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Best Practice Guidelines for Analyzing & Implementing ECM
June 25, 2009, 12:31:46 PM |
AIIM, the non-profit industry association focused on enterprise content management (ECM) announces the release of the revised AIIM ARP-1 – 2009, Analysis, Selection, and Implementation of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS). This recommended practice was originally published in 2001 and has been updated as technologies matured and were updated.
As part of the update, AIIM captured the best practices for a trusted document management system. “We noticed increased discussion in the industry about what constitutes a trusted system, so we undertook the process of determining the general parameters of the best practices in the industry,” said Robert M. Blatt, chair of the AIIM Implementation Guidelines Committee... |
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Procter & Gamble Selects MSC.Software's SimManager and SimXpert to Improve Engineering Productivity
June 25, 2009, 12:24:11 PM |
MSC.Software, a global provider of simulation solutions, including software and services, that the Procter and Gamble Company is using MSC.Software's SimXpert and SimManager to drive design and process improvement for complex consumer product design. P&G's objective is to minimize the time required to perform advanced simulations and improve the accuracy and reliability of virtual prototypes and manufacturing process simulations in the pre-design phase of product development.
P&G selected MSC.Software as the ideal provider to enable them to meet these goals based on the abilities of SimManager to manage virtual build & tests, and SimXpert to capture and share automated best-practices allows manufacturers to run more simulations, with more reliability than ever before. P&G expects to realize major productivity improvements, product quality improvements, and more sustainable packaging designs... |
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Micromem Subsidiary Introduces Magnetic Sensors for Mining and Mineral Exploration
June 25, 2009, 12:19:59 PM |
| Micromem Technologies Inc., through its wholly owned U.S. based subsidiary Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies, Inc., announced the successful integration of its patented magnetic sensor in a unique mining application. Designed to rapidly identify mineral constituents in drill core samples as they emerge from the earth, this patent pending instrument provides a significant business opportunity for MASTInc to work with pre-production mineral exploration companies. According to a Frost & Sullivan report this represents a significant market opportunity worth an estimated US$500M worldwide... |
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Medica Selects Cincom’s Document Automation Software
June 25, 2009, 12:01:06 PM |
Software provider Cincom Systems announces that Medica, a health insurance company providing coverage to more than 1.5 million members, has chosen Cincom Eloquence to streamline its document automation processes.
Key considerations for Medica’s selection of Cincom Eloquence included its ease of integration into legacy infrastructures and ease of use in the development and creation of complex policies in high-volume production environments. Medica expects significant improvements in the speed of document development due to Eloquence’s intuitive design interface, which gives business users a more active role in the design and creation of documents — reducing the overall dependency on the company’s IT resources... |
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Largest Commercial Television Network in the UK Increases Storage Throughput With Nexsan
June 25, 2009, 11:57:27 AM |
Nexsan, a provider of energy-efficient, long-term disk storage, announced that ITV, the biggest commercial television network in the UK, has increased the storage capacity and performance for its online broadcasting site, ITV.com, by 20 percent with the high-density SATABeast Xi. Using Nexsan's evolutionary AutoMAID (Automatic Massive Array of Idle Disks) energy saving technology, ITV.com has also dramatically reduced overall datacenter power consumption and cooling costs without compromising online editing productivity.
The ITV Network is made up of 15 regional licenses, providing television to viewers across the UK. ITV Network is responsible for the commissioning, scheduling and marketing of network programs on ITV. Programs from ITV are provided by ITV’s in-house production unit and by the independent sector. Network programming covers a full range of genres, including drama, entertainment, news, current affairs factual, sport and children’s programming. This ensures that viewers across the UK are able to share in viewing some of the UK’s favorite programs... |
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Muratec Announces ScanTag Metadata Capture Integration with DocuLex
June 25, 2009, 11:51:47 AM |
Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, and DocuLex, Inc., a developer of content management software, announced an integration that enables users to seamlessly scan documents on Muratec MFP’s and automatically index them into DocuLex’s Archive Studio content management application.
Designed for the Muratec MFX-2050, MFX-1450, F-565 and F-525, ScanTag enables users to enter indexing fields on the MFP touchscreen to facilitate document archiving into backend document management applications.. |
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Cabinet NG Integrates Electronic Document Management with Videophone Hearings
June 25, 2009, 11:48:04 AM |
| Cabinet NG, a provider of document management and workflow software, announced that Limestone County, Alabama is using CNG’s document management software to enable a unique Video Hearing application. By processing new jail inmates through CNG’s Secure Access Filing Environment (CNG-SAFE), all the necessary legal forms and other court paperwork is instantly available during the video hearing process. Limestone County can now get the most out of local government resources in a time of fiscal restraint and challenging economic conditions by streamlining the preliminary hearing process while protecting a defendant’s constitutional right to participate in the legal process... |
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Open Text Secures 10 Year Contract With Ontario Government
June 25, 2009, 11:31:56 AM |
Open Text Corporation, a provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, announced that the Ministry of Government Services, representing the Government of Ontario, has established a 10-year contract with them.
Under the terms of the contract, Open Text's solutions will provide the foundation for the government's enterprise information management strategy across all provincial government ministries, agencies and crown corporations. The solutions will include records and document management software, workflow management, collaboration software, Web content management and document imaging solutions. Ontario's information management strategy will help improve efficiency, transparency and responsiveness to citizens... |
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BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Shipping New Production Scanner
June 25, 2009, 11:23:41 AM |
BÖWE BELL + HOWELL is now shipping Ngenuity, a groundbreaking new production scanner that helps users across industries digitize a wide range of documents - from rice paper to plastic cards to stuffed envelopes to fetal monitoring strips - quickly and easily.
"This scanner truly is the smartest way to make paper history," said Russell Hunt, president of BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Scanners. "Interest in Ngenuity has grown incrementally as more channel partners and end users have had a chance to see it in action at tradeshows, training sessions and customer events since its launch in March. Users have raved about Ngenuity's ability to scan their most challenging documents accurately and efficiently, and requests for demo units have exceeded expectations, both in North America and around the world.".. |
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Kofax Sells over $1.5 Million of Scanners to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza
June 25, 2009, 11:19:58 AM |
| Kofax plc, a provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchange solutions, announced it has sold over 1,000 Kodak i1220 and i1320 document scanners to its partner Siav, SpA that will be used by Guardia di Finanza, the Italian police force responsible for the nation’s financial, economic, judiciary and public safety, to implement a distributed capture solution. The solution will allow the organization to digitally archive hundreds of thousands of paper-based tax-related forms, records and documentation that will be scanned at more than 700 remote sites throughout Italy and then stored in a centralized database at the organization’s Rome headquarters... |
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KODAK Scanners Power Mobile Scan Center in NASA Langley Research Center
March 12, 2009, 11:42:34 AM |
| With its 800,000 item card catalog now fully digitized and searchable, NASA’s Langley Research Center expects to provide new levels of productivity and collaboration to its scientists and engineers. In 2008, Langley utilized DocumentATM’s Secure Mobile Scan Platform, driven by KODAK i600 Series Scanners, KODAK i780 Scanners and KODAK i1860 Scanners, to convert its paper based reference catalog into a powerful, online research portal. With this system, Langley’s technical community can now access the entire electronic database directly from their desktop... |
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Healthcare Industry Continues to Post Gains
March 12, 2009, 11:36:32 AM |
In the midst of a slowing economy and as unemployment climbs, many healthcare fields are still stable or thriving.
“Healthcare continued to add jobs in February, with a gain of 27,000. Job growth occurred in ambulatory healthcare (16,000) and in hospitals (7,000). Employment gains in the industry averaged 30,000 a month in 2008,” the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this and last month alongside news that the nation's overall number of unemployed individuals increased by 5 million over the last year... |
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Woodford Group Depicts Robust Imaging Market
March 12, 2009, 11:29:23 AM |
| The latest Imaging Industry Margin Index Report from the Woodford Group reveals a resilient industry with consistently steady performance, in spite of strong economic headwinds. The current report, the twentieth in the quarterly series, provides the most recent data points and analysis revealing key trends within the imaging industry as a whole, as well as individual strengths and weaknesses of 12 key players... |
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2009 GIS for Oil & Gas Conference Call for Papers Announced
March 10, 2009, 01:42:27 PM |
The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) announced that the Call for Papers is now open for its 18th Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference, and the submission deadline is April 6, 2009. The conference is set for Sept. 13-17, 2009, in Houston, Texas.
With the theme "Realize Your Geospatial Potential", the 2009 GIS for Oil & Gas Conference Committee is looking for presentations that will help oil/gas/pipeline professionals get the most out of their technology.
The conference is the largest event of its kind, and the exhibit hall for the event is already almost 85% sold with just under seven months to show start. The exhibit floor can be viewed at http://gita.org/events/oil_gas/09/floor.asp. This event has seen consistent record attendance, going from more than 550 attendees in 2003 to 780 attendees at the 2007 event. The 2008 event was canceled due to Hurricane Ike... |
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French Pharmacies Get Ready for Data Matrix Codes
March 10, 2009, 01:37:52 PM |
Pharmacies across the entire European Union (EU) will be required to read Data Matrix codes on pharmaceutical and drug packaging starting January 2011 and many have already started to get ready for the new standards. To simplify and ease the challenges of this transition, Datalogic Scanning developed the Magellan® 1000i imager, designed specifically for use in pharmacies, while also supporting general retail scanning applications.
Data Matrix codes support both encrypted and non-encrypted data. The new codes contain more data than the current CIP codes being replaced, including the “AMM” code, batch number and expiration date. Data Matrix codes ensure reliable traceability throughout the supply chain to the final Point-of-Sale (POS) in the pharmacy. The results are increased safety, security and reliability in the distribution of pharmaceutical drugs and medicines for the consumer.
To decode 2D Data Matrix symbols on pharmaceutical labels, intelligent imaging readers are required. To support this requirement, Datalogic Scanning developed the Magellan 1000i imager, which can read multiple 1D and 2D codes in a single presentation, or scanning motion. Using a unique combination of software and firmware, the Magellan 1000i imager can sort and relay data contained in the code in a predefined order. The new Data Matrix codes are already being printed on many medicine and drug packages to smooth and ease the transition from the current bar code system... |
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WCC Smart Search & Match to Support U.S. Army's BOSS-U Program
March 10, 2009, 01:24:34 PM |
WCC Smart Search & Match, a provider of high-performance search and match software, announced its participation as a subcontractor in the U.S. Army’s Biometrics Operations and Support Services - Unrestricted (BOSS-U) program.
Under the BOSS-U program twelve designated contractors will compete for task orders with an overall ceiling value of $497 million to provide biometric services and solutions in multiple functional categories. These categories include management support; infrastructure procurement design, development and integration; operations and maintenance; advanced technology studies, analysis and demonstration; and test and evaluation... |
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Interop Las Vegas 2009
March 10, 2009, 01:18:42 PM |
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
May 17-21, 2009
The pressure is on for IT organizations to drive revenue and cut business costs, and Interop is the place to find answers to all of your technology challenges. Interop gives you a comprehensive understanding of the business technologies that build your strategic advantage - including virtualization, mobility, and cloud computing - that create opportunities for competitive gains... |
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New England's Premier Air and Space Science Center Opens
March 10, 2009, 12:44:33 PM |
...the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
With a Mercury-Redstone rocket at the front entry and a prominent observatory dome, New England's premier air and space science center makes its home in Concord, New Hampshire, opening on March 6, 2009. The new 45,000 square-foot McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center houses new interactive science exhibits, an expanded gift shop, café, and theater space. The new Discovery Center is a major transformation of the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. The first phase of this transformation comes after ten years of planning and development... |
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Preliminary Statistics Show a 6% “Mainstream PLM” Market Growth for 2008
March 10, 2009, 12:37:49 PM |
CIMdata, a leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting and research firm, released its preliminary 2008 worldwide Mainstream PLM market results. Mainstream PLM is a subset of the Comprehensive PLM market (see explanatory note about CIMdata’s PLM market perspectives later in this press release), which encompasses market sectors that have traditionally been the most closely associated with PLM, including:
Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (MCAD), both Multi-Discipline and Design-Focused
Digital Manufacturing
Simulation and Analysis
Non-Bundled Numerical Control (NC)
Comprehensive collaborative Product Definition management (cPDm)
Related Systems Integrators, VARs, and Resellers
Based on CIMdata estimates, in 2008 Mainstream PLM experienced 6% growth from $15.040 billion in 2007 to reach $15.960 billion in 2008. “This performance reflects recognition of the importance of PLM as a competitive differentiator for industrial companies.” explained Mr. Ken Amann, CIMdata Director of Research. “In spite of the impact of the global economic downturn, companies are continuing to invest in PLM programs and technologies..." |
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Knowing When to Notify Patients of a Data Breach
March 10, 2009, 12:28:15 PM |
by Chris Dimick, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
The laptop was missing.
Previously stationed in the EEG department of NorthShore University HealthSystem, the laptop had been connected to equipment used by staff to treat patients. Just who took the laptop from the Evanston, IL-based facility—an employee, patient, or visitor—was not known. What was known was that 250 patients had personal information stored on the machine, including their names and Social Security numbers.
NorthShore’s chief privacy officer and director of HIM is Teresa Bunsen, RHIA. When she was notified of the theft, her thoughts raced to the missing patient information. The laptop was not encrypted, leaving sensitive information exposed to potential theft. It was clearly and officially a breach that threatened patient privacy, and Bunsen sounded the alarm. That triggered an investigation and a breach notification letter sent to the 250 patients.
Most providers operate under state laws that require them to alert patients and employees if their data were involved in a privacy or security breach. However, few of the laws are specific, which can leave privacy officers wondering just how and when to send a notification... |
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