Laserfiche

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Laserfiche
Type Private
Founded 1974
Headquarters Long Beach, California
Key people Nien-Ling Wacker, CEO
Industry Software, Document management
Products Agenda Manager
Agenda Processor
Laserfiche
Laserfiche RME
Plus
Quick Fields
Snapshot
Web Access
WebLink
Employees 170
Website www.laserfiche.com

Laserfiche is a manufacturer of software and systems for document management, document imaging and records management used by thousands of organizations. [1] It is headquartered in Long Beach, California. “Laserfiche” refers to both the company and its product platform.

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[edit] History

Laserfiche began in 1974, founded by Nien-Ling Wacker.[2] Originally a custom software developer, the concept for a PC-based document management system began in 1981 when a client, a large Japanese auto manufacturer, required litigation support for a large volume of documents.[3]. At the time, paralegals had to wade through thousands of pages of depositions, entering keywords into a database. Attorneys were limited to searching on keywords to find relevant testimony.[3] Nien-Ling Wacker realized that if a full-text index of every page were available, the search capabilities would be greatly enhanced, and the amount of physical labor required to index the documents would decrease substantially. With the release of WORM drives that cost "only" $200 for 200MB of diskspace, the conceived system could be made cost effective.[3]

The first version of Laserfiche was released in 1987 becoming the first DOS-based document imaging system in the world.[4]. The system used commercial off the shelf components such as OCR boards from Kurzweil, graphics monitors from Cornerstone, scanner interface boards by Kofax.

In 1993 Laserfiche released the first PC-based client-server document imaging system, based on the NetWare Loadable Modules platform. [5] [6] [7]

In 2002, Laserfiche 6 marked the company’s first foray into MSSQL-based document management. Also introduced that year were Quick Fields, an automated document processing module; and WebLink, which provides read-only, Web-based access to documents stored in Laserfiche.

In 2004, Laserfiche 7 marked the company’s first offering for Oracle users. That year also marked the adoption of a new corporate branding identity, which is still in use today.

In 2007, Laserfiche released Intuition, a document management solution for financial services professionals. Intuition is designed specifically for sole proprietors and small firms.

Laserfiche 8, the latest update to the Laserfiche platform, is scheduled for release in early 2008.

Laserfiche is a division of Compulink Management Center, Inc.

[edit] System overview and compatibility

According to the company’s Website, core components of the Laserfiche platform include:

  • The Laserfiche Client and Server
  • Quick Fields
  • Web Access and Weblink, Web-based document management systems
  • Records Management Edition, US DoD 5015.2-certified records management software
  • Audit Trail
  • Workflow, a business processing platform
  • PLUS, an optical media publishing utility

[edit] Supported configurations

  • Server OS: Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 x64
  • Databases: MS SQL Server 2003, MS SQL Server 2008, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g
  • Web Servers: IIS (?)
  • Web Browsers: IE6, IE7, FF
  • Client OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista
  • Protocols: HTTP/WebDAV, DCOM, .NET
  • Clustering: Support for Active/Passive Failover.
  • Authentication: Active Directory, Kerboros, Laserfiche Security
  • Virtualization: WMVware Infrastructure, VMWare Workstation, VMWare Server, WMWare Fusion.

[edit] Languages supported

  • Unicode. Support for documents in all languages.
  • Internationalization. User interface localized English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Vietnamese, and Korean

[edit] The Laserfiche Institute

The Laserfiche Institute’s stated mission is to “teach staff, resellers and current and prospective clients how to use Laserfiche most effectively.” As a part of this mission, the Institute conducts Web seminars and publishes document management guides, white papers and other educational content. The Institute also distributes educational materials through the Laserfiche Support Site.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Monkerud, Don. "Harnessing Digital Documents", Digital Publishing Solutions, July, 2002. 
  2. ^ "2006 Hall of Fame Inductees", National Association of Women Business Owners, February, 2006. 
  3. ^ a b c Duhon, Bryant. "One-on-One With Nien-Ling Wacker", AIIM e-doc magazine, November 12, 2002. 
  4. ^ Jefferson, David. "Compulink Tries To Convert Skeptics To Paperless Office", Wall Street Journal, March 15, 1990. 
  5. ^ "1994 Product of the Year. Laserfiche NLM/Windows", LAN Magazine, February, 1994. 
  6. ^ Duncan, Thom. "Gone Fiche'ing For Data", LAN Times, November 20, 1995. 
  7. ^ Hurwicz, Michael. "Feature Story: The Paperless Office", Network Computing, CMP, August 1, 1995.