Resources

Find more information on document management and how Document Locator can help in the resources section of our blog.

Webinar shows 7 ways document control can help bottom line in a down economy

In these uncertain economic times, most companies are faced with the challenge of how to maximize returns on tighter margins. It’s a do-more-with-less strategy that requires business operations be optimized now to meet current economic realities. One area to consider for improving the bottom line is to look at how information is managed in the organization. This includes all the content,...

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Document Storage Webinar Recording

In an age where as many as half of us spend two hours or more per day just looking for the information we need to do our jobs... anything that speeds our interaction with knowledge adds up to big gains in efficiency. Electronic document storage is one way to narrow the gap, in a big way. This is because documents...

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Document Locator added to Construction Specification Institute’s GreenFormat

Reducing paper usage is one way all of us can be more green. And this is true with builders and property owners too... who are especially interested in greener approaches in the construction of new buildings, factories, and infrastructure. With that in mind, ColumbiaSoft announced today that it has listed its Document Locator software which is used by architecture, engineering...

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Next Generation Document Management with 64bit Windows Support

The last two decades of mainstream personal computers have been based on a 32-bit architecture.  That design allowed the computer to access 2 to the 32nd power of memory addresses (4 GB of RAM).  When the design was incorporated in the first x86 processors in the 1980s, the average PC ran on only 4 megabytes of RAM (4 MB) meaning...

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A Get-Started Demo of Version Control

A standardized system for version control is a great way to improve collaboration, and increase accountability. Here's a new short video demo on the topic. Learn more: What is Version Control For more videos on version control and document management check out the Document Locator YouTube channel.

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Webinar to reveal that hard drives are cheaper than warehouses

It can't be said any more succinctly than it was summed up by a Document Locator user at State Mutual Life & Health: "Hard drives are cheaper than warehouses." The storage of paper is a burdensome cost that, when you consider it, really brings no return or adds any value to a company. Office space consumed by filing cabinets or archive...

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Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

It's official... we are Gold Certified for another year. Today, ColumbiaSoft announced that it has renewed its partnership with Microsoft. One aspect of this announcement that is significant is that this will be our 6th straight year of being a Gold Certified Partner - the highest level of partnership possible, and no small accomplishment. But, another important point to be...

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Managing document versions, join us for a webinar

Are you grappling with how to automate document version control? We're all familiar with this scenario: There's an important document with a critical deadline that has to be worked on by a group of people. Round and round the document goes, often by email, with edits written over edits. And... as the document progresses through stages, each person appends the file...

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Double-digit growth among Document Locator users a highlight in 08

As any year draws to a close, it's a time honored habit among many to look back and reflect on the accomplishments of the past dozen months. Today, ColumbiaSoft did just that when in released its year-in-review roundup of news. Topping the headline is word that ColumbiaSoft will end 2008 with more customers than it had in the previous year... no small...

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Join us for a demo on improved CAD file management

For everyone who missed us at the Autodesk University conference last week, I will be hosting a 20-minute demonstration next week online of our latest CAD integration with Document Locator. You can register for the WebEx here: https://columbiasoft.webex.com/columbiasoft/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=573524547 I will be covering Document Locator’s unique ability in the area of project file management.  This is the combined management of CAD files along with all...

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