Panel: IBM, Interse Corporation and Orchestria Corporation
Records must be identified and classified to support retention and retrieval. Today's huge volumes of e-records can quickly overwhelm manual classification processes. Classification by information professionals can be costly, and classification by end users is often unpopular and unreliable. Yet a solution to this problem is key to successful ERM.
Records managers and IT professionals have long sought the "magic bullet" - a tool that, when pointed to a collection of electronic documents, could automatically classify them into meaningful categories. For a variety of reasons, early tools weren't ready for prime time. Recently, new tools have appeared that offer unique and intriguing approaches to auto-classification.
In this session, we will learn about three such tools and ask each:
- How does the tool actually work?
- What makes it unique?
- What are the benefits and limitations of this approach?
- Does the tool leverage existing taxonomies or metadata?
- How long does a typical project take?
- Where does the tool work best?
With this knowledge in hand, join us for a lively dialogue on this subject at the Town Meeting after lunch.
