SAE (Electronic Archiving System) and GED (Electronic Document Management) software both focus on document management, but serve different objectives.
SAE: Long-term Archiving
The SAE is designed to preserve digital documents over the long term, with no possibility of modification.
Without time limits, it ensures throughout the archive’s lifecycle the authenticity, integrity, and evidential value of the stored digital documents.
GED: Management and Collaboration
In contrast, the GED is software dedicated to the creation, modification, search, distribution, and validation of digital content.
Its features aim to facilitate collaborative work and improve productivity.
These two tools do not oppose each other, but complement one another:
- The GED facilitates the management and sharing of digital content
- The SAE ensures the authenticity, integrity, and security of documents over time