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Documentum Sets Standard for Building Compliance Applications Broad Industry Support from Application Providers for Documentum Document Control Manager NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At Momentum, the Documentum User Conference, Documentum , the leading provider of enterprise content management (ECM), today introduced the latest version of the Documentum Document Control Manager (DCM), a framework that simplifies and accelerates compliance application development. The new product, which leverages powerful features from Documentum 5 such as lifecycles, workflows and the Documentum J2EE-based user interface, has been widely accepted by global Documentum Alliance members as the framework for development and delivery of new compliance applications. Available early next year, DCM offers enhanced usability and deployability, advanced security services and extensive capabilities that help customers achieve compliance with government and industry regulations. With Documentum 5 and DCM, Documentum continues its rich tradition of providing the optimal platform for developing and delivering content-rich applications. Documentum Document Control Manager at Momentum At Momentum, Documentum will demonstrate DCM at the Documentum Products and Services Showcase, and many Documentum partners will demonstrate compliance applications built using the Documentum ECM platform. Brian Lincoln, product manager at Documentum, will present a breakout session to introduce DCM on Monday, November 10 at 2pm Central Standard Time. Documentum Alliance Partners: Leading Providers of Compliance Applications Documentum has received strong support from resellers, developers, system integrators and independent software vendors for Documentum Document Control Manager. Supporting Alliance members include: -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC), a leading global information technology (IT) services company, has built the CSC LifeWorks for SOPs and Controlled Documents solution for global pharmaceutical companies using Documentum. "CSC and Documentum have worked together for more than 11 years to provide winning solutions for global pharmaceutical and medical device companies," said Gil LaMonaca, National Life Sciences Practice Director. "Our consulting team, which is expert at implementing the current version of DCM, is already at work with a key client to implement this new product. We expect it to represent the largest rollout of its kind in the world." -- EMC, the leader in information storage, has worked with Documentum to offer an integration of the Documentum ECM platform with the EMC Centera Content Addressed Storage system, an online storage system that ensures the authenticity and immutability of enterprise content. "EMC and Documentum share a vision of providing world-class technologies for customers to maximize the value of their content," said EMC's Roy Sanford, Vice President of Content Addressed Storage. "The combination of EMC and Documentum provides a complete solution to help customers build, manage and archive compliant applications and related fixed content." -- Glemser Technologies is an IT solutions integrator for global pharmaceutical companies and longstanding Documentum partner. "As an integrator of Documentum technologies for regulated companies and as a customer, Glemser recognizes the competitive advantage of building and deploying compliance applications using Documentum," said Ray Glemser, president of Glemser Technologies. "The DCM framework will help us get compliance applications into production faster, accelerating the delivery of new products and services for our customers." -- McLaren, provider of content-based enterprise applications, has several products built on Documentum, including its recently announced, McLaren Enterprise Engineer, a family of integrated applications for managing all types of engineering content and business processes. "Documentum is the trusted name on which we've built our business," said David Parry, chief technology officer for McLaren. "Integrating Document Control Manager framework components with Enterprise Engineer will enhance McLaren's ability to build best in class applications to meet the demanding requirements of the process manufacturing, utilities, engineering, design and construction markets we serve." -- Sparta Systems, Inc., the market leader in enterprise Quality Management Systems (QMS), uses the Documentum platform to build integrated Document Management solutions offered with its web-based TrackWise suite of products. "The new Document Control Manager offers the security, scalability and robust features we require in expanding our applications for FDA-regulated industries," said Steve Cagle, Manager of Operations at Sparta Systems. "Documentum has a long history in developing flexible, reliable solutions to meet a wide range of industries. We look forward to continuing to develop best-in-class applications with the new Documentum framework." About Documentum Document Control Manager Documentum Document Control Manager (DCM) incorporates the best practices of many successful global implementations of Documentum solutions for managing controlled content across many industries, including financial services, chemical, life sciences and aerospace sectors. DCM enables customers to create, review, revise, approve and distribute controlled content on-line within an audited environment, helping customers to collect, share and apply content to meet stringent quality goals and compliance requirements. As a Web-based application services framework, DCM can be deployed as building blocks for application development by Documentum Alliance Partners. About Documentum Documentum provides enterprise content management (ECM) solutions that enable organizations to unite teams, content and associated business processes. Documentum's integrated set of content, compliance and collaboration solutions support the way people work, from initial discussion and planning through design, production, marketing, sales, service and corporate administration. With a single platform, Documentum enables people to collaboratively create, manage, deliver and archive the content that drives business operations, from documents and discussions to email, Web pages, records and rich media. The Documentum platform makes it possible for companies to distribute all of this content in multiple languages, across internal and external systems, applications and user communities. As a result, Documentum's customers, which include thousands of the world's most successful organizations, harness corporate knowledge, accelerate time to market, increase customer satisfaction, enhance supply chain efficiencies and reduce operating costs, improving their overall competitive advantage. 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