More Informed Decision Making, In Less Time
When it comes down to the moment of decision, you need the right information. That moment happens in an instant - thousands of times a day. FileNet Content Manager ensures that the right information is available when it's needed most. Its capabilities will help your business:

The Informed Decision
FileNet Content Manager combines comprehensive content management along with process management and connectivity to existing systems. This tightly integrated set of features helps organizations control, share, and quickly access critical business information in a secure and highly scalable environment. More importantly, these capabilities help every level of your business collaborate more effectively and make more informed decisions in less time.

Combining Content, Process, and Connectivity to Gain a Competitive Edge

• Comprehensive Content Management & Library Services → Manages all forms of unstructured content (including paper documents, HTML, XML, PDF, documents, email, images, video and audio streams) and supports the requirements of complex document management such as multi-level versioning, Check-in and Check-out, and security.
• Document Review & Approval Workflow → Streamlines approval processes and reduces content publishing cycle times with preconfigured, customizable process templates that provide a common procedure for content review and approval.
• Event-Driven Architecture → Improves business agility and overall organizational efficiency by immediately reacting to internal and external business events as they occur.
• Classification Framework → Enables autoclassification of content through preconfigured XML classification framework and the ability to build custom classifications as needs require.
• Lifecycle Management → Manages and controls the complete content lifecycle to improve efficiency and accuracy in content related tasks such as publishing, expiration, and retention, maintains complete audit trails to meet regulatory mandates.
• Publishing →Provides easier consumption and wider distribution of content by taking existing content and rendering it in multiple formats, including XML, HTML, and PDF from virtually any source format.
• Advanced Search → Provides easy location of folders, objects and documents in multiple stores and databases through property- and content-based search including: phonetic search, stemming, synonym expansion, and wild cards, etc. Preconfigured searches can be scripted and stored for easy access by business users.
• Document Entry Templates and Wizards → Provides a fast, simple way for business users to add and manage new content while automatically assigning the correct metadata for content indexing and classification.
• Standards-Based Architecture → Leverages the overall IT investment by providing flexible integration and data exchange with other enterprise applications through industry standards (J2EE, XML, SOAP) and an open, expandable enterprise architecture.
• Easy-to-Use, Fully Customizable User Interface → Speeds deployment with zero footprint client; FileNet P8 Workplace; comprehensive, out-of-the-box UI for process, content, and integration management provides a foundation for future customization.
• Enterprise Portal Integration & Application Server Support → Facilitates greater access and control of information by integrating with leading Enterprise Portal and J2EEApplication Servers.
• Solution Templates → Significantly accelerates application development and deployment with a set of reusable code, process maps, forms, class definitions, search templates, UI, help text, and documentation to replicate application logic in custom applications.
• Desktop Applications Integration & WebDAV Support → Reduces training and integration costs and allows for direct access of business content by users through their desktop authoring tool of choice or any application supporting WebDAV.
• Integration Architecture → Fully integrates enterprise applications in business processes and uses information captured and managed in these systems through standards-based (XML, SOAP, etc.) and comprehensive Enterprise Application Integration (EAI, B2Bi).
• Object Management Services → Provides greater control and flexibility for the management of any type of content through an advanced object model that manages the relationship between content and external objects, security profiles, lifecycle information, processes and EAI transactions.