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Features list: Document Manager magazine, 2010
About this features list:
As with any title in a fast moving IT sector, all planned features are subject to change at short notice, whether due to last-minute withdrawal of an article or just someone pitching us an idea that we can’t resist! Document Manager welcomes submissions from vendors/PR’s, especially by-lined Opinion articles and case studies/Case Studies. This features list is also available at www.document-manager.com where you can view the full media pack and other information relating to the magazine.
Reviews: Relevant hardware & software products for the Product Focus review pages should be suggested in the first instance to the editor by email (david.tyler@btc.co.uk).
We aim to feature 2 or 3 product reviews in each issue. Each is generally a one-page ‘overview’ rather than an in-depth ‘labs’ style review. It will list new and interesting features of a product (hardware or software) along with its target market and similar information. Each review ends with a brief verdict, contact details for supplier (URL) and price indications. NB: The reviews section is VERY popular, and we always get more requests for reviews than we can fit in.
Other regulars: Each issue will normally carry at least one, often two user case studies (primarily UK-based or internationally-known users), as well as a detailed interview with a senior person from within the industry. We welcome suggestions for by-lined Opinion articles from within the industry (vendors, analysts etc.), the content of which should fall under one of the broad headings: Technology, Management or Strategy. By-lined pieces must not be overly pushy of the submitting companies’ product offerings – they will be sub-edited before use, and any overt ‘puff’ will generally be removed.
What is relevant?
Since its birth 18 years ago, DM Magazine has covered applications that overlap with its central tenet of Document Management, including Knowledge & Content Management, E-mail, Records and Archive Management, as well as ‘peripheral’ technologies such as security, storage systems and networking. Included in our broad definition of Document Management would be scanning & imaging, data capture, recognition, archiving and retrieval, workflow & business process automation and intra/internet solutions. In recent years there has been a shift in emphasis towards Enterprise Content Management, and therefore integration with line-of-business applications, ROI and similar strategic issues are also covered regularly.
Hardware coverage includes document scanners and multifunction devices, as well as other related products such as display technologies, storage devices, network printing solutions etc. DM also occasionally reviews more peripheral product offerings such as fax servers, email management/archival software etc.
DM includes regular ‘focus’ looks at specific vertical markets where these technologies are having a major impact: foremost among these continue to be government, health, and the finance sector, and we will also feature construction, manufacturing, utilities, distribution, professional services, logistics, education and more.
Document Manager editorial calendar 2010
Jan/Feb:
Product Focus: reviews of recent products in the DM market
Opinion: tbc
Feature: Management – ROI & cost-justification of content management implementations: how should enterprises measure the effectiveness of DM/CM technologies?
Feature: Technology – Seeding the Cloud: when is it appropriate for enterprise content to be in the cloud?
Plus: Interview, Case Studies, Product & Industry News & Contracts Roundup
Mar/Apr:
Product Focus: reviews of recent products in the DM market
Opinion: tbc
Feature: Management – is effective Change Management more important than the new technologies being implemented?
Feature: Strategy: Has the SaaS model altered the ECM landscape forever?
Plus: Interview, Case Studies, Product & Industry News & Contracts Roundup
May/Jun:
Product Focus: reviews of recent products in the DM market
Opinion: tbc
Feature: Market Focus – financial services: analysing the effect of the worst recession in 30 years on the ‘new-and-improved’ banks. Is ECM a facilitating technology?
Feature: Technology – distributed vs. centralised scanning: the debate that won’t go away
Plus: Interview, Case Studies, Industry News & Contracts Roundup
Jul/Aug:
Product Focus: reviews of recent products in the DM market
Opinion: tbc
Feature: Management: How does the SME market differ from the enterprise when it comes to content management? Is the gap closing?
Feature: Market Focus – Government, local and central – recent war stories and successes
Feature: Technology – The analysts’ view of ECM in the Cloud
Plus: Interview, Case Studies, Product & Industry News & Contracts Roundup
Sep/Oct:
Product Focus: reviews of recent products in the DM market
Opinion: tbc
Feature: Market Focus: Healthcare – recent war stories and successes, including electronic patient records
Feature: Management – scanning & capture from the staffing perspective: managing the people and the process as well as the IT
Plus: Interview, Case Studies, Product & Industry News & Contracts Roundup
Nov/Dec:
Product Focus: reviews of recent products in the DM market
Opinion: tbc
Feature: Technology – capture and recognition strategies for best ROI. Should you look for speed or throughput? Is it possible to have both?
Feature: Management – The ongoing education dilemma: does the market still not understand ECM?
Feature: ‘DM Awards 2010’ award winners listing
Plus: Interview, Case Studies, Product & Industry News & Contracts Roundup
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