Software streamlines document-centric business processes.
June 17, 2008 -
Designed to optimize business performance, SpringCM v4.3 Software-as-a-Service automates document-centric processes such as contract and proposal management, accounts payable, and professional services engagement management. Document Rules allow business users to create rules to take actions on documents when certain events or metadata changes occur, while Integrated E-mail Collaboration enables any document in SpringCM to be e-mailed to any recipient for editing.
SpringCM Delivers Version 4.3 with Significant Features to Streamline Document-Centric Business Processes
New Features Enhance Process Automation and E-mail-Based Collaboration
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 3 /-- SpringCM, the leader in on-demand document management and workflow, today announced SpringCM Version 4.3, the newest version of the company's award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) document management and workflow platform. Version 4.3 offers several major new features and significant enhancements designed to improve business performance and to automate document-centric processes such as contract and proposal management, accounts payable and professional services engagement management. SpringCM's version 4.3 comes just 12 weeks after the last major release, further demonstrating that SaaS applications deliver rapid innovation and new functionality.
Padma Kamath, who serves as the senior program manager for global communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent, stated, "The enhancements in 4.3 will augment our project management workflow with the flexibility we need to manage schedule deviations and changes while retaining elements of control. The reporting features will also allow us to proactively manage multiple workflows-in-process, making it easy for us to understand status and bottlenecks."
Highlights of SpringCM 4.3
Automate Simple Processes with Document Rules -- Document Rules allow business users to create rules to take actions on documents when certain events or metadata changes occur. Rules can be established through a simple point-and-click Web interface. For example, using Document Rules, an AP manager can create a rule to automatically move an invoice from an approver's folder to an invoice processor's "Approved Invoices" folder when an approval action occurs. Likewise, a sales operations manager can set up a rule to notify an account team when a key prospect faxes or e-mails a red-lined contract. An HR manager can establish a rule that begins after a company employee reads and accepts a new or revised latest policy, directing SpringCM to move the electronically signed document to a pre-specified folder and to notify the supervisor.
Streamline Editing and Approval with Integrated E-mail Collaboration -- Previously, collaborating on documents with people who were not users of a document management system was a challenge. Sending documents by e-mail introduces the challenges and risks of managing edits in attachments without version control. SpringCM's new Integrated E-mail Collaboration enables any document in SpringCM to be e-mailed to any recipient for editing. When the recipient replies to the original e-mail, SpringCM will upload the new version into the system while maintaining a complete audit trail. External parties and internal users can work within their familiar e-mail tools and collaborate on content while retaining the benefits of full version control and audit trails.
Simplify the User Experience with Role-Based User Settings -- The SpringCM platform is designed to provide the most intuitive user experience possible. Role-Based User Settings display different buttons and menu items depending upon the user's job function. With role-based settings, a training manager will see role-specific buttons on the user interface that an invoice processor or HR manager won't see. This feature simplifies end-user training and enhances adoption, which are critical requirements for collaborative applications. As with all SpringCM features, these settings are defined with a point-and-click configuration screen, not software programming.
In addition to these major new capabilities, SpringCM 4.3 includes over 15 other feature enhancements including improvements to Advanced Workflow, text search capabilities, Custom Reporting and new-user on-boarding. These features demonstrate SpringCM's commitment to rapid innovation based upon user feedback and take advantage of the SaaS model to establish a new level of responsiveness to market needs.
Dan Carmel, CEO for SpringCM, stated, "We are extremely pleased to deliver this new release of SpringCM. Version 4.3 continues our history of listening to the needs of our customers and providing major enhancements every 10 - 12 weeks. The new Document Rules and Integrated E-mail Collaboration features enable new kinds of structured and unstructured collaboration and address frustrations that many users of traditional document management systems face every day. With Role-Based User Settings, SpringCM sets a new standard for how SaaS applications can be made easy to use. This is a key requirement in today's business world where users expect their enterprise applications to be as simple as Google or Amazon.com. Version 4.3 again demonstrates SpringCM's leadership in delivering an integrated SaaS platform for developing content-based applications."
About SpringCM
SpringCM is the recognized market leader in enterprise-class, on-demand content management. Led by enterprise content management (ECM) industry veterans, SpringCM delivers affordable, easy-to-deploy document management and workflow solutions in a completely Web-based environment. SpringCM's award-winning ECM service eliminates software installations, hardware maintenance and prolonged customization cycles associated with on-premises applications. The breadth of functionality combined with personal attention to clients enables SpringCM staff to offer tailored solutions to organizations of all sizes and industries. Leading US and international companies like Avon, Comcast, Health Net, National Australia Bank and Cox Communications trust SpringCM with their mission-critical document management and workflow needs. SpringCM partners include Microsoft, salesforce.com, WebEx, Fujitsu and Toshiba. For more information, please visit http://www.springcm.com/.
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