White Papers and Published Articles

Return on Investment Sells Document Management to Executives (pdf - opens in new page)

The latest paper from the Open Archive team. Within most organizations, the battle for funding is extremely competitive. In these uncertain economic times, any IT spending must have a clear positive impact on the corporate bottom line or competitive position. Using the ROI information contained in this paper will provide a springboard to make the right document management solution decisions for your company.

Building Up the Digital Architect (pdf - opens in new page)

A blueprint for today's digital technology from David J. Wilson in collaboration with Kyocera Mita America. Although this paper is written to address the document and drawing management needs of the architectural industry, any business that spends time copying, filing and looking for paper documents can benefit. Updated October 2006

S.E.A. (Scan, Edit, Archive) Your Paper (pdf - opens in new page)

A powerful solution to bring your legacy data online. A white paper written by David J. Wilson for the SEA (Scan, Edit, Archive) Initiative. As paper-based legacy archives age, issues such as maintenance, updating, loss, deterioration, misplacement, expensive handling and replacement costs become increasingly important. This paper explores the costs and solutions for scanning, editing and archiving paper drawings.

How to Modernize your Legacy Engineering Archives

A white paper by David J. Wilson, published for IBM. The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the tools, benefits and strategies for capturing and bridging your paper-based engineering assets into a true CAD modeling environment.

Digital Mapping and Large Format Scanners

by Jeremy D. Wilson. Organizations implement digital mapping system to improve productivity, reduce operating costs and increase access to geospatial information. The faster information can be loaded into the digital environment and made available in a usable format, the sooner these organizations can accomplish their objectives. To date, the best input device for achieving productivity remains the large format scanner.

An Incremental Approach to Scanning and Document Management

A white paper written by David J. Wilson, published for Vidar Systems. This paper illustrates an incremental approach for bringing paper assets into CAD, EDM (Engineering Drawing Management) and PDM (Product Data Management) environments. These tools are essential for companies to remain competitive, improve product quality, and meet quality, regulatory, and company rightsizing requirements.

How to Integrate Paper with CAD

by David J. Wilson - Published for GTX Corp.1995.Some of the issues covered in this paper include the value of drawings, eliminating the paper trail, the hidden costs of paper, integrating paper with CAD and raster vs. vector.

 Open Archive Providing Production Scanning Connector for eCopy
As published in the MFP Report, September 2006.

 "The Benefits of Open Archive Document Management"
    As published in the Mac-Durgin Newsletter Fall 2002.

 Scan to Print Goes Open.
    By David J. Wilson for the Contex Sales Conference, April 2001

 Patent Analysis gets a New Image
     Fall 1999

 Creating Intelligent Electronic-Based Archives
    Published for Imaging Service Bureau News, Jan./Feb. 1999

 Large Format Monochrome Scanners
    by Don Beauvais & Dave Wilson, Updated June 1999

 "The Legalities of Imaging"
    by David J. Wilson. August 1998.

 Cost Justification Paper
    Provides cost benefit analysis of integrating paper engineering archives.

 Integrating Paper with EDM and PDM
    By David J. Wilson - Imaging World, June 1 1996

 An Incremental Approach to EDMS/PDM
    by David J. Wilson - Kalthoff EDM/PDM Vision 95.

 Paper integration with CAD and EDM Drives Business Re-investment
    by David J. Wilson - Synergis Technologies Newsletter Fall 95.

 Modernizing Paper Engineering Drawings
    by David J. Wilson and Scott Harlin - Design News October 1993.

 Saving Money on Paper Drawings
    by David J. Wilson - Machine Design.

 What is Hybrid?
    by David J. Wilson

 Key Benefits of an Open Drawing Archive
    by David J. Wilson

 Hybrid Raster/Vector CAD Market Analysis
    by David J. Wilson

Open Archive Systems Announces Open Archive Document Services for eCopy^TM (02/13/2008)

Open Archive Systems Exhibits at ITEX 2007 (03/12/2007)

Service Point Acquires Open Archive Systems (05/19/2006)

Service Point to Acquire Open Archive Systems; Reinforces Support of Electronic Document Management Initiatives (04/03/2006)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Announces its Software Alliance Partnership with eCopy (03/29/2006)

Open Archive Systems Releases echive^® Version 5 with Enhanced PDF Support (06/22/2005)

Open Archive Systems Releases New PageCommander Series (06/08/05)

Raster Editing is Easier than Ever with echive^® RasterREnew Version 2.7(04/07/05)

Automatic Software Update Tool Now Available for Open Archive Systems Customers(04/07/05)

Open Archive Releases Version 4.0 of echive Organizer and echive Explorer (06/10/04)

The echive Series of Document Management is Demonstrated at the Annual Kyocera Mita National Dealer Meeting (05/08/03)

Curriculum Associates Selects echive Document Management Software (04/15/02)

Open Archive Systems Participated in the Kyocera Mita Dealer Meeting (04/15/02)

Kofax Ascent Capture Now Supported by echive^® (03/14/02)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Enhances the echive® Viewer (03/8/02)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Releases echive^® Viewer (02/10/02)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. to Exhibit at A/E/C Systems 2001 (05/22/01)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. and GTX Corporation Exhibit at Reprographics 2001 (05/15/01)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Releases an Update to the echive^® Planner (04/09/01)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Exhibits echive^® at Cebit (04/05/01)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Exhibits echive^®  at Contex International Distributors Conference (04/05/01)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Releases echive™ v.2.2 (09/15/00)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Announces echive Organizer™ Enhancements (06/01/00)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Releases echive TIFIndexer™ (06/01/00)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Releases echive Planner (06/01/00)

Open Archive Systems, Inc. Announces echive (10/28/99)

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