4 IBM Content Manager OnDemand Guide
1.1  Overview of Content Manager OnDemand
To compete in today’s global business environment, businesses must increase both the 
efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. Conflicting business requirements, such as 
increasing productivity while reducing costs and increasing personalization yet at the same 
time expanding to larger customer bases, can be achieved only through more streamlined 
and coordinated processes. Content Manager OnDemand helps address these issues by 
securely storing information and managing its delivery on demand whenever and wherever it 
is needed.
Content Manager OnDemand is the leading report archive system and it is used by 
thousands of organizations worldwide. The high scalability and high-speed information 
archiving and retrieving benefit any organization that requires instant access to information, 
hardcopy replacement, or long-term archival of data. A Content Manager OnDemand system 
can support small office environments and large enterprise installations with hundreds or 
thousands of system users. It can dramatically improve productivity and customer service in 
many businesses by providing fast access to information that is stored in the system.
Content Manager OnDemand is a robust report management system to perform the following 
tasks:
/SM590000Capture: Captures various data types from various sources through a batch capture 
system or interactively through custom-built interfaces.
/SM590000Store: Stores data for immediate retrieval.
/SM590000Search: Indexes data so that users can easily and quickly find the information.
/SM590000Full Text Search: Allows searching the full text of stored documents.
/SM590000Integrate: Enables organizations to integrate Content Manager OnDemand into their 
existing software stack by using components, such as OnDemand Web Enablement Kit 
(ODWEK). Organizations can also enable access through federated searches to other 
IBM Enterprise Content Management data and third-party products.
/SM590000Display: Supports multiple viewers for different data types, providing fast access for 
browsing and printing the retrieved data. For example, by using ready-for-use products, 
such as IBM Content Navigator, users can search and access Content Manager 
OnDemand, other IBM Enterprise Content Management data stores, and third-party 
products.
/SM590000Distribute: Distributes data to selected users (through email or print).
/SM590000Manage: Expires or archives data based on defined policies.
/SM590000Archive: Provides data archives online, near-line, or offline, enabling rapid archiving of 
data to the storage system.
/SM590000Control: Controls system and data access, allowing only authorized users to access 
specified data.
In summary, Content Manager OnDemand enables you to gain control of your information by 
providing access to your business’ data, as needed, regardless of the size of the business or 
the hardware platform. Content Manager OnDemand improves your organization’s bottom 
line by helping you become more efficient and responsive.
Figure 1-1 on page 5 presents an overview of the Content Manager OnDemand (OnDemand) 
system.