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Creating Winning Strategies for Gaining Information Advantage
Posted on 12/14/2010
Information today is flowing into organizations at an unprecedented rate, and with greater variety and complexity than ever before. For many organizations, this rapid influx of information presents a challenge, yet others see it as an opportunity to shift the competitive landscape and revolutionize the way they do business. EMC recently formed the Council for Information Advantage, where top IT experts discuss successful strategies for leveraging their company’s information as a business asset.
The ten executives in the Council recently unveiled three strategies for gaining information advantage; shifting from manual input of data to intelligent recognition software, reducing the “silo problem” faced by most companies, and providing comprehensive training to end users. The first strategy is discussed by Andy Brown of Bank of America, who encourages utilizing well defined processes to manage corporate information and employing them consistently throughout the enterprise. This can be achieved by automating data classification and automation in core business processes whenever possible, thus achieving efficient information governance.
A second strategy recommended by the Council involves collapsing information silos to unlock the value of data across multiple facets of the business. Most companies today are simultaneously supporting multiple systems and networks, each dedicated to a single department or line of business. By streamlining information systems, data can be shared over an enterprise wide framework and used for business critical decisions.
Looking beyond the investment of time and resources, the largest hurdle to implementing new technology infrastructure is often internal resistance to change. The final strategy suggested by the Council works to counter this issue. Before implementing a solution, IT should engage the end user in defining the requirements and desired results of the project. By collaborating with end users throughout the process, organizations are more likely to realize their IT goals. In addition, it is crucial that the solution is user friendly and business units are adequately trained to unleash the maximum potential of the technology.
As information continues to multiply, the need to develop strategies and supporting infrastructure to competitively leverage information becomes paramount to success. For more information on how to use these and other strategies to improve your business processes, please call DCA at (908) 735-0393 or contact us online.
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Instant Document Management with EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender
Posted on 11/3/2010
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Check out DCA and EMC's new Microsite for the latest innovations in capture technology, and see how others are taking advantage of this opportunity to boost their operational efficiency.
EMC ApplicationXtender is the leading document management solution for departments and midsize organizations. AX allows organizations to capture paper documents and forms as digital data, manage them in secure electronic storage, then search and share them easily from your desktop – saving you time and money.
DCA, Inc. has been providing EMC ApplicationXtender solutions since 1995. Our expertise in system analysis, system configuration and deployment, business process automation and on-going support is second to none. We serve all industries and can address any document management need that our clients may have.
Please feel free to contact us for a consultation today.
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EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender
Posted on 3/11/2010
EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender electronically stores, organizes, and manages virtually any kind of business content. ApplicationXtender is easy to implement, integrate, and manage, providing instant, role-based access to content from either a desktop interface or web browser.As a result, you gain better decision-making, improved services levels, and increased productivity. Based on an easy-to-use Microsoft® Windows/.NET-optimized system, ApplicationXtender integrates document imaging, report management, workflow, and document management services. DCA is a EMC Velocity Partner. For more information on this or other EMC products please CLICK HERE or contact us at 908-236-6505 x110 or via email at info@dcainfo.com
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WHAT’S NEW IN EMC DOCUMENTUM ApplicationXtender 6.0
Posted on 5/13/2009
- New Workflow: AX Workflow Manager
- Software Retention Manager Module
- Secure Path (Global single user network path access)
- Image Rotation Save featureØ Image Relocation feature
- Contact Sheet (Thumbnail Viewer)
- Support for SQL 2008, Adobe 9.0, Windows 2008
- Simplified Chinese Localization
- New Contact Sheet Thumbnail Viewer- able to view large number of thumbnails on in a single view. Great for locating pages in a large document quickly for viewing
- Image Relocation Feature: Ability to move/copy images within the same document
- Image Relocation Feature: Ability to move/copy documents from one application to another. Will go through batch indexing mode into new application.
- Software Retention - Same as Centera Retention without the hardware, Secure path., Retention, Retention Hold, Disposition, Search on Retained and Hold documents
- Supported languages are French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese
- AX recognizes any European, Asian and Latin languages and uses English AX interfaces
For more information, a demo, or a free onsite needs assessment:
Please contact DCA at 908-236-6505 x110 or via email at info@dcainfo.com
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ApplicationXtender for Microsoft Office 2007
Posted on 10/20/2008
Now Released—EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender for Microsoft Office 2007!
EMC® ApplicationXtender® for Microsoft® Office® 2007 (AXO) is a software add-on module to ApplicationXtender 5.4 SP1 that allows Business Application Architects, Designers, and Developers to integrate ApplicationXtender content management functionality into Microsoft Office Business Applications (OBAs) based on a 2007 Microsoft Office system. Microsoft OBAs are a new breed of applications that connect line of business systems such as accounting with the people that use them through the familiar user interface of Microsoft Office. AXO is designed to support and extend the concept of OBAs.
Highlight of New Features:
- Provides ApplicationXtender functionality integration into Microsoft Office 2007 Applications—Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Provide a new ApplicationXtender User Interface through Microsoft Office 2007 Applications
- Provide the ability to customize ApplicationXtender functionality within a MS OBA
- Use Microsoft’s ClickOnce deployment technology for seamless deployment
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