ECM Conference of the Carolinas
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The ECM Conference of the Carolinas provides attendees with the opportunity to learn about the power of enterprise content management from experts in the field and interact with ECM vendors sharing the latest technology. Held at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC, the event remains a must for your late summer calendar. Attendees are able to try out software firsthand and are afforded the opportunity to hear real-world experiences from a panel of end-users. The day is made that much more memorable with exciting outdoor activities, including hiking and rock climbing.
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What People Are Saying:
“Some great technology that
I can see us applying in our business.” “A lot of great information on implementing solutions in a wide array of businesses. Very worthwhile.”
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“Informative discussions and insight into the creative uses of ECM.”
“The real-world solutions offered were exceptional.”
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“The case studies were a wonderful way to see the effects of the technology
in action.” “The Technology Suite was really convenient and informative. Good stuff.”
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As the premier ECM technology show in the industry, this is an outstanding opportunity to learn how to help businesses do more with the information they have, speed workflows, improve compliance, and maximize the skills of team members.
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The Experience
The conference is designed to educate users – and potential users – of ECM on the many ways the technology can help improve business process workflows. Previous years' topics included:
Business Process Automation
Back Office Operations Accounts Payable and Human Resources are great candidates for automation. See the software and processes customers roll out to help their organizations reduce their reliance on manual, paper-based processes, saving time and money. This allows employees to focus on more important tasks, like delivering excellent customer service and complying with evolving industry regulations. Workflow Automation Wondering about workflow? Anxious about automation? Workflow management automates business processes, allowing work to be shared efficiently between workers. It matches work tasks with the workers who can do them best. Stop by the technology suite and get the answers you need. |
Contract Management Gain better control over contract management while minimizing risk. ECM equips organizations to manage the contract lifecycle from request to approval to expiration and renewal, automating predictable steps while providing the information and tools personnel need to drive work forward. Business Process Outsourcing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has evolved with time and the rampant innovation in technology. The BPO trend is accelerating; ECM enables organizations to leverage economies of scale in non-core business processes, including:
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Business Application Integration Leverage information from another application to automatically launch processes such as composing documents, filling out forms or triggering business workflows. Empower users to make critical business decisions faster and with the most accurate information. RFID In environments where files must be securely tracked from one department to another. Radio Frequency Identification can be a valuable tool. Files, laptops and other important assets can be “tagged” with tracking devices that do not need to be read by a scanner to be detected. In fact, they can be read from more than 40 feet away. |
Capture Technology
High-Volume Production Capture Production environments call for extremely high throughput, flexibility and reliability. Production scanners satisfy these requirements, enabling users to scan up to 100,000 pages per day. They include scanners that scan from 90 pages per minute (180 images per minute) to over 130 pages per minute (260 images per minute) at full-rated speeds up to 300 dpi in color, grayscale, or black-and-white modes. For advanced production scanning, capture software solutions will take your imaging experience to the next level. Mid-Volume Departmental Capture Larger organizations demand higher throughput from their digital imaging solutions, as well as additional features such as document imprinting. Departmental scanners provide this level of support and more, including our high-quality capture software solutions. Scanner and software solutions allow production-level performance at cost-effective prices to ensure your business goals are efficiently met. |
Distributed Capture Desktop document scanners deliver versatile features that are easy to use, with fast sheet-fed scanning (up to 65 ppm/130 ipm), robust paper handling, high image quality, and high daily duty cycles. They can also scan everything – from business cards and rigid ID cards to documents up to 8.5 x 36 inches - with one touch. Advanced Capture Advanced data capture automatically classifies your important business documents, extracts and validates critical information, and then updates your relevant systems. Eliminating manual efforts around document processing can bring the following benefits:
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Intelligent Capture for Accounts Payable In accounts payable departments, invoices and other documents constantly roll in from different locations and in different formats, making the capture and organization of vital information a real challenge. With an Accounts Payable Solution, your AP department achieves faster, more precise invoice processing. No matter how you receive invoices – fax, mail, email, EDI, etc. – the accounts payable automation solution captures, organizes and delivers those documents, along with supporting content, to the appropriate individuals for review, coding and approval. |
Document Management
Enterprise Cloud-Based Sharing Many processes require employees to share and collaborate on documents with people outside of your organization – from customers and vendors to constituents and auditors. Enterprise cloud-based sharing solutions provide secure, cloud-based sharing while ensuring your organization retains ownership and control. When used in conjunction with an ECM solution, document sharing becomes an automated part of your business processes, reducing bottlenecks caused by the manual copying and pasting of files. |
Legacy Content Conversion Many organizations are considering content conversions to take advantage of newer, more flexible, more feature-rich technologies. Some may be dissatisfied with their current ECM systems. Content conversions are helping corporations across the country solve information-sharing issues brought about by incompatible enterprise content management systems and headaches caused by mergers and acquisitions, redundant systems and multiple vendors. These conversions also are being undertaken by companies as they shift information from mainframes to less-expensive distributed platforms. |
Mobile Content Management You have probably already looked at your smart phone 10 times today. Imagine if you could use that same device to access your most important business content. Come see what we can do for your mobile users. |
Education
Case Studies
Attendees heard real-world examples from companies utilizing ECM to make their businesses better. Previous years' case studies included:
The regional area of a large Southeastern city is composed of 16 counties. Historically, each department in the City has addressed its document management needs at the department level. Over the past two years, the City has developed an ECM plan and implemented the necessary infrastructure to convert the departmental system to an enterprise-wide solution. |
An energy company in North Carolina has delivered dependable natural gas service for more than 75 years. It boasts nearly 850 employees – who also live in the community. Together, the team manages over 12 million very sensitive project files in a highly regulated industry. |
A financial services company offers installment loans from conveniently located branch offices in order to provide personal service within the community. Documentation is a critical part of providing this service. The ECM team has implemented a complete enterprise-wide solution like business operations as well as all of the back office operations, including AP, HR, mailroom, tax and others. |