In this article, we will answer what may be one of the most common questions involving Information Management: what is the difference between Electronic Document Management (EDM) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The technology related to both terms emerged in the late 80s and early 90s, when Document Management System (DMS), or Electronic Document Management (EDM), began to be used to capture and store documents in organizations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the growing complexity and increasing demand from companies for specific functionalities gave birth to the term Enterprise Content Management (ECM), in the early 2000s. At that time, ECM could be considered an evolved version of the Document Management System (DMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s important to note that the terminologies discussed here can be defined by research institutes such as Gartner and AIIM, but generally this ends up occurring through choices made by the market itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each of these terms is explained below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) definition, Electronic Document Management (EDM) is the use of a computer system and software to store, manage, and track electronic documents and images, of paper-based information, captured using a document scanner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s one of the precursor technologies to content management (ECM). So, broadly speaking, ECM provides some of the most basic functionalities for content management, bringing management controls and features to what otherwise we would consider “dumb” documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In short, it makes it so that when you have documents and need to use them, you can do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among Document Management\u2019s key features, these are the ones that stand out:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) definition states that Enterprise Content Management or ECM is not a simple technology, methodology, or process, but rather, a “dynamic combination of strategies, methods, and tools used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver information that supports key organizational processes throughout their lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Broadly speaking, the phases of ECM consist of:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From the phases mentioned above, an organization that adopts an ECM solution will get the following benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than a decade after the term ECM was first mentioned, in 2016, AIIM felt that consumerization (use of personal devices in the workplace), the cloud, mobile handsets, and the Internet of Things (IoT) were rapidly signaling “the end of the ECM era”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At that time, the reason was that Enterprise Content Management was no longer serving the purpose for which it was intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [IMAGEM\/*Outros termos j\u00e1 funcionam em ingl\u00eas, favor confirmar]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Goals & Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fusion Platform, for example, is no longer Fusion ECM Suite, since the solution as a whole goes far beyond document management. Therefore, today what was the EDM module is now called ECM.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, Gartner suggested<\/a> the term Content Services, while AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) published a study entitled “The New Wave”<\/a>, in which it presents the IIM – Intelligent Information Management. Among the main similarities that encompass the two technologies, the ones we can highlight are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today it\u2019s possible to state that EDM and ECM are terminologies used for the same type of solution. Since, as mentioned, the market is often responsible for the nomenclature of software solutions types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, you must also consider that regardless of the name of the solution, the ideal is always to thoroughly research the specific functionalities of any given product, the quality of its service, and whether it meets the demands of your business or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try Fusion Platform’s ECM\/GED module right now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n References:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AIIM<\/a>, AIIM<\/a>, AIIM<\/a>, E File Carbinet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nFirst, the background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Electronic Document Management (EDM)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\nAfter all, what are the similarities and differences between EDM and ECM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n