DM X – The Open Text ECM Vision

I'm still looking back in the history to be able to understand the Evolution of the "ECM Suite".

At the "Summit 2007 Be Inspired"- event the DM X client was launched as The Open Text ECM Vision.

Looking at the slides the New Rich Client had Multiple Repository Support, Enterprise Search and Metadata Management together with Enterprise Records Retention. Following picture was once more outlined:

DM X was a new client that should coexist with existing clients. In the Road Map it was a clearly stated that a next step for all versions (including Docs Open!!) was the DM X Release - to be launched during the first part of 2008.

In "Establishing a Game Plan - The Three to Five Year Strategy" Larry Roy, Director, eDOCS and DM X Product Management stated:

• The Answer for Enterprise Transparency is LiveLinke ECM 10
  
• Code Name "DM X" is the Next Generation Product Offering
  
• DM X Solutions for Construction Management, Correspondence Management etc
  
• It's a Maintenance Upgrade, like-for-like
  
• There are three Repository Options; Stay on DM, Upgrade to Live Link ECM Repository or keep a Mix of both.
  
• The second relase of DM X was planned for launch late 2008

Perhaps i'm seeing it to simple (and still Do) but looking at these slides the future is bright and simple; with DM X quite many new features will be available. You can stay on DM5/DM6 and access all the new features from there or you can upgrade the ECM Repository. Does not sound to hard to implement.