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Records Management: Progress for Europe's MoReq2010
In the US, the Department of Defense’s 5015.2 specification is recognized as the “gold standard” when evaluating capabilities of Records Management systems. In Europe, the comparable standard is MoReq or the Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records. In 2008, the version of MoReq known as MoReq2 was ratified. The scope of MoReq2 is much more comprehensive than 5015.2 and the tests for certification of compliance with MoReq2 are much more rigorous.
After two years, only a single company, Fabasoft, has managed to become certified for the MoReq2 standard. Most likely it has been the complexity of the MoReq2 standard that has kept other vendors from attempting certification. In fact, dissatisfaction with the all-embracing complexity of the MoReq2 standard has caused many vendors to complain. Partly in response to the criticism, work has been ongoing to create a less-restrictive standard called MoReq2010. A major goal of MoReq2010 is to create a specification that is shorter and simpler. The plan is to shift everything that is not essential in the MoReq2 standard from the core standard into the category of non-core or optional.
In mid-November the final draft of the MoReq2010 specification became available. The announcement describes MoReq2010 as Europe’s “first practical specification against which all organisations can take control of their corporate information… MoReq2010 the most relevant and practical specification available today.” One company, Automated Intelligence, has announced their intention of developing and certifying against the new MoReq2010 standard. The following companies have indicated that MoReq2010 will play a large part in their future product development: EMC, Fabasoft, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Objective, Open Text and Oracle.
