[Sigia-l] DMS vs CMS

[Tanya Rabourn]

I've been blissfully ignorant about the world of document
imaging and document management systems until recently. I'm
curious to know when it's appropriate to use a DMS as
opposed to a CMS. I've read a little bit by Bob Boiko and
Anne Rockley as far as differences and brief history (DMS
vendors didn't grab the CMS space). However, I'm still left
without a proper way to advise people as to when they
shouldn't use a DMS and instead use a CMS (particularly when
their background is document management so they tend to
gravitate to DMS's). I personally can't think of why one
would use a DMS for information sharing within a company
(which is what's under discussion), but I'm also afraid that
it's my own background and bias showing. So, can anyone
explain the utility of a DMS today and when one needs it
instead of a CMS?

-Tanya