Success hinges on having access to timely, accurate information. With the right facts and figures at your fingertips, you can make informed decisions, share critical ideas, optimize workflow, offer superior service and stay ahead of the competition. Why, then, is more than 90 per cent of current business information still bound in reams of hard-to-access hardcopy? You don't have to look further than the office to see faxes and folders bottlenecked at in-baskets while reports and records idle in rows of filing cabinets. And to compound the problems of paper paralysis, electronic files are now queuing up on computer desktops and stalling hard drives. Indeed, the sheer volume of data inundating businesses these days can seem staggering, if not outright unmanageable.

Imaging and Document Management (IDM) transforms untapped information assets into powerful, portable business resources. IDM systems convert corporate information - including text-based documents, photographs, graphics and even digital media - into searchable electronic documents ready for instant retrieval and distribution.


Imagine storing 60,000 pages of contracts and correspondence on a single disc; picture processing paperless forms and distributing reports over an intranet; or consider consulting online catalogues and manuals from any remote location, at any time. Regardless of the scope or source of information your business uses, the right IDM system can streamline workflow, boost the bottom line and create a critical advantage over the competition. More and more business leaders are integrating electronic document management into their information systems. They're doing it because it works. More than 95 per cent of today's IDM systems meet or exceed corporate expectations. Business managers, technical personnel and industry experts have all reported that IDM technology substantially increases employee productivity, reduces operating expenses and enhances customer service. (the 1997 American Image and Information Management (AIIM) survey)


Paper pile-up costs businesses critical time, money and space:

• Managers spend about 400 hours every year looking for lost documents
• 2 - 3 per cent of critical business information is misfiled
• Average cost of recovering or replacing lost documents is $300
• Real estate cost of a single filing cabinet is about $100 per year