Organice
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Organice is a software suite for Engineering
Document Management and Document Control and is entirely based on Microsoft
SharePoint and .NET
technology. Organice is being developed by Cadac Organice, a subsidiary of the Cadac Group
.
The Cadac Organice Product Suite comprises the following modules;
Cadac Organice Explorer provides all the fundamental document management functionality. The user interface has an MS Outlook
look and feel, making it easy to use for everyone. It integrates with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook and various CAD applications, including AutoCAD
, Bricscad
, Revit
and MicroStation
. Through an integrated viewer, users can open, view and redline all documents, even if they do not have access to the native application.
Cadac Organice Transmit distributes multiple documents efficiently to multiple recipients at once and offers management information to document controllers who need to keep track of transmittals. A distribution matrix specifies exactly which recipient needs to receive which documents, and how many, and a distribution tracking list in SharePoint keeps track of who received what and when.
Cadac Organice Workbox can be used to build productive serial and parallel state workflows to automate business processes. Workflows can be executed automatically or manually and users get visual feedback on the status and history of the workflow.
Cadac Organice Publish can publish documents that are stored in SharePoint. Documents can be published in their native format or in PDF, so that they can easily be opened, viewed and annotated by others without the native application.
With Cadac Organice Scan incoming correspondence and other hardcopy documents can be scanned and stored into the SharePoint document environment. Cadac Organice Scan can be used in combination with any scanning device, including small format and wide format scanners, standalone scanners and multifunctional devices.
Cadac Organice is distributed worldwide through a network of qualified partners in the Benelux
, EMEA (Europe
, Middle East
and Africa
), Asia
and Australia
, and the United States.
On the 22nd of August 2005 at the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Minneapolis, Cadac Group won the Microsoft
Regional Winning Customer Award for Cadac Organice Explorer, a Smart Client for SharePoint providing engineering document management functionality and integrating SharePoint with CAD applications, . In the meantime, Cadac Organice has evolved from product to product suite.
In the engineering
industry the biggest competitors of Cadac Organice are ProjectWise
, developed by Bentley Systems
and Meridian by BlueCielo. In general Cadac Group has to compete with solutions like Documentum
, Hummingbird
and FileNet
in the Document management system
industry.
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
Document Management and Document Control and is entirely based on Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
SharePoint and .NET
.NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
technology. Organice is being developed by Cadac Organice, a subsidiary of the Cadac Group
Cadac Group
Cadac Group is a software- en information technology company, active in the architecture, engineering & construction, mechanical engineering, process & electro, civil engineering and data management industry...
.
The Cadac Organice Product Suite comprises the following modules;
- Cadac Organice Explorer
- Cadac Organice Transmit
- Cadac Organice Workbox
- Cadac Organice Publish
- Cadac Organice Scan
Cadac Organice Explorer provides all the fundamental document management functionality. The user interface has an MS Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
look and feel, making it easy to use for everyone. It integrates with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook and various CAD applications, including AutoCAD
AutoCAD
AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC...
, Bricscad
Bricscad
Bricscad is a CAD package developed by Bricsys. Until release 10 it was built using the IntelliCAD engine. It is designed for Windows and is among the few commercially supported CAD packages which runs on Linux....
, Revit
Revit
Autodesk Revit Architecture often referred to as simply Revit is a Building Information Modeling software developed by Autodesk. It allows the user to design with both parametric 3D modeling and 2D drafting elements...
and MicroStation
Microstation
MicroStation is a CAD software product for 2- and 3-dimensional design and drafting, developed and sold by Bentley Systems. The latest versions of the software are released solely for Microsoft Windows operating systems, but historically MicroStation was available for Macintosh platforms and a...
. Through an integrated viewer, users can open, view and redline all documents, even if they do not have access to the native application.
Cadac Organice Transmit distributes multiple documents efficiently to multiple recipients at once and offers management information to document controllers who need to keep track of transmittals. A distribution matrix specifies exactly which recipient needs to receive which documents, and how many, and a distribution tracking list in SharePoint keeps track of who received what and when.
Cadac Organice Workbox can be used to build productive serial and parallel state workflows to automate business processes. Workflows can be executed automatically or manually and users get visual feedback on the status and history of the workflow.
Cadac Organice Publish can publish documents that are stored in SharePoint. Documents can be published in their native format or in PDF, so that they can easily be opened, viewed and annotated by others without the native application.
With Cadac Organice Scan incoming correspondence and other hardcopy documents can be scanned and stored into the SharePoint document environment. Cadac Organice Scan can be used in combination with any scanning device, including small format and wide format scanners, standalone scanners and multifunctional devices.
Cadac Organice is distributed worldwide through a network of qualified partners in the Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
, EMEA (Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
), Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and the United States.
On the 22nd of August 2005 at the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Minneapolis, Cadac Group won the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Regional Winning Customer Award for Cadac Organice Explorer, a Smart Client for SharePoint providing engineering document management functionality and integrating SharePoint with CAD applications, . In the meantime, Cadac Organice has evolved from product to product suite.
In the engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
industry the biggest competitors of Cadac Organice are ProjectWise
ProjectWise
ProjectWise is a suite of engineering project collaboration software from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction industries. It helps project teams manage, share and distribute engineering project content and review in a single platform...
, developed by Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is a software company that produces solutions for the design, construction and operation of infrastructure. The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction and operations...
and Meridian by BlueCielo. In general Cadac Group has to compete with solutions like Documentum
Documentum
Documentum is an enterprise content management platform, now delivered by EMC Corporation, as well as the name of the software company that originally developed the technology. EMC acquired Documentum for $1.7 billion in December, 2003...
, Hummingbird
Hummingbird Ltd.
Hummingbird Ltd. is a subsidiary of Open Text and is a provider of enterprise software solutions including Exceed. Initially founded as a consulting business in 1984, Hummingbird evolved into a strong player in the connectivity market...
and FileNet
FileNet
FileNet, a company acquired by IBM, developed software to help enterprises manage their content and business processes. The FileNet P8 platform, their flagship system, is a framework for developing custom enterprise systems, offering much functionality out of the box and capable of being customized...
in the Document management system
Document management system
A document management system is a computer system used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions created by different users . The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management...
industry.