The idea of the paperless office was first theorized in a 1975 Business Week article that discussed how the personal computer revolution would put an end to paper records and book keeping. Now, some thirty-four years later, while the type of information contained in paper form has changed, more than ever businesses are inundated with paper records. The Environmental Protection Agency...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday break! Here in Portland we were blessed (some might choose other adjectives) with a white Christmas. Portland typically has a very temperate climate thanks to its proximity to the ocean, however this December we were inundated with snow. The winter blast provided the local kids with some reprieve from school and wreaked havoc...
With so much being said lately about all the more flashy benefits of document control, it's worth remembering one of the more mundane aspects of our digital bandwagon: electronic filing offers some great business values. About one half of us business people spend about 2 hours of our day just trying to locate the information we need to do our job....
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...
Sustainable engineering and design headlined Autodesk University for 2008. The theme was featured via a series of classes and exhibits throughout the conference. And more than just a theme... Autodesk showcased its own renewable design by manufacturing this year’s conference bags using recycled vinyl banners from prior Autodesk University conferences. In addition, Autodesk’s Director of Sustainability, Lynelle Cameron, led a...
Everyone is being bombarded with news regarding the housing melt-down and the associated ‘credit crisis’ affecting Wall Street. The question facing many businesses across the country is: “How will a worsening economy impact our business?” The exact answer to that question requires a crystal ball and keen understanding of economics. Having said that, there are things you can to focus...
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