Use this questionaire to evalate your needs for an imaging system. Once completed, please give us a call and one of our Imaging experts will be happy to review your answers and help determine how we can assist you.

Imaging System Users

• How many people would use document imaging?
• What kinds of needs do they have?
• Interview some of the people who handle your paper documents to outline their concerns and needs.
• How could an electronic version of their documents help them be more efficient?

Imaging System Documents

• What are the essential or "bread-and-butter" documents of your business?
• What documents are used most often?
• What documents are you receiving from clients, partners, distributors, etc.?
• How are these documents filed currently?
• Analyze the use of documents in your business
• Trace the path your essential documents take from their creation to burial in some filing cabinet.

• How long are different types of records kept?
• How frequently are different types of archived documents accessed?
• How many people are involved in processing incoming documents (word processors/data entry, filers, information workers, managers)?
• Who needs to access these documents on a daily, regular, infrequent basis?
• How many copies of these documents are made for the various personnel that handle and process them?

Evaluate and match the technology to find the right fit for your business

• Does access to mainframe or legacy databases need to be integrated?
• Is there a need to access your documents over the Internet?
• What kinds of applications will your users need?

Development and Maintenance of Imaging System

• Does your company have in-house staff that can develop a system to meet your needs?
• Will your existing network handle a new network application?
• Is your network integrator able to support imaging systems and infrstructure?
• Would your IT staff want a hands-on approach or would you require a turn-key solution?