Welcome

Welcome to the AIIM Standards Watch Blog. For those of you who have been a member of AIIM, you may remember an eNewsletter called Standards Watch where we helped to keep you current on standard for document imaging and management. This blog will attempt to do that same thing but on a much more real-time basis. Let's start with an introduction to AIIM Standards for those of you who may not know.

AIIM is an ANSI accredited standards development organization and has been for over 25 years. In addition to ANSI standards, AIIM holds the secretariat of an ISO Technical Committee and Subcommittee on behalf of ANSI for ISO TC 171, Document Management Applications and TC171 SC2, Application Issues. Our focus is on ECM or Enterprise Content Management Standards which includes document management, digital and analog image management, workflow and business process management and analysis, metadata, interoperability, PDF, and many other topics that we will discuss in this blog in future postings. In addition to ANSI and ISO standards, our program also develops AIIM Recommended Practices (ARP), fast-track specifications to help users gain a better understanding of the technology. All are welcome to participate on our committees (and we have many). For additional information on the committees and to find out how you can participate, please send an email to bfanning@aiim.org. We look forward to your participation as we shape the industry and help others to make better use of the ECM technologies. For more information on AIIM Standards, please visit http://www.aiim.org/standards.