Meridio Continues to Gain Momentum with Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry Worldwide
Deep Microsoft Office Integration Seen as Driving Factor
WALTHAM, Mass., March 7, 2007 – Meridio, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise Document and Records Management (eDRM) software engineered for Microsoft® .NET Framework-based technologies, today announced that Meridio eDRM is a leading choice in the oil and gas market to help support compliance, process improvement and litigation avoidance needs. Meridio® technology built for the Microsoft Office system environment delivers significant usability, performance and scalability at a lower cost of ownership.
Meridio has delivered solutions to leading oil and gas organizations such as ConocoPhillips, CITGO, INA and Statoil. These solutions include:
Integration with Microsoft Outlook®, controlling the cost and liability associated with e-mail.
Firm-wide eDRM compliance infrastructure deployments, taking advantage of the rich Meridio .NET and Web Service toolkit.
World-wide collaboration deployments integrated with Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server, providing the traceability and secure access to information throughout its lifecycle as needed in regulatory environments.
Links to SAP enterprise resource planning applications, allowing all unstructured content to be managed through the familiar Microsoft Office interface.
"The oil and gas industry has unique requirements for eDRM," said Becky Thomas, Senior Vice President, North American Operations for Meridio. "The unique combination of flexibility, integration with Microsoft Office applications and service-oriented architecture has made Meridio a strategic choice for oil and gas companies on the Microsoft platform."
About Meridio
Meridio is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise Document and Records Management (eDRM) software, engineered for Microsoft® .NET based technologies. Meridio® enables organizations to meet their corporate governance needs including compliance to legislation, avoidance of litigation, and business process optimization. Meridio with Microsoft provides complete lifecycle Enterprise Content Management (ECM), from document creation and modification, to record declaration, policy-driven retention and final disposal.
Meridio is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Summary: ...vertically integrated oil and gas company operating in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and marketing of oil products. Its subsidiaries are engaged in LPG business, natural gas transportation and providing integrated oilfield services. INA is a medium-sized European oil company and a significant...
Summary: ...organization, Pacific Life needs to make every information worker a compliant worker,” says Becky Thomas, Vice President of North American Operations at Meridio. “And the Meridio solution integrates with the Office suite to establish that.” For example, users might see extra menu options on existing...
Summary: ...for a project manager or administration team. Solution Building on its commitment to Microsoft, Statoil chose Meridio as a strategic partner in the search for a new collaboration and content management solution. Recognised for its expertise in enterprise Document and Records Management (eDRM), Meridio...
Summary: ...eDRM) product Meridio® as the foundation for its information management strategy. “Meridio’s complete integration into the Microsoft environment, its extension of Microsoft functionality and its ease of use were the chief reasons we went for Meridio,” said Mr. Doyle. The system was initially used...
Summary: ...retention and disposition schedules applied to ensure Legislative compliance. Solution overview: HP consultants – working with a team from APA Corporation, Microsoft®, and Meridio – designed, configured, and installed an electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) to capture, catalog,...
Summary: ...EDRM) solution provided by Meridio, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Meridio 4 is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. Users can access the functionality of the Meridio 4 records management solution through familiar Microsoft tools, maximising user acceptance of the technology and reducing training...
Summary: ...and UK TNA 2002. Meridio is compliant with ISO 15489 and the European MoReq standard. Customers include BioPAD, ConocoPhillips, CDW, Hipoteku Banka, NZ Ministry of Fisheries, Pacific Life, StatoilHydro, Scottish and Southern Energy, the UK Ministry of Defence and the US Air Force. • • • •
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Summary: ...a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, having demonstrated superior levels of developer certification, real-world experience and providing complete customer reference projects that were independently verified by Microsoft. www.meridio.com Americas 890 Winter Street Suite 215 Waltham, MA 02451 USA Phone:...
Summary: ...had created a lack of confidence in the existing system. The Solution After researching products available in the EDRM market the organization decided to trial Meridio. Its drag-and-drop environment made it easy to use and tight integration with the existing Microsoft products (Share Point and Outlook)...
Summary: ...is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, having demonstrated superior levels of developer certification, real-world experience and providing complete customer reference projects that were independently verified by Microsoft. www.meridio.com Americas 890 Winter Street Suite 215 Waltham, MA 02451 USA Phone:...
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