http://www.oyster-ims.com/ Oyster IMS | News - Events - White Papers Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT en-gb Financial News Oyster IMS CMS 10 Copyright Oyster IMS 2012 info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/208/new-implementation-project-oil-and-gas-sector http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/208/new-implementation-project-oil-and-gas-sector#208 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS will be working in the Middle East again during summer 2012 as Qatar Chemical have decided to extend their use of the Autonomy Records Manager (ARM) solution to cover physical as well as electronic records.  | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/205/implementation-win-audit-tax-and-advisory-sector http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/205/implementation-win-audit-tax-and-advisory-sector#205 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS are pleased to announce the next phase of the records management implementation project at one of the Big Four audit, tax and advisory firms.  The goal of the project is to see firm-wide usage of the Autonomy iRM software tool to keep all paper and electronic records associated with client engagements under management for the required period and then move to disposition. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/207/new-consulting-engagement-property-sector http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/207/new-consulting-engagement-property-sector#207 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS have been selected by the London Head Office of one of the world's largest international property firms to review the way they currently digitise paper information and to come up with potential solution recommendations. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/206/new-consulting-engagement-pharmaceutical-sector http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/206/new-consulting-engagement-pharmaceutical-sector#206 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS are pleased to report the continuation of our consulting work with the UK arm of one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals and a major supplier to the NHS.  | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/210/oyster-ims-in-the-april-may-2012-arma-information-management-journal http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/210/oyster-ims-in-the-april-may-2012-arma-information-management-journal#210 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS were delighted to contribute an article to the April / May 2012 edition of ARMA's Information Management journal.  Joanne Frampton discusses how to drive an effective internal information governance programme using the GARP toolset. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/209/oyster-ims-to-sponsor-information-and-records-management-society-event http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/209/oyster-ims-to-sponsor-information-and-records-management-society-event#209 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS is pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring the next meeting of the Public Sector group of the Information and Records Management society (IRMS). | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/202/pearls-from-oyster-ims-enterprise-search-it-s-dead-jim http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/202/pearls-from-oyster-ims-enterprise-search-it-s-dead-jim#202 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ “Enterprise Search is Dead” – so said well-known commentator @JamesLappin when speaking at the ARMA / NAID / PRISM joint conference in London last week. No-one is buying it and no-one is really selling it, he went on, and I must admit the glister does appear to have gone from this particular technology trend.Read more here. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/201/pearls-from-oyster-ims-ethical-retention-policies-or-information-anxiety http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/201/pearls-from-oyster-ims-ethical-retention-policies-or-information-anxiety#201 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Josef Elliott's latest information governance blog - It’s the quintessential records management question – what should I keep and for how long?   You can read it here. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/200/oyster-ims-at-arma-london-2011 http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/200/oyster-ims-at-arma-london-2011#200 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS will be hosting an education session on Records Management in Financial Services at this year's London ARMA conference. The event which is being held at the Hilton London Metropole from 7 - 9 November is a joint event with NAID and PRISM and more information and registration details can be found by clicking here.Josef Elliott of Oyster IMS will be leading a discussion on Records Management issues in Financial Services with David Hill from the Bank of England and David Francis from leading Lloyd's of London insurer Canopius. The session will cover the issues facing records managers and the ways in which both the Bank of England and Canopius have approached dealing with these issues. Topics will include:Federated Records ManagementTechnology implementationGetting policy sign-off and organisational buy-inE-discoveryThe Oyster IMS led session takes place on Tuesday 8 November from 3.45pm to 5pm. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/198/oyster-ims-wins-major-new-client-in-retail-sector http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/198/oyster-ims-wins-major-new-client-in-retail-sector#198 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS are delighted to announce that following a short evaluation exercise, they have been selected to provide records management consulting services to a major UK retailer.The work is already underway and the first stage involves a review project covering the main UK head office functions as well as the main retail departments. Alongside this, Oyster IMS will run also perform a GARP (Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles) assessment allowing the client to understand whether there are issues around information accountability, transparency, integrity, protection, compliance, availability, retention and disposition.This is Oyster IMS’s first major win into the retail sector and shows that the requirement for good information management and proactive governance is pervasive and not restricted to the legal sector and the traditional regulated sectors of pharmaceuticals and financial services. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/199/pearls-from-oyster-ims-the-elephant-in-the-room-email-preservation http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/199/pearls-from-oyster-ims-the-elephant-in-the-room-email-preservation#199 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Josef Elliott's latest information governance blog - this time looking at different approaches to email preservation.   You can read it here. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/185/the-future-of-electronic-information-and-records-management-in-the-public-sector-2011 http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/185/the-future-of-electronic-information-and-records-management-in-the-public-sector-2011#185 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ With a focus on new standards and best practice guidelines for information and records management the 2011 conference takes place on July 6th - 7th.  Presenting alongside the Bank of England's Head of Knowledge Management, on Thursday July 7th Oyster IMS will introduce a Technology case study detailing our successful implementation of a records management solution at The Bank of England. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/197/sharepoint-online-administration-training-proves-popular http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/197/sharepoint-online-administration-training-proves-popular#197 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Small businesses are saving time and effort by coming to Oyster IMS for their SharePoint Online training allowing for quicker implementations and improved ROI.  Find out more at our Managed Services site. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/196/another-successful-implementation-of-arm-completed http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/196/another-successful-implementation-of-arm-completed#196 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Following on from our initial Solution Design, Review and Training steps, Oyster IMS have completed the final phase of the ARM (Autonomy Records Manager) implementation at Qatar Chemical with the concluding implementation successfully going live last week. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/195/records-management-the-dawn-of-a-new-era-webinar http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/195/records-management-the-dawn-of-a-new-era-webinar#195 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Did you miss this webinar?  You can still access the webinar here, just download the wmv file below."Records Management - The Dawn of a New Era?"  | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/194/free-webinar-records-management-the-dawn-of-a-new-era http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/194/free-webinar-records-management-the-dawn-of-a-new-era#194 Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Want to learn more about effective Records Management?  Join Oyster IMS  and partners HP at 2pm, May 24th 2011 for our  FREE webinar on:•    How to plan and implement an RM solution that spans physical and electronic records •    The steps to take to ensure a solution that has the ability to provide consistent, organisation-wide RM •      How other organisations have embraced RM to provide real business benefits Having a consistent, relevant and compliant records and information management solution in place can not only mitigate these risks but also help improve process quality, increase efficiency and recognise significant cost savings at an operational level. But with real concerns on how to seamlessly (and consistently) integrate data from multiple sources and how to ensure that this data is integrated and embedded into business process, organisations are often confused as to how they can move towards an infrastructure-led approach to managing all corporate information.Register here to attend.  | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/193/the-future-of-electronic-information-and-records-management-in-the-public-sector-2011 http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/193/the-future-of-electronic-information-and-records-management-in-the-public-sector-2011#193 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/192/qatar-chemical-project-moves-into-next-phase http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/192/qatar-chemical-project-moves-into-next-phase#192 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Having completed the initial Solution Design, Review and Training steps,  Oyster IMS are entering the next phase of our Records Management project for Qatar Chemical.   An Oyster IMS consultant is returning to Qatar to support Q-Chem in their Production Implementation of ARM, (Autonomy Records Manager) and to complete a process of Knowledge Transfer, allowing Qatar Chemical to manage ARM internally once live. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/189/pearls-from-oyster-ims-recap-of-the-2011-irms-conference http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/189/pearls-from-oyster-ims-recap-of-the-2011-irms-conference#189 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ The 14th Annual Information and Records Management Society Conference has drawn to a close after three days in Brighton, where Oyster IMS Co-founder Josef Elliott was an event Speaker.   A highly successful event, it was both interesting and informative.   Read Josef's recap of the event on the Oyster IMS blog here. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/188/oyster-ims-managed-services-site-has-had-a-facelift http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/188/oyster-ims-managed-services-site-has-had-a-facelift#188 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Check out the changes made to our Oyster IMS Managed Services site.  In addition to having a refresh, our Microsoft® BPOS and Microsoft® Office 365 pages have also been updated. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/142/2011-records-management-society-annual-conference http://www.oyster-ims.com/events/142/2011-records-management-society-annual-conference#142 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS will be exhibiting at the 2011 Records Management Society annual conference, showcasing SharePoint based Records Management solutions. The Conference will be taking place from the 3rd to the 5th of April 2011 at Brighton's Metropole Hotel. Further details to follow. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/184/pearls-from-oyster-ims-stop-press-records-and-information-managers-can-save-you-money http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/184/pearls-from-oyster-ims-stop-press-records-and-information-managers-can-save-you-money#184 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Its a straightforward premise but one that is often overlooked with regards to e-discovery.  Costly litigation can be avoided by keeping less stuff and keeping it orderly.  Pearls from Oyster IMS* discusses the financial benefits of Records and Information Managers. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/183/pearls-from-oyster-ims-what-is-information-compliance http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/183/pearls-from-oyster-ims-what-is-information-compliance#183 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ The first in a series of posts addressing the subject of Active Information Compliance and how it applies to organisations has been posted on our  blog "Pearls from Oyster IMS".  This and previous blog posts can be read here.   | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/182/pearls-from-oyster-ims-the-launch-of-our-new-blog http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/182/pearls-from-oyster-ims-the-launch-of-our-new-blog#182 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Information management is not a niche activity, but plays a big part in business and the wider world.   Pearls from Oyster IMS*  discusses information management issues in the news, and offers opinions on how some mistakes can be avoided. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/181/oyster-ims-gains-new-client-for-information-governance-project http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/181/oyster-ims-gains-new-client-for-information-governance-project#181 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ Oyster IMS have recently been engaged to undertake an information governance project by the UK Debt Management Office (The DMO).  Oyster IMS are deploying Active Navigation software to discover content, cleanse, organise, migrate and enable clean structured content. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/180/microsoftandreg-office-365-and-bpos-service-launched http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/180/microsoftandreg-office-365-and-bpos-service-launched#180 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ We believe that the best way for our clients  to reduce their IT costs and to increase their efficiency is to move into the Cloud.  As Microsoft ® Office 365 offers the superior productivity of its business products in an online environment, Oyster IMS have launched our Microsoft Office 365 and BPOS service.  A Microsoft Cloud Essentials partner and information management specialists, we are able to help with your move to Microsoft Online Services. However, we understand that one size does not fit all. That is why we offer a number of  mix and match services for a completely customisable experience. Visit our Office 365 site for more details on how we can help you. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/176/metavis-datasheets http://www.oyster-ims.com/downloads/176/metavis-datasheets#176 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ For a detailed description of all the Metavis products for SharePoint, please view the PDF | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/175/oyster-ims-launch-new-software-partnership http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/175/oyster-ims-launch-new-software-partnership#175 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with 6central, the European distributors of MetaVis. Designed as an organisational solution, MetaVis provides a range of products aimed at improving search, findability and e-discovery within SharePoint environments.  Please click here to view the detailed product datasheets.  | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/174/oyster-ims-co-founder-to-speak-at-the-irms-conference-2011 http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/174/oyster-ims-co-founder-to-speak-at-the-irms-conference-2011#174 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ We are pleased to confirm that Josef Elliott will speak at the annual Information and Records Management Society conference. Josef, co-founder and the managing consultant of Oyster IMS, will discuss the impact and relevance of eDisclosure on information and records managers. The 2011 conference takes place at the Hilton Metropole in Brighton on 3 - 5th April, and is a must-attend event for those looking to learn, collaborate and be inspired in the information and records management field. | Read more ]] info@oyster-ims.com (Oyster IMS) http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/172/the-wellcome-trust-chooses-oyster-ims http://www.oyster-ims.com/news/172/the-wellcome-trust-chooses-oyster-ims#172 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT [CDATA[ The Wellcome Trust, the global charitable foundation dedicated to improving human and animal health, has engaged Oyster IMS as consultants for their Active Navigation deployment.The Wellcome Trust are using the Active Navigation software to discover content, cleanse, organise, migrate and enable clean structured content to be exploited across 26 different departments. Oyster IMS have been retained to provide analysis and recommendations of for deployment methodology, and train and support 'super-users' in utilising the Active Navigation tools.   | Read more ]]