Computer Output to Laser Disc 2015478 185757796 2008-01-21T01:18:23Z ChrisCork 1036069 [[Wikipedia:Typo|Typo fixing]] , typos fixed: Managment → Management, superceded → superseded using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''Computer Output to Laser Disc''' (COLD) systems were used to capture, archive, store, and retrieve data such as accounting reports, loan records, inventories, shipping and receiving documents, and customer bills. These systems were typically implemented to replace paper creation and [[microfiche]] solutions. The term COLD has been superseded by the Enterprise Content Management Industry (AIIM), ANSI, and ISO with the term Enterprise Report Management (ERM). ERM (previously referred to as COLD) systems usually work by capturing data from print streams and storing it on [[hard drives]], [[storage area network]]s, or optical media. The data is then retrieved via [[web browser]]s or [[fat client]]s. ERM (previously referred to as COLD) systems are part of [[enterprise content management]]. In 2002, Mason Grigsby -- widely reputed as "The Father of COLD" for his seminal work with INSCI in the late 1980s -- promoted a name change for the technology. Today, COLD is also known as Enterprise Report Management (ERM). Grigsby correctly points out that "ERM" more accurately describes the process. The use of laser disks was replaced by the use of optical storage technology and is only one of several appropriate media for computer report storage. [[Category:Content management systems]] [[de:Computer Output on Laserdisk]] [[fr:Computer Output to Laser Disk]] [[pt:Computer Output to Laser Disc]]