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There is Also the Fact That Paper is Awesome

OK, this time we’re finally going to be doing away with paper in the office. The end of paper has been trumpeted for decades, but this time – if you believe The Wall St. Journal (“Why the Paperless Office Is Finally on Its Way“) – it’s finally going to happen.

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing a Records Management Solution

What are the pitfalls when implementing a Records Management solution?  In my experience, here are some common mistakes.  This list assumes that you have taken care of the obvious requirements such as having a File Plan and a Retention Schedule.

Legal-IT disconnect threatens Data Breach compliance

News of data breach occurrences appear on an almost daily basis, frequently involving embarrassing leaks of credit card data, email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, and financial transactions. The consequences can result in significant fines, reputational damage, legal claims and expense and even imprisonment.

Victorian Shire Council maps a way to paperless savings

Once upon a time, a Shire not too far from Melbourne analysed its paper usage and was horrified to find that if each sheet of paper it used was placed end to end it would be the equivalent to the travelling the distance between Melbourne and Sydney (the scenic route) and a little bit more.

How Revocation effects long term validation of eSignatures

When presented with a digitally signed document, most will probably just accept it at face value. The more technically minded will validate the signature, which confirms that the signature is unaltered, and that is signed by a Certificate which we trust. This means that the Certificate is signed by another Certificate, and so on up the chain until we reach a trusted root – a self-signed Certificate which we consider trusted and have in our KeyStore.

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