Electronic document management systems are not unlike other enterprise software applications in that they can sometimes face hurdles when first gaining acceptance. Best to tackle this challenge quick. One of the practical recommendations we advise customers when rolling out document management is to communicate the "what's in it for me" message. First, listen and ask people what they would like out of a document...
Part 2 - Examining the Hype Windows Vista’s lack-luster commercial adoption coupled with a relentless onslaught of clever marketing by arch rival Apple compelled Microsoft to get Windows 7 right. The invention of Microsoft Windows came about to provide users access to applications and configuration options that were once only available from the command prompt. With the popular Windows 3.1, gone were...
The release of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system will positively transform how employees interact with and utilize technology in their organization. To learn more about Windows 7 and its impact on business, I invite you to read through our multi-part blog outlining the future of business computing. Part 1 Corporate Adoption Technology workers across America are certainly curious about Microsoft Windows 7. ...
Every year ColumbiaSoft, like so many corporations, is eager to extend a cheerful holiday "best wishes" to customers and friends. It's a way of showing our gratitude and appreciation, and just staying in touch. But being a developer of electronic document management software, it just doesn't fit our style to send paper cards the old fashioned way via the post office....
A quick note to welcome Spectrum IT Services into our referral network of Solution Advisors. Spectrum IT Services is a division of long-time Document Locator customer Spectrum CPA Group.With Spectrum's IT division now offering outsourced IT services direct to customers, and having knowledge and expertise of the document management system from internal installations, joining the Solution Advisor network and recommending Document Locator to...
Our engineering team here at ColumbiaSoft met one-on-one with Microsoft’s top software, database, and network engineers at the Mountain View Technology Center recently in an architecture design summit. This laid out the groundwork for a co-authored roadmap for the next generation of the Document Locator document management system. The timing coincided perfectly with our efforts underway here at ColumbiaSoft to evaluate...
Studies have shown that the average office worker uses as much as 10,000 sheets of paper a year. Where does all that paper go? It's thrown away, filed away, shuffled among co-workers, and shipped around in slow, costly, delivery processes. So, going paperless has some real advantages, and here is just a few examples... First, it eliminates hard dollar costs. Not just the...
Successfully incorporating a document management system into your organization requires finding the right software, backed by the right people, to ensure the implementation is a success. When searching for the right partner, expand your requirements beyond the immediate business objectives and ask the prospective vendor how they plan on serving your needs tomorrow as technology and business process change. Solving tomorrow’s...
In 1981, New Jersey CPA David Casey founded the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) to provide a forum for gathering and exchanging ideas as well to provide educational programs for construction finance professionals. CFMA has since transformed from a small regional association into a national organization with over 7,000 members including general contractors, subcontractors, developers, construction managers, architects, engineers, and...
"Going paperless" isn't just good for the planet, there are practical business benefits as well. Sure, saving trees is a great added bonus. But, on April 22, we're going to be discussing some business reasons for a paperless office in a webinar: Document Scanning: Best practices for a Paperless Approach using Document Management. All who are interested are welcome to...
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