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These summer months are crucial for businesses and schools. Sure, people are going on vacations and enjoying the longer days, but there's a new fiscal and school year to prepare for. By the end of this month, many businesses will start their 2013-2014 business cycle and once August rolls around, students and teachers will have…

Much of a bank teller's workload requires a lot of manual data entry to submit information. This time consuming process can be detrimental to the bank if there are missing documents when it is time for an audit. If financial institutions considered switching from managing deposits by hand to a bulk scanning service that can…

In the middle of the summer, the last thing teachers, parents or students want to think about is the upcoming school year. But for administrative staff that have to anticipate fall registration, now is the best time to prepare. Whether students are relocating from another town or requesting to change schools within a district, parents…

As businesses become more dependent on processing software, it is becoming more important to properly manage different files of information. Offices can increase work productivity if they consider a comprehensive records management system. This way less time is spent converting files to be compatible with other programs. Sifting through filing cabinets for information can be…

Transitioning from a backup data center to a cloud-based electronic document management service may sound daunting to banks, but it can work. If financial institutions changed their outlook about clouds and think of it as a new way to increase efficiency for customers, they will be able to truly see the benefits of switching over. Going from paper…

Businesses see the benefits of going paperless with document storage systems but neglect to make the investment to protect their sensitive documents. Based on Gartner’s Worldwide IT Spending Forecast, there will be limited growth in IT spending between 2014 through 2017, Even though there is potential with technology like mobility, analytics or the clouds. “Business leaders tell us they recognize the…

With the increase in the amount of data that businesses use, due to Big Data technologies and the ability to track more information, comes another necessity: the ability to keep track of this data. According to a recent AIIM blog post, companies are working not just on gaining this data in the first place, but…

So much of advertising these days is based around digital options. Between emails, social media and online advertising, it's easy for businesses to believe that these options are enough to bring in more customers or solidify current ones. However, there are still many traditional methods that can stand out when so many clients are accustomed to…

As a large portion of the workforce is expected to retire in the next decade, baby boomers, and members of Gen Y, or the Millennials, are taking their place, how business gets done is evolving as well. Younger workers that have grown up with many of the technologies businesses use today, including tablets, smartphones and telecommunications, expect…

When the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was implemented in 2009, hospitals and other healthcare providers could benefit financially from Medicare and Medicaid payments if they adopted electronic medical records (EMR) by a particular point. Eventually, these incentives will turn into penalties, forcing nearly all healthcare facilities to eventually adapt this…

Even with a growth of digital tools for businesses to keep information electronic and easily organized, many offices continue to find themselves with a wealth of records, both in paper and digital form. For companies that have a heavy load of documents, it's important to have a strong records management system in place, not just…

As healthcare facilities move closer to the Meaningful Use deadline, the time when hospitals will be penalized for not having electronic medical records (EMR), those that have not already made the transition should considering doing so in the next year. However, while adopting electronic medical records is a legal issue for this industry, are these records…