Datacap "Cycle Faster B2B 2007" Benefit Program Launched At AIIM
Third Year of ECM Industry Partnership to Benefit Lance Armstrong and Other Foundations
Tarrytown, NY and Newton, Mass. – (May 29, 2007)
Datacap Inc., the leading provider of flexible capture and
forms processing software solutions, used the AIIM Expo to underscore its
mission of helping organizations "cycle faster."Datacap debuted Taskmaster
7, a major upgrade of its award-winning capture software that "cycles" document
processes faster and more efficiently. Datacap also kicked-off "Cycle Faster B2B
2007," its annual benefit program to raise funds for good causes, including the
Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing in Boston, and others.
Cycle Faster Includes Broad ECM Industry
Participation
The model of the Cycle Faster
program mimics that of the Enterprise Content Management - or ECM - industry. In
ECM, end user solutions are dependent upon the integration of components from
multiple vendors. Similarly, in Cycle Faster, many industry vendors have
come together for a greater cause. The name "Cycle Faster" highlights one of the
key benefits provided by ECM and capture solutions: to make the cycle of
document capture and processing, storage and retrieval faster, more efficient
and more effective.
Cycle Faster 2007 B2B sponsors include Fujitsu, Bowe Bell
& Howell, Visioneer, EMC Captiva, Panasonic, Oce, Kodak, Kofax, Canon,
ABBYY, DocuWare, AIIM, Parascript, Captaris, Content Analyst, Filebound and
Snowbound Software.The start of Datacap's
Cycle Faster B2B 2007 benefit program coincided with the beginning of the
cycling season at April's AIIM Expo in Boston and will complete its course at
October's ARMA Expo in Baltimore. Datacap developed Cycle Faster to bring the
ECM industry together to raise awareness and funds for good causes. This year's
program, which is off to a great start, is set to become the most successful
yet.
"This program, and others
like it, is a model for corporate and individual cooperation and important to
the success of raising funds for cancer research and support," said Lance
Armstrong, cancer survivor and Chairman / Founder of the LAF. "We appreciate
what Datacap and its industry partners are doing for the Foundation."
Quick Start at AIIM 2007
Cycle Faster B2B 2007 riders raced
at AIIM on a one-mile virtual course on a cycling Computrainer, provided by
International Bicycle Centers of Boston. (www.internationalbike.com/).
AIIM President John Mancini maintained a positive attitude
while competing, even during the grueling uphill climb at the end of his course.
"That's not an easy ride," he exclaimed, while posting a very respectable time.Riders battled for top spot on the leader board right up
until the close of the AIIMExpo. In addition to
personal bragging rights, riders were competing for the honor of having
charitable donations made in the name of their companies.
Winners of the AIIM Time Trials include:
-
Sabrina Stratford, Captaris -
Fastest Female Individual Rider
-
Alexander Goerke, Kofax - Fastest
Individual Male Rider
-
Fujitsu Image Products of America
- Best Team Average
-
Visioneer - Best Team
Participation
Donations will be made to
both the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Horace Mann School for the Deaf
& Hard of Hearing on behalf of Kofax and Captaris.
"We extend our gratitude to
this year's riders, who helped to kick the contest off and helped us raise
much-needed funds," said Scott Blau, Datacap CEO.
How to Participate
For information on how to get
involved in Cycle Faster, visit cyclefaster.datacap.com/. Individuals
can participate in a number of ways, from committing to ride, to pledge support
for another rider or simply making a donation. Corporate sponsors can
also sign up to compete at the ARMA Conference and Expo in Baltimore.
Taskmaster 7 Debuted
In addition to launching the Cycle
Faster program at the AIIM Expo, Datacap also announced the general availability
of a major new version of its data and document capture platform, Taskmaster 7.
Taskmaster 7 is optimized for SOA, compliant with .NET and includes enhancements
to its specific solutions including Taskmaster for Invoices.
About Datacap: Since 1988, Datacap Inc. has provided award-winning document capture and forms processing software solutions to organizations worldwide. Datacap Taskmaster software accurately transforms paper into information, increasing efficiency while reducing costs and document cycle time. A client/server, rules-based capture workflow platform, Taskmaster provides the industry's most adaptable solutions for both document image indexing and forms processing. Taskmaster also enables scanning and indexing from a browser and integrates with all leading document management solutions, databases and ERP systems. Awarded AIIM "Best of Show" for Forms Processing, Rulerunner Service provides the only complete capture solution for SOA. For additional information, visit www.datacap.com.