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IRISNext through Canon IMS: an any-prem content services platform to manage, share and automate content, with AI that can run fully on-premises.

A content services platform that runs where you need it

IRISNext gives organisations one integrated platform to manage, share, secure and automate digital content and the processes around it. It runs on-premises, hosted or hybrid, and combines capture, document and records management, workflow, collaboration and search. IRISNext is developed by IRIS, part of Canon Information Management Solutions.

Developer
IRIS (Belgium), part of the Canon Group
Category
Content services platform: documents, records, workflow and collaboration
AI
IDP assistant with on-premises LLMs or cloud AI services
Deployment
Any-prem: on-premises, hosted or hybrid
Delivered by
Canon IMS, under one contract with SLA

The Content layer of the Canon Information Orchestration Framework

Canon organises information management in four movements: Capture, Content, Communicate and Process. IRISNext is a Canon-developed platform for the Content layer: it captures and classifies content, governs it through its lifecycle and drives the workflows that act on it.

Content under control, with access rights, encryption, audit trails and compliance reporting built in.

AI on your own terms, even fully on-premises

The IDP assistant introduced in IRISNext 10.1 classifies documents and extracts metadata and data with AI. It can use cloud services such as Azure, Amazon Textract, Google Document AI or OpenAI, or run large language models on your own servers through Ollama, so sensitive documents never leave your environment.

From scattered folders to a searchable archive

A Flemish public broadcaster moved its archive of scripts and production reports from an unstructured network drive into IRISNext. With automatic indexing and full-text search, staff now find historical documents in seconds instead of searching by hand.

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Workflow and collaboration in one place

Documents are routed for review and approval, tasks are assigned and teams work on the same content together. The Outlook add-in, now also for on-premises Exchange, and web scanning with QR or blank-page separation bring content in where people already work.

Secure and compliant by design

Access controls, encryption, audit trails and compliance reporting protect sensitive content, and new duplicate and virus detection checks files on upload. Belgian municipalities and public health organisations rely on IRISNext for sensitive records.

An academy in three languages

The IRIS Academy trains users, administrators and engineers in IRISNext, including the IDP and AI assistant, in Dutch, French and English, on site, remotely or at the academies in Diegem and Louvain-la-Neuve, with certification for most courses.

Key benefits

Any-prem deployment: On-premises, hosted or hybrid, on the same platform.

AI under your control: Use cloud AI or run language models fully on-premises.

One platform for content: Capture, records, workflow, collaboration and search together.

Proven in the public sector: Trusted by broadcasters, municipalities and health organisations.

Canon IMS: one partner, one contract, one point of accountability

Canon IMS takes responsibility for your IRISNext environment from first analysis to daily operation: advice, implementation, support and managed services under one contract with agreed service levels.

Advice and consultancy: We look at your content, processes, compliance requirements and preferred deployment, and tell you honestly whether IRISNext fits.

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Implementation and migration: We design your workflows, integrate IRISNext with your core systems and go live in phases.

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Support and maintenance under SLA: Support, maintenance and upgrades with agreed response and resolution times.

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Managed services: We operate and monitor IRISNext for you, on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid.

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Where it fits

IRISNext is our choice for organisations, often in the public sector, that want a full content services platform with flexible deployment and AI they can keep on-premises. For a lighter system of record, Therefore may fit better; for legal and professional services, iManage.

We propose what fits your process, not what we happen to sell.

Frequently asked questions

Why choose IRISNext through Canon?

IRISNext is developed by IRIS within the Canon Group, and Canon IMS delivers it end to end: licences, advice, implementation, training through the IRIS Academy, support under an SLA and optional managed services, under one contract.

What is IRISNext?

IRISNext is a content services platform for managing, sharing, securing and automating digital content and business processes, with capture, document and records management, workflow, collaboration and search.

Can IRISNext use AI without sending documents to the cloud?

Yes. The IDP assistant in IRISNext 10.1 can run classification and large language models on-premises through Ollama, or use cloud services such as Azure, Amazon Textract, Google Document AI and OpenAI when that is acceptable.

Where can IRISNext run?

IRISNext is any-prem: it runs on-premises, hosted or in a hybrid set-up, on the same platform.

Is training available for IRISNext?

Yes. The IRIS Academy offers IRISNext courses for users, administrators and engineers, including the IDP and AI assistant, in Dutch, French and English, with certification for most trainings.

Which organisations use IRISNext?

Examples include a public broadcaster, municipalities, public health organisations and a social housing company in Belgium.

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