By Joan Honig, DocuWare – What’s the difference between an ECM and a DMS solution? The distinction is blurry because the terms “document management system” (DMS) and “enterprise content management” (ECM) are sometimes used interchangeably. DocuWare is accurately referred to as both an ECM and a DMS solution. Why? Because “enterprise content management” is a set of capabilities that enable an organization of any size to control and understand their business information, and this is what our solution does. “Document management” is a subset of these capabilities.

Some ECM systems also manage information from web content, social media accounts and other sources that are outside the boundaries of a document. This broad-reaching functionality may make sense for larger organizations, but it’s expensive to implement and maintain. For most organizations, ECM systems that focus on document management offer all the functionality they need.

How a DMS meets business challenges for small- and medium-sized organizations

document management system offers core features that include capturing, indexing, archiving, automating and controlling information, and integration with line-of-business software:

Capturing and storing:A mechanism to easily process documents from a variety of sources such as email, digital documents,


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