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Integrated Document, Content and Business Process Management for the Enterprise
Saperion’s Infrastructure helps businesses take control of document content through the capture, approval, indexing, publishing, storage and retrieval of multiple content formats, incl. Microsoft Office documents, Scanned documents, HTML/XML, Audio/Video files, Correspondence, Email, Images, Reports and PDF files.
The SAPERION Framework The SAPERION® framework ensures core business processes are aligned with enterprise objectives by seamlessly linking people, systems, documents and content. SAPERION delivers maximum benefit and return on investment by enabling organisations to protect investments in legacy systems through integration, increase productivity with it’s intelligent document management and workflow infrastructure, and connect the right people and systems to the right content at the right time.
SAPERION’s enterprise-class framework features the following components:
Capture: Document and content capture systems allow businesses to work faster and improve the quality of the captured content at lower cost.
Storage: Using a unique storage algorithm and logical format the system can store objects of any type on any storage device 100% secure. Documents are protected against non-authorised access because they are never written to the file system, thus, access is only provided through a single interface: the SAPERION client.
Retrieval: Powerful retrieval based on SQL databases, full-text search or the combination of both, allows instant access to documents and their content controlled by “need to know” security down to the individual database field level.
Administration: Defining database fields and forms, user privileges, security, system control and configuration are done through a series of mouse clicks. A complete system audit offers immediate intervention to keep the system up if a system or handling failure occurs.
Communication: SAPERION servers are application servers, not network servers. Since SAPERION does not “know” a network, use of shared devices is obsolete. Communication is independent from the network providing more power and flexibility than a standard network server can offer. The system administrator does not need to know if a user has access to a certain domain or what platform the server runs on.
Workflow: The SAPERION workflow component drives business processes. Organisations can create, manage and monitor all of their workflow as well as integrate their line of business applications in a single environment. By combining a user-friendly drag-and-drop workflow design tool with a robust COM API, SAPERION workflow is a powerful tool that both business users and IT professionals can use to automate processes and track work as it moves through the organisation ensuring that the right work gets to the right person at the right time.
RM: Records Management is another component of SAPERION’s approach to Business Process Management enabling the storage, archival and retrieval of reports and documents like invoices, bank statements etc.
EAI: Enterprise Application Integration is an essential component of the SAPERION framework. Interfacing with groupware systems like Notes or Exchange, ERP systems such as SAP, Navision or BaaN, allows the organisation to interact with and update applications as work items move through a business process, automatically or with user intervention. No cross training for the user is required, thus reducing the overall cost of ownership.
Conclusion: SAPERION’s approach to Business Process Management optimises core business processes across the enterprise, linking people and systems to the right document and content at the right time. Organisations need to discourage further investments in standalone workflow technologies and encourage the business to embrace Business Process Management suites.
The Return On Investment (ROI) benefits associated with the implementation of the SAPERION framework are:
Faster, more accurate decision-making cycles Reduced cost per transaction Faster-time-to-market Lowering integration cost Protection of legacy IT investments through EAI and Web Services Increased productivity Improved customer service |
