As part of a 10-year business outsourcing arrangement, Capgemini Energy processes approximately 32,000 invoices monthly for energy company TXU. Previously, a staff of 25 was responsible for handling the large volume of invoices, including the data entry required for each invoice. This case study describes how Capgemini Energy uses MasterScan Workflow and Poland-based data entry operators - together with several scanners, EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender, EMC Documentum WebXtender and Kofax Ascent Capture - to automate the flow of invoices around the world for efficient, accurate processing.

EMC has introduced a breakthrough in midrange storage performance, scalability and economics with its new CLARiiON UltraScale architecture and CX3 series of networked storage systems. The new series is designed from the ground up to support customers' information lifecycle management strategies by enabling the consolidation of multiple tiers of information onto a single array while optimizing performance and total cost of ownership.

Canon has unveiled its new digital scanning solution for workgroup document imaging and general office applications - the new DR-1210C - the latest model from the company's award-winning DR-Scanner line. Ideal for distributed imaging and general office workloads, the DR-1210C scanner's user-friendly and durable design make it an attractive desktop scanning solution for most small workgroups and home offices.

EMC has completed the acquisition of Captiva Software, a leading provider of input management solutions. Captiva stockholders approved the acquisition on December 23. Captiva's market-leading products transform costly and inaccessible paper records into instantly usable electronic business information, resulting in faster business processes and more accurate and timely response in regulatory compliance situations.

For the state of Oklahoma's Department of Agriculture employees, dealing with a massive paper jungle was starting to resemble a 1950s grade-D horror flick. In fact, you could call it, "Don't Go in the Basement." The basement, after all, was where literally hundreds of thousands of dated documents were packed in countless cardboard boxes and filing cabinets. By March 2004, Agriculture Department officials decided enough was enough. They sought to convert this Everest-sized mountain of paper documents into an easily accessible and manageable digital format.

When the phrase "government agency" is mentioned, what are the first few thoughts that come to mind? Efficient? Helpful? Probably not. For most of us, dealing with a government agency is a do-it-because-you-have-to experience that entails filling out multiple forms, waiting in long lines, receiving misinformation, and then standing in more long lines. The Plant Industry and Consumer Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture made major changes to its image last year by implementing a document management solution, which enables it to locate records in less than 60 seconds, as opposed to the 48 hours it previously took.

More than a year ago, the state Department of Agriculture's Plant Industry and Consumer Services division was up to its limit in paperwork, and the piles were only continuing to grow. Employees would spend days searching for archived applications and investigations in a division where consumer protection is of utmost importance. But now, all of their files are at the tips of their fingers, taking seconds to find.

An advanced imaging solution was needed at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture because they had "run out of file cabinets and places to store file cabinets," and they had "run out of boxes and places to store boxes." The solution has been rolled out in two phases - with the primary content management system implemented during the first phase, followed by distributed scanning in the second phase.

You never know what opportunities you're going to encounter from prospecting. Business Imaging Systems, Inc., a reseller that provides document imaging, indexing, storage, retrieval, and management solutions, recently won an install with a local credit union via a direct mail campaign that ended up on the desk of the IT director of Union Square Federal Credit Union. Within three months of following up, BIS landed a major document management and check imaging installation.

Business Imaging Systems, Inc. today announced that the company was presented with multiple awards at the AIIM Conference and Exposition last week in Philadelphia. For the second consecutive year, Business Imaging Systems was recognized with a Channel Connection Award from Business Solutions for an Innovative Government Installation. This year, the company was also recognized for an Innovative Banking Installation.

Union Square Federal Credit Union of Wichita Falls, Tex., has been archiving checks as digital records since 1994, but Check 21 spurred it to take the next step -- clearing some of them through imaging. The $189 million-asset credit union now clears its "on us" checks -- the roughly 4,000 a day written against Union Square accounts and presented to it for payment or deposit -- through imaging.

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services' online image-based case management system, built on EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender and implemented by Business Imaging Systems, has increased productivity and freed up staff to perform more value-added work.

On average, between 2,000 and 4,000 checks are processed at Union Square Federal Credit Union locations daily. Business Imaging Systems, Inc. used products from Canon and EMC Documentum, along with their own MasterScan Media Distribution, in an end-to-end document imaging, indexing, storage, retrieval and management solution for the Texas-based credit union.

Kofax today announced the successful results of an installation of its Ascent Capture technology at Trust Services, Inc., in Greenville, Texas. The company's industry-leading information capture platform was implemented by Trust Services to process hundreds of thousands of asbestos claims that the firm receives annually from law firms and claimants all over the country.

Rent-A-Center, the fast-growing operator of rent-to-own stores, was drowning in paperwork, but an imaging solution from Business Imaging Systems helped the company get its head above water. Rent-A-Center, which has about 2,800 stores nationwide and continues to expand, lets each of its store managers purchase supplies and services from local vendors.

Business Imaging Systems, Inc. today announced that it is donating a new Canon MS-500 microfilm scanner, Canon Fileprint 400 printer, and related products and services to The Edmond Historical Society and Museum. Business Imaging Systems has been located in the Oklahoma City area since its founding in 1986. The company's headquarters have been based in the City of Edmond since early 2003. They also have offices in Tulsa and Dallas.

Trust Services, Inc. has automated the collection and indexing of claim file documents through a system implemented by Business Imaging Systems, Inc. The system includes products from BÖWE Bell+Howell, Kofax Image Products, Inc., and Business Imaging Systems. It converts paper documents in a claim file - which averages between 35 and 50 pages - into digital format for faster processing, ease of distribution and the ability to truncate paper within a day or two of scanning.

Business Imaging Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of MasterScan Workflow. The application is a business process automation tool designed to route documents using a structured workflow, while also providing ad hoc routing capabilities within EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender. It enables paper-intensive departments like accounts payable and human resources to achieve workflow and business decisioning automation.

It is the responsibility of Trust Services to process hundreds of thousands of claim files annually. Approximately 70 percent of each claim file consists of paper documents; the balance is made up of documents electronically submitted to Trust Services. Business Imaging Systems, Inc. provided a solution that makes imaged claim files available in a central document repository for faster processing and ease of distribution.

Even though I advocate the use of information technologies, I'd make a lousy IT buyer. I'd be the kind of hesitant, late adopter who would miss opportunities to gain a technology-driven competitive edge. I'm no Luddite, but I'm utterly cost-conscious when it comes to functional items, and, to me, business technology primarily serves a function.

Business Imaging Systems, Inc., a provider of document management systems, software and consulting services, today announced that it has established a contract with the State of Oklahoma. The state contract stipulates that Business Imaging Systems is the state's preferred provider of document imaging and content management products and services. It is effective immediately and includes all state agencies, counties, school districts, local municipalities and higher education institutions as authorized users.

A new invoice capture system will help process the thousands of paper invoices that Rent-A-Center's accounting department receives from its 2,600 stores nationwide.

Kofax today announced that it has been selected by Rent-A-Center to provide an information-capture solution to process thousands of paper invoices that the company's accounting department receives from its 2,600 nationwide stores. The solution will include Kofax's Ascent for Payables product along with the company's VRS (VirtualReScan) technology to automatically capture more than 15,000 invoices that are submitted each week to Rent-A-Center.

No two companies handle the management and payment of invoices the same way. While other typical forms-based processes have been put online or scanned and automated with forms processing software, invoices remain a manual data entry problem. Most organizations deal with a wide variety of suppliers, and invoicing procedures aren't under their control. Because layouts vary from document to document, invoices have been nearly impossible to automate.

Business Imaging Systems, Inc. provided an end-to-end document imaging, storage, retrieval and management solution for the Oklahoma Department of Services, Office of Administrative Hearings. Utilizing products from BIS, Canon and EMC Documentum, the solution makes imaged case files available online for child support office staff, DHS/OAH staff and the judges.

The accounts payable department at Rent-A-Center, Inc., the largest rent-to-own operator in the United States, continues to achieve significant benefits by using an invoice processing solution implemented by Business Imaging Systems, Inc. The solution uses hardware and software from leading companies: BÖWE Bell+Howell, EMC Documentum, Kofax and BIS. This project has been so successful that 15 other departments have begun using similar solutions.

Business Imaging Systems has released Mobilis Professional, a document repository application that enables the capture, storage and retrieval of documents and checks scanned into Canon scanners. It is designed for financial institutions and corporations who process large volumes of checks.

David Annis and Tony Lugafet have purchased Business Imaging Systems' stock from founder Pete Sinclair, who retired in 1997. Annis and Lugafet were invited to become partners because of their leadership, dedication and skill set, which contribute to the company's continued growth.

Business Imaging Systems has teamed up with three industry leaders to deliver a complete remittance processing solution, which features MasterScan software from BIS running on Kofax Ascent Capture, coupled with recognition software from A2iA and check processing hardware from Seac Banche.

For nearly two decades, Business Imaging Systems' vision has been rooted in providing solutions that enable their customers to work smarter, not harder. This vision will continue through 2004 as banks, credit unions and corporations endure major transitions in their check processing practices.