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Jun 19, 2013

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ALSO CALLED: Technical Documentation, User Aids, User Manuals, User Guides, Product Documentation, Technical Manuals, End-User Documentation, Developer Documentation, User Documentation DEFINITION: In computer hardware and software product development, documentation is the information that describes the product to its users. It consists of the product technical manuals and online information (including online versions of the technical manuals and help facility descriptions). The term is also sometimes used to mean the source information about the product contained in design documents, detailed … Definition continues below.
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Troubleshooting Cisco Switches sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: When an outage or network incident takes place, it can often create an intense burden for the engineers called upon to assist. Having a solid strategy for how to approach incidents can give you the calm confidence to effectively resolve the problem even in the midst of the proverbial storm. Posted: 01 Apr 2013 \| Published: 01 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Documentation \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Troubleshooting

QuadraConnector - Connecting QuadraDocV5 to SAP applications sponsored by Quadrant Software WHITE PAPER: In today's competitive business environment, the rate at which you can send and receive information may be what separates you from the pack. In this resource, learn about a technology that allows seamless delivery of electronic documents from within your SAP or ERP platform across an entire organization, for faster information exchange. Posted: 26 Mar 2013 \| Published: 26 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Document Management \| Documentation \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| SAP (Product)

QuadraDocV5 - The Leading Document Routing Virtual Appliance sponsored by Quadrant Software WHITE PAPER: Creating a superior workflow in your office requires the collaboration of many projects, not the least of which is efficient document routing. Check out this brief resource to learn about a document routing technology that sends, receives, centrally controls, and secures business critical content within your organization. Posted: 26 Mar 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Document Management \| Documentation \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM)

Formtastic - The Complete Forms Solution for the IBM i Enterprise sponsored by Quadrant Software WHITE PAPER: Bursting and mailing pre-printed forms can be costly and time-consuming. Check out this brief resource to learn about a technology that prints intricately formatted documents using cost-effective laser printers. Posted: 25 Mar 2013 \| Published: 25 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Content Management \| Document Imaging \| Document Imaging Software \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Document Production \| Documentation \| Forms Software

A Guide to Selecting the Ideal Scanner for Your Capture Needs sponsored by Kodak WHITE PAPER: Check out this resource to get help finding the right scanner to convert your paper documents into digital images. Discover how to assess scanned images, how to plan a productive scanning and sorting process, and why considering total cost of ownership is also important to throw into the mix. Posted: 31 Aug 2012 \| Published: 30 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Digital Imaging \| Digital Imaging Software \| Document Imaging \| Document Imaging Software \| Document Management \| Documentation \| File Formats \| File Management Programs \| Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Software \| Health Care Storage \| Medical Records Management \| Medical Software \| Scanners

Moving from Paper to Electronic Health Records: Optimizing the Transition sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents transformational approaches and strategies for moving clinical documentation processes to EHRs, as well as an overview of types and stages in the journey to electronic records as well as considerations for provider organizations. Posted: 22 Feb 2012 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Document Imaging \| Document Management \| Documentation \| EHR (Electronic Health Records) \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Medical Records Management \| Scanners

The HIPAA -compliant approach to EMR transition sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: This white paper showcases a document conversion service that will simplify the digital conversion of paper files, and ensure your health care organization remains in step with compliance regulations. Posted: 22 Feb 2012 \| Published: 22 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Document Imaging \| Document Management \| Documentation \| EHR (Electronic Health Records) \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Medical Records Management \| Scanners

Project Management Office: Seeing the Whole Picture sponsored by Innotas WHITE PAPER: The use of project and portfolio management (PPM) can help organizations see the big picture – and effectively plan ahead to achieve strategic results. Learn how your organization can benefit from a PPM approach that provides visibility into project decisions for greater success. Posted: 30 Jun 2011 \| Published: 30 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Documentation \| IT Governance \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Product Management \| Project Management \| Project Portfolio Management \| Staffing

The State of Requirement Management - 2011 sponsored by Jama Software WHITE PAPER: If you're involved in the planning and development of products, software applications or systems, this report is for you. Learn the results of a recent industry survey - get insight on the latest trends, challenges and solutions and learn what development teams are doing to successfully plan and develop new products in a customer-driven economy. Posted: 07 Jun 2013 \| Published: 18 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Development \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Product Development \| Documentation \| Product Development \| Product Life Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Project Management

10 Obvious Statements about Software Configuration and Change Management (And What They Mean For Your Organization) sponsored by Remain Software WHITE PAPER: This document will explore 10 important aspects that should be considered before proceeding with the implementation of a specific solution. Posted: 07 Jun 2013 \| Published: 16 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Monitoring \| Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Documentation \| Reporting Software \| Software Implementation \| Software Installation

9 Critical Reasons to Automate Performance Management sponsored by SuccessFactors WHITE PAPER: Your talent management strategy can make or break the success of your organization, but this can be a challenging task if you're a SMB that still collects documentation manually. Read this white paper to learn how to automate your paper-based procedures to improve your talent management. Posted: 09 Oct 2012 \| Published: 23 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Documentation \| Human Resources Management \| SMBs \| Talent Management \| Workforce Planning

9 Critical Reasons to Automate Performance Management sponsored by SuccessFactors WHITE PAPER: Your talent management strategy can make or break the success of your organization, but this can be a challenging task if you're a SMB that still collects documentation manually. Read this white paper to learn how to automate your paper-based procedures to improve your talent management. Posted: 09 Oct 2012 \| Published: 23 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Documentation \| Human Resources Management \| SMBs \| Talent Management \| Workforce Planning

Compliance in the Corporate World How Fax Server Technology Minimizes Compliance Risks sponsored by OpenText WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the potential compliance related benefits to adopting fax server technology. Posted: 11 Apr 2012 \| Published: 11 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Process Management \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Document Imaging \| Document Management \| Documentation \| Fax Equipment \| Fax Formats \| Fax Machines \| Fax Server Hardware \| Fax Software \| Risk Management

Network Faxing With Open Text Network Servers sponsored by OpenText WHITE PAPER: This resource highlights the benefits of network fax servers over traditional standalone fax machines, from reduced cost to enhanced productivity. Posted: 11 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Process Management \| Document Imaging \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Documentation \| Fax Equipment \| Fax Machines \| Fax Server Hardware \| Fax Services \| Fax Software \| Information Management \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Peripheral Hardware

The Business Case for Project Portfolio Management sponsored by Innotas WHITE PAPER: In order to better prioritize project planning, many organizations are turning to project and portfolio management (PPM). PPM can help your own business deliver projects on time, align IT and business goals and stay within a defined budget. Inside this whitepaper, learn more about the advantages of project visibility through the use of PPM. Posted: 30 Jun 2011 \| Published: 30 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Documentation \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Project Management \| Project Portfolio Management \| Staffing \| Strategic Planning \| Time Management

Distributed Data Capture: Reducing the Cost of Remote Business Processes sponsored by Kofax, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In today’s global economy, information exchange is vital. Competitive advantage goes to the companies that can share information and collaborate quickly and accurately in the most cost-effective manner. Read this white paper now to learn how to effectively lower the costs of your business's document capture process. Posted: 10 Mar 2011 \| Published: 10 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Audit Trails \| Auditing (Finance) \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| CRM \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Documentation

15 Minute Guide To Case Management sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: In 15 minutes we'll discuss case management, explain why it's important, suggest how it enables connected government, touch on how it can be applied across a variety of case types, discuss the components of a case management solution, and offer deployment guides and suggestions. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Document Management \| Documentation \| eGovernment \| Enterprise Content Management \| Information Management \| Information Standards \| Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

8 Problems of Keyword Search in E-Discovery – A Guide for Fortune 1000 Companies sponsored by FTI Technology WHITE PAPER: In this paper – first in a three part series - we will examine the difficulties of working with keywords during a matter, the many challenges associated with relying on keyword search, and the cost and risk associated with attempting to “guess” one’s way to a relevant document set. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Databases \| Document Management \| Documentation \| Electronic Discovery \| Email Archiving \| Email Management \| Legal Compliance Software

Getting Requirements Right: Avoiding the Top 10 Traps sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents 10 common and devastating mistakes that project teams make in defining and managing requirements. More importantly, it discusses how to avoid these traps so you can get your requirements right and develop the right product on time and within budget. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Management \| Document Management \| Documentation \| Project Management \| Project Management Software

Ensuring Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Security Within U.S. Government Agencies sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) and remaining in compliance with government regulations is a difficult challenge made easier with database tools from Embarcadero Technologies. Posted: 27 Mar 2009 \| Published: 27 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Security \| Documentation \| Personal Information Management Software \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Standards \| SQL Server \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management Software

Improving Results for Legal Custody of Information - August 2008 sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: According to the IT Policy Compliance Group's research report, spending on legal data custody for legal settlements, legal expenses, & costs in IT to find, produce, protect, and preserve information is between 75 and 94 percent lower for firms with the best practices. This report documents which practices are reducing costs and improving results. Posted: 09 Mar 2009 \| Published: 09 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Document Management \| Documentation \| Indexing (Information Management) \| Information Retrieval Software \| Information Security \| Information Storage and Retrieval Systems \| Legal Compliance Software

VMware: "The top ten most forgotten things when building a disaster recovery plan" sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Every IT manager knows the importance of having an effective and fast disaster recovery (DR) plan. Organizations without an adequate plan may find themselves out of business quickly after experiencing a major disaster. Organizations that ensure survival.. Posted: 20 Nov 2008 \| Published: 20 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Backups \| Disaster Recovery \| Documentation \| IT Managers \| Passwords \| VMware

Using UML and SDL for Next Generation Networking (NGN) sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company WHITE PAPER: UML and SDL are the design languages for third generation systems. This whitepaper discusses using an integrated UML and SDL approach, and using a design example that utilizes Telelogic solutions for Model Driven Development (MDD). Posted: 30 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jun 2008 TOPICS: Bluetooth \| Documentation \| Interface Design \| Model Driven Architecture \| Networking \| NGN \| Software Project Management \| Testing \| UML

Best Practices for a Successful Upgrade Project sponsored by HCL Technologies Ltd. WHITE PAPER: Upgrades help businesses to maintain a competitive edge in the market. Yet, upgrades pose their own set of challenges. This white paper lists the best practices that should be followed when upgrading to achieve maximum reliability. Posted: 10 Jul 2008 \| Published: 16 May 2008 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Change Management \| Documentation \| Downtime \| Hardware \| Project Management \| Technical Support Staff \| Testing \| Training

Creating an Online Parts Catalog to Increase Part Sales and Improve Aftermarket Customer Satisfaction sponsored by Enigma, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper documents the experiences of three companies that have implemented Enigma's electronic parts catalogs. Posted: 11 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Aerospace and Defense Industry \| Asset Management (Finance) \| Automotive Industry \| Cataloging (Information Management) \| Customer Self-Service \| Customer Support Software \| Documentation \| Electronic Catalog Management \| Identification Systems \| Maintenance Contracts \| Manufacturing Industry \| Productivity \| Sales

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DOCUMENTATION DEFINITION (continued): … code comments, white papers, and blackboard session notes. The term is derived from the idea that engineers and programmers "document" their products in formal writing. The earliest computer users were sometimes simply handed the engineers' or programmers' "documentation." As the product audience grew, it became necessary to add professional technical writers and editors to the process. Today, IBM and other companies look at developing product information based on what users actually need to do when using the product. In this task-oriented view, product information can be divided into and …
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