ECM Executive Commentary

  1. Higher Productivity For Higher Education
    1/18/2011
    How do you manage your student records? Are you worried about compliance with government initiatives and record security? Would you like to improve your administrative staff’s productivity through more efficient information processes? You’re not alone!
  2. What To Consider Before Investing In Enterprise Capture
    12/10/2010
    Although electronic files have in many cases replaced paper, most organizations still receive a substantial volume of paper that continues to play a critical role in today’s business environment. Unfortunately, paper poses obstacles to getting information to the right people and systems in an efficient and timely way. For example, it costs a typical firm $20 simply to file a single document and another $120 every time someone goes looking for it. Worse yet is losing paper: recreate a single document and you’ll drain 25 hours out of your labor pool.
  3. Guest Column: Can Anyone Tell Me How To Successfully Work With Consultants?
    12/1/2010
    Well, I'll give it a try. In this crazy world that we live in, the new order of business is efficiency. Our government isn't making it any easier to survive in the business world so now we are in a position where we may need outside expertise to help us grow. By Jim Wanner, KeyMark, Inc.
  4. Part 7: Building A Business Case For Your Document Capture Project
    11/17/2010
    Before implementing intelligent enterprise capture, organizations do their homework and prove that there is a business case for making the investment, committing the resources, and changing the business to take advantage of these solutions. When creating a business case, organizations can objectively show that document capture reduces costs, streamlines business processes, and reduces compliance risks. Within each of these areas, intelligent enterprise capture impacts the business in a number of different ways. This article addresses each of these benefits individually.
  5. OKI Printing Solutions — Ask The MPS Experts
    11/5/2010
    OKI Printing Services answers your questions regarding Managed Print Services
  6. Guest Column: 10 Questions For Creating A Secure Records Management Program
    10/26/2010
    Changes to technologies, laws, and business structures have resulted in a perfect storm for businesses across the globe. Records management is no longer limited to the hard copy in a box in a warehouse. By Cheryl Young, Oce Business Solutions
  7. 10 Questions For Creating A Secure Records Management Program
    10/26/2010
    Changes to technologies, laws, and business structures have resulted in a perfect storm for businesses across the globe. Records management is no longer limited to the hard copy in a box in a warehouse. By Cheryl Young, Oce Business Solutions
  8. Paperless Processing And Document Retention; How To Ensure What You Don't See Doesn't Hurt You
    10/15/2010
    Keeping everything – even when it’s paperless – encourages turmoil rather than preventing it. Unsurprisingly, 70% of surveyed businesses report business records are growing rapidly; 60% report ‘content chaos’.2 As information grows unabated, managing documents beyond their useful life becomes increasingly challenging without a retention plan and an army of people to manage it. Wading through extensive search results looking for answers is expensive. The chaos becomes debilitating when digital disarray hinders eDiscovery, audits, and other legal matters. Read on to find out the five most common (and costly) errors that lead to investigation.
  9. Paperless Processing And Document Retention; How To Ensure What You Don't See Doesn't Hurt You
    10/15/2010
    Keeping everything – even when it’s paperless – encourages turmoil rather than preventing it. Unsurprisingly, 70% of surveyed businesses report business records are growing rapidly; 60% report ‘content chaos’.2 As information grows unabated, managing documents beyond their useful life becomes increasingly challenging without a retention plan and an army of people to manage it. Wading through extensive search results looking for answers is expensive. The chaos becomes debilitating when digital disarray hinders eDiscovery, audits, and other legal matters. Read on to find out the five most common (and costly) errors that lead to investigation.
  10. Email And e-Discovery: Tips For Archiving Elusive Digital Content
    10/12/2010
    The Association of Records Managers and Administrators website (www.arma.org) indicates about 90% of records created today are digital, with most growth in communications attributed to email and instant messaging. By Jim Thumma, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Optical Image Technology