One of the reasons that I live in Portland is so that the worst weather that gets thrown at me is the rain--but, like the rest of the country, we here at ColumbiaSoft are currently in the midst of a cold-snap. Luckily, we're hosting a Coffee Break & AP Automation demo tomorrow--so if you'd...
The great thing about having an AP Invoice Processing solution that’s built on top of a enterprise level document management system is its flexibility. I’ve been doing some exploring lately, and I’ve realized that many systems that are solution specific are very rigid--you have to conform your practices to their system, and it’s...
Integration is a big word in the software space--it means a lot of different things to different people, and it’s important to be clear about what you want, when you look into it. In the past, I’ve waxed somewhat poetic about how Document Locator’s back-end database is Microsoft’s SQL Server...and here’s one more...
When I think about how much time is wasted on routing paper around an office, I despair. It’s painful. Did you know, every time that you have to pause what you’re doing, in order to answer someone’s email, print off the document they need you to sign, scan it back in, and email it to the appropriate person, not only...
Everybody likes getting paid for the hours they work. But at companies large and small, little snafus in how the hours are added up can lead to unfortunate consequences in paychecks. This is why payroll managers everywhere take time to reconcile the number of hours worked by employees against what’s actually printed on paycheck stubs. We encountered the importance of this recently...
The 2014 Boot Camp training schedule for Document Locator is set and 5 classes are slated for Portland, 1 class in New York, and the possibility remains of more classes being added to the schedule in other cities later. Boot Camp sign-up is open, and training...
The key to making good decisions is good information, and sound judgment. Now, admittedly, I don’t have much to do with your judgment—but I have quite a lot to say about your information. Where does it come from? How comprehensive is it? Is it objective? In real time? Are you pulling it out of Excel spreadsheets, or getting it from...
The most difficult challenge with Accounts Payable, is what to do with all the paper invoices. To address this, ColumbiaSoft has an AP Invoice Automation solution that turns paper-based invoice processing into an organized, structured, electronic system. Invoices arriving by paper, fax, email, or FTP are quickly converted into the digital system, routed for approval, and readied for processing....
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....
Every business must pay their bills. But it’s surprising how inefficiently the task is tackled at most companies. To be fair, it’s not easy. Invoices arrive any day of the week, at all hours of the day. Sometimes they arrive at a central location; sometimes they arrive at separate office locations all around the country. They may come by fax, email,...
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