Collaborative document management

As part of its PeopleDoc acquisition initiative, Hummingbird has introduced PD Accord, a new Web-based collaborative framework that integrates with its document management products including CyberDocs, PowerDocs and Docs Open, as well as the Hummingbird Enterprise Information Portal.

Suitable for intra- and interenterprise deployments, PD Accord allows users to securely access project documents, discussion threads, task lists and schedules, through a Web browser. It also provides audit trails, automatic notification, delegated authority and a customizable user interface using XML/XSLT.

Hummingbird explains that with PD Accord:

• the leader of the project establishes the structure of the project around the timetable and the all participants list;

• the current versions of all project documents are instantly available at the project Web site, with automatic notification messages telling participants what changes have occurred on the project since they last went to the site;

• only the assigned people have rights to review and/or edit each project document, assign tasks, or modify a status;

• . All communications and documents are encrypted prior to storage, and all systems are secure behind firewalls; and

• there a complete version history of changing documents. Full audit trails track each access and change to a project document.