From the mid-nineties when the Archivista product suite came into being a number of versions have been released. In chronological order:
1998: RichClient/RichAdmin: The first version of Archivista runs under all Windows versions.
2002: WebDMS: Endusers no longer need to retrieve and view documents via an installed program but can do it by means of a web browser. Advantage: greater flexibility, less implementation effort. Document editing and administration tasks are done with the RichClient.
2005: Webadmin: Now endusers can also add documents and edit records via the web browser. Also administrators can make settings by means of a browser based interface.
2006: ArchivistaBox: WebDMS and WebAdmin run on mini archiving servers that are pre-configured. In addition, all functions relating to the administration of the archives (backup, encryption, remote access, etc.) are integrated in the ArchivistaBox.
2007: ArchivistaBox with AJAX (Web2): Ordinary web applications may be slower than RichClient applications because of the form concept. Thanks to new web technologies (AJAX in particular) it is possible to display content dynamically without having to reload forms. This is the reason why this technology is introduced with ArchivistaBox 2007/III. With version ArchivistaBox 2007/VIII also the RichClient is 100 percent OpenSource.
2008: ArchivistaBox as a BusinessBox: In addition to the web-based WebConfig application (web-based system settings), there is now an optional ArchivistaERP module. This now makes it possible to use the ArchivistaBox as an ERP Box, too. Furthermore, the Linux port from Cuneiform provides good Open Source recognition which can also create searchable PDF files.
2009: With the integration of Office formats over 200 file types can now be processed directly. Documents archived in this way can then be checked out again (in their original versions). In addition, a more powerful mail archiving function is provided. WebDMS and the ArchivistaBoxes, Albis and Matterhorn, are also new.
2010: Many new features have been added with versioning, API and WinUpload. Documents can now be automatically provided with a version stamp. With the optional API module, WebDMS can be controlled remotely, and files can be easily uploaded to WebDMS from Windows using the API module.
2011: ArchivistaBox 64-bit. After more than 5 years, we have migrated ArchivistaBox to 64-bit. ArchivistaVM is now available as a virtualisation module. A new setup program makes it possible to set up ArchivistaBox in 1 to 2 minutes.
2012: ArchivistaRAM and cluster By and by all ArchivistaBox versions are converted to RAM mode. This means that installations have become unnecessary. The system becomes operational directly from the ISO file. In the case of ArchivistaVM there are cluster versions, i.e. hard disk content can now be copied to two computers simultaneously (including support for 10 GBit).
2013: Scan boxes WebDMS In the year 2013 extremely fast document scanners were implemented (far above 100 pages per minute), now text recognition can be completed in parallel. With Albis III there is a new scanbox - weighing ca 100 grams - that processes up to 200 pages per minute. WebDMS comes with column support for the fields; thus the RichClient can definitively be replaced.
2014: ArchivistaBox Dolder With ArchivistaBox Dolder a DMS can be realised at even lower cost.
2015: OCR cluster and ArchivistaERP integration Text recognition (OCR) can now take place across any number of processors (CPUs) and computers. Our ERP solution can now be completely combined with ArchivistaDMS.
2016: ArchivistaDMS processes any files Until now, only common file formats (Office, Mail, PDFs) could be saved in ArchivistaDMS. With the Zip format, it is now possible to manage any data in ArchivistaDMS.
2017: Support for modern Ryzen processors The processor manufacturer AMD brought a new performance class onto the market with the Ryzen processors, which found its way into the ArchivistaBox products immediately after their release.
2018: Flexible masks and AVMultimedia In ArchivistaDMS, the display of different views can be done at the touch of a button without a new login. Start of development of the open source Linux distribution AVMultimedia.
2019: ArchivistaBox based on AVMultimedia The new modern AVMultimedia desktop is now available on every ArchivistaBox. This means that video and audio files can now also be edited and managed.
2020: From 100 GByte to 200 TByte With the integration of M-Disk, an archive medium is available that covers 100 GByte per data medium. Furthermore, there is support for CPUs with 64 cores or 128 threads and the management of data in excess of 200 TBytes is also realized. ArchivistaDMS is comprehensively expanded. Audio and video files can be played directly in ArchivistaDMS.
2021: Speech recognition and more In addition to better support for Apple devices, ArchivistaBox now includes optional speech recognition (Vosk), which can be used to extract speech from music and video files. Also new is the integration of the film database 'omdb.org', in order to be able to automatically keyword captured films. Furthermore, LDAP support has been significantly extended. Mail archiving now runs in two stages, which means that cloud service providers are better supported in this area.
2022: Video player, HTML import and QR codes The processing of videos has been significantly expanded. Subtitles and multiple audio tracks are now supported in WebDMS. A completely new HTML import offers the option of archiving web pages precisely. QR codes have also been implemented, both in WebDMS (recognition of codes) and in ArchivistaERP (creation of QR invoices).
2023: Office365 module and video optimization Due to the fact that the IMAP protocol is no longer supported with the Office365 services, there is now the (optional) Office365 module for mail archiving. On the ArchivistaBox desktop, there are tools for optimizing video files in order to create files in HD quality as optimized as possible. The solution is rounded off with a program for modifying subtitle files.