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Improved Web access and more planned for Document Locator in 2014 (Project Rainier)

Engineers at ColumbiaSoft are busy polishing up big enhancements for Document Locator in advance of the next version release, code-named Project Rainier (and officially known as version 7.0). Anticipation is growing, especially for one new update in particular: the complete re-launch of WebTools. WebTools is the self-hosted browser...

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A Coffee Break & Demo of Document Locator

I sat down today to write some letters to those who attended my most recent Coffee Break and Demo from last week, which was focused on Accounts Payable automation. Writing the letters felt a little ironic, given that we’re a business that takes people paperless. It’s different, however, when it’s an intelligent, direct communication, rather than a piece of internal bureaucracy....

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My DL: a New Way to Navigate

My DL is a great way to access files without navigating through a folder structure—type in a few search terms, for example, or pull up a list of your most recent documents, to find what you need quickly. It’s fun watching innovation at work, a regular privilege in the software and technology industries. As we hear rumors of Windows Blue, it’s...

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FMMC’s annual Florida Medical Device Symposium

The FMMC's annual Florida Medical Device Symposium is just around the corner! I am attending the Florida Medical Device Symposium May 6th-7th in St. Petersburg.  We will be co-exhibiting with our partner in the Tampa area, Prism Plus Consulting.  This will be our third year as an exhibitor with Mary McCoy, President of Prism Plus Consulting.  FMMC has put together a...

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Global search, My DL, Windows 8, and more in v6.4

It seems a few times every year we celebrate the arrival of another great update to our document management software, and the party hats are about to come out again! Document Locator version 6.4 is just about here. If you haven’t seen the movie trailer for it, here it is: With every release comes a handful of improvements, and at least...

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Preview let’s you see files in document management before they are open

One of the great features of Windows is the ability to navigate through files and preview the contents before opening. Being able to do this with files that are under document management has until recently been more of a challenge. The latest version of Document Locator, however, solves that. For the first time, people can navigate through...

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Windows 8

Microsoft's announcement yesterday that Windows 8 is coming this October is exciting news. Being a Microsoft partner, and a developer of Windows document management, the coming of what is sure to be the boldest reinvention of Windows ever has our rousing enthusiasm. Aside from being optimized for the tablet, the new Windows brings a radically new user...

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