. High-performance document routing integrates with workflow capabilities to help streamline business processes.

IBM DB2 Document Manager 8.3 -- new records management integration provides simplified, automated document lifecycle management. Additional enhancements include expanded language support, improved usability and productivity features including keyboard accessibility and search enhancements, as well as new security measures through single sign-on capabilities between Content Manager and Document Manager.

IBM DB2 CommonStore 8.3 -- a comprehensive solution for archive and retention management of e-mails, attachments and messaging system content. Records management integration allows end users to easily save e-mail messages and attachments as records, either manually or automatically. IBM DB2 CommonStore 8.3 also manages, retains and disposes of messaging system content to help comply with regulatory, legal and corporate policy requirements.

Improved full text indexing, full text searching and retrieval capabilities provide access to all content, message body and attachments from either native client interfaces or archive repository interfaces.

"With this announcement, we're further enabling customers to leverage all types of data with simplified and unified management of both structured and unstructured content," said Brett MacIntyre, vice president, IBM content management.

IBM Account Opening Solution for the Banking Industry helps banks speed up and improve service in the business-critical process of opening up new checking, savings and loan accounts.