excite for web servers found documents about: (Query-By-Example) - higher confidence, - lower confidence; click icons to find similar documents 99% IRS considers outsourcing Summary: IRS considers outsourcing. "The IRS must end its dependence on antiquated technology," the study finds. For vendors that may stand to benefit from government contracting, there's cautious optimism. The IRS is not optimistic about the timeliness of any transition to an outsourced system. The IRS does plan to undertake a cost analysis using an outside contractor. 85% Voice of the future Interactive voice respons... Summary: Interactive voice response. Many of the callers need basic information about their accounts, such as "when is my next payment due?" Most of those requests can be handled by the customers themselves, without an operator, using an innovative approach to information management. Information Management Consultants (IMC, McLean, VA) and Voicetek (Chelmsford, MA) worked together on an interactive voice... 84% A taxing situation gets better Summary: Imaging World, August 1st, 1996. The cost of processing a state income tax form has dropped 26%-from $1.28 with the old data entry method to $.95 per return with the new imaging system. With the old system, a data entry operator could process about 375 returns per day. But the change has improved their work environment, he said. In 1996 the figure is expected to reach 1.3 million income tax forms... 84% Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Colorado Imaging Solutions Summary: Each server has a 26-GB RAID subsystem and 160 MB RAM. Records for educators already holding certification are on microfilm. The workstations all have 24 MB of RAM. There also have been reductions in the cost of temporary staff and office space. Collins grows, so will its document. 81% Fed imaging in its prime Summary: Imaging World, November 18th, 1996. Fed imaging in its prime. Mirroring the common perception of a federal workday, the Federal Imaging Conference (Washington, Oct. For example, witness the strength of the large systems integrators in the government arena. The mammoth Census 2000 program sponsored by the Bureau of Census will employ extensive imaging technology. 80% Scanners the digital gateway Summary: The Xerox (Rochester, NY) DocuImage 620S is designed for print on demand, forms-processing and document-imaging applications. DocuImage 620S ($12,000) is an open-system implementation of Xerox's DocuCS scanner that processes 40 ppm at 200 dpi, 32 ppm at 300 dpi and 20 ppm at 600 dpi. Both models offer 400-dpi resolution and a 1,000-sheet document feeder. The M3099EX/GX handles 11-in. These... 77% CD-R study disproves negative market perceptio Summary: CD-R study disproves. By Judith Lamont and Dhaval Joshi A new study provides encouraging results regarding CD-R media compatibility. The purpose of the test by Doculabs (Chicago) and the Special Interest Group on CD Applications and Technology Foundation (SIGCAT, Reston, VA) was to prove or disprove a market perception of incompatibility among CD readers, writers and media. Early users of CD-R... 77% Cyber-sales mean cyber-sales tax Internet shop... Summary: Cyber-sales mean cyber-sales tax. Internet shopping software developed to help. An Internet sales tax system that allows merchants to figure the appropriate sales tax for Internet transactions, regardless of jurisdiction, is available from Taxware (Salem, MA). "Merchants have discovered that calculating sales taxes on Internet purchases can be confusing," he explained. "Our Internet tax system... 71% Apotex improves its regulatory submission pro... Summary: Apotex improves its regulatory submission processes. It now takes five-to-six hours, thanks to the use of Interleaf's electronic publishing and document management system. The company must submit all new products to various regulatory agencies for approvals, which requires lengthy and complex documentation. James Roser, senior systems analyst at Apotex, said the company chose Interleaf to... 71% The Brief Case Summary: The order, which will be shipped during 1997, is for 35 systems that will augment already earmarked or existing systems in Japan. It will almost double processing capabilities to handle more than 30 million claim forms each month. The Image World procurement, expected to exceed $100 million, allows government agencies to buy electronic document management, storage, conversion and workflow systems... 71% DealMakers 3-17-97 Summary: Engineering VAD opts for Docs. Software developer and systems integrator Radian Systems (Alexandria, VA) is bundling CADDMS, its engineering and enterprise data management software, with PC Docs' (Burlington, MA) Docs Open. Remittance processing goes remote. BancTec (Dallas) is providing a remote keying solution to GTE's Remittance Processing Service (RPS) for its payment processing centers.... 70% Imaging bails out Orange County Summary: Law firms, however, are another matter. That meant the firm could accomplish the same amount of work in less time. A law firm, after all, makes money by charging its clients for the hours it works on their cases. Improved productivity meant a job could be accomplished in less time. That, in turn, meant that the law firm would be billing its clients for fewer hours and producing less income. 70% Bentley finds a $95 million EDM Summary: Bentley finds a $95 million EDM. Its latest offering, TeamMate, integrates engineering and document workflow management with MicroStation software. Positioning its products against Intergraph's DM2 line, MicroStation is targeting the smaller installations. According to Dave Widdoes, product manager, MicroStation line scales from teams of five to 10 seats, up to tens of thousands of users.... 69% News Shorts 4-21-97 Summary: SOME NEW JERSEY TAX RECORDS.. A NEW SEMINAR SERIES. ADVANCING INDUSTRY SPECS. RECORD STORAGE WAREHOUSE ARSON VICTIM. IMAGINATION SOFTWARE PARTNERS. 68% Trust operations improve via electronic document managemen Summary: Banking & Financial Services White Paper Trust operations improve via electronic document management. By Irving Levy, President. Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMSs) allow trust departments to scan in images of such items as bonds held in trust at the bank. The trust folders contain 15 categories of trust documents and the real estate folders contain 13 different types of documents.com... 68% Imaging: Latest tool of the trade for today's mortgage lender Summary: Information Services Group.. Imaging improving processes. That number also enables the document image to be accessed throughout the loan process. (The bank decides if and how original paperwork should be archived. "Modern service. 68% EPA expects substantial returns from automate... Summary: Now the EPA is saying, "No more paper." No more paper forms, that is. "We've got a form for everything," says Paul Wohlleben, the EPA's deputy chief information officer. "We have figured that 2% of each employee's time is spent processing forms," Wohlleben says.epa. 67% Jumping off a bridge to the 21st century Summary: Jumping off a bridge to the 21st century. Let's start with the paradigm shift. The operative word at Giga was economy, as in new economy, digital economy, or knowledge economy. We don't get too many of those new economies. The point is that the old rules don't apply in the new economy. 67% Forms processing A market takes shape As the... Summary: In fact, the paper forms industry now refers to itself as the forms and systems industry. The forms automation marketplace. Pricing: the new differentiator. There is also an annual maintenance fee of 15% of system cost. Prices vary. 66% Imaging application eases burden of proof for ... Summary: Imaging application eases. burden of proof for law firms. An imaging application designed specifically for the legal field has been developed by Icon Consulting Group (Boston). With IntroSpect Litigation, legal departments and law firms can scan and index large volumes of documents, create text through OCR and store the text and coded bibliographic information in a relational database. Once...
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