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Data Encryption Standard (DES)
The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is a standardized symmetric encryption algorithm developed by IBM in the early 1970s.
This development provided the first secure symmetric encryption method for computers and is now considered a pioneer in modern cryptography. DES was originally developed for hardware encryption, which is why its use within software is comparatively slow.
The DES works both to encrypt and decipher a message with the same key. This means that the sender and recipient of the message use and know the same key. Today, DES — due to the comparatively low key length — is considered insecure and has been replaced by the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
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tia® from kgs in practice
PUMA Future-Proofs Itself with a New Archiving Platform
The company-wide implementation of SAP S/4HANA prompted the sporting goods manufacturer to overhaul its archiving concept. In PUMA Austria and the countries managed from there alone, 33 million documents need to be migrated to the new system.
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Kärcher: Archiving in the cloud and CMIS readiness from a single source
- Archiving as part of S/4HANA transformation
- AWS platform
- ArchiveLink and CMIS
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Archiving solution at Hensoldt/Migration process of over 8 terabytes/kgs solutions at Hensoldt at a glance
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Coats switches to kgs archive and goes to the cloud
Motivation to change archive system / kg's solution for Coats / Migration process / Bye On-Premises - Hello Cloud
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Migrate 6 terabytes of documents
- Motivation to switch to the kgs solution
- Special features of Trump archiving
- kgs solutions at Trumpf
New kgs archive with invoice entry
- Data migration insights
- Transfer of incoming invoices
- Overview of various kgs product modules at Röchling
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FAQ about tia® — the intelligent archive
If you have any further questions about tia® that are not answered here, you can find more detailed information and helpful resources in our insights. We are also happy to advise you personally if you need an individual solution.
A content server is a system for centrally storing, managing and providing digital content such as documents, images, or videos. It is often used in companies to archive information in a structured and audit-proof manner.
A content server is used wherever large amounts of digital data must be securely managed and archived over the long term — for example, to store invoices, contracts or SAP data in accordance with the law.
While an ECM system (Enterprise Content Management) offers a variety of functions related to document management, workflows and collaboration, a content server usually focuses on the central archiving and structured provision of content — often in connection with third-party systems such as SAP.
Integration is carried out via standardized interfaces such as SAP ArchiveLink® or CMIS. These make it possible to automatically archive content from SAP systems in the content server and retrieve it directly from SAP as required.
Yes. tia® Content Server supports both on-premises, cloud and hybrid scenarios. They can be flexibly integrated into existing IT landscapes — even in combination with hyperscalers such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
CMIS stands for “Content Management Interoperability Services” — a vendor-independent standard for connecting and integrating various content management systems. A content server with CMIS support can thus communicate flexibly with different systems.
Yes. tia® content server from kgs — is certified by SAP. This certification guarantees technical compatibility and compliance with SAP guidelines when archiving content.
A content server offers high scalability, modern interfaces, low operational complexity and secure, legally compliant archiving. It can also be flexibly adapted to specific IT strategies — whether locally or in the cloud.
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In exchange with the archiving experts at kgs, it was discovered that there is a way to archive the new sales data in the kgs archive.
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