The PDF/A-3 standard (ISO 19005-3:2012) defines a file format based on the portable document format (PDF) to provide a mechanism for representing electronic documents in a manner that preserves their static visual appearance over time, independent of the tools and systems used for creating, storing, or rendering the files. However, preservation of the files’ static […]
Cohasset Associates , ARMA International , and AIIM recently published the results of the 2013/2014 Information Governance Benchmarking Survey (download a copy here). The survey was underwritten in part by Iron Mountain . Participants The findings are based on responses from 1,300+ invitees including ARMA International members, AIIM members, recent attendees of Cohasset’s Managing Electronic […]
Due to the broad data/information collection, review, and retention provisions of the USA Patriot Act, RIM professionals have expressed concern about the risks to privacy rights and confidentiality when Canadian organizations store e-mails (and other cloud-based data) on servers in the United States. Recent developments suggest the Government of Canada (GoC) shares their concern when […]
The Sedona Conference® recently released a public comment version of its Commentary on Information Governance, a project of The Sedona Conference Working Group One on Electronic Document Retention & Production (WG1). A new definition of Information Governance The Commentary adds another definition of ‘information governance’ to our lexicon. According to The Sedona Conference®, information governance […]
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Chucking Daisies: Ten Rules for Taking Control of Your Organization’s Digital Debris (published by ARMA International in hard copy and PDF download) is a useful, inexpensive resource for educating IT, legal, risk and other professionals and line of business managers about fundamental R/IM principles and the imperative for any organization to effectively manage its ever-increasing volume of digital information. In just over 50 pages, the […]