Monday, June 27, 2005

What is the difference between different between EDMS and ERMS?

EDMS
(Electronic Document Management System). Term to describe the storage and management (including retrieval) of documents which are input to a computer system via a variety of mechanisms (including scanning device, conventional software products such as Word Processors, faxes, email)..


ERMS, Electronic Records Management System
An automated system used to manage the creation, use, maintenance and disposal of electronically created records for the purposes of providing evidence of business activities. These systems maintain appropriate contextual information (metadata) and links between records to support their value as evidence.


Now you know.

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