Docuware 5
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DocuWare is well known for the simplicity of its installation and system administration. Although the number of functions have multiplied compared to earlier versions, this aspect still holds true for version 5. Simplicity is the only way to ensure that people actually use the many features of document management.

Architecture for the future
DocuWare 5 has a multi-tier architecture that distinguishes between the client, server and infrastructure components. Both the user client and the administration client use TCP/IP to access the Authentication, Content and Workflow Servers via a communication channel. For their part, these DocuWare server modules communicate directly with the storage systems, databases and user directories. This creates the conditions for a system that has maximum security while being easily scalable.

Central administration suite
The entire administration, from server availability to user administration, from file cabinet administration to setting up workflows, is done from the centralized DocuWare Administration. Even server modules and users at remote locations are managed from here. With the ENTERPRISE Server version you can also set up and manage several organizations within the same system - especially useful for running multiple clients in a computer center.

Scalability
If you have a large number of users, you can distribute the DocuWare server modules over several computers. Spreading the load in this way ensures that you get the best performance on all workstations. DocuWare does this by always using the same components and functions, whether on single workstations or for distributed group solutions. As a result, the administration remains simple and transparent, even when the system is extended to include new departments and locations.

Security
DocuWare's basic architecture alone offers a high degree of security against unauthorized data access. DocuWare uses the "Ticket-Granting-Ticket" authentication procedure. The identification of single users, via both the DocuWare login and at single sign-on, with automatic Windows authentication, is absolutely secure. And if you are using the ENTERPRISE Server version, you have additional security functions available to you that protect highly sensitive documents from being accessed even by system administrators. Extra protection against manipulation is provided by logging all system changes in detail. DocuWare also effectively protects you against data loss: all index data is stored in duplicate, once in the database and once in the documents' XML metafiles. This makes it easy to restore databases if necessary. Depending on the implementation scenario, document files are backed up using normal backup tools or duplicated with DocuWare's own tools.

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