New Horizons Child Care

New Horizon Academy has been serving families since 1971. Not only must they be excellent at teaching and caring for children, but they must maintain their paper work in the same manner. That is why they use Laserfiche.
Hear their story:

Taking Aim At Paper Costs

People often ask me isn’t document imaging really expensive compared to using paper. Good question!

If you knew what your paper systems are costing you, you would probably set your sights on this new target …

   

… saving money by using paper-less technology.

  Here are what experts are saying about how costly paper is to your organization:

	Professionals spend 50 percent of their time searching for information, and take 18 minutes to locate each document on average. -Gartner Research
	Companies typically misfile up to 20 percent of their records – thus losing them forever. -ARMA International
	$14,000 worth of productivity is lost per worker per year due to their inability to find the data they require to do their job. -IDC Canada
	A study conducted by The Delphi Group in 1999 found that 90% of typical office tasks still revolve around the gathering and distribution of paper documents. While 15% of all papers are lost, 30% of our time is used trying to find these lost documents. Companies on average spend $25,000 to fill a typical four-drawer file cabinet, $2,000 to maintain it each year, and over its life-span, a single sheet of paper ends up costing an average of $30. -Delphi Group
	US companies spend approximately $20 on labor costs in order to file a document, $120 on the labor required to find a misfiled document and $220 to reproduce a lost document. -Coopers & Lybrand
	For companies that manage their own files, employees spend between 20-40% of their time searching for documents manually. -Coopers & Lybrand
	90% of documents that are consulted daily are handled without any appropriate management. -Coopers & Lybrand
	For lost documents, companies pay a cost of searching, 6 times the value of the original document. -Coopers & Lybrand
	Companies that need to redo documents pay 11 times more than the cost of the original document. -Coopers & Lybrand
	Out of all documents generated, up to 7% are lost. -Coopers & Lybrand
	Employees spend more than 50% of their time searching for information. -Coopers & Lybrand
	Paper files are doubling every 3.5 years. -Coopers & Lybrand
	The average document is copied 19 times. -Coopers & Lybrand
	Each day one billion photocopies are made -AIIM, Forrester, Star Securities, US Department of Labor

New Canon Scanner

Canon DR-6010C

DR-6010C Highlighted Abilities and Benefits:
• Rapid scanning speeds of up to 60 pages / 120 images per minute, in both color and black & white, assure maximum document throughput at all points of capture
• Small design fits readily where desktop space is at a premium
• High-end feeding mechanisms and processing features ensure reliable batch handling
• Sophisticated imaging functions capture documents true to their original form
• Programmable scanning tasks afford an easy, user-friendly experience

Laserfiche Winning Reseller Solbrekk Shares Four Secrets To Success

Minneapolis, Minnesota – May 12, 2009 – Laserfiche today named Solbrekk Business Tecnhnology Solutions as VAR of the Month for May 2009. The reseller has demonstrated significant success with Community Action Agencies and ancillary government agencies like Watersheds (Rice Creek Watershed). The resellers work with the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s legacy systems helped the newspaper win a Run Smarter Award at last year’s Laserfiche International Conference.

“Yes, people are more cautious, but there are pockets of organizations in nearly every field that are looking to spend money on document imaging technology this year and my job is to find them,” says Larry Phelps, Vice President of Sales for Solbrekk.

Phelps credits much of Solbrekk’s success to extensive marketing efforts. “When money’s tight, organizations are not necessarily looking for the best price, but the best value. That’s where your customer stories, case studies, and references all lend credibility to your sales process,” he explains. “People want to pick the supplier who everyone knows was a wise choice, a product that works, and a product they know how to use.” He provides the following four secrets to success:

1. Have your clients market for you – If they see positive benefits, they are often happy to share about it as references, in case studies, success stories, and user groups.
2. Get in front of local community organizations as an expert in office management and efficiency.
3. Incorporate social media tools to reach your audiences – Communicate and educate via blogging, You Tube, e-newsletters, and mini Web sites.
4. For branding success, link all media tools back to Laserfiche’s Web site, which provides credibililty and a wealth of additional information.

Phelps has been blogging about document management for three years (Larry’s Blog), while using YouTube to post his own instructional videos (<a ref “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wmy2c89klA” Youtube Video). “I had a person contact me about my online demo. It turns out it was a Laserfiche VAR in South Africa and I was able to help him make the demo available to his prospects,” recalls Phelps. “That shows the power and magic of this technology where two VARs from totally different continents can help one another.”
He also uses e-newsletters, seminars, user groups, mini-websites and auto-responders. But, Phelps says the most important marketing tools are his case studies, where users like Laserfiche Luminary Dick Crumb, CIO of Shoreview, MN, detail their success working with Solbrekk (<a ref “http://www.solbrekk.com/case-studies.asp?docID=85″ City of Shoreview Story).
“Posting these stories on the web and linking them to Laserfiche’s website helps build brand awareness to the search engines and helps prospects find Laserfiche and its VARs,” he adds.

Phelps himself first became aware of Laserfiche from enthusiastic users over a decade ago. While researching cost-effective replacements for a client’s outdated microfiche system, he discovered another organization using Laserfiche five hours away. “They were so excited they wanted me to drop everything. ‘It would be worth it,’ they said. ‘You’ve just got to see this software.’”
He saved himself the trip and instead called Laserfiche. After several conversations, he not only purchased Laserfiche for his client, he became his area’s reseller as well.
“In those early days it was really important to educate our prospects on the basic concepts of document imaging. They’d never seen anything like Google; they were totally amazed at the ability to search their documents for any word or phrase,” he says. “It was educate, educate, educate.” Especially in the current economy, he says, it still is.
“More than ever we need to help prospects understand the power of a real document management system. You’d think users know the difference between Laserfiche and a product that attaches PDF’s to their proprietary system,” Phelps says. “In fact, I think now, more than at any time, it is important to help clients clear away the noise and find a solution that will help them run their businesses more effectively.”

About Laserfiche
Laserfiche® creates simple and elegant document management solutions that help organizations run smarter. Since 1987, more than 25,000 organizations have used Laserfiche software to help staff find what they need in seconds, collaborate more effectively and complete daily tasks more efficiently. Engineered for rapid deployment, Laserfiche easily integrates with the primary business applications staff use every day.

Laserfiche distributes software through a worldwide network of value-added resellers (VARs), who tailor solutions to clients’ individual needs. In recognition of the outstanding training and support we provide to our resellers, the Laserfiche VAR program has received the Five-Star Rating from Computer Reseller News/VARBusiness magazine.
Francine Marlenee, APR, Public Relations Specialist
Laserfiche

For free article “7 ingredience to a successfull document imaging project” go to:
<a ref “www.larry-phelps.com” FREE ARTICLE

Laserfiche CEO Nien-Ling Wacker Honored as Entrepreneur of the Year

Congratulations to Nien-Ling, who will be honored tomorrow by the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce as City National Bank’s Entrepreneur of the Year!   

Jim Haney, Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking for City National Bank, recently said “Nien-Ling’s training as a physicist has helped her become one of Southern California’s most successful entrepreneurs. Her creativity, determination, and vision transformed what began as a computer consulting business into a pioneer in document management and one of the industry’s most innovative software companies.” 

The award will be presented tomorrow at The Chamber’s “City National Bank Entrepreneur of the Year Luncheon” at the Hyatt Long Beach. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. with a networking and business exposition, a free-introductory session on “Thriving in an Ever-Changing Economy” which will be moderated by Jim Eaton, President of Airdrome Precision Components and Event Chair.
Laserfiche News Article

Laserfiche Announces Winning Reseller Solbrekk

Minneapolis, Minnesota – May 12, 2009 – Laserfiche today named Solbrekk Business Tecnhnology Solutions as VAR of the Month for May 2009. The reseller has demonstrated significant success with Community Action Agencies and ancillary government agencies like Watersheds (Rice Creek Watershed). The resellers work with the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s legacy systems helped the newspaper win a Run Smarter Award at last year’s Laserfiche International Conference.
Laserfiche news story

Draining the Paper Pool

Rice Creek Watershed District uses Laserfiche to stem the flow of paper
April 15th, 2009 by Danielle Leong

Rice Creek was among the first watershed districts to look into Laserfiche after hearing rave reviews from City of Shoreview‘s IS Manager, Dick Crumb. Crumb contacted Laserfiche reseller Larry Phelps from Solbrekk and suggested Phelps introduce Rice Creek’s staff to Laserfiche. (Check out a video of Crumb demonstrating Laserfiche to over 40 employees from 18 Minnesota cities here).

Now staff can’t imagine life without Laserfiche. “Just today, I had a call about a project in 1990,” says Thomas. “I was able to go into Laserfiche and find the engineer’s report for that project and use Laserfiche to e-mail the file directly to that person in 5 minutes.

“I can’t imagine how many hours would have gone into trying to find that same record if it were stored in files and boxes somewhere,” he adds.

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Hosted Laserfiche

Our hosted Laserfiche solution enables you to use top-class document imaging and management applications without the cost of buying, managing, and supporting the underlying technology.

Why store your documents using our hosted Laserfiche solution?

- Minimal up-front costs

- Predictable monthly fee

- Fast and simple  implementation

- Better security

- Guaranteed data security, data back-up, and disaster recovery plan

   

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Great new Canon Scanner

If you are looking for a good desktop scanner for using with your Laserfiche document imaging, you should look at the Canon 3010C.

Canon 3010c Scanner

30 page per min

color scanner with 50 page sheet feeder

Document  Width: 2″ – 8.5″  Length: 2.1″ – 14″

So you’ve decided to implement a document management system at your business…now who is going to do all that work?

Choose CHOICE, Inc. to help you convert your paper documents to electronic files!  People from CHOICE, Inc. are people with developmental disabilities who know how to get the job done.

 

Choice will place workers onsite to:
      - Prepare documents:  pull paper clips, staples, and post-it notes from

        paper, stack paper neatly 
      - Scan documents:  feed pages into scanner and ensure documents are filed

        on the electronic database
      - Destroy documents:  if necessary, shred paper documents after they’re

        scanned

CHOICE, Inc. is a non-profit entity dedicated to the creation of labor solutions since 1969–serving over 70 companies currently.  They provide an individual or a group supervised by one of our staff to complete your work, and they are an affordable option for quality services.  Employers choose Choice because they are dependable and competent.  Call the Job Developer today at 952-474-9510 for a free phone consultation and quote.  You may also visit www.choicejobs.org for more information.