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Scan on Demand Document Service
Scan on Demand is an efficient and cost effective document service offered by Graphic Sciences, Inc., a leader in document management solutions.
Greg Colton, president of Graphic Sciences, developed this "pay as you go" variation of digital record conversion. It is targeted for clients who want the efficiency of digital records but who don't want to make the investment to have all their records converted from paper or film to digital images. "Generally, the need to access any given record is low", says Colton, "and the larger the collection of records, the less likely it is that any one record will be needed". Before this solution was developed, either all the records were digitally converted or they stayed on paper or microfilm.
To provide the service, GSI stores the client records in their facilities and the client notifies GSI by phone or e-mail when they need a record. GSI locates the correct record, then scans it, indexes it and sends it electronically to the client. Once scanned, it will never need to be scanned again as it becomes part of the client's digital database. The client pays only for those records that are actually scanned. Customers save money on storage space also, since the records are removed from their location and stored by GSI.
The service is appropriate for records that do not have to be available instantaneously and turnaround time is negotiated with each client based on individual requirements. Colton has found that the time it takes GSI to locate, scan, index and to send the record to the client digitally is often faster than the time it took the client to locate and copy the records in the past.
Graphic Sciences already has many Scan on Demand clients including some from manufacturing businesses and mortgage services. They also provide the service to several government agencies, a school system, a law firm and a credit union. It is a service that can be successfully utilized by a wide range of industries with a large variety of records.
Graphic Sciences has been designing, installing and providing document management
systems and services for mid-west companies for over 25 years. They are
experts in applying the most up-to-date and appropriate document management
solutions for a wide base of clients. They can be reached at 800-397-6620
or on the web at www.scanittoday.com
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