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The following is a guest post by Chrissy Foster of Billtrust, a leader in outsourced billing solutions. The media has made society aware that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is in decline. There are plenty of articles that discuss the rise in prices, closing locations, and loss of millions in revenue. The US Senate recently approved the USPS reform bill offering $11 billion in buyouts and early retirement to postal workers. (Spoiler Alert: The bill created a heated discussion whether these actions will actually help the USPS). The USPS is all-hands-on-deck simply because people are losing the need for their services, and … Continue reading →

The importance of a comprehensive and secure document management system cannot be emphasized enough.  Regardless of the industry, from real estate to health care, it’s vital that companies utilizing electronic client data are able to rely on a system that offers maximum security.  While a dependable e-filing system can be a costly endeavor, it’s certainly not an area where corners should be cut. As the number of organizations depending on electronic files increases, so, too, have the data breaches. The Ponemon Institute, a security research faction, announced that the number of reported breaches in the medical field is up 32 … Continue reading →

Regardless of your occupation, you’re a manager.  Time, money, human resources – it all needs to be organized in an effective and efficient way.  Yet, many of us find ourselves engaged in a daily battle on one or more of these fronts,ultimately decreasing our productivity and increasing the intensity of our headaches.  Luckily, with technology what it is, there is a growing supply of assistance available in the form of mobile apps.  While we’ve touched on apps before, it’s best to keep updated as they are yet another piece of the ever-evolving technology pie. If you’re in the position where … Continue reading →

Out of more than 200 nominees, hybrid cloud develop Egnyte was awarded “Most Promising Start-Up Cloud Provider” at Cloudcor’s UP 2011 Cloud Computing Conference in Mountain View, CA. This prestigious award is utilized to recognize those who demonstrate cutting-edge understanding of and sincere appreciation for cloud technology. For those of you who are a bit hazy on what exactly clouds are, let us do a brief review.  For anyone who has used Facebook, Twitter or Googledoc’s, you’re actually already familiar with the basis of cloud technology.  Specifically, a cloud refers to a grid of computers, all of which provide access … Continue reading →

A recent study by the International Data Corporation (IDC) suggests that document solutions software revenues will flourish worldwide from $3.4 billion in 2010 to an astounding $5.5 billion in 2015. The study, which reviews a wide array of companies both in the US and worldwide, emphasized paper to digital document management, device management, and output management software. Entitled “Worldwide and U.S. Document Solutions 2011-2015 Forecast,” the study asserts that authentication, authorization and security software revenues will experience double-digit growth in the coming four years. “Software designed to incorporate documents into a more streamlined business workflow represents tremendous opportunity over the forecast … Continue reading →