3   Definition of Technologies and Products

Anyone who has been around the field of digital content management for some time might have read the attempts from various writers to define and clarify the difference between those solutions described by the innumerable acronyms of the industry at large. Unfortunately, significant confusion still exists. This chapter will contrast digital asset management (DAM) systems, document management (DM) and records management (RM) systems, and Web content management systems (WCM or WCMS) and enterprise content management (ECM) systems. Along the way, one may learn what kind of system or combination of systems is right for one’s expanding strategy.

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