Hi Dick, Everything you say here is true. However, you've overlooked one of the primary functions of many of these systems, which is to finance the college education of the consultants' children.
Happy Thursday, Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Dick Margulis > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:24 AM > To: Mike Starr > Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com > Subject: Re: [TCP] An observation on doc management > > I appreciate your orthogonal view of the question, but > in my experience a document management package doesn't > work unless the culture of the company supports the > management of documents in the first place... > > ... if the culture of the company is such that people > understand the value of their documents, then spending > $100K to implement a brand-name doc management system > doesn't add a whole lot of value. > This message contains confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing, copying, electronic storing or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify us, by replying to the sender, and delete the original message immediately thereafter. Thank you. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
