An integrated document imaging solution is ideal for some companies, but not ideal for everyone.
The process of document imaging includes scanners, document imaging software, and oftentimes involves business workflow, storage, backups, versioning, and more.
If you have a big document imaging budget, you may opt for the high end solutions and services for your document imaging solution. However, smaller companies, non profits, and government agencies and put the pieces together on a limited budget.
The good news is that there are great, low cost tools and options for any size company. The bad news is that this means you need to piece the different things together yourself. Unless you have worked with document imaging solutions before, this is not going to be easy.
That is where a company like Coleman Data Solutions comes in. We have the technology and experience to help craft a solid document imaging solution that could include using your own scanners or could involve us picking up your documents regularly in our vans and imaging them for you. We would then import your documents into your database for easy management.
Your software could be SharePoint, Box.net hosted in the cloud, a CRM like SalesForce.com, or any number of other options. Coleman also works with people that have custom document management solutions all the time. The real key to success is to plan out the entire process in advance and be sure the system will scale with your future document imaging growth.
