Kofax®, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software to automate and digitally transform end-to-end business processes, today announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nuance Document Imaging (NDI), a division of Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN). NDI provides software to help organizations optimize their information-based capture and print processes from being labor intensive,…
Fujitsu America, Inc. (Fujitsu) and Canon Information & Imaging Solutions, Inc. (CIIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announce that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand the scope of the relationship in North America. The agreement stipulates that Fujitsu will leverage Canon’s software technology as part of its capabilities portfolio, while…
This week’s #DMCollaborator article is from Jamie Radford, Founder and CEO of The Accounts Payable Association. For Jamie, these are exciting times in the world of accounts payable and procure-to-pay, as technology assists people in their roles and in upskilling. Jamie anticipates technology will have a huge impact, with the purchase ledger clerk and AP clerk roles evolving into more…
This week’s article is from ECM expert Alan Pelz-Sharpe. For Alan, there is value in new ECM 2.0 systems – the use of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the leveraging of cloud platform building blocks and even blockchain. He argues that older technologies should not be automatically jettisoned, however. He notes that 2.0 systems follow…
This week’s #theDMCollaborators article is from market observer and editor of Document Manager Dave Tyler on the big drivers for change right now – post-GDPR, but also pre-Brexit. GDPR is something that more businesses should view as an opportunity, Dave argues. In particular, it’s good to be GDPR compliant because it enables firms to interact with customers in ways…
This week’s #theDMCollaborators article is from AIIM’s SVP EMEA, Atle Skjekkeland, about what he sees as the three biggest problems facing brands today – which also promise to be thedmcollaborators community opportunities. According to Atle, better invoice processing, moving to paperless HR and making e-contract management a reality are all things companies need to do in order to remain…
This week’s #theDMCollaborators article is from well-known accessibility champion and software entrepreneur The UK Association for Accessible Formats (UKAAF)’s Jeff Mills. According to Jeff, with technological innovation accelerating, it is difficult for organisations to keep up when it comes to accessibility. This means that organisations need to continually keep testing their websites for accessibility to stay ahead. If organisations want…
This week’s #thedmcollaborators article is from data protection practitioner Ralph T O’Brien, Principal at REINBO Consulting, on the new Data Protection Act. According to Ralph, the frenzy over the EU’s GDPR has obscured the fact that the UK now has its own freshly-minted Data Protection Act 2018. Ralph discusses the key DPA 2018 big challenges and why if you are involved…
This week’s #thedmcollaborators article is the second of a two-part series of interviews with The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM)’s President, Tim Cummins. In the interview, Tim discusses the membership organisation’s many insights into the challenges of contract management, and also details the practical steps he sees as necessary to change contract management for the better.…
Nominations are now open for the DM Awards 2018 Now in its 12th year, the Document Manager Awards were established to showcase, recognise and reward the sector’s true pioneers in technology products and service. There are 24 different categories into which you can nominate a company, product or service along with 4 project categories. There are…