CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
21 June 2004
Product News
Documentum Delivers Latest Version of eRoom.net Hosted Collaboration Environment
Documentum announced the latest version of Documentum eRoom.net, a hosted, subscription-based collaborative workspace that can be tailored for specific projects, processes or business initiatives, such as new product development, contracts negotiations, client engagement and supply chain management. Ideally suited for small to mid-sized businesses and departments or divisions within larger organizations, Documentum eRoom.net can be implemented and configured for hundreds of users within minutes and provides flexible, easy-to-use, feature-rich collaborative workspaces.
Documentum eRoom.net delivers enterprise-class scalability, functionality and performance. Hosted by EMC's Solutions Center based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Documentum eRoom.net offers organizations world-class management, security and protection of their applications and content. Documentum eRoom.net requires little overhead support, minimal training and eliminates the need for an upfront investment in IT infrastructure or staff. The company also announced a new Documentum eRoom.net Channel Partner Program, which enables partners to customize Documentum eRoom.net for industry-specific processes and sell to their customer base.
Documentum eRoom.net Features
Documentum eRoom.net provides ease of use and comprehensive feature sets, such as an intuitive interface, enhanced drag-and-drop functionality, rich text formatting, a shared calendar tool and powerful database capabilities. New features of Documentum eRoom.net include:
• Collaborative project and program management - for efficient and predictable project execution with a structured project-planning tool that provides native, web-based project scheduling and Gantt charts for visibility into task and milestone relationships and dependencies, and supports custom program- and executive-level dashboard views for managing large project portfolios
• Pre-configured business applications - in addition to easily developing or reusing customized best practice applications, customers can also immediately deploy user-ready applications for collaborating on specific work processes, such as compliance, project management, new product development and finance
• eRoom Communities and Unlimited eRooms -customers can create an unlimited number of eRooms for a community of users for no additional charge per eRoom
New Sector Alliance, a fast-growing nonprofit organization that helps nonprofit, business and academic leaders work collaboratively to achieve sustainable social impact, uses several Documentum eRoom.net workplaces to get work done. "As a non-profit organization, we needed an easy-to-use, affordable approach to bringing together students, business leaders and clients from disparate locations to share knowledge and collaborate on programs and projects," said Carlin Janson, CEO of New Sector Alliance. "Documentum eRoom.net exceeded our expectations, requiring zero IT support and minimal training. Our project teams were up and running within minutes."
New Documentum eRoom.net Channel Program
The new Documentum eRoom.net Channel Program enables partners with expertise in vertical industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, transportation and government, to customize and sell industry-specific collaboration solutions built on the eRoom.net platform to their own customers.
Documentum channel partner, e-IDC, a leading provider of technology solutions for the design and construction industry, integrates Documentum eRoom.net collaborative workspace into its product and services offerings, providing its customers with a rich set of applications specific to their industry's needs. "Using Documentum eRoom.net, our customers are able to manage projects more efficiently and cost effectively from remote locations," said Mike Pachler, CTO of e-IDC. "Our customers have realized significant return on investment, including time savings, better project organization, improved communications and enhanced service delivery. A recent project saved the company more than $50K in printing and delivery fees alone."
"With Documentum eRoom.net, Documentum enables organizations of all sizes to experience the functionality, features and performance of enterprise-class collaboration software at an affordable price," said Dave DeWalt, president of the Documentum division of EMC. "Documentum's ability to serve the needs of small departments to large enterprises spanning several continents, demonstrates Documentum's unmatched strength in collaboration product offerings."
Pricing and Availability
Documentum eRoom.net is immediately available. Pricing is a based on a monthly, sliding scale model, based on the number of users. Pricing for 100 users averages $20 per person per month.
For more information on Documentum eRoom.net, please visit: http://www.documentum.com/products/glossary/eroom_net.htm
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