E-signatures: The New John Hancock
Although the numbers may surprise you, they don’t lie. More and more office managers, as well as their upper management, have realized that shifting the paperwork burden from a how-we’ve-been-doing-it-for-the-past-century model into an electronic enterprise content management system not only makes
How Secure is Your Credit Union?
How well-defended against security breaches is your credit union - or your bank? Frankly, you probably don’t know, as reporting regulations vary from state to state, and if you live where it’s not required to disclose the breach into channels
Your Government wants Electronic Document Management
In the Fall of 2012, a new Federal directive came out “to develop a 21st-century framework for the management of Government records” which applied pretty much across the board, from the “record keeping” NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) to
Sci-fi Document Management Software
In the early 90’s, writer William Gibson (who coined the term Cyberspace), made a particularly visionary pronouncement: “The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed.” Ever since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the future was
Document Management and Paper Facts
Your team’s just won the "Big Game," and the field is suddenly awash in flying bits of paper in the appropriate colors. A few days later your community’s going to have a celebration and a big parade through downtown, where
The Office Safety Dance
The world is an inherently unsafe place, with human culture being a thin line against a nature that is “red in tooth and claw.” Even within the bubble of civilization, every time you turn on the stove, or cross the
Square Peg Round Hole – SharePoint as Document Management
In challenging economies, it’s only natural that many businesses will try to “make do” with things and systems that they already have on hand. Unfortunately, it’s often the case that something will be re-purposed for a task that, while it
How Green is Your Office?
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to environmental issues is that, unless the problem is in your face like thick daily haze, or wildlife die-offs, or even rivers that catch on fire, the warning signs are easy to
Stop Filing Like It’s 1892
It was a time of horse-drawn carriages and coal chutes to basement boilers. The Industrial Revolution had transformed the face of Western Civilization, and the world ran on steam. With the rapid expansion of industry came the necessity of new