Important information about various services provided by GSS America
December 16th, 2009
In today’s business environment, effective management of paper records is a challenge. Executing the requirements for information lifecycle management, including compliance, privacy, and information governance, is almost impossible if the organization’s system is paper-based. By transitioning to electronic processes, benefits accrue to the organization’s bottom line, as well as helping the environment.
An enterprise content management (ECM) system delivers significant improvement to efficiency, records management, and security for most companies. And, no longer is ECM cost-prohibitive for small business. The technology’s costs have gone down and scalability has increased – companies can get started inexpensively and ramp up as needed. Small business can implement high-performance ECM software and keep project cost in the black during the first year of operations. GSS America Infotech, a Portal Development and Content Management Company, can deliver ECM solutions for global companies by providing IT consulting and onsite-offshore development resources from data centers in North America and Asia. GSS America services support systems design, development, implementation, and ongoing support. All services are listed in the GSS America press room on the company’s web site.
For organizations considering ECM software, engineers with GSS America listed the following tips for a successful records management strategy:
ECM is more than only an electronic document archive
Designing an automated workflow is what will transform the business by routing documents electronically to the appropriate person at the right time for processing. Companies can process significantly more work without more people as a result. GSS America reviews its clients’ workflows, IT infrastructure, and document management needs before recommending an ECM solution.
Understand compliance responsibilities and identify opportunities for standardization
Even small organizations have the same regulatory requirements as larger companies, and the easiest way to meet those requirements is by standardizing processes. An ECM system can allow or restrict access to documents and provide the documented audit trail to support compliance. GSS America excellence in ECM consulting assists clients to design compliant solutions.
Automate your records retention and disposition plan
A solid plan for the retention of records and their disposition is at the core of a strong ECM solution. In general, records that are no longer active should be off-loaded to a low cost storage medium. That strategy lowers storage costs and does not allow older records to degrade system performance. GSS America alliances with major storage and ECM manufacturers ensure clients receive best of breed solutions.
Conclusion
Document regulations and requirements will only become more stringent in the future. Clients receive all GSS America advantages when the company is engaged to design and develop an enterprise ECM solution.
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