Information Management Journal articles from July 2003

Information Management Journal archives from July 2003

RIM: a global perspective. (In focus: a message from the editors).(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... Due to myriad information technologies, such as the Internet and e-mail, an individual in Madagascar can communicate with another individual in Montana within minutes and for much less than the price of a phone call or stamp. Such instantaneous...

Controversial surveillance system renamed. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(Total Information Awareness now Terrorism Information Awareness )
July 1, 2003... The Total Information Awareness program under development by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been renamed the Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) program. DARPA said the old name "created in some minds the...

U.K. to implement electronic patient records. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... U.K. citizens soon will be able to access their health records electronically. As part of the U.K.'s National Heath Service (NHS) initiative, tests are being conducted to determine the best way to enable patients to access their records. ...

Instant messaging goes corporate. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
July 1, 2003... If you don't know what "SUP" or "TTYL" means in instant-messaging (IM) speak, you will soon. The technology, where "SUP" means "what's up" and "TTYL" means "talk to you later," is coming to an office near you. Last spring, CIO...

GAO says paperwork still piling up. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(General Accounting Office)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A recent U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) reveals a record increase in federal agencies' burden estimates. Victor S. Rezendes, GAO managing director for strategic issues, reported that as of...

Documents detail life under dictator. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
July 1, 2003... Like the Nazi Regime, Saddam Hussein and his ruling Baath party kept meticulous, thorough records on everything from payoffs to tribal leaders to quotas for cheering crowds in attendance at Hussein's birthday celebrations. After British...

Dutch police need improved information management, report says. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A report from the Netherlands Court of Audit, the Algemene Rekenkamer, recently revealed shortcomings with the Dutch police in its management and exchange of information on investigations and terrorism. The court, which has audited the Dutch...

Estonia embraces cyberspace. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
July 1, 2003... Estonia, a former Soviet republic, may be on its way to becoming a paperless society--so much so that some have dubbed it "E-Stonia." The government saves as much as $200,000 in paper and copying costs annually by sending documents among...

KM researchers meet online. (Up front: mews, trends & analysis).(European Knowledge Management Forum)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... European Union (EU) leaders made a pledge in 2002 to make Europe "the most competitive knowledge economy in the world by 2010." Thanks to the European Knowledge Management Forum, it already may be halfway there. The Forum has been...

The University of Texas will house Watergate documents. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The University of Texas at Austin said it will pay Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein $5 million to archive their documents on the Watergate scandal. The university will house the documents, which are enough to fill about...

Report bashes U.K. government Web sites. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(B2W, diagnostic testing and monitoring group, searches for error pages and broken links)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... According to a report by diagnostic testing and monitoring group B2W, U.K. government Web sites have, on average, 600 errors each--that's seven times higher than the average error rate for the United Kingdom's leading 100 companies. B2W...

Storage takes a bite out of budgets. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Storage is getting cheaper, but it is still costing companies a bundle. According to a recent Meta Group report, storage costs make up 12 to 15 percent of organizations' total information technology budgets. Meta's research found that...

Lost library opens after 2,000 years. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(villa of Papyri)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The sprawling villa of Papyri, famed for its library of ancient scrolls, recently was opened to the public after almost 2,000 years. Once occupying 30,000 square feet overlooking the Bay of Naples, the villa was adorned by hundreds of...

EU agency will improve cyber security. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(European Commission planning to create a European Network and Information Security Agency )
July 1, 2003... The European Commission has proposed the creation of a European Network and Information Security Agency that will serve as a center of intelligence where both European Union (EU) member states and institutions can seek advice on cyber security...

U.S. data-mining spurs investigations in Latin America. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).
July 1, 2003... While the value and efficiency of data-mining technology is widely acknowledged, there remains much skepticism about the technology and the privacy issues it may present. Using database exploration, data mining allows users to sort through...

Compromising customers' privacy. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(companies supplying data to U.S. government could leave them open to litigation)
July 1, 2003... Does your organization share customer or employee data with the U.S. government? Does it inform individuals that it does so? According to a 2002 CSO magazine survey of almost 800 organizations, 45 percent of companies have supplied...

Sorry ... that's classified. (Up front: news, trends & analysis).(President George W. Bush orders the federal government to classify information about critical infrastructures )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... President George W. Bush recently signed an executive order that allows the federal government to classify information about critical infrastructures such as the Internet. The order changes the definition of what the government may classify as...

Sarbanes-Oxley one year later: the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has had a far-reaching impact on global business, yet there are still more questions than answers. (Capital edge: legislastive & regulatory update).
July 1, 2003... When passed, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was heralded as a solution to a wide range of perceived corporate abuses. When fully implemented, it probably will be such a solution, at least in part--the standards of conduct and disclosure it...

Shredders destroy CDs. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Royal Consumer Information Products offers Media Destroyer shredder models with steel gears that allow them to destroy CDs, computer disks, and credit cards. The MD80 CD/Disk Media Destroyer shreds only CDs, while the MD100 CD/Media Destroyer &...

Accutrac offers E-mail Management solution. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Accutrac E-mail Management System (EMS) is a desktop solution for the classification and management of e-mail records. Users can designate e-mails as official records and classify them with the same organizational hierarchy as other...

DocuLex announces Goby version 6. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... DocuLex's Goby software program incorporates two-dimensional bar-coding for document profile capture, content indexing, and PDF formatting. Goby is designed for use with production scanners and digital multifunction copiers. Contact:...

Stellent solution available in six languages. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Stellent Content Management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Stellent Content Management now is available in six languages: Brazilian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, and Portuguese, in addition to English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. With the localized versions of the content...

Smead introduces Smeadlink Express. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Smeadlink Express recordkeeping software was developed to bridge the gap between paper and electronic records management. Businesses can use it to support regulatory compliance, reduce legal risk, and improve information retrieval efficiency....

Earn a master of KM in Copenhagen. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Copenhagen Business School and Learning Lab Denmark now offer a Master of Knowledge Management degree. Aimed at managers working in knowledge-intensive organizations, the two-year program is part-time, part-virtual, and focuses on knowledge,...

Spacesaver introduces Internet interface. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Spacesaver introduced an Internet interface that enables constant monitoring of mobile storage system performance. The technology collects diagnostic and usage data, ensuring optimum efficiency of system operation. Contact:...

Open Text receives DoD certification. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Department of Defense)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Open Text Corp. has received Department of Defense (DOD) 5015.2 certification for its records management solutions Livelink and iRIMS. The company's solutions now are eligible for government contracts with high security requirements. ...

Kodak helps businesses comply with regulations. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Eastman Kodak Co. launches 10 new products )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Eastman Kodak Co. has launched 10 new products designed to help businesses manage information in accordance with increased regulatory and government guidelines. A new series of digital film writers and associated media enables the creation of a...

Image Publishing offers imaging tool. (Market place: new products & industry announcements).(Imaging Professional Version 2)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Image Publishing's Imaging Professional Version 2 is a technology research and resource tool for document imaging projects. Version 2, available on CD-ROM, provides imaging project management resources for planning, management, operations, and...

An integrated approach to records management: the records continuum model's purpose-oriented approach to records management changes the role of recordkeeping from reactive to proactive.
July 1, 2003... At the Core This article * reviews the development stages of the records continuum model * compares the records continuum model * proposes a best-practice framework of integration for managing electronic records PROVIDING...

Protecting privacy in Canada's private sector: businesses that are serious about competing successfully in Canada need to get serious about privacy. They can start by complying with Canada's new private-sector privacy legislation.
July 1, 2003... At the Core This article * examines Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) * provides 10 principles organizations must follow to be PIPEDA-compliant Many consumers are concerned about...

Toolkits from across the pond: the United Kingdom has developed standards and guidelines that are persuading organizations to take records management more seriously. (Records Management).
July 1, 2003... At the Core This article * examines U.K. records management standards and guidance developments * discusses PRO and National Archives e-government initiatives in the United Kingdom * examines electronic records management...

The DOMEA concept: from project to practice: DOMEA has become a standard for document management and electronic archiving in Germany's federal, municipal, and state administrations. (Setting Standards).(Document Management and Electronic Archiving)
July 1, 2003... At the Core This article * introduces Germany's Document Management and Electronic Archiving ill computer-assisted business processes (DOMEA) * identifies the core requirements of the DOMEA Concept and their implementation *...

Integrating an ERDMS in an IT environment: as the U.S. EPA's experience illustrates, effective electronic records management solution must consider yesterday's, today's, and tomorrow's systems. (Lessons Learned).(electronic records and document management system)(related articles: NARA Endorses DoD 5015.2 for All Federal Agencies; Standards and Integration)
July 1, 2003... At the Core This article * defines the key issues and strategies organizations must address to adopt an integrated ERM system * discusses implementing an enterprise-wide, integrated electronic records and document management...

Documentation to meet your needs.(The Practical Guide to People-Friendly Documentation)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... TITLE: The Practical Guide to People-Friendly Documentation AUTHOR: Adrienne Escoe ISBN: 0873895045 PUBLISHER: American Society for Quality PUBLICATION DATE: 2001 LENGTH: 260 pages PRICE: $50 U.S. SOURCE:...

Managing electronic records in modern business.(Electronic Records Retention: New Strategies far Data Life Cycle Management)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... TITLE: Electronic Records Retention: New Strategies far Data Life Cycle Management AUTHORS: David O. Stephens and Roderick C. Wallace ISBN: 1-931786-08-9 PUBLISHER: ARMA International PUBLICATION DATE: 2003 LENGTH: 196...

Gain the edge you need to succeed at ARMA 2003: Boston. (special section).(Association of Records Managers and Administrators International's 48th Annual Conference and Expo)
July 1, 2003... Organizations increasingly are seeking answers and solutions to the challenges of managing their electronic records. ARMA International's 48th Annual Conference and Expo--to be held October 19-22 in Boston--will feature more than 75 educational...