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There's document management and there is indexing stored documents so they can readily be found. Document management solutions cost. The easier the solution is to use, the higher the cost. And, been there done that, if the participants won't buy into the constraints of the system, you would be better off giving them all Windows Desktop Search. All document management systems constrain users in some manner. Generally, in my experience researching the subject, all require some form of document check in and check out and version management. As to cost, one manufacturing firm (seven years ago) was looking at $250,000 for their system until management found out it would allow federal regulators to easily find EVERYTHING they were looking at in their regulation of the firm. At that point the company decided to stick with paper and filing cabinets. If you still want to follow up, two bits I suggest you look at are "Simple Document Repository" at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sidocre/ and OpenDocMan at http://sourceforge.net/projects/opendocman/ The price is right. ;-) Don Bosman Information Technologist Libraries, Michigan State University 100 Library East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 [log in to unmask] (517) 432-6123 ext 233 Fax (517) 432-8374 -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven M. Plemmons Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:03 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Document Management Does anyone have a recommendation for document management software that will integrate into a Windows Domain environment? Document Locator from Columbia Soft looks like an ideal solution, but starts out at $18K! Thanks, Steve Plemmons [log in to unmask]