Software offers tools to manage document requirements.

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With support for multiple languages, DB2® Document Manager v8.2.2 provides scalable, extensible platform for document management that integrates across existing business applications and processes. It manages various states and transitions that occur throughout document's life, from creation to final disposition. This results in collaborative document creation and management across groups of globally dispersed creators, contributors, reviewers, and approvers.



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IBM DB2 Document Manager Delivers Powerful, Easy-to-Use Tools to Manage Complex Document Requirements



Overview

DB2® Document Manager manages the various states and transitions that occur throughout a document's life, from creation to final disposition. This results in collaborative document creation and management across groups of globally dispersed creators, contributors, reviewers, and approvers ensuring that accurate and up-to-date documents are available on demand, where and when they are needed.

DB2 Document Manager provides a scalable and extensible platform for document management that easily integrates across existing business applications and processes. It is tightly integrated with IBM information management and collaborative solutions including:

· DB2 Content Manager
· DB2 Records Manager
· Lotus® Sametime®
· Lotus Domino.Doc®

DB2 Document Manager delivers powerful, easy-to-use tools that manage each document's lifecycle, security, and relationships, helping organizations to manage even their most complex document requirements and efficiently develop and distribute critical business documents across their enterprise. With DB2 Document Manager V8.2.2, IBM now adds support for additional languages (English International, French, Russian, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese - Traditional, Italian), expanding the reach of robust compound and complex document services to global organizations and the international community. In addition, new packaging and pricing options for DB2 Document Manager enable organizations of all sizes to achieve faster time to value on all of the information assets.

DB2 Document Manager V8.2.2 also offers new packaging and pricing options, helping organizations of all sizes streamline document management and achieve a faster return on their business information.

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Key prerequisites

DB2 Document Manager requires the use of one of the following content repositories:

· DB2 Content Manager V8.2

· FileNet Panagon Content Services 5.1.1, 5.2, and 5.3

· Lotus Domino(TM).doc V3.1

Planned availability date

· June 30, 2004 (electronic software delivery).

· July 30, 2004 (media and documentation).

At a glance

DB2 Document Manager offers a Web-based client and extended document services for DB2 Content Manager and Lotus Domino Document Manager. It adds key capabilities that are important when managing documents, including:

· Compound document support

· Rules-based document lifecycle management

· Desktop application integration

· Support for engineering file formats

· Renditioning services

· Remote printing/plotting

· Process management

· Bulk document loading

· Automated notification

· New language support

For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001

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