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Records Compliance software vendor Open Text has recommended 11 best practices for companies to follow to help compliance from the start.

The software Open Text supplies are in the Enterprise Content Management segment.

"Records management underpins compliance but even with its high-priority status, records management initiatives can get entangled in conflicting corporate agendas," said Bill Forquer, Executive Vice President, Compliance Solutions Business at Open Text. "Through our many years of experience working with large corporate and government customers, we've found some key steps organizations should follow to build a records management program that can support a comprehensive enterprise compliance strategy."

Practices inlcude:-

* Focus on business processes.

* Present the bigger ROI picture

* Consider a full assessment

* Use what is already created

* Align records management with your corporate ECM strategy

* Tap existing IT systems

* Create a communication plan

* Demonstrate benefits to users

* Build in measures for success

* Share best practices

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