DMS will organize the documents in an enterprise by providing the features like version management, project/role based security and web-centric user interface. This is the great tool to manage document in a simpler way.
Also, Electronic Document Management System (EDMS), a system for managing electronic and paper-based documents. More advanced systems allow customization of meta data, linking of documents and in the future using semantic web technologies to make information more accessible. Includes searches and versioning of documents. Should be integrateable with all other business systems to support building and integrated e-business environment. E-Business A fusion of business processes, enterprise applications, and organizational structure creating a high-performance business model. Enables efficient and customer focused e-commerce.
Allows users to store, search and manipulate documents electronically, and to maintain a library of text and images in a compact space. Most systems also provide a means for passing documents across a network.
a proprietary electronic system that scans, stores and retrieves documents received or created by an organisation. There is a distinction between this and an Electronic Records Management System (q.v.).
The COSA document management system consists of the product family's Workflow and archiving component. The system allows creating and administering archived objects in a quick and intuitive way. At the same time, the system forwards all required objects to the responsible users at any time. An extensive rights concept makes sure that only authorized users can access specific objects.
See Main Definition: content management system
Software that indexes and profiles documents based on content; controls documents using such functions as check in/check out, version control, audit trails, and security of information; and facilitates searching by profile values or by some other hierarchical structure such as folders and files. DMS creates structure and access methods for electronic documents and provides a database of documents that can be searched and retrieved. A DMS does not directly address retention management and disposition, rather, it manages versions of documents currently being worked on. A DMS should be used in conjunction with a records management application (RMA).
A document management system (DMS) is a computer system (or set of computer programs) used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. The term has some overlap with the concepts of Content Management Systems and is often viewed as a component of Enterprise Content Management Systems and related to Digital Asset Management.