Document & Records Management

A trend toward greater flexibility in working arrangements is here to stay, but alongside its obvious benefits, new research shows an increase in the risk for breaches of confidential customer data.

Enterprises looking to enact blockchain technology must now also determine whether or not the information is subject to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Further, enterprises must explore if, at its core, blockchain is fundamentally a violation of GDPR.

A joint research project in the United Kingdom is investigating the use of blockchain technology to ensure the accuracy of historical documents.

The Productivity Commission produced our final report on Availability and Use of Data in March last year. In the course of multiple inquiries by our organisation over the past decade, two things in the data world made it a clear priority for root and branch review.

A Senate Inquiry into “Digital Transformation” has issued a report that is highly critical of the Australian Commonwealth Government’s efforts to date, although the report’s conclusions are firmly split along party lines.

ActivePDF has announced the release of Compressor 3.1.0, a new developer API that compresses text, images, and PDF objects to reduce the size of PDF files.

Even through all government agencies are well aware of their obligations to maintain records under the law, public sector organisations continue to struggle to comply with record-keeping requirements. A significant reason for this is that many people see record-keeping as adding work without adding value.

ActivePDF has announced the release of Redactor 3.1.0. which provides users the ability to search and redact specific words, text, images, or entire pages when creating PDF files so viewers cannot see or search for sensitive information.

Adobe is embedding PDF functionality deep within Office365 with editing and conversion functions now available directly from the ribbon in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint online.

Germany’s Moth Software has announced the release of Mail Archiver X 4.2 for Mac OS X, an update to their app that serves as a companion to the user's current email application/client, allowing consolidation, archiving, and permanent storage of emails.

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