Document & Records Management

Osterman Research has recently published a new report entitled, Best Practices for Archiving and Securing Social Media and Collaboration Platforms, which outlines the staggering penetration and growth in use of social media and cloud collaboration platforms in business environments.

The All Ords tells you how shares are performing this very minute. Your dashboard tells you how your car is performing this very second. An electrocardiogram tells you how your heart is performing beat by beat. Yet when it comes to measuring the performance of document management activities (such as mail/shipping and print/copy centre operations), many businesses rely on quarterly results in spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. By most standards, monthly is very aggressive.

Alaris, a Kodak Alaris business, has received the Buyers Lab (BLI), 2018 Scanner Line of the Year award after a rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation.

Upland Software has announced a new release for its FileBound workflow automation solution. The latest release focuses on content availability, performance and reliability, security, and enhances the day-to-day interaction between FileBound and an organisation's everyday line-of-business applications.

The Cabinet Files security breach uncovered by the ABC this week seems like an episode of that crazy cable TV show Storage Wars, where bargain hunters bid for unclaimed storage lockers in the hope of uncovering hidden treasure.That a person could pop into a Canberra second hand shop and walk away with a treasure trove of Cabinet-in-Confidence documents must be a wake-up call for every senior executive in the Public Service: it is time to take record-keeping more seriously. All government agencies must ensure they are assessing the value and risk of their information holdings in an active, ongoing way.

Standards Australia has announced that a new handbook for document control is now available. Called SA/SNZ HB 168:2017, Document Control, the handbook addresses the entire life cycle of business critical documents and provides guidelines for processes and systems for implementing an effective document control program.

While most digital transformation projects are aimed at making internal workflows more efficient, it's important not to overlook their potential for having a positive impact on customers

According to AIIM, most organisations have three or more repositories for their enterprise content, but the content in one repository rarely works together with content in another. In the off chance it does work together, it is usually through SharePoint with an enterprise content management (ECM) or a content services platform.

Outback Imaging, the Australian developer of EzeScan production capture software, has announced the addition of Civica Authority Financials to its supported financial systems.

iManage has announced two new versions of its Extract and Insight products that feature enhancements based on its RAVN AI technology.

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