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Even with iPhones, iPads, and other digital devices, forms, applications, cheques and documents are still widely used to collect data. While obtaining and leveraging this information from forms is a critical business differentiator, getting the data from documents continues to be a challenge, for many organisations, even in our digital age.

An information management policy clearly lays out what kind of data should be kept, what kind should be deleted and establishes a sound, objective method to apply to company-wide data. So, how do you get started? The following steps can provide a basic guide for setting up your information management policy.

Scanning data from paper forms is one way to capture information, however other alternatives exist with solutions such as the digital pen and software that can recognise data as it is handwritten. 

Australian organisations are forecast to spend almost A$70 million on business process management suites (BPMS) in 2013, an increase of 10.4 percent over 2012, according to Gartner. Worldwide spending on BPMS is expected to reach US$2.8 billion, up 9.5 percent compared to 2012.

Index Engines, an enterprise data management and archiving company, is looking to provide a cost and time effective solution to the Big Data storage crisis with its latest release, the Catalyst Data Profiling Engine.

One of the challenges in delivering and implementing a digital asset management system is the issue of asset ingestion and building the database. In plain English this means the process of adding the files or digital assets with enough relevant and descriptive metadata to make them valuable and findable.

Budget difficulties could see Australia lagging behind a forecast digital revolution in healthcare for the Asia-Pacific region, according to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.

The unstructured format of an email inbox is an inefficient, unreliable strategy for today’s legal records management. While lawyers often rely on their inboxes as a virtual filing cabinet, storage limits, and the inability to share or categorise information make it the wrong approach. In this Q&A, Roy Russell, managing director with Huron Legal in London, explains why document management systems that include email modules are essential to keeping virtual records straight.

IDC's second annual Getting I.T. Right Survey, to measure I.T. performance in New Zealand, has revealed that the gap between IT managers' and non-IT managers' perceptions of project success rates has widened particularly with respect to timeliness and budgets. 

Colligo has launched a set of products that combine as a single package designed for integrated email management, document collaboration and enterprise sync.

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