We’ve all heard about the paperless office, and now we’re hearing about a cashless society. The concept of a paperless office has been around for as long as I can remember. An early prediction... View More
The state of collaboration has forever been changed—no longer is the technology provider determining what capabilities people need. People are determining this for themselves, dictating what capabilities... View More
Many areas of research that we conduct within our business applications practice at 451 Research are becoming predicated upon data-driven principles, from managing advertising spend, matching consumers... View More
M-Files Corporation, a provider of solutions that dramatically improve how businesses manage documents and other information, today announced the immediate availability of M-Files Capture, a powerful... View More
Xpertdoc Technologies Inc., a Microsoft Gold Partner and leader in document generation and customer communications solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the patent... View More
In today’s world, documents, whether paper or electronic, must be routed through an organization to trigger action. Although email is perceived to be superior to paper, it has caused significant... View More
A very dear Singaporean friend of mine taught me Wayne Gretzky’s saying, "A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." This is great food... View More
DOCUMENT Strategy Forum ’16 is pleased to announce that HP Exstream, GMC Software, Adobe, 4Point, Kofax and Canon Solutions America have signed on as corporate sponsors of its May 10-12 event, taking... View More
The phrases “digitizing your business” and “digital business” are becoming increasingly common, but they are admittedly a bit broad. What does a digital business even look like,... View More
Back in the late 1990s, creating a “document strategy” was all the craze. Organizations began to realize that they had to get control of their company’s document creation and output.... View More
Last month, I discussed the general parameters of a shared drive cleanup (remediation) and some of the problem areas you may face. This month, I’ll walk through a typical remediation decision tree... View More
Managed print services (MPS) have seen steady growth, becoming a standard best practice among information technology (IT) decision makers to support their print fleets, but a recent study reveals rising... View More
During the advent of the modern information technology age, Microsoft Outlook was the top communications tool. It organized everything from emails, contacts and calendars to managing our daily lives by... View More
Kodak Alaris is partnering with Google to make it easier for users to connect to document scanning devices from any type of computing environment—mobile, desktop or cloud—by taking advantage... View More
GMC Software (GMC), a leader in customer communications management, today announced the company has been named a Leader in the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Customer Communications Management, positioned... View More
From personalization to multichannel, to what is today omnichannel, we have been talking for many years about the best way to communicate with customers. With all that has been studied, written and discussed... View More
Sometimes a picture really is better than words. A recent issue of Barron’s magazine featured a cartoon about the absurdity of usernames and passwords today. The cartoon displays two people sitting... View More
As I returned home from what was my last business trip of 2015, I was thinking about the year that passed. It was an incredible year for customer communications, and I was able to connect with communication... View More
In today’s ever-changing market, some previous best practices for document management are now obsolete while others are emerging as the new normal. From testing disaster recovery plans to rethinking... View More
Well, another year has passed. For some, it was too quick, and for others, not soon enough. As we prepare for 2016, it is a good time to start, or increase, our way of thinking multidimensionally. This... View More
Efficient document management is essential in high-volume customer support centers, where handling errors can lead to costly mistakes, compliance risks and dissatisfied customers
Most customers prefer digital communications due to convenience. Digital communications arrive faster, enable interactivity and allow for immediate payment options. However, digital customer communica
As companies grow, processes and systems that operate well at a certain capacity often cannot keep up with larger demand, which inevitably complicates workflows and slows operations
When we look at evolving customer communications, we often focus on improving the experience by adding new delivery channels, improving content by adding color and variable images based on the audienc
In a world where data breaches are a daily reality, safeguarding critical communications — like bills, invoices and healthcare documents — has become paramount. With sensitive personally identifia
