In the 1980s, technology experts told us that as more people used computers, and computers became more powerful, we would no longer need to generate paper records. Twenty years later we know that isn’t the case. In fact, now that computers are easier to use, we generate 25% more paper compounded every year.

How much time and money could your company save if those rooms and cabinets of paper were secured on a computer and accessible through a network?

Using document conversion, ILM can take your warehouse of records and your back rooms full of filing cabinets and convert the information into useable, searchable, and archived electronic data.

How you collect and use your data is as unique as the data itself.

ILM will work closely with you to clearly define your document conversion goals, then devise a solution to help you achieve them. Regardless of the tools that we use, the end result is digital data that you have instantaneous access to and in a manner that is suited exactly to your needs.

The need to control this growing problem is greater too. The power behind a paper-free environment, one where records are accessible and data is managed, is still possible and ILM document conversion can get you there!

Imagine standing in a room or warehouse jam-packed with boxes and filing cabinets full of file folders, books, or journals. Do you know how long it takes to access one file, make necessary copies, and then re-file that material? Hours? Days? Weeks?

Here is how much it is costing you.

• $880 to maintain a five-drawer file cabinet per year.
• $11 per year, per inch of paper documents.
• 10 minutes are wasted each time a document is retrieved and then re-filed.
• The average office worker makes 61 trips per week to the fax machine, copier and printer.
• 1 out of every 20 documents (5%) is lost and 3% are mis-filed.

(Source: International Records Management Trust 1995/Gartner Study, Coopers and Lybrand)