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What would you like to know more about? Chances are you'll find something that piques your interest in the white papers and articles below.

Most of our white papers are in PDF format. To view them use Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download here.

Scaling SharePoint 2007 - Confused over whether or not Microsoft’s SharePoint has the ability to scale? This whitepaper provides guidance targeted specifically at the storage subsystem, introduces techniques for monitoring scalability metrics, and for modifying the storage architecture of SharePoint systems that are suffering from poor performance.

Choosing an Enterprise Content Management System - To establish greater efficiencies and allow for collaborative data sharing, reporting and tracking, many businesses are taking advantage of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems as part of their infrastructures.

This white paper covers the following topics: Before You Buy, The Requirements Analysis, Budget & Cost Justification, Technology & Functionality, Who Should Conduct the Requirements Analysis, Choosing an ECM Consultant.

Where and how does an Enterprise Capture Solution fit in your overall Content Management Strategy? - So you think you have completed all your homework with respect to your Enterprise Content Management project? You've completed your Requirements Analysis, analyzed the Content Management players, evaluated c arefully whether you should buy direct from the manufacturer or partner with VAR or Systems Integrator, assessed your "low-hanging fruit" opportunities that minimize organizational risk and maximize profitability. You are ready for primetime, prepared to purchase, implement and are raring to "go-live." However, in your careful analysis, did you inadvertently omit evaluating and defining your Capture Strategy as it relates to your overall Enterprise Content Management strategy? Does your organization's content originate internally, externally, in electronic and/or paper format? Do you clearly know where the "point of origin" for your content actually originates?

Why Purchase Your Scanners from IDT? - With so many options for purchasing hi-speed document scanners out there today, it's hard to know where you should go. Check out this quick reference sheet for some of the benefits of purchasing your important scanning equipment from IDT.

Mid Market Briefing Series:
This three-part series provides the insight and approach you can take to navigate the options and purchase of new financial software. It's focused on the specific issues faced by mid-market organizations.
  • Part I: What Companies Should Know Before Buying Financial Software - Get the most from your investment in financial software. This first part in the three-part IDT Mid-Market Briefing Series provides the insight and approach you can take to navigate the options and purchase of new financial software. It's focused on the specific issues faced by mid-market organizations.
  • Part II: How Enterprise Content and Records Management Enhance Financial Systems - This second in our three-part Briefing Series is available to enhance your knowledge of financial systems. It provides you with insider information about how to achieve both efficiency and compliance through integration of your financial or ERP solution with Enterprise Content Management.
  • Part III: Benefits of Working with a Value-Added-Reseller (VAR) - Are there advantages purchasing from and working with a VAR versus the hardware or software manufacturer? Who will give you the better price? Should you still work with an integrator even if you have a capable IT staff? The third and final part of the IDT Briefing Series gives you straight answers about product selection, services, costs and more.
Enterprise Content Management 101 - What is ECM? When do you know you need it? What are its benefits? This brief article from a past issue of IDT's Integration Insider eNewsletter is your crash course in ECM.

ECM 101 PowerPoint Presentation - New to Enterprise Content Management? Check out this 101 primer and find out what ECM is, how to know if your business is a candidate for these technologies, their benefits, where to start, etc. You'll also learn a little about IDT, our clients, and what we offer.

Stellent Compliance Solution from IDT - "Know Your Risk" (PowerPoint Presentation) - Struggling with compliance? Take a look at this brief overview and screenshots of the features and benefits of the Stellent Compliance Solution offered by IDT.

IDT Compliance Information CD - Request the IDT Compliance Information CD containing information about solutions, datasheets, whitepapers, and more. Send an e-mail to info@idt-inc.com to request your copy today.

Green Archival Storage: A white paper that explores the energy cost and environmental impact of common archival storage technologies - This paper compares the electrical requirements and carbon footprint of network attached digital archive solutions from three leading storage vendors.

Keep Your Information Moving with Workflow Automation - Workflow automation is "the ability to convert existing manual tasks into electronically automated processes." With flexible, scalable technology, it enables the automatic routing and management of transaction information (like purchase orders, claims, invoices, and applications) throughout one's organization and over the Web. Read this archived IDT Integration Insider article to find out more about workflow, its benefits and the Top 5 reasons to consider it.

The Upgrade Decision - As budgets are prepared, the question of "to upgrade or not to upgrade" often arises. The path to the answer can be complex and require a great deal of consideration. Getting your company through an implementation can be difficult. Upgrading can sometimes be tricky as well. It is essential that some basic analysis is done to establish whether an upgrade is right for your organization and if so, which upgrade path you should follow. Read this archived IDT Integration Insider article for some tips in making your decision.

Five Ways to Improve the ROI of Your Next Technology Investment - New technologies, when evaluated and launched wisely, can help your organization make significant productivity leaps and gain competitive advantage. To make sure your organization maximizes the impact of its next technology investment, consider these five tips as offered in the premier issue of the IDT Integration Insider.

A Case for Centralized Mail Processing of Communications Through a Virtual Mailroom - Courtesy ofCaptiva Software Corporation - As businesses continue to automate their information processes-enterprise content management (ECM) systems replace file cabinets, document and data capture technologies replace manual data entry-one domain of the information flow remains unchanged: the mailroom.

Read this article published in the IDT Integration Insider to find out more about the inefficiencies of paper, the need for centralized mail processing and the digital mailroom.

Achieving Business Process Efficiency in Accounts Payable - An SWT white paper - Learn more about automated invoice processing and document classification with the white paper, "Processing Invoices Automatically," from SWT. In a nutshell, classification technology performs automated identification of unstructured document types - invoices are a classic example of unstructured documents. However, the classification technology is not limited to invoice-only applications. In addition to its many other benefits, classification technology can be used to determine the type of many different documents, negating the need for patch code separators between different document types.

Read on to find out more and to learn how document classification works and what it means to you and your business to "go beyond" imaging.

Delivering Powerful ROI with Enterprise Content Management - Read this white paper offered by Stellent, Inc. (formerly Optika, Inc.) for information about the "Six Steps to Improve Productivity and Drive Rapid Return on Investment."

Driving Efficiency in Accounts Payable Processing - Courtesy of Stellent, Inc. (formerly Optika, Inc.) - What are the three costly chokepoints and other tactical challenges that paper-based transactions cause? Don't know? Read this white paper to find out and discover opportunities for overcoming them.

Unleashing the SAN in your IP Network - Courtesy of StoneFly Networks - "Digital data is growing at unprecedented rates. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), the demand for enterprise storage capacity is growing 75% every year.

This deluge of digital data is driving the need for reliable, high-performance storage that is easier to implement and manage. These requirements favor network-based, centrally managed storage over alternative storage solutions and infrastructures. Internet Protocol (IP) has become firmly established as the predominant general-purpose networking protocol. The IP storage concept naturally followed as a way to meet growing networked storage requirements."


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Testimonials
"The system is excellent. Documents are now easy to locate with a click of a mouse right from within our ERP system! There is no more searching through file cabinets hoping to locate the invoice you are looking for."

- Rich Galloway
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