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Mining the records management resource

Every industry sector has different reasons for taking the trouble to implement  a records management system. Australian SharePoint systems integrator OBS has identified the top five benefits a records management system can bring to the resources sector. 

NSW medical imaging project gets a gong

HealthShare NSW has won a NSW Premier’s Award for a pioneering Enterprise Imaging Repository (EIR), claimed to be the first state-wide medical imaging repository in Australia. The EIR is a collaboration with  Fujitsu Australia, responsible for its implementation at more than 220 public hospitals across the state’s 15 Local Health Districts.

Rise of the records “Super Container”

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.

SharePoint: You’re using it wrong

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.

The long term digital archiving dilemma

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. 

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