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Adobe releases Acrobat 9
Adobe has releases Acrobat 9, with a focus on collaboration and file sharing within the office.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 04:42:17
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Alfresco Open Source ECM Software
Ovum met with John Newton, Alfresco's Chairman and CTO, earlier this month to discuss the release of Alfresco Enterprise 2.2. The company provides 'good enough' open source content management (CM) technology. It has a strong grasp of the forces that shape the enterprise CM (ECM) market and provides Office 2003 users with an interesting alternative to Microsoft SharePoint. It now needs to boost its market reach.
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Sunday 01 June 2008 - 21:37:08
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IBM and Iron Mountain form Offering
Iron Mountain, Inc., (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information protection and storage services, and IBM today announced plans for a unified offering that combines Iron Mountain’s Accutrac® software for physical records management with IBM FileNet Records Manager, providing companies with an integrated solution for viewing and managing paper and electronic documents. The joint solution will address customer demand for one system capable of keeping physical and electronic records in compliance with regulations and providing quick access to information in the event of litigation.
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Sunday 25 May 2008 - 15:21:40
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Captaris Announces Support for Canon Network Scanners
Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric processes and Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today announced Captaris product support for Canon network scanners. Successful testing demonstrated Captaris RightFax, FaxPress and Alchemy MFP Module provide efficient capture, distribution and archival for documents scanned via Canon imageFORUMLA ScanFront 220 network scanners...
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Thursday 15 May 2008 - 02:25:35
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Captaris featured in May CIO Magazine
For documentation-heavy industries like finance and insurance,
scanning paperwork and storing it as images are just the beginning
of document management. Once they have digitized paper records, users
must edit them and move the data they contain into line-of-business applications. Otherwise, the paperwork might just as well be hard copy.
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Tuesday 13 May 2008 - 04:32:27
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Xerox Releases New Scanner
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 05, 2008 -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced a new color sheetfed scanner that is 50 percent faster than similarly priced competitive products, small enough to fit on a desktop, optimized to scan ID cards and includes ultrasonic double-feed detection technology. The latest generation in this award-winning scanning series, the Xerox DocuMate™ 262i scans at 76 images per minute and lists for $1,195.
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Monday 05 May 2008 - 14:52:36
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Fujitsu Releases New Scanners
April 28, 2008 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the general avalablity of the Fujitsu fi-6130 and fi-6230, the newest additions into its award-winning line of workgroup scanners. The new color, duplex scanners provide unmatched performance and market-leading document imaging capabilities with enhanced scanning speeds, advanced paper handling and improved feeding technology.
The new Fujitsu fi-6130 and fi-6230 (flatbed) document scanners are available now through authorized resellers, VARs, and distributors, including Compucenter de Mexico, Cranel Imaging, Ingram Micro, NewWave Technologies, Inc., and Tech Data Corporation, for a U.S. list price of $1,395 and $1,995 respectively.
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Friday 02 May 2008 - 18:00:42
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Scanning with your Copier or Multi-function Device (MFD)
How do you get the most out of your scanning copier?
The copier manufacturers (Konica, Sharp, Canon, Kyocera) have really stepped up to the plate in recent years, and focused on the scanning capability of their hardware. Connecting to the network with your copier used to be a costly option, but would enable the unit to print and scan. Almost all the copiers today are sold with built-in network capability, and you instantly have network scanning capability.
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Tuesday 11 December 2007 - 04:30:57
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Gramm Leach Bliley, Document Management and Compliance
What is Gramm-Leach-Bliley and how does it apply to Document Management?
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or GLBA, was put into place to allow consolidation in the banking industry. It provided rules for the combining of Commercial and Investment Banking. The main crux of the Act are provisions to protect the private financial information of consumers. The two main regulations governing the protection are the Financial Privacy Rule and the Safeguards Rule. The regualtions apply to many different types of financial institutions, including: securities firms, insurance companies, brokerages and banks.
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Saturday 01 December 2007 - 20:08:14
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Sarbanes Oxley, Compliance and Document Management
So what is Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and how does it apply to Electronic Document Management Systems?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, aka the Public Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002, was signed into law after a myriad of high visibility corporate accounting scandals, such as: WorldCom and Enron. The act affects all public companies, and places high requirements on accounting standards, improved corporate reporting controls and visibility into the financial inter workings of an organization. The act imposes personal and criminal penalties for financial mismanagement, and enforces strict accountability.
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Friday 30 November 2007 - 05:55:36
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HIPAA, Document Management and Compliance
So what is this HIPAA thing, and how does it apply to the management of Documents? Here is my understanding, and an overview of the basic details.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was put in place to protect personal health information and to improve the process of information transfer through standardization. The Act was put in place in 1996 as a "kick in the pants" to the Health Care industry, designed to place requirements on how patient information is handled, transfered and maintained. From a technical perspective there are several areas of focus:
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Wednesday 21 November 2007 - 17:00:06
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How do I scan my file cabinets?
How do I go paperless?
What type of scanner should I buy?
These questions are becoming common in today's business world as the inefficiencies of paper can be eliminated through the use of the proper hardware and software.
View How to scan your file Cabinets.
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Sunday 11 November 2007 - 16:21:32
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Document Scanning and Automation
The Capture Applications on the market today are outstanding when it comes to automation. For any organization that has a large scanning project, or requires minimal time and maximum efficiency from its scan operators, some level of automation is a necessity. So what does automation mean when we are discussing capture applications?
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Saturday 08 September 2007 - 21:54:27
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Key Features - Scanning/Capture Applications for Law Firms
What should a Law Firm look for in a scanning application? Here are some suggestions:
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Wednesday 25 April 2007 - 04:47:20
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Why buy a Document Management or ECM System?
The Business World is a rapidly changing entity, and technology helps adapt to these changes quickly and will help a company keep its competitive advantage. Paper has always been an inefficient medium for conducting business processes, and recently has become a key focus for Business Process Improvement (BPI) initiatives. So what are the main reasons for a company or organization to move towards the paperless environment?
Below are the two main categories:
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Sunday 15 April 2007 - 18:41:30
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Key Factors for ECM Project Success
Many of the Document Management and ECM System Implementations fail right out of the gate due to several factors. Most of them revolve around planning, and project definition and focus. Below are some key areas that are imperative to a project’s success:
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Sunday 04 March 2007 - 17:30:57
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What to Look for When Buying a Scanner
The “Paperless” office is the hot topic today, and there are so many choices when it comes to scanning hardware, it can be difficult at best to sort through all the models and features to make the right choice. Below is a breakdown of the different scanner features, and an explanation of what they mean in layman’s terms:
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Tuesday 27 February 2007 - 03:41:47
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Document Management and Security - Continued
In my previous article, I discussed the general security tenets and how to apply them to the planning stages of an ECM/Document Management Project. The focus of this article will be some additional focus areas when examining a system, and what to look for in a vendor.
When evaluating an ECM or Document Management System on its security features and functions, there are five key areas:
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Saturday 24 February 2007 - 18:23:20
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Document Management and Security
As with most technical endeavors, it seems that with the majority of Document Management projects, security is always an afterthought. Paper documents are an important asset to an organization, and once they are moved into the digital realm, even more attention should be placed on their security. Would you place an unlocked file cabinet with all your confidential customer information in the middle of Grand Central Station? This article will be the first on how to involve Information Security (InfoSec) from the beginning of your Document Management/ECM project, to the end and in implementation and maintenance.
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Monday 19 February 2007 - 18:07:51
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Planning for a Document Management System
When companies are in the planning stages for the implementation of scanning and document management systems, there are several technical infrastructure areas of focus that need to be considered. Most organizations will need to make an investment in their infrastructure to ensure program success and optimal performance. Below are some considerations:
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Saturday 17 February 2007 - 22:58:48
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