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Jun 18, 2010 Preparing for recovery before facing disaster
Recent floods throughout the U.S. are a reminder that without a disaster recovery plan essential company data, particularly paper documents, will be lost. Cedar Fall Utilities was able to restart its business the day after a flood filled its buildings, in part, because it had a document management sytstem protecting key financial and customer records.
Categories: Management, Digital Asset Management, Document Management, ECM, Energy & Water Utilities, Higher EducationMar 25, 2010 Campuses save trees while serving students more efficiently
Some institutions that have moved toward paperless administrative departments can point to dramatically increased efficiencies, with savings in time and money. But the same software that improved their operations has significantly lightened their environmental impact.
Categories: Management, Return on Investment, Digital Asset Management, Document Management, Records Management, Retention, Human Resources, Higher EducationMar 19, 2010 DoD certification has its place but that place is limited
Selecting records management software because it is DoD 5015.2 compliant, or rejecting a product because it isn't, can lead you astray. It can result in buying more functionality than you need, more complexity than you want and leave users frustrated.
Categories: Return on Investment, Deployment, Document Management, IT Architecture, Records Management, Federal, Higher Education, State & Local, TechnologyMar 01, 2010 ECM moves to a new phase in higher education
As colleges and universities grapple with growing volumes of student information and shrinking budgets, they learn that document imaging and management are no longer enough to stay ahead of the curve.
Categories: Return on Investment, Datacapture, Deployment, ECM, Records Management, Retention, Compliance, Financials, Human Resources, Higher EducationFeb 26, 2010 The unseen box scores, tracking athletic compliance
To meet rules of NCAA and other oversight groups, athletic departments must track everything from recruiting visits to an athlete's progress toward a degree. While these aren't the kinds of records that fans care about, they are essential to compliance.
Categories: ECM, Records Management, Compliance, Higher EducationFeb 12, 2010 Legality of digital copies
There are two often asked questions when it comes to digital images and the legal system.
Categories: Management, Datacapture, Digital Asset Management, Document Imaging, ECM, Retention, Business Services, Federal, Higher Education, Insurance, State & LocalFeb 12, 2010 New CMIS standard helps companies tie together ECM systems
A new technology standard is expected to help companies more easily tie together their enterprise content management systems, whether legacy, current or future.
Categories: Management, IT Architecture, Business Services, Federal, Financial Services, Higher Education, TechnologyFeb 10, 2010 Some stimulus funds remain for higher ed
Colleges and universities hoping to get an IT project back on track, might find there is still stimulus money to help.
Categories: Management, Document Management, Higher Education, K-12 School DistrictsJan 22, 2010 The advancement gift that keeps on giving
With relationships that can span decades, keeping track of college donors and their gifts takes special skills. Schools using specialized software are finding they can manage this information effectively, even when their own staffs change, and so maximize their time, effort and resources.
Categories: Datacapture, Document Management, Higher EducationJan 15, 2010 Who knew software could keep a file room floor from caving in?
Enterprise content management software can save organizations money, make them more efficient and enhance their business processes. It also can keep the floors from caving in.
Categories: Return on Investment, Document Management, Records Management, Human Resources, Healthcare, Higher EducationDec 11, 2009 Colleges find software that rules
A new breed of logic-based software is remaking the rules for processing college transcripts at a time when colleges and universities are seeing enrollment jumps and budget cuts. It saves time and money while increasing the service schools provide their students.
Categories: ECM, Records Management, Higher EducationNov 01, 2009 Giving students what they want when they want it
For students accustomed to instant messaging and on-demand television, a school's response time to questions about their transcripts and financial aid can influence their choice of schools.
Categories: Return on Investment, Document Management, ECM, Records Management, Workflow, Higher EducationNov 01, 2009 Court ruling on metadata a wake-up call to some organizations
When a national wireless company got sued for age discrimination, it wasn't e-mail that lawyers wanted, it was metadata and a judge made them produce it.
Categories: Management, Return on Investment, Datacapture, Digital Asset Management, Document Management, ECM, Records Management, Retention, Workflow, Compliance, Financials, Human ResourcesNov 01, 2009 Early adopters use technology to keep track of foreign students
Institutions are looking for ways to comply with new immigration rules while maintaining student privacy and trust. Those that can handle the documents electronically are finding the process less onerous.
Categories: Management, Document Imaging, Document Management, Records Management, Retention, Workflow, Compliance, Higher Education