The importance of architecture in ERM software selection: here
are five elements that can help organizations establish well-defi
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When considering electronic records management (ERM) software
products, records managers tend to focus on their functionality.
However, all ERM products perform . . .
Government records: it's the message, not the medium:
governments--well, some anyway--are starting to figure out what records
ma
Today, records can take almost any form--from written text on paper
to an electronic text message. Courts have determined that what makes a
record a record all depends on what's in the message . . .
World digital library moves ahead.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
The Library of Congress and UNESCO plan to move ahead with the
World Library project, which is currently in testing phase and will not
be available to the public until later this year or early . . .
Backup data dogging businesses.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Survey)(Brief article)
According to BridgeHead Software's Annual Information
Lifecycle Management Audit, backup data in organizations is so
voluminous that it is disrupting business by tying up systems, storage,
and . . .
Microsoft offers online health records.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(www.healthvault.com)
Microsoft wants to help patients manage their own health care
online. It is entering the consumer healthcare market and plans to offer
free personal health records that can be accessed and managed . . .
Report: Australia sliding into secrecy.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
According to a major report, there is a growing culture of secrecy
in Australia that is chipping away at press freedom and denying public
access to critical information.
The "Right to Know" . . .
More e-mail trouble for Morgan Stanley.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(Brief article)
Morgan Stanley continues to pay for withholding e-mails that it
claimed were lost during 9/11.
In late September 2007, the securities firm agreed to pay $12.5
million to settle charges that it . . .
California data protection law vetoed.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently vetoed what would
have been one of the nation's most stringent retail data breach
security laws, saying he believed the bill would have resulted in . . .
EU firms loath to give U.S. data.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(European Union)
European companies that refuse to provide data that they fear could
violate EU data protection laws could risk being thrown off U.S. stock
exchanges, according to an article in European Voice.
. . .
Robot digitizes old books.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Bavarian State Library)(Brief article)
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Munich's Bavarian State Library has employed a robot to help
it make more books digitally available to any online reader.
The "book drone" will scan around 37,000 works . . .
10 reasons to archive e-mail.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
According to Osterman Research, employees now use e-mail as a
"21st century filing cabinet in which they document their
activities, store tiles and important communications, and conduct
business."
. . .
Survey: lawsuits down, data-saving up.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(Survey)
The recent Litigation Trends Survey from international law firm
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP reveals that while internal investigations
and lawsuits have dropped slightly, one-third of U.S. businesses . . .
Firms not ready for EC directive.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(European Commission )(Survey)
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) aims to
create a single European market for financial services, joining 27
member states of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, . . .
IM workplace use here to stay.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(instant messaging)(Brief article)
Instant messaging (IM) isn't just for kids anymore, and the
sooner businesses come to grips with that fact, the better.
IM has been around for several years, but its use in . . .
Germany passes data retention law.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
In November, Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, passed the
German Data Retention Law. It incorporates the principles of the EU Data
Retention Directive--mainly, the mandatory retention of all . . .
U.K. seeks FOIA Company compliance.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Freedom of Information Act)(Brief article)
The U.K. government wants its Freedom of Information Act (FOI) to
cover private companies and contractors that "carry out functions
of a public nature."
In a November consultation paper, the . . .
Securing Data 101.(UP FRONT: News, Trends & Analysis)
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After two data breaches involving the records of more than 28,000
students, the University of Cincinnati (UC) is shoring up its electronic
defenses. But it also needs to . . .
FDA records to go digital.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Food and Drug Administration )(Brief article)
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About 20 million pages of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
documents and materials will be digitized, indexed, and consolidated as
part of a five-year, $20-million . . .
Washington DOC settles e-records suit.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(Department of Corrections)
Washington's Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay
$65,000 to settle a lawsuit over its refusal to disclose certain public
records in electronic form, and it's just the latest payout for . . .
Sony disk to store 500GB.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Sony Corp.)(Brief article)
The data space race is heating up, after Sony's announcement
that it is working on a seven-layer optical disk that will be capable of
storing more than 500 gigabytes (GB) of data. The . . .
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