Astral was founded in 2000 by a group of business and technical consultants, having extensive experience with the delivery of business driven solutions based on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technology.
Astral services the Asia-Pacific region with the company's head office located in Melbourne, Australia and a branch office in Sydney.
Astral delivers consulting services supporting the implementation of ECM products, and the integration of these products with existing and new business processes. Since its inception, Astral has developed specific methodologies tailored to ECM technologies, including Business Change Management strategies necessary for a successful implementation.
We recognise that the strengths of our business lies in the qualities of our employees, their professionalism, self-reliance and commitment to getting the job done. Our employees are qualified computing professionals, each providing unique skills and backgrounds.
Astral is vendor independent but partners with the leading vendors in the ECM marketplace, including EMC Documentum, IBM, FileNet, Open Text and Vignette. Astral also partners with leading point solution vendors, such as Kofax for scanning and BTM Drawbridge for engineering drawing management.
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) According to Astral:
Astral defines ECM as the related core business technologies of document management, knowledge management and web content management. These technologies have one common purpose: to provide an enterprise-wide management system for business documents and content. These systems unlock the value of this content and allow it to be shared throughout organizations, and to be redistributed to customers, partners and suppliers.Astral's research indicates that ECM is increasing in significance within business with the increased importance of the web, the explosion in growth of electronic business documentation and heavy emphasis on compliance. Systems that manage this content provide structure for unstructured information and assist in the optimisation of business processes and core functions.
ECM includes the following capabilities:
- Imaging and Workflow
- Document and Records Management
- Web Content Management
- Engineering Content Management
- Business Process Management
- Collaboration