Government records and archive authorities around the country have developed a range of policies, standards and guidelines to help organisations better manage the capture of digital information. However, there appear to be some major structural obstacles preventing effective digital archive appraisal and permanent records transfer.
Thousands of products, tens of thousands of images, 3D, 2D and print assets and a need to keep everything synchronised between marketing, manufacturing and a central ERP platform. Sounds like a perfect storm for a digital asset management (DAM) solution, which was exactly the situation facing Australian industrial manufacturer B&R Enclosures.
Despite SharePoint’s astounding success for almost a decade (largely attributable to its integration with Office and its attractive licensing options), Microsoft has always presented inconsistent messages about how to “correctly” use the platform. This extends to SharePoint’s positioning and marketing of each successive version.
Geoscience Australia has spent over 12 years implementing EDRMS and has come a long way since installing its first version of TRIM in 2001. As Australia's national agency for geoscience research and geospatial information, Geoscience Australia plays a key role in assisting mining and oil & gas exploration in Australia and improving Australia's ability to deal with natural disasters. Some of the Agency’s recent activity includes developing flood maps to analyse how to prevent future disasters such as the Brisbane Floods of 2012, and analysing the devastating impact of Cyclone Yasi.
The Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (DSDBI) in Victoria has adopted HP IDOL (Intelligent Data Operating Layer) to provide a single point of access to internal and external information sources.
The majority of large organisations pay significant attention to their content, but are looking at additional channels for publication given the meteoric rise in use of smart devices, tablets and e-book readers. Organisations are increasingly seeking to move print publications into digital formats to improve distribution effectiveness and reduce costs.
A locally hosted cloud-based Digital Asset Management (DAM) service has been launched by Picturepark distributor DataBasics, targetting users in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.
Less than half of NSW public sector agencies have identified the digital information needed to support their high risk business processes, according to a state-wide survey on digital information management.
Global freight and logistics company Panalpina claims to be the first to achieve completely paperless flights for general air freight. Using its own 747-8 freighter planes, the freight forwarder now operates several paperless (e-freight) port-to-port services with final destination in Europe, Hong Kong and the U.S.
