============ Introduction ============ Arches is an enterprise-level system developed to improve data management in support of effective heritage conservation and management. Because Arches has grown in power and flexibility it serves a wide range of needs in the cultural heritage sector and beyond. This section provides an overview of the Arches software release process and different versions of Arches. .. toctree:: :caption: Introduction :maxdepth: 1 overview release-process releases glossary acknowledgements