FileNet : A Consultant's Guide to Enterprise Content Management

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Summary: The Key Answers aren't in here..
Review: I purchased this book and yes it does have many, many truths, like there fact that there is little available information on FileNet's products.

However, while this book has some insights into FileNet the company and certain esoterics, it completly misses the mark regarding Enterprise Content Managment from FileNet.

The book seems to be a rehash/update of a white paper focussed on the FileNet Imaging Product, formerly Image Services now Image Manager.

When they discuss management tools and clients it a discussion of FileNet's legacy applicationos XAPEX and IDM Client. There is absolutely no discussion of the current FileNet P8 ECM suites other than some overview, nothing on the ECM Enterprise Manager, Virtual Content Manager, eForms for P8, etc. etc.

They complete miss so many basic details, key critical details in the FileNet ECM suite, such as the Application Engine, Routers, etc. that this isn't worth the paper it's printed on. I am so sorry I bought it!

As someone who has worked with the FileNet products for over 10 years and former FileNet "Sales Engineer" (they are actually Systems Consultants) I must warn you that if you try to apply 80% of this book to FileNet's ECM products you will appear a 100% idiot!

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Summary: A Second Opinion - Non-FileNet
Review: Todd R. Groff - Co-Author "FileNet: A Consultant's Guide to Enterprise Content Management"

Thank you for the feedback Mr. Woodward (FileNet Sales), we were hoping FileNet would notice our book. We do feel honored having one of FileNet's main sources for attacking their competitors, writing the review.

This book is a 200 page look at FileNet and their products. There are over 45 figures and tables covering distributed capture, records retention, implementations and costs, some product pricing, media options, web farms and more.

The book comes from years of working with FileNet products, implementing FileNet projects, attending FileNet schools and paying $250 per hour for FileNet Professional Services. This book is not an end-all technical guide, but a consultants / project managers book to help understand the overall products and processes used within enterprise content management tools.

I believe this book to be very relevant, because it is a consolidation of the questions we have been asked by managers over the years. I was recently contacted by a member of the Department of Homeland Security in reference to FileNet products. Why did he call me? He was tired of getting doubletalk from sales `engineers'.

Amazon.com knows enterprise content management and they have provided an excellent technology, "Search Inside". Please use it to search on the different figures or areas of interest that you might have. The search results will be in the form of the actual book pages. If you don't like what you see, then don't buy the book.

I'm rating this book as five stars because I believe my opinion about this book is as relevant as the opinion of a FileNet employee who makes his wages attacking the competition.