Enterprise report management (ERM or ERP) systems support very high-volume generation, handling and storage of reports and documents.
Many ERM systems are used for online customer self-service document generation and delivery.
History
ERM started out as a technology called Computer Output to Laser Disc (COLD) based on
laser disc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diameter typicall ...
s. In 2002,
Mason Grigsby, known for his seminal work with INSCI in the late 1980s, promoted a name change for the technology and pointed out that "ERM" more accurately describes the process. The use of
laserdisc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as DiscoVision, MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diam ...
s was replaced by the use of other optical storage technologies and is only one of several appropriate media for computer report storage.
See also
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ETL
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SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is a server-based report generating software system from Microsoft. It is part of a suite of Microsoft SQL Server services, including SSAS ( SQL Server Analysis Services) and SSIS ( SQL Server Integration Servic ...
References
Content management systems
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