The KinnosaONE Solution. Distributed content refers to the
content that lies not only on centralized servers, but also to content which resides
on individual computers within an enterprise and to content that resides in other
enterprises. Enterprise Data Unification, powered by
KinnosaONE, addresses the
business need to produce, capture and control documents wherever they reside. By
creating a unified view of the data,
KinnosaONE products break down the wall between
engineering and the greater enterprise by allowing real-time, efficient information
sharing between multiple, geographically spread workers within and outside the enterprise.
By breaking down the traditional wall between engineering and the enterprise, companies
are able to easily manage documents, share information and collaborate among distributed
workgroups, divisions and departments to establish ONE Enterprise.
KinnosaONE products provide a custom solution that addresses the real business need - data
unification.
KinnosaONE provides the ability to unify, manage and leverage
content across the enterprise to allow better decisions, thereby improving efficiency and
profitability. Enterprise Data Unification allows companies to avoid the time and expense
of building special repositories, replicating content and maintaining it.
KinnosaONE
manages content from its source location and provides a unified view of the disparate
systems. It provides universal access to data, systems and content without creating
complex architectures, extended project times, or expensive systems integration.
Why Is It Important? Enterprise Data Unification is
important because it provides companies with a new way to leverage the valuable
information within their enterprise to improve operations, reduce costs, and gain a
competitive advantage. With a unified view of business documents, workers on both
sides of the wall have an elevated level of understanding and control of the business allowing
them to make better decisions in a shorter period of time. Enterprise Data
Unification provides secured access to real-time content and distributes that information
to employees, partners and customers within a "virtual enterprise" increasing the
efficiency and effectiveness of the business process.
What Is The Value To Your Business? Enterprise
Data Unification provides has enormous benefits. Here are just 10 ways that
KinnosaONE brings
value your business:
- Provides management with a "big picture" view of the business
- Reduces data complexity and streamlines business processes
- Makes data readily available for viewing, publishing and collaboration
- Perform searches across multiple repositories and enterprises
- Eliminates redundancies and complexities of updating stale, redundant data
- Reduces user training and provides the unified view essential to effective tasking
- Minimizes the need to integrate applications to get a unified view of information
- Distributes information to the network in real-time without replication
- Preserves secure access based on the rights from the original location
- Unifies content from distributed sources, with the content residing where owners
maintain control and can deliver real-time updates and changes
How Does it Work? Unlike other solutions,
KinnosaONE streamlines
business content management by unifying the distributed data into a virtual repository. Authors create
and update files at the source, giving access rights to specific users or groups of users. The authors
can also specify relationships with other files located at other locations and in other repositories. As
updates and new files are released, they are immediately available to the network through
KinnosaONE's
virtual repository and unified data view. This key differentiator is why
KinnosaONE eliminates
lost files and data and the need to integrate disparate applications to get a "single view" of information.
Enterprise Content Bus
Enterprise Data Unification is built on
KinnosaONE's virtual repository, the
Enterprise Content Bus (ECB). Content does not actually reside in ECB, but resides in existing
repositories and Kinnosa JCR Repositories allowing them to be accessed as needed. Once content
is connected through the ECB, it can be stored anywhere, but to the designer or author, it
appears to be stored locally. The ECB can recognize events, such as the arrival of certain
types of documents, and place them into an appropriate workflow, send a subscribed notification
or automatically generate uniform document formats.
Windows Extension Service
The
KinnosaONE product family makes it easy for business users across the enterprise to capture content when it is
being authored. The bi-directional (read and write) Windows Extension Service lets workers
across the enterprise use their existing Windows applications to modify or add content to the
Enterprise Content Bus. Unlike other solutions,
KinnosaONE products do not limit the choice of desktop
tools by using connectors that are proprietary to each specific application.
The Windows Extension Service communicates with all existing third-party Windows applications
and connects them to the ECB, where the content services are accessed.
KinnosaONE products provide a
standardized way for authors or designers to access the virtual repository. At this Services
layer, the content is unified and there is a single way to access content, regardless of the
source system. Users do not need to understand the underlying structure of the stored data,
the platform or its location. Users can access, use and share content from the source, anytime,
anywhere. They can publish content to any domain or format thus avoiding the need to
replicate data across multiple repositories.
Direct Add-ins
KinnosaONE add-ins are special software components designed to add functionality to a
specific application that can be accessed through the program's menu bar. An add-in extends
an application by adding
KinnosaONE functionality that is not in the core product itself. For
example, External References in AutoCAD or SolidWorks is a feature provided by the
KinnosaONE
direct add-in. In many instances the Add-in communicates directly with the ECB to create
and manage special data elements using the ECB Content Services.
Bus Adapters
Adapters are customized Web services components running on the ECB, on the target system, or
on an intermediary server or device between the ECB and the target. Adapters utilize the
legacy API of existing content repositories to provide a presence for them on the ECB. The family of
KinnosaONE Adapters enables users to access and manage information in these repositories
through a standard JCR interface. Content is exposed via the
KinnosaONE Adapters allowing access
to stored information without the need to modify the repository or its applications.
Kinnosa Adapters also support the interactions between the ECB and target system by transforming,
enriching, routing, filtering and orchestrating services specific to the target system. The ECB
approach using adapters facilitates and enhances interoperability of information repositories
without necessitating modifications, enhancements or data migrations of the repositories themselves.
Templates
A key component of
KinnosaONE products is the out-of-the-box templates provided for companies to
customize and personalize their content management system.
KinnosaONE templates are
specially designed to get you up and running quickly.
Task and Activity Management
Businesses are dependent on the interaction between their employees and the availability of
complete and accurate information. Every team member needs to know what to do and when to do
it. The business activity engine automates business processes, data management and employee
tasks. For example, ECB recognizes events, such as the arrival of certain types of documents,
and places them into an appropriate workflow or sends a subscribed notification to an employee. Workers
are notified of impending work and documents can be automatically routed to appropriate team
members for review or collaboration. Task and activity management ensure that the right
employee gets the right information at the right time.
Content Access
The most basic and widespread need for a content management system is simply to provide access
to documents and other information. This basic need often goes unmet due to cumbersome searching
methods and confusing or inconsistent user interfaces. The simple truth is that the more
transparent a content management system can be to employees, the more it will be used and the
more value it will deliver. Solutions that force employees to change their behavior are more likely
to fail due to a lack of end user adoption.
KinnosaONE products are virtually transparent for the end user and use Windows File Explorer to access and
browse ECB content. There are no cumbersome tools to learn and employees do not have to modify
their work behavior. Simple drag-n-drop operations can move an external document or email
message from the stranded world of an individual file system or e-mail box into shared folders
and a managed system. Double clicking can open a file in a predefined visualization tool for
collaboration or annotating, commenting or even emailing.
Search
KinnosaONE products provide users access to numerous repositories helping them perform their daily tasks. But
employees must be able to quickly and easily find information to avoid spending hours each week
locating the right information. It is unrealistic to build a single categorization scheme or to
expect scattered employees to keep track of what content is available in each repository and
where is the ultimate source of truth.
The Jakarata Lucene search engine enables employees to conduct simple and complex searches
across the ECB content. A single search can cross multiple repositories eliminating the time
employees could spend toggling between individual applications to search multiple repositories
one by one.
KinnosaONE Search includes content searches, property searches and searches across metadata.
Benefits of KinnosaONE. There are many measurable ROI benefits that
result from the unique approach that
KinnosaONE provides as an Enterprise Data Unification
solution. Unification brings ROI savings as it streamlines the business process, leading to
decreased complexity and requiring fewer resources to maintain and expand the business. Unification
assures the most flexible and effective content management for handling the information overload
facing the enterprise. This functionality covers all aspects of your enterprise, be it internal
administration, commerce or product development. You save money by making technology conform to
your existing network and data systems, rather than making your entire system comply with a new
application.
KinnosaONE generates ROI by simplifying daily business processes, making them more manageable and
profitable for your enterprise. Related business functions across multiple companies can be
coordinated into a cohesive process. Regulatory compliance, management, engineering,
manufacturing and quality control applications can all be streamlined through the unification
of data. Enterprise Data Unification produces benefits like:
- Clearer overview of the business
- Complete and concise information for better decision making
- Improved worker productivity
- Compliance with mandated regulatory tracking requirements
- Leverage existing IT infrastructure investments and extend their usefulness
- True business-to-business interoperability
- Real-time view of information across the enterprise
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