<s>
Enterprise	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
EIM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
business	O
discipline	O
specializing	O
in	O
providing	O
solutions	O
for	O
optimal	O
use	O
of	O
information	O
within	O
organizations	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
to	O
support	O
decision-making	O
processes	O
or	O
day-to-day	O
operations	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
(	O
ISO	O
)	O
recognises	O
information	B-Application
management	I-Application
as	O
a	O
separate	O
function	O
to	O
information	O
technology	O
(	O
IT/ICT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Management	I-Application
practices	O
are	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
that	O
are	O
managed	O
by	O
(	O
ISO/TC	O
46	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EIM	O
combines	O
enterprise	B-Application
content	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
ECM	O
)	O
,	O
business	O
process	O
management	O
(	O
BPM	O
)	O
,	O
customer	O
experience	O
management	O
(	O
CEM	O
)	O
,	O
recordkeeping	O
and	O
records	O
management	O
,	O
information	B-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
and	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
(	O
BI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
BI	O
and	O
ECM	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
structured	O
and	O
unstructured	B-Application
information	I-Application
respectively	O
,	O
EIM	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
this	O
distinction	O
but	O
approaches	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
enterprise	O
..	O
</s>
