M-Files, a PaperFree partner specializing in developing ECM solutions, recently announced its M-Files 2018 product. This product is a highly updated and refined version of their M-Files content management software. M-Files 2018 features a new Intelligent Metadata Layer, which provides a "unified and simple interface that enables users to quickly access documents and other information regardless of the system in which they are stored." With specialized connectors installed on every target system, M-Files can run queries on all of an enterprise's existing systems. Now, business documents on SharePoint can be linked to accounts in Salesforce or to a file in project management software. This new feature also operates without interrupting current processing tasks or users on systems, allowing enterprises easier innovation as there is no complex and expensive migration projects required.
"M-Files 2018 introduces a new approach we call ‘intelligent information management’ that has driven analysts, industry experts and all types of organizations to completely re-think their traditional definitions and approaches for managing information," said Miika Mäkitalo, CEO at M-Files. "M-Files 2018 signifies the end of the myth that 'all content must reside in one system.' Our vision has always been that it doesn’t really matter where information is stored; what's important is the actual information itself, as well as what it's related to and the context that makes it relevant."
M-Files 2018 features mobile, web, and desktop access for easy connectivity worldwide, and as before has helpful sharing tools for viewing documents outside of the enterprise. Nearly any external system is compatible with M-Files 2018, and development is underway to add more systems in the near future, such as Google Drive and Microsoft Exchange. Patent-pending artificial intelligence features are also included and help by automatically classifying and tagging documents and other information by looking at visible data while also considering the context of that data. This feature also assists in classifying information that resides on other systems.
With these new and expanded features, M-Files 2018 is poised to create new opportunities for productivity and access to information for enterprises. Click here to learn more about M-Files 2018's features.
This article was based on a December 13, 2017 M-Files press release.