Standards

At Objective we develop business solutions that solve the challenges of managing the proliferation of information, content and business processes that drive today's organisations - this is 100% of our business.

Part of our ongoing commitment to our industry and our customers, is to ensure that Objective's products enable organisations to comply with the various state, national and international standards for recordkeeping, electronic document management and the move to e-government.

As such, our products have been developed in accordance with the guidelines set and, where applicable, accredited by the following international bodies. And, as the developer of the software, we have the capability to ensure that the functionality of our product continues to meet new standards as they emerge.

International

ISO 15489

Information and Documentation - Records Management

Published by ISO (International Organization for Standardization), ISO 15489, focuses on the business principles behind records management and how organisations can establish a framework to enable a comprehensive records management program.

While there is currently no accreditation process for suppliers of records management solutions to meet ISO 15489, Objective products enable organisations to meet the requirements of this standard.

A copy of the standard can be purchased from the ISO website. 

ISO 2788

Monolingual Thesauri

In satisfying requirements for ISO 15489, Objective supports thesauri that meet ISO 2788.

United Kingdom

 

The National Archives (TNA02) Approval

The UK's public sector looks to The National Archives (TNA) when considering implementing an Electronic Records Management (ERM) solution to ensure that information held by the organisation is managed by the most effective solutions and in the most efficient and appropriate ways. TNA provides an effective safeguard for public sector organisations needing to invest in ERM or more typically Enterprise Content Management (ECM), but are unsure of where to begin.

This press release contains further details.

Australia

AS ISO 15489

Records Management 

Standards Australia have published two Australian Standards on Records Management.

AS ISO 15489.1 Records Management - Part 1: General
AS ISO 15489.2 Records Management - Part 2: Guidelines

The standards are an Australian codification of the International Standard on Records Management, ISO 15489, approved in October 2001, representing international best practice for recordkeeping.

These documents replace Australian Standard, AS 4390-1996: Records Management. They are, however, based on AS 4390 and so there is significant continuity between the standards.

The standard is endorsed by the National Archives of Australia (NAA) who promote it as a model for best practice recordkeeping throughout Commonwealth Government departments. 

VERS

Victorian Electronic Records Strategy

Objective was the first vendor to have its enterprise content management solution, Objective 7, fully certified against all the Victorian Electronic Record strategy (VERS) Version 2 Specifications 1 through 5 by the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV).

VERS is a framework of standards for archiving electronic records created or managed by the Victorian government. The standard is designed to ensure these records can be accessed and read at any point in the future, regardless of their origin, format or the software program that created them.

This press release contains further information. 

NSW GSAS

Information Asset Management Systems (IAMS) 

Objective is approved by the NSW Government Panel Contract for the supply of Information Asset Management Systems (IAMS) software applications under the Government Selected Application Systems (GSAS) program for NSW Government, run by the Department of Commerce. It replaces the previous GSAS contract ITS contract 2323 - Records and Information Management Systems which expired on 31 December 2007, and for which Objective was also approved.

This contract is for a period of 3 years from 1/06/2008 until 31/5/2011 with 2 optional 1 (one) year extensions.

This page contains further information. 

NSW State Records Standard on Digital Record Keeping

Objective Corporation meets the NSW State Records Standard on Digital Record Keeping requirements for the ability to capture digital records in a human readable form and provide the capture of the metadata specified.

NAA Recordkeeping Metadata Standard for Commonwealth Agencies

Objective Corporation worked with NAA in the development and refinement of the recordkeeping metadata standard and is compliant with that and the NAA e-permanence standards.

Keyword AAA Thesaurus

Objective is also compatible with the Keyword AAA Thesaurus - developed by State Records New South Wales and commonly used as a guide for Commonwealth and State Governments around Australia.

Government Endorsed Supplier

Objective is also an accredited Government Endorsed Supplier and conducts business according to standards ISO9001.