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General Features: |
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Works
in network environment with support for multiple users and deployed over
LAN/ WAN/Internet. |
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Works
on PCs running any Windows operating system (Window NT, 2000, XP, 2003). |
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Is
compatible with any ODBC compliant database such as SQL Server, &
Oracle. |
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Is a
web based .NET application with a user friendly and user intuitive
interface. |
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Support Named users and concurrent users. |
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Storage: |
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Creates multiple folders and subfolders with virtually no limitation on
the number of levels. Properties or attributes of a folder like
security, meta data etc can be made to percolate to the lower levels. |
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Directly captures images from scanners and permit users to edit page
settings, resolution, color options etc. |
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Can
import electronic documents directly into the repository either from the
local machine or from the network drives. |
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With
Barcode technology, permits automatic routing of documents (even
multiple page documents) into appropriate folders, which is very useful
in backlog scanning. |
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Allows
importing documents in around 150 different file formats into the
repository. ASCII content from all these formats can be extracted thus
allowing the creation of full text index for all these document formats. |
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Permits elaborate security settings definition at individual user level
as well as user group level. |
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Supports multiple permissions like Search, Read Only, Write, Delete,
Full Access, Owner etc. |
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Indexing: |
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Allows
creation of custom data type definitions, where in each meta data type
can have multiple variable number of fields. Users can set a specific
data type for a document and fill in the corresponding fields. The index
field data type can also be specified to be numeric, character etc. so
that data is validated and range searches are possible. |
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Performs content searches on the documents supporting text extraction
from 150 different file formats including graphic (tif, gif, jpeg, bmp
etc using external OCR engine) and non graphic file formats (doc, xls,
pdf, ppt etc using text filters). |
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Supports document linking, where in links can be provided on the top as
well as in the bottom of the documents, thus enabling navigation across
related documents. |
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Search &
Retrieval: |
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Provides browser based search and retrieval features with password
access control. |
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Supports meta data search, where in the users can search for documents
by entering the required data in the fields. |
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Provides full text search for searching across the content of the
documents. |
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Enables access of information at finger tips by Saving Searches and
book-marking the documents from the search results. |
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When
user performs a search for a word or a phrase, in the search results
text around the search term from the documents will be displayed so that
the user can get a feel of the document before deciding to open the
actual document. The words searched for will also get highlighted
providing the user with the context of the document around the word(s). |
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Supports the display of the document in textual format, native format
even without installation of the native application. |
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Version Control: |
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Supporting various features like Check In, Check Out, Undo Checkout,
View History, View Latest version etc through valid authentication. |
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Maintains log of version History of the documents with appropriate user
comments. |
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Administration: |
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Has a
comprehensive BackUp and Restore mechanism allowing backing up and
restoring various data components (like the database, documents,
indices, registry entries etc). |
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Is a
highly scalable with ability to define multiple volumes across different
machines for storing data across machines. |
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Supports different audit trail reports to track the documents uploaded,
modified, deleted etc. |
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Stores
deleted documents in Recycle Bin so that they can be either restored or
purged by the Admin user. |
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Collaboration: |
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Enables collaboration across the users in the organization. |
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Has
Discussion Forums to enable users to create new threads for discussion
and posting messages. |
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Allows
the administrator to post the latest events happening for information of
all users. |
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Enables publishing of the opinions of the users on multiple topics. |
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Allows
users to share the documents with different users for perusal/review. |
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Allows
users to book mark their favorite documents and URLs for later use. |
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Email Archival: |
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Stores
Emails with mail body, mail header and attachments. |
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Supports popular mail clients such as MS Outlook, Outlook Express, and
Lotus Notes. |
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Provides manual and automatic storage of emails with user configurable
options for replicating the folder structure and frequency of uploads. |
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Provides full text indexing of body and attachments as well and Metadata
indexing of mail header against emails. |
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Enables retrieval of emails through mail client as well as through the
browser. |
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Workflow Designer: |
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Allows
users to create custom workflow templates with predefined routes with an
extremely friendly user interface, which supports drag and drop. |
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Permits unlimited number of Nodes & Links that can be created as part of
the workflow. |
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Supports creation of ‘Fixed’ as well as ‘Flexible’ workflows. |
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Permits setting up different escalation and notification properties for
the workflow. |
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Allows
creation of dynamic HTML forms with different fields like static text,
Input boxes, list boxes, tables, drop down boxes, font, color
indentation formatting etc. |
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Supports creation of different types of nodes like User, Role, Group,
Any, Supervisor etc. |
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Workflow Handler: |
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Supports addition of documents from the DMS repository so that the
documents can be routed across different users depending on the workflow
definition. |
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Supports instantiation of forms dynamically for entering data and having
the form routed through different users of the workflow definition. |
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Permits creation of adhoc workflow even within a fixed workflow which
provides flexibility of routing. |
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Supports White Hall System with the comments on the left hand side and
the actual documents displayed on the right hand side. |
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Supports multiple Imaging features like Zoom In, Zoom Out, Rotation,
navigation across pages etc. |
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Permits addition of different types of Annotations to the documents such
as Highlighting, Straight Lines, Free Hand lines, Sticky Notes,
Redaction, & Rectangles. |
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Generates different types of reports indicating status of the different
workflow jobs. |
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Provides retrieval of documents from home grown solutions through .NET
interfaces. |