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Colin, I would like to add to John's email regarding Term Tree. Term Tree has a tool call inteRM and this will enable you to classify your organisation's information using a Taxonomy in the LAN environment. From MS Word there is an intergration to inteRM via the FILE menu. I have seen demos of this product and find it very useful for organisations to classify their info using a Taxonomy without an EDMS installed. Or even for organisations planning to implement an EDMS, this tool enables you to familiarise users with learing how to classify information using the Taxonomy prior to learning how to use the EDMS. Another bonus feature of inteRM is that it also offers a Retention & Disposal Schedule! Hence, in the LAN environment you can start applying retention periods to your documents. Appended what Term Tree has on their website on inteRM ....... (there are screen shots for inteRM as well) "inteRM CFS is a software add-in, to complement the Term Tree thesaurus software, initially for Microsoft Word but extending soon to support other Office products, enabling users to easily file documents according to the structure defined within the organisation's Term Tree functional thesaurus. inteRM CFS is designed to provide an interim classification capability for organisations in the process of selecting a full feature record management product. It must be emphasised that inteRM CFS is not a record management system and it will never become one." http://www.termtree.com.au/inteRM/interm.html Regards, Pauline Singh Records and Information Management Coordinator Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary Limited QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, Australia Tel: +61-8-9213 4858 Fax: +61-8-9213 4678 Email: [log in to unmask] Internet: http://www.shell.com.au -----Original Message----- From: John Lovejoy [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, 14 November 2003 6:01 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Using Taxonomies There are 2 Australian Thesaurus management software products that enable the generation of a folder structure once a taxonomy has been developed - TermTree2000 by This-To-That P/L (http://www.termtree.com.au/), and AKA by Synercon Management Consulting P/L (http://www.synercon.com.au/internet/index.htm). While they will not force users to save documents in the right place, they will make it easier to set up the folder heirarchy. Of course, there may be other products with similar functionality - these are 2 that I know about. I have personally dealt with both companies, and they are both extremely helpful, and open to suggestions for improvement. John Lovejoy [log in to unmask] National Archives of Australia DISCLAIMER: This email represents my views, and not the views of my employer. It is definately not an endorsement of either product over the other, or over any other similar product. -----Original Message----- From: The UK Records Management mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Colin Hinton Sent: 13 November 2003 10:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Using Taxonomies I am currently developing a taxonomy for an organisation which has a LAN system and an intranet, but no EDM or ERM. Has anyone any experience in electronically linking a taxonomy into such an arrangement, so that users are forced to use the taxonomy before saving documents or sending email. I am thinking particularly of doing it in conjunction with the guidance in the PRO Toolkit on 'Good Practice in Managing Electronic Documents using Office 97 on a LAN'. Thanks in advance. Colin Hinton