Newspapers are used to working on tight deadlines, but nothing could have prepared 2008 Run Smarter Award winners the Star Tribune for the time-crunch the Minneapolis newspaper faced when it needed to replace its legacy document imaging system—one with no support or upgrade path—with one that could migrate massive databases from shared servers in less than a year. . . Full story »

Located at the southern shores of Chautauqua Lake, Jamestown, NY, is the largest city in picturesque Chautauqua County. The Jamestown Public Schools serve approximately 5,000 students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade at six neighborhood elementary schools, three middle schools and one comprehensive high school.

In 2003, the Jamestown City School District’s human resources department began investigating document management as a possible solution to managing an ever increasing amount of paper. The department’s six employees were responsible for managing personnel records, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, employment applications and reports regarding civil rights, unemployment and workers’ compensation, as well as all files relating to negotiations, arbitrations, grievances and meeting minutes of the district’s seven unions. . . Full story »

For attorneys, dealing with boxes and boxes of paper discovery documents is the norm. But as courts and prosecuting attorneys are beginning to provide documents digitally, defense attorneys can be caught unprepared.

Faced with trying State v. Valentini, the largest gambling conspiracy case in Arizona history, criminal defense attorney Howard Snader knew his old paper-based system wouldn’t work any longer. . . Full story »

If you’ve ever enrolled in an employer-sponsored voluntary insurance program, you know all about the stacks of paper that come with. It’s easy then to imagine the massive volume of paperwork that companies such as Seattle, WA-based Administrative Systems, Inc. (ASI) process behind the scenes. As a voluntary benefits administration firm, ASI handles thousands of documents every day for employers, carriers and other employee benefit providers. And now, thanks to their Laserfiche system, ASI staff are enjoying a few benefits of their own—reduced processing times, simplified compliance and faster access to information. . . Full story »

Donation-supported non-profit organizations need to keep general office expenses to a minimum. The American Cancer Society, in particular, is very committed to putting forth as much of their resources as possible to disease research, detection and treatment, as well as patient support. . . Full story »

A successful European airline is breaking into new global markets, with help from Laserfiche. When Virgin Airlines of Great Britain launched Virgin Blue in Australia, it chose Laserfiche to support its initiative of instantly scanning and retrieving passenger data. . . Full story »

As a leading provider of wholesale energy services, Reliant Energy must work within the guidelines set up by the state to ensure the proper operation of its 170 hydroelectric plants. Making sure those guidelines and agreements are readily available in case of an audit is imperative for keeping things running smoothly. . . Full story »

One of the best school districts in Louisiana is using Laserfiche enterprise-wide to manage its mission-critical information, including student and teacher records, board of education minutes, financial transactions and property inventories. . . Full story »

Teaching incarcerated and at-risk juveniles is the job of the Alternative Education division of the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Shuttling between courthouses, treatment facilities, juvenile halls and foster care, these teens and pre-teens often got lost in the system in the past.

Thanks to the instantaneous electronic transfer of their educational files, made possible by Laserfiche WebLink, these juveniles now are keeping up with schoolwork and counseling opportunities. This increases the likelihood of their eventual rehabilitation. . . Full story »

Each day, students submit a number of documents—from aid applications, scholarship acceptance letters and promissory notes to copies of birth certificates, passports and tax returns—to the University of Utah’s Department of Financial Aid & Scholarships. Prior to installing Laserfiche, staff spent hours sorting, routing and filing these forms—and service suffered as a result. . . Full story »

Brown Metals Company boasts the largest inventory of thin-gauge stainless steel coil on the West Coast. Thanks to an efficient supply chain and a highly-skilled workforce, Brown Metals can quickly process and ship orders of any size, from those weighing less than a pound to those that exceed ten tons. But as the company grew, keeping track of order-related paperwork became increasingly challenging—and had an adverse impact on employee productivity. . . Full story »

Since its founding in 1958, Arthur McKay has established its credentials as one of the top building services and maintenance contractors in the U.K. The company embraces the very latest technology to provide quality, value and innovative solutions to meet clients’ needs. So it’s only logical that when staff sought to streamline business processes, reduce paper consumption and improve their clients’ access to information, they chose a document management solution with an equally impressive track record of innovation. By implementing Laserfiche digital document management, Arthur McKay has optimised their business processes and realised a vast improvement in their quality of client service. . . Full story »

In 30 countries on five of the Earth’s continents, three to four million people have leprosy, or suffer its disabling aftereffects such as blindness, loss of hands and feet and facial disfigurement. Eleven thousand new cases are found every week, 15 to 20 percent of them children.
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Ceval Alimentos of Brazil implemented Laserfiche Document Imaging a few months ago and the company is already seeing huge results, one of which includes the elimination of an entire room of printers.

“Before (Laserfiche) we used to print 1 million pages monthly, now we only print 200,000,” said Alessander Comandolli, Technology Analyst of Ceval. That 80% reduction has made quite an impact on Ceval (a branch of the Bunge Group in Argentina) the third largest soybean exporter in South America.
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Flight Masters is an air-freight forwarding company that tries to treat all its customers like family.

Trouble is, the family is growing–fast.

Founded a dozen years ago, the company now has major offices in five U.S. cities–San Francisco; Ontario, Calif. (near Los Angeles); Minneapolis; Dallas, and Chicago-and just a few months ago it became international, by opening an office in London.
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