The consumerization of IT will remain an important factor. Consumers will be inspired to bring applications, which they enjoy in their private life – such as Dropbox and Google Docs – back into the office environment. This development will increase the demand for robust, enterprise-ready document management solutions.
In addition, government initiatives around the world will continue to incentify organizations to go paperless – from digitizing patient records in the US, Malaysia and Brazil to e-invoicing legislation across Europe. Document management solutions provide the perfect platform for realizing these specific solutions within a broader context.
Furthermore, the demand for mobility will continue to drive our market forward. Document management is ideal for providing structured and secure access to any type of information, from any corner in the world.
And last but not least, the continued pressure on all companies to become more productive creates a constant pull for Enterprise Content Management. Paper handling is often the last frontier in many offices for reaching new levels of efficiency.
Given this backdrop, DocuWare will continue to provide feature-rich and yet easy-to-use document management solutions – which are fully equipped for mobile use. 2014 will mark the year when the complete functionality is available in a browser and device-independent format. We will also continue to promote our SaaS solution, which is particularly well-suited for smaller organizations to gain a competitive advantage by deploying a document management solution – without any upfront investment.
