Executive Opinion: Maximize Efficiency With SharePoint And ECM

By Jim Thumma, Optical Image Technology

Linking workers with information they need so they can access it quickly and easily — in an interface they understand — is vital to cost-efficiency. ECM is typically deployed to address this challenge, enabling access to diverse information from within existing applications and interfaces, including line-of-business applications, ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, and portals end users know and understand. Adding buttons, menus, tabs, and interactive icons to screens within familiar underwriting applications, fundraising software, or other systems shortens the learning curve, giving employees information they need and making them productive quickly.