Power to the platform
FileNet has rolled out the latest release of its FileNet P8 architecture, FileNet P8 3.0, which is designed to support an extensive range of processes and related business content that is essential to support decision-making at all levels in an organization.
FileNet describes P8 is an integrated framework that combines industry-leading content, process and connectivity capabilities in a single, unified solution, delivering an application development framework designed to promote ease of use, rapid application development and lower total cost of ownership. Further, it says, P8's architecture offers customers, systems integrators and resellers the ability to quickly and easily develop customized ECM solutions.
FileNet reports P8 3.0 is comprised of integrated product suites that offer customers the flexibility to buy what they need to meet specific business requirements and add components as required. FileNet claims P8 3.0 is the only ECM platform that is designed to enable customers to leverage business process management capabilities throughout the entire breadth of product functionality--content management, image management, team collaboration, forms management, records management and Web content management--across the enterprise.
Features and functionality include support for two new product suites, FileNet Records Manager and FileNet Team Collaboration Manager, scheduled to ship in August and in Q4 respectively. P8 3.0 also offers new language packs that are designed to offer customers the ability to download and install language-specific interfaces within minutes to help support multinational operations. It also offers expanded operating platform support for Windows, Solaris, AIX and HP/UX. Additionally, with P8 3.0, FileNet introduces XML Web service-based access to provide a new level of platform-independent connectivity and interoperability, as well as support growing market requirements for service-oriented architectures (SOAs).