FileNet was a company that developed software in the area of Enterprise Content Management (ECM). It was acquired by IBM in 2006.
What it is ?
FileNet is a proprietary Enterprise Content Management System (ecm), that offer you document management system capabilities, coupled to a bpm.
Also add record management tools and a frontend (Workplace, Workplace-XT and now Content Navigation)
FileNet consist on different components working together:
- Content Engine (CE) Works with documents and content.
 - Process Engine (PE) Manage workflows and BPM solutions.
 - Application engine (AE) Where the frontend lives
 - Content Search Engine (CSE) now Content Search Services (CSS) To manage queries and indexes.
 - Record Management (RM) In charge of the deletion and/or conservation process of the content.
 
See also filenet-p8 filenet-content-engine.
Alternatives
- Open Source
 - Proprietary
 
External Links
- Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileNet
 - Official site : http://www.ibm.com/software/ecm/filenet/
 Official doc : ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/data/cm/filenet/docs/
Content Foundation docs : https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGLW6