Content management provider Alfresco has updated its Records Management (RM) platform to Version 2.0, extending compliance support for all kinds of content from traditional office documents to rich media files and from scanned images to team collaboration files.

It offers a Multi-level File Plan that allows records managers to define much deeper record structures.

RM 2.0 has been completely re-architected to enable support for Alfresco Enterprise 4, a base for helping organizations manage social content collaboration, enhanced mobile access and cloud connected integration with business productivity tools.

It allows users to define their own customised file types with associated metadata and declare them as records.

Improvements in record search make it easier to define queries and to locate critical records while saving ‘favorite’ searches making it quick to run regular administrative reviews.

There is native support of the IMAP protocol, enabling the filing of emails from any email client, without the need to install a plugin. Alfresco RM appears as a mailfolder allowing users to simply file records with drag and drop or automated by the use of email rules.

The module’s functionality also includes enchanced permissions model based on user capabilities and roles, as well as support for complex transfers and vital records and their reviews. Alfresco’s RM 2.0 also includes search, workflow and hold tools to comply with transparency and Freedon of Information Act regulations.