Most of us have heard the expression ‘red-tapism’ at one time or the other. The term brings up a mental picture of a government office where applications, tenders and other important documents in the pipeline move forward at snail’s pace. While the...
There are several reasons organizations resort to managing documents electronically. From the business point of view, the main reasons are achieving savings in terms of costs and time, better productivity and increased efficiency etc. With more and...
Much as organizations want to go paperless, many of them think they would need a special team to roll out and maintain a document management system (DMS). While their concern is understandable, it is possible to implement the system without having...
Medium-to-large organizations recognize the need to improve employee productivity and the quality of products and services produced. They know that in good times it could help them gain an edge over competitors. In times of recession, it could spell...
The telecom industry across the globe is a highly dynamic industry…ever changing, owing to several factors like customer preferences, government regulations etc. Companies belonging to this industry need to maintain organized records of government...
Earth Day is observed every year. After a few days, we understandably forget about our planet, being surrounded by our busy schedules. Most of the time, we leave the activities to volunteers or charitable organizations. But with just a...
South East Asia was hit by a massive earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale. Shockwaves were felt in about 28 countries. This just goes to show how vulnerable our planet Earth is. While governments rescue people from the sites of a natural...
In organizations large and small, at any given point of time, most employees are busy working with documents (if not finding them!). Most enterprise level document management solutions help you find documents and share them too. But that may not be...
The federal law Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (or HIPAA) was enacted by the US Congress in 1996 to protect health information. If you are in the health care profession, you would know how important it is to safeguard...
Once you have shortlisted a few options for getting an enterprise document management system (EDMS), you should plan how you will organize document using it. This step is crucial because it helps you move from the selection of an EDMS to its...
