Electronic Document Management Systems by Eric Morris
An electronic document management system is a computer-based system whereby software tools are used to capture, process, index, store, retrieve, distribute and dispose of the documents. The documents may be in the form of spreadsheets, word processing documents, multimedia files and the like. ... An electronic document management system is more cost-efficient than paper-based document management. ... Many of the processes of document management systems are included in electronic document management software, which also allows documents to be captured and stored in the form of graphical...

Organize Your Life with Document Management Software by John Morris
Over the years, it becomes quite a tedious job to rummage as well as sort through your files. This has led to an increasing demand for document management software. It is now a whole lot easier to organize your paper documents from paper format into digital archives. ... Each edition of this document management software is specially designed for: - Individuals - Small businesses - Large organizations Starting from this document management software's Standard Edition, this edition of the doQuments document management software application is especially designed for the home as well as for...

Document Management Systems by Eric Morris
Documents are an integral part of any business process and play a pivotal role in the functioning of any organization. They are a vital means of organizational communication, an important constituent of organizational memory and play a significant role in enhancing the business process. ... Document management systems involve, document capturing using scanners and optical character recognition to convert paper documents into digital data, installing document management software for creating and organizing documents and for database management, and workflow management for the systematic...

Electronic Discovery by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the detection of information in the digital format. Electronic information is retrieved from computer-based systems such as hard drives, CD ROMs, floppy disks, tapes and other electronic backup devices that may contain data. It involves the use of certain technologies... Electronic extraction has to be done by professionals using proper tools, so that the information, especially the meta-data of the document, remains intact. ... Electronic discovery can be used for any kind of data retrieval, such as document recovery, data recovery, evidence recovery and so on.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Has Forced Many Companies To Review Email Retention Policies. by Mike Colesante
Four years have passed since President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and most analysts agree the law is working as larger companies are finally getting their accounting books in order. The act was formulated to strengthen accounting oversight and corporate accountability. ... In terms of document alteration or destruction, the Sarbanes-Oxley law states that people who knowingly alter, destroy, mutilate, falsify or conceal any document (electronic or paper) with the intent to impede proceedings involving federal agencies may be fined or imprisoned up to 20 years, or both.

Technology Helps Streamline Credentialing Services by Tammy White
New uses for technology can make the credentialing process for medical providers faster, more accessible, and more affordable through paperless credentialing . Paperless credentialing has been growing in popularity with credential verification organizations over the past three years because of... The process is cheaper because it is less expensive to store and manage electronic files instead of paper documents. ... Since clients can access their reports immediately when they are finished, it shortens the credentialing process.

Groupware and Online Collaboration: Collaboration Series #4 by Joe Miller
This article is the fourth of a series of articles exploring specific aspects of groupware. The brief informational articles in this series discuss some of the technologies associated with groupware, as well as some of the characteristics of groupware. ... Digital Thread literally threads the document versions together by tagging the metadata of an electronic document, so that no matter to whom it is sent or what changes are made, the data comes back to you. ... Digital Thread technology takes groupware to a whole new level and is the means of tracking document versions across emails, hard...

Accounts Payable: A Powerful Document Management and Workflow Solution by David Coxell
Accounts payable is just one area of office management where problems arise because of the sheer complexity of transactions, and the vast amount of paperwork that is generated. A disproportionate amount of time and administrative resources is consumed just getting invoices approved for payment. ... TokOpen is a powerful document management and workflow software solution that goes far beyond conventional document capture and storage. ... Standard browser access Most documents are retrieved via the users’ standard Web browser, using TokOpen Web, and a total of 260 staff use this means of...

What is Computer Forensics? by Jason Perry
It is the end of the day and it has been discovered that several critical files are missing from your file server. That alone is normally is enough to freak out most server administrators, but this specific incident also happened to be on the exact same day a particular employee was 'terminated'. ... Computer forensics, sometimes known as "Digital Forensics" or "Electronic Evidence Discovery", is often described as "the preservation, recovery and analysis of information stored on computers or other electronic media" .

Bridging the Gap between Paper and Data by David Coxell
The cornerstone of successful automated office systems is the ability to convert printed information into electronic data. Document processing applications need to capture and index data accurately and efficiently to bridge that gap. This capability can be enhanced with the integration of... By this means, extracted data is used to index and save the document into the document management application. ... However, once the OCR software has been correctly configured to read the lines in the different styles of document, accurate reading of forms is high – ranging from 85% to 90%.