Word from CDI's President

Juan J. Celaya

Integrating Disparate Data Sources with CMIS & CADI™

My blog article on Content and Data Integration™ highlights some of the technical issues and considerations the CADI™ methodology addresses with regards to the volumes of data that exist and with which we must deal with. The uncertainty of "does the concept really work" or the stigma of being the first to implement this new approach ties directly to our constant fear of failure. Allowing fear to define one's actions has never been a part of my play book, however, calculated risks, testing and a belief of what will work has been my guiding light.

When our company got into the search and retrieval market in 1992, I believed the technology was perfect for providing access to network accessible information that was stored throughout the organization.  I have found the three main problems to be:

1. How to maintain accessibility while ensuring security.
2. Maintain access to updated information.
3. Ensure the process is not proprietary so we are not held hostage.

Go to CDI's blog - CADI's Corner™ - to read the rest of this article and find more information on CADI™ related topics or contact me and I will be happy to provide you with details.

DAF Connect™ Newest Utility for DAF 

Juan J. Celaya

DAF Connect™ is a new utility from CDI for Windows users to "Send" files to a DAF Repository; the utility is available in 32 or 64 bit versions. DAF Connect™ is part of the DAF suite of products that make the DAF™ application more flexible and easier to integrate with your CADI™ requirements.

Go to CDI's blog - CADI's Corner™ - to read the rest of this article and find more information on CADI™ related topics or contact me and I will be happy to provide you with details.

Kofax Transformation Modules

Kofax Transformation Modules is a suite of add-on applications for Kofax Capture that streamline the transformation of documents into structured electronic information, ready for delivery into business processes. It replaces manual, error-prone and expensive document sorting and data entry processes with automatic document classification, separation and data extraction.

By leveraging Kofax's world-beating intelligent document recognition technologies that can classify, separate and extract any document, regardless of type, content or format, Kofax Transformation Modules allows you to leverage a single solution to automate all your document driven business processes and achieve rapid payback.

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The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH) Celebrates 50th Anniversary with High Tech Content management 

TRG and CDI Complete Digital Conversion and SharePoint DMS/Workflow Implementation for the US Army 

The Institute of Heraldry at Fort Belvoir, Virginia celebrated their 50th anniversary with pride an enthusiasm this month. At the same time, they were just finishing up a large digitization/convertion project as well as the  initial implementation of a SharePoint portal for desktop access to their working documents and an automated heraldic design workflow.

CDI and The Richwood Group, Company scanned over 1.6 million pages using Kodak scanners and software, converting paper files to high quality images and searchable PDF files allowing artist, technicians and managers to access project files directly from their desktop. These files consisted of original artwork, manufacture's drawings, specifications, policy documents and correspondence. The team also migrated tens of thousands of documents in digital format from the TIOH's aging, end-of-life document management system.View Complete Article.

It's All About the data: Some Guidelines for Capture and document Processing into a SharePoint Environment

by Bill LaPorte

There is a tremendous amount of debate on the internet about the viability of using Microsoft SharePoint as an ECM or DM platform.  There are the advocates who state that SharePoint is the be-all, end-all solution; the Holy Grail if you will.  Then of course, there are the opponents who vigorously argue SharePoint will never be capable of being an enterprise wide solution in this regard.  As with political and religious debate, the arguments are perpetual but the truth always seems to fall somewhere in between the respective positions.  While it may be true that SharePoint is not robust enough in its own right as an ECM suite, Microsoft read the writing on the wall and begun adding ....

Document File Compression: Why it's an Issue (Again) 

Contributed by Joe Siegal of I.R.I.S., a CDI partner 

As technology speeds into infinity at Warp Factor three, I am sure all of us can remember when data storage was small and expensive (in relative terms).  I remember I did an installation for the U.S. Air Force of racks and racks of RAID storage devices that nearly filled a room that I could now sit on the corner of my desk!

As storage evolved, file size, format and compression techniques began to play an important role in keeping your (online) mass data storage requirements in check.  This was particularly true when dealing with image files since they were huge compared to text or other data files.  So what did we do?........ View Article.

Fabulous Fall Savings from CDI: IRISDocument 9

For a limited time, CDI is offering a 30% discount on the IRISDocument™ Server 9 with a one year support and maintenance, the most competitive and fastest professional solution on the market to convert all images into indexed and editable files, and provide multiple users with OCR services.
IRISDocument™Server 9 Features For more information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it so that we can address your specific requirements. Offer expires: November 30, 2010.