What is a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)?
A group purchasing organization (GPO) is an organization designed to leverage the collective might of its members to get preferred pricing on products ...
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Document Scanning for Law Offices
Posted on Dec 9, 2014
Scanning paper documents to digital files carries a number of universal benefits no matter what industry your organization is in. Document scanning is especially useful for the legal vertical, where ongoing litigation and tricky retention policies are common. We're glad to help you understand the advantages, but always be sure to consult your governing guidelines and your clients before committing to anything that may involve document destruction. Document Scanning for Litigation Dealing with mountains of paper for an ongoing case is a monumental task. Even for small projects, scanning those files into a digital format (usually PDF or TIF, depending on preference or software) makes searching for pertinent information much easier, saving time and costs for interns and paralegals. Once legal documents are scanned in, optical character recognition, or OCR, can render each digital page searchable by keywords or phrases. Not only is discovery much easier with OCRed documents, but electronic ...
Benefits of Document Scanning
Organizations facing document management challenges endure a 21.3% loss in productivity. Whether it be an inability to find documents or not having a centralized ...
Read moreThe History of A&A Office Systems
A&A Office Systems has consistently offered the best in office technology since 1961. Now, you may or may not know that our bread and butter, photocopiers, ...
Read moreWhy Your Office Should Ditch the Desktop Printer
Desktop printers are great. At home, you can count on your desktop for new recipes, for your children's homework, or for driving directions. If your business ...
Read more5 Reasons to Buy Your Copier From an Independent Dealer
If you’re in the market for a new copier (or MFP if you prefer!), you have a lot of decisions to make. What PPM is right for you? Do you need to store ...
Read moreWhat is Metadata?
One of my favorite things about writing for The A&A Blog is helping readers understand terms and concepts that they may have heard in the past but may ...
Read moreGetting Started With a Backup Plan For Your Business
It goes without saying, but a friendly reminder never hurts: Backup your data. Always. Then back it up again. In a previous life, I worked in a Fortune ...
Read moreHow Building the Best Copier Service Department Strengthens Relationships
“It’s not the customer’s problem. It’s our problem,” says Scott Richards, A&A’s Service Manager. Scott has been with with A&A Office Systems for over 14 ...
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