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•Guest Column: Progressing Beyond Electronic Storage And Retrieval: 4 Tips That Show You How

By Sylvia Feldman, Optical Image Technology

If you were an adult in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s, you may remember your first cell phone sighting. I certainly remember mine. A friend of mine had moved from Los Angeles to my town, and he brought his cell phone with him. It was a cumbersome device, almost unrecognizable by today's standards. (I can remember secretly wondering if my friend was really so important that people would need to reach him at all times. It was a different mentality back then—maybe not so much in L.A., but definitely in central Pennsylvania.)

Fast forward 17 years. Cell phones have evolved to become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. In many households, cell phones have replace land lines. Much to the horror of a colleague of mine, the word "text" has entered our lexicon as a verb.

And still, cell phones continue to evolve in order to meet our communication and networking needs. The phone capability—once the defining characteristic of these devices—has been relegated to the backseat. More often than not, phones are used for Internet access, social networking, cameras, texting (sorry, Rhonda), and yes, even making and receiving calls. It's easy to recognize that mobile computing offers thousands of applications that can simplify our lives—usually in ways that target our unique needs.

Enterprise content management (ECM) systems, too, have advanced to address specialized business needs—regardless of your organization's size or budget. As such, if your company is looking at ECM solely as a means to reduce paper, you're missing the big picture. The technology has evolved far beyond front-end capture. Workflow, integration, automation, and business process management (BPM) help businesses become more productive, competitive, and efficient. If you haven't embraced the new technology, not only are you not getting the most out of your software investments—you're losing money with every passing day.

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•Guest Column: Progressing Beyond Electronic Storage And Retrieval: 4 Tips That Show You How