Konica Minolta Releases Automated Workflow Solution for Financial Documents
July 29, 2014 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. has announced a new automated workflow solution to help financial providers securely capture, process, and distribute financial documents with ease while meeting regulatory demands. Part of Konica Minolta’s EnvisionIT Finance solution portfolio, Dispatcher Phoenix Finance helps banks, financial institutions and accounting departments streamline paper-based document processes to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve access to information.
Dispatcher Phoenix Finance integrates directly into the Konica Minolta bizhub MFP control panel and offers file conversion, barcode processing, zonal OCR, integration with content management systems and cloud-based storage providers, making it easy to automate financial document processes. With Dispatcher Phoenix Finance, administrators will be able to:
- Secure Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and financial information – Dispatcher Phoenix Finance includes file conversion to PDF/A features for archiving, intelligent redaction, automatic file conversion to password-protected PDFs, and direct integration with Active Directory.
- Automate manual paper-based processes – Streamline time-consuming manual processes, including renaming, splitting, routing, converting, and indexing files, with just a touch of a button.
- Access information quickly – Loan packages, appraisals, credit applications, insurance claims, etc. can be easily converted to a large variety of Microsoft Office formats, such as Excel and Word, and Searchable PDF format for quick accessibility of important information.
- Scan to secure folder or content management system – Dispatcher Phoenix Finance includes a connector to Microsoft SharePoint that allows you to scan, index, and route files to SharePoint either from the MFP control panel or via an automated workflow. In addition, files can be automatically distributed to various destinations at the same time, such as email recipients, network folders, FTP servers, and more.
- Leverage barcode and OCR technology for improved data processing – To improve the management of financial records, Dispatcher Phoenix’s barcode recognition feature allows documents to be automatically routed to various destinations based on barcode values. And powerful zonal OCR capabilities allow financial providers to automatically extract relevant data for use in back-end systems.
IBPI and BTA Southeast Partner to Host Consecutive Events
July 28, 2014 — IBPI (www.ibpi.net) and the Southeast district of the Business Technology Association (BTA; www.bta.org) have partnered to host consecutive events in 2015 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Fla. IBPI’s March 18-20 meeting will combine its Regional Meeting and Annual Meeting of Members. BTA Southeast will host its annual Winter Break event on March 20-21, featuring a variety of educational sessions and networking opportunities. Both events will feature the products and services of a number of exhibiting sponsors. In addition, there will be attractive pricing and additional benefits for the participating dealers and vendors.
IBPI and BTA Southeast were created by and continue to be governed by independent office technology dealers. Both organizations are fully dedicated to supporting, strengthening and advancing the dealer channel. By joining forces for these consecutive meetings, the organizations have ensured that in March 2015, the Grand Floridian will be the “must-attend” gathering place for the industry’s leading, progressive dealership principals.
“We are very happy with the decision by IBPI’s leadership team to schedule the organization’s next meeting in conjunction with our 2015 Winter Break event,” said BTA Southeast President John Eckstrom. “For a number of years, Orlando has been the home of the first of our two BTA Southeast district events each year. Having a leading, dealer-centric organization like IBPI join us at the beautiful, relaxing Grand Floridian will take both of our events to new heights.”
IBPI Executive Director Randy Horshok said he is pleased to be returning to the site of their most successful past Regional Meeting. “By combining our event with BTA Southeast’s Winter Break, we are confident that our March 18-20 event will be a great success,” he said. “As discussions got underway to join forces with BTA Southeast, it quickly became clear that it was a perfect match. Not only do we share many of the same members, but we share the same commitment to ensuring that the independent dealer channel remains the industry’s premier source of office technology and services.”
In the coming months, watch www.ibpi.net and www.bta.org/BTASoutheastEvent for more event details as the organizations’ event agendas are finalized.
InnoMark Communications Targeting Efficiency in Comprehensive Production with EFI Radius Software
July 28, 2014 –EFI has announced that InnoMark Communications has selected EFI Radius ERP software to unify and manage business data and operations across its 11 facilities. Fairfield, Ohio-based InnoMark selected the packaging and converting industry’s #1 ERP system based on its best-in-class tools for streamlined, multi-plant management and the technical capabilities Radius gives users to direct an extensive range of finishing and fulfillment processes. Radius ERP software, which will be implemented in phases starting later this year, replaces a series of programs and spreadsheet applications in use at various InnoMark plants, legacy systems that were in place at the individual companies InnoMark has acquired over the past 15 years. After examining software options in the marketplace, an evaluation team led by InnoMark Communications ERP Implementation Director Joseph Roberts determined that EFI Radius offered the best capabilities to unify the company’s decentralized business workflow structure. Radius will be especially beneficial for managing many of the large, national retail signage and packaging jobs InnoMark produces, as those jobs all transfer from different screen, litho, flexo and digital print facilities to a main hub for die-cutting, lamination, kitting and fulfillment. The software modules and features InnoMark has with its purchase, including EFI Process Shipper software and integrated support for Esko ArtiosCAD 3-D design software, will allow the company to be even more prepared for its extensive finishing workload and complex fulfillment requests. For more information about EFI Radius, visit www.efi.com or contact (800) 875-7117.
