CIGNA Life Insurance implements ActiveDocs Opus ViperAuckland September 2, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document creation applications, announced today that CIGNA, a leading Life Insurance provider, is implementing ActiveDocs Opus Viper for automated generation of electronic fulfilment pack documents including personalised policy schedules. The seamless integration with the company’s online web-based customer application system will allow fulfilment packs to be generated and emailed within seconds of acceptance of a customer’s online application. Key features have been the Template Design environment, the ease of Automated Mode document generation via Web Services, and the ability to generate email body content directly from ActiveDocs Opus Word-based Templates.
Catherine Larsen, ActiveDocs VP Business Development APAC said: “It has been a pleasure to assist CIGNA with their Document Automation solution, firstly in a successful Proof of Concept process and secondly with their ActiveDocs Opus implementation for a production environment. We have a well-proven process for assisting organizations like CIGNA through a Proof Of Concept project to allow the organization to evaluate the product as part of their own infrastructure, with appropriate assistance from the ActiveDocs Client Services Group. It is a delight to see the process proven once again for CIGNA.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “ActiveDocs is focused on enabling its clients to mitigate risk, enhance document accuracy, and create efficiencies across a wide range of business areas and industries and we appreciate CIGNA’s informed recognition of the powerful features and benefits of the ActiveDocs Opus platform. The platform is designed for sophisticated integration, allowing the product’s extensive capabilities to be leveraged transparently in both interactive and program-driven modes.” About ActiveDocs Opus
ActiveDocs Opus™ is a world-leading Document Automation Solution built on Microsoft® Office and Microsoft® Windows Server technology, and supports industry standard integration with data sources and document storage and handling applications. Templates are designed in Microsoft® Word and built from reusable components. ActiveDocs Opus has built-in management and deployment tools to allow Templates to be used for User-Driven (interactive) and Program-Driven (automated) document creation. About ActiveDocs
ActiveDocs, founded in 1992, is an independent software vendor delivering server-based document creation solutions which significantly improve a corporation’s productivity and efficiency by the automation of routine documents.
A Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs has built its reputation delivering its solutions on the Microsoft® platform, bringing significant cost savings to businesses worldwide and dramatically enhancing corporate productivity. In addition to providing the software, ActiveDocs also provides services to assist with implementation, training and template creation.
ActiveDocs has offices in Kansas City USA, Brisbane Australia, Auckland NZ, and London UK, and has over 60,000 users of ActiveDocs applications worldwide from around 450 companies, including 122 of the US Fortune 500. Customers’ industries include Banking and Finance, Insurance, Utilities, Government (both Federal and State Local), Healthcare, Professional Services, Real Estate and Manufacturing. As well as customers in multiple vertical industries, ActiveDocs has seen specific use of its ActiveDocs technology in Human Resources, Sales and Marketing proposals, Contract Management and General Business Administration. Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
ActiveDocs announces Office 2010 SupportKansas City August 17, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document creation applications, announced today that support for Microsoft Office 2010 has been implemented in its ActiveDocs Opus platform, extending an already impressive series of features that ship with the third generation of the widely installed ActiveDocs Document Automation software.
Implementing support for Office 2010 has enabled support for creation of output documents in the PDF/A format, further enhancing the platform’s capabilities. Extended web services, a lightweight client installation option, and a redesigned management interface have also been incorporated in the Office 2010 support release.
Glenn Cameron, ActiveDocs VP Product Development said: “As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs works constantly with Microsoft to ensure that our products attain and maintain compatibility with new and evolving Microsoft Server infrastructure and productivity applications. Office 2010 support and PDF/A capability are important enhancements for the ActiveDocs Opus platform.” Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
Aizkraukles Banka Latvija upgrades ActiveDocs Opus to allow for Automated Mode Document ProductionLondon July 27, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that Aizkraukles Banka Latvija has added ActiveDocs Opus Automated Document Production (ADP) functionality to their existing implementation.
The new implementation allows the bank’s existing systems to integrate with ActiveDocs Opus for automated generation of up to one million documents per annum.
Nick Chivers, ActiveDocs VP European Operations said: “The processing systems at the heart of banks’ IT infrastructure cannot easily be replaced, yet their document generation capabilities can be limited and difficult to upgrade and update in a timely manner to respond to internal or external requirements. The ActiveDocs Opus platform is designed for sophisticated integration, allowing the product’s extensive capabilities to be utilised by existing systems. This win-win approach means that time-proven existing systems continue to work while document generation is handled by ActiveDocs Opus. This in turn allows business units to manage the look and feel of their customer-facing documents with fine control of compliance, formatting, branding, and personalisation.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “This is a classic implementation of ActiveDocs Opus in Automated Mode, allowing existing systems to continue business-critical processing while utilising state-of-the-art document automation. ActiveDocs appreciates Aizkraukles Banka Latvija’s informed understanding of the Automated Mode capabilities of ActiveDocs Opus. The ease of integration and the ability of ActiveDocs Opus to automate complex rule driven content and mitigate risk via an enhanced feature set is what makes Opus a world class scalable application.” Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
ActiveDocs expands partnership with Axicos into pharmaceutical market
Partnership combines contract management and document preparation software into single solution for producing complex documents
Kansas City – June 23, 2010 ActiveDocs, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, today announced it is expanding its partnership with contract management software company Axicos to develop document management solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. Together, ActiveDocs and Axicos solutions automate the creation of intricate contracts and regulatory documents, ensuring greater accuracy while reducing production time and cost.
Basel, Switzerland-based Axicos’ Carizma software supports companies in managing the full contracting process, from tracking first contacts and negotiations to managing and monitoring contractual obligations and risks. In addition, Carizma includes functions for managing the licensing process with automatic calculation of associated royalties.
"It’s essential to have all document creation functionality in a single solution to make production faster and more accurate," said Axicos CEO Bernd Kottke. "Between the volume and complexity of necessary documents, eliminating steps from the process can cut tens of thousands of dollars from routine procedures within the pharmaceutical industry." ActiveDocs’ Opus software automates complex business document creation, enabling users to create templates with embedded rules, business logic and links to critical content. Built on the Microsoft® .NET V3 Framework, the two solutions integrate smoothly to provide a single solution for managing contracts with partners such as investigators, institutions, laboratories and contract research organizations (CROs), as well as creating the associated documents, e.g. a clinical study request for proposal. The Axicos-ActiveDocs solution also enables pharmaceutical companies to streamline production of documents according to regulatory requirements.
"Document creation is an essential part of the research, development, manufacturing and regulatory compliance processes in the pharmaceutical industry. At the same time it has traditionally been a huge drain in cost and time," said Faine Mende, president, ActiveDocs North America. "Combining Axicos’ expertise in contract management with ours in document production gives pharmaceutical companies a single solution for managing the enormous complexity and amounts of their contracts and agreements."About Axicos
Axicos provides solutions and services focusing on contract and alliance management. Axicos’ flagship software, Carizma, supports companies in managing the full process of external relationships including obligation management and royalty calculations. Axicos was founded by senior healthcare industry executives and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland’s pharmaceutical hub, with additional staff in Mannheim, Germany. For more information please visit www.axicos.com. About ActiveDocs
ActiveDocs, founded in 1992, is an independent software vendor delivering server-based document creation solutions which significantly improve a corporation’s productivity and efficiency by the automation of routine documents. A Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs has built its reputation delivering solutions on the Microsoft platform, bringing significant cost savings to businesses worldwide and dramatically enhancing corporate productivity. Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
ActiveDocs is NOT affected by the Court Ruling over Microsoft’s use of Custom XML in WordKansas City – April 13, 2010 On September 22 2009 a United States Federal Appeals Court upheld a finding that Microsoft Word's “Custom XML” feature infringed a Canadian software company’s patent. Microsoft was required to remove the Custom XML feature from new copies of Word sold in the US from January 11 2010, and to pay significant damages.
ActiveDocs has always based its Document Automation solutions on Microsoft Word, from the original Desktop product, through the groundbreaking Enterprise server-based application, to the latest generation server-based ActiveDocs Opus. ActiveDocs Opus uses Microsoft Word for Template Design because Word has superior document formatting and styling capabilities and ActiveDocs sees no good reason for forcing business users to learn to use other markup applications for designing templates. ActiveDocs Opus creates Word documents on the server and uses Word for sophisticated and high-performance format conversion and delivery.
These solutions do not use Word’s Custom XML feature and are not affected by the removal of Custom XML from Word. About ActiveDocs Opus
ActiveDocs Opus™ is a world-leading Document Automation Solution built on Microsoft® Office and Microsoft® Windows Server technology, and supports industry standard integration with data sources and document storage and handling applications. Templates are designed in Microsoft® Word and built from reusable components. ActiveDocs Opus has built-in management and deployment tools to allow Templates to be used for User-Driven (interactive) and Program-Driven (automated) document creation. About ActiveDocs
ActiveDocs, founded in 1992, is an independent software vendor delivering server-based document creation solutions which significantly improve a corporation’s productivity and efficiency by the automation of routine documents.
A Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs has built its reputation delivering its solutions on the Microsoft® platform, bringing significant cost savings to businesses worldwide and dramatically enhancing corporate productivity. In addition to providing the software, ActiveDocs also provides services to assist with implementation, training and template creation.
ActiveDocs has offices in Kansas City USA, Brisbane Australia, Auckland NZ, and London UK, and has over 60,000 users of ActiveDocs applications worldwide from around 450 companies, including 122 of the US Fortune 500. Customers’ industries include Banking and Finance, Insurance, Utilities, Government (both Federal and State Local), Healthcare, Professional Services, Real Estate and Manufacturing. As well as customers in multiple vertical industries, ActiveDocs has seen specific use of its ActiveDocs technology in Human Resources, Sales and Marketing proposals, Contract Management and General Business Administration. Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
ActiveDocs announces ActiveDocs Opus Viper SR1 64-bitKansas City – March 12, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document creation applications, announced today that the new Viper SR1 service release of the ActiveDocs Opus platform is now available as a 64-bit option for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.
An update to the ActiveDocs Opus System Requirements document with full details is available on the ActiveDocs website or by request from ActiveDocs.
Glenn Cameron, ActiveDocs VP Product Development said: “As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs works constantly with Microsoft to ensure that our products attain and maintain compatibility with new and evolving Microsoft Server infrastructure and productivity applications. 64-bit support is another milestone for the ActiveDocs Opus platform.” About ActiveDocs Opus
ActiveDocs Opus™ is a world-leading Document Automation Solution built on Microsoft® Office and Microsoft® Windows Server technology, and supports industry standard integration with data sources and document storage and handling applications. Templates are designed in Microsoft® Word and built from reusable components. ActiveDocs Opus has built-in management and deployment tools to allow Templates to be used for User-Driven (interactive) and Program-Driven (automated) document creation. About ActiveDocs
ActiveDocs, founded in 1992, is an independent software vendor delivering server-based document creation solutions which significantly improve a corporation’s productivity and efficiency by the automation of routine documents.
A Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs has built its reputation delivering its solutions on the Microsoft® platform, bringing significant cost savings to businesses worldwide and dramatically enhancing corporate productivity. In addition to providing the software, ActiveDocs also provides services to assist with implementation, training and template creation.
ActiveDocs has offices in Kansas City USA, Brisbane Australia, Auckland NZ, and London UK, and has over 60,000 users of ActiveDocs applications worldwide from around 450 companies, including 122 of the US Fortune 500. Customers’ industries include Banking and Finance, Insurance, Utilities, Government (both Federal and State Local), Healthcare, Professional Services, Real Estate and Manufacturing. As well as customers in multiple vertical industries, ActiveDocs has seen specific use of its ActiveDocs technology in Human Resources, Sales and Marketing proposals, Contract Management and General Business Administration. Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
ActiveDocs adds new features with ActiveDocs Opus Viper SR1 releaseKansas City – March 9, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document creation applications, announced today that the new Viper SR1 service release of the ActiveDocs Opus platform is now available. ActiveDocs Opus Viper SR1 has new features and usability enhancements that will provide significant benefits to customers, extending an already impressive series of features that ship with the third generation platform of the widely installed ActiveDocs Document Automation software.
Document Workflow capabilities have been extended, based on positive customer feedback about the Document Workflow feature introduced in ActiveDocs Opus Viper.
Document Creation and Delivery has benefited from enhancements to the Workflow Engine.
The Design Environment benefits from enhancements to the Workflow Engine as part of a package of specific enhancements to ActiveDocs Opus Designer.
Integration and customization has been enhanced with additional examples for Wizard Step Event Handling, and document counting and threshold warnings for Automated Document Production, now incorporated in ActiveDocs Opus Solutions Studio.
Nick Chivers, ActiveDocs Director of Product Marketing said: “Viper SR1 adds further depth to ActiveDocs Opus in the areas of Workflow, Design, and Integration. ActiveDocs is committed to Document Excellence Through Innovation and will continue to raise the bar with ActiveDocs Opus to become the worldwide standard for document creation.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “The release of Opus Viper SR1 is another milestone in the development of the Opus platform and a continuation of ActiveDocs' commitment to our global customer base, building on two decades of experience in document automation and providing clear benefits for document creation and control.” Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com.
ActiveDocs announces partnership agreement with DigiaLondon, UK, and Helsinki, Finland – February 15, 2010 ActiveDocs International Ltd and Digia today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Digia to represent ActiveDocs, and for the two companies to work together for clients, in the Nordics, Russia and Eastern Europe where Digia has a presence. Digia will build out a service delivery team focused on architectural design, project management and consultancy services plus training and template service delivery, supported by ActiveDocs Global Service Delivery team.
Paul Dileo, ActiveDocs VP Business Development EMEA said: “I am delighted to welcome Digia to our international network of carefully selected partners and we look forward to working together for the mutual benefit of customers in the Nordics and Eastern European theatre of operations. This relationship further expands ActiveDocs’ global coverage and strengthens our ability to deliver the benefits of exceptional productivity and risk mitigation that customers can gain by implementing ActiveDocs Opus within their organisations.” About ActiveDocs
ActiveDocs, founded in 1992, is an independent software vendor delivering server-based document creation solutions which significantly improve a corporation’s productivity and efficiency by the automation of routine documents.
A Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs has built its reputation delivering its solutions on the Microsoft® platform, bringing significant cost savings to businesses worldwide and dramatically enhancing corporate productivity. In addition to providing the software, ActiveDocs also provides services to assist with implementation, training and template creation.
ActiveDocs has offices in Kansas City USA, Brisbane Australia, Auckland NZ, and London UK, and has over 60,000 users of ActiveDocs applications worldwide from around 450 companies, including 122 of the US Fortune 500. Customers’ industries include Banking and Finance, Insurance, Utilities, Government (both Federal and State Local), Healthcare, Professional Services, Real Estate and Manufacturing. As well as customers in multiple vertical industries, ActiveDocs has seen specific use of its ActiveDocs technology in Human Resources, Sales and Marketing proposals, Contract Management and General Business Administration. About Digia
Digia delivers information and communication technology solutions worldwide, with particular strengths in smart mobile devices and real-time information systems.
Digia is based in the Nordics, operating globally and employing over 1,300 professionals. Digia is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (DIG1V).
Further Information
For more information on this announcement please contact ActiveDocs at info@activedocs.com or Digia’s Communications Manager camilla.lindfors@digia.com.
Delta Dental of Arkansas implements ActiveDocs Opus ViperKansas City – January 25, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that Delta Dental of Arkansas, a leading dental insurance provider, has implemented ActiveDocs Opus Viper for automated generation of proposal documents. The elegant and seamless integration allows users to quickly and easily create precise documents on demand while working within their existing applications and using data directly from those applications. Finished documents are stored dynamically on a per-user basis and are made immediately available to the user via a pop up.
Colby Little, ActiveDocs Sales Engineer said: “It has been a pleasure to work closely with Delta Dental of Arkansas and to assist them with a successful Proof Of Concept project, followed by support for the implementation of their production system. The ActiveDocs Opus platform is designed for sophisticated integration, allowing the product’s extensive capabilities to be leveraged transparently for end users at Delta Dental of Arkansas.”
Faine Mende, ActiveDocs President North America said: “ActiveDocs has a well-developed process for assisting organizations through a Proof Of Concept project which is designed to allow the organization to evaluate the product as part of their own infrastructure, with appropriate assistance from the ActiveDocs Client Services Group. It is a delight to see the process proven once again for Delta Dental of Arkansas and we appreciate their informed recognition of the powerful features and benefits of the ActiveDocs Opus platform.” About ActiveDocs Opus
ActiveDocs Opus™ is a world-leading Document Automation Solution built on Microsoft® Office and Microsoft® Windows Server technology, and supports industry standard integration with data sources and document storage and handling applications. Templates are designed in Microsoft® Word and built from reusable components. ActiveDocs Opus has built-in management and deployment tools to allow Templates to be used for User-Driven (interactive) and Program-Driven (automated) document creation.
ActiveDocs Opus Viper officially verified Windows 7 Compatible
Kansas City – January 18, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that the ActiveDocs Opus Viper platform has been verified as Windows 7 Compatible and qualifies for the Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT professionals.
Glenn Cameron, ActiveDocs VP Product Development said: “As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, ActiveDocs works constantly with Microsoft to ensure that our products attain and maintain compatibility with new and evolving Microsoft infrastructure and productivity applications. Achieving verification for compatibility with Windows 7 is another milestone for the ActiveDocs Opus platform.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “ActiveDocs congratulates Microsoft on the release of the Windows 7 platform and also on the framework of processes that have allowed partners to verify compatibility in a fast and timely manner. The ActiveDocs Product Development Group has secured the compatibility verification with a minimum of interruption to the ongoing product development schedule, clearly demonstrating the Group’s capabilities and the deep architectural integrity of the product. ActiveDocs is committed to Document Excellence Through Innovation and will continue to develop ActiveDocs Opus to become the worldwide standard for document creation.”
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association implements ActiveDocs OpusKansas City – January 11, 2010 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has implemented ActiveDocs Opus integrated with Microsoft SharePoint for automated generation of Benefits Package documentation within their HR systems.
Faine Mende, ActiveDocs President North America said: “It has been a pleasure to assist NRECA with the upgrade of their document automation capability to ActiveDocs Opus. ActiveDocs welcomes NRECA’s continued endorsement of the company and the ActiveDocs Opus platform which provides them with significant potential for expanded use of the product within their organization.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “We appreciate NRECA’s informed understanding of the extended feature set of the ActiveDocs Opus platform, and in particular the closer integration of ActiveDocs Opus with Microsoft SharePoint which has resulted in an impressively smooth Benefits Package process for NRECA. The ease of integration and the ability of ActiveDocs Opus to automate complex rule driven content and mitigate risk associated with human error via an enhanced feature set is what makes Opus a world class scalable application.”
Rockefeller Group implements ActiveDocs Opus ViperKansas City – October 12, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that Rockefeller Group has implemented ActiveDocs Opus Viper for its Business Center operations.
Colby Little, ActiveDocs Sales Engineer said: “It has been a pleasure to work with Rockefeller Group and to assist with the upgrade of their document automation capability to ActiveDocs Opus Viper. ActiveDocs welcomes Rockefeller Group’s endorsement of the company and the new Viper platform.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “We appreciate that Rockefeller had choices to make in the selection of an update to their document automation capability, and we appreciate their informed understanding of the extended feature set of the new Viper platform. The ability of ActiveDocs Opus to automate complex rule driven content and mitigate risk associated with human error via an enhanced feature set is what makes Opus a world class scalable application.”
Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson P.A. implements ActiveDocs Opus ViperKansas City – September 25, 2009
ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that the Florida-based law firm Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson P.A. has implemented ActiveDocs Opus Viper for high volume Automated Mode generation of legal documents.
Amanda Sharp, ActiveDocs Director of Client Services said: “The Automated Mode implementation of ActiveDocs Opus Viper at Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson P.A. involves a number of template sets to produce documentation related to foreclosures. The implementation will leverage the newly released Viper features of self-populating templates and Approval and Finalization workflow.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “We respect the document automation experience of Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson P.A. and we welcome the clear endorsement which that experience gives to their selection of ActiveDocs Opus and the improved feature functionality provided in the Viper code base.”
ActiveDocs adds new features with ActiveDocs Opus Viper releaseKansas City – September 21, 2009
ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document creation applications, announced today that the new Viper release of the ActiveDocs Opus platform is now available. ActiveDocs Opus Viper has new features and usability enhancements that will provide significant benefits to customers, extending an already impressive series of features that ship with the third generation platform of the widely installed ActiveDocs Document Automation software.
Key features in the new ActiveDocs Opus Viper release include:
Integrated Workflow
A new Microsoft® SharePoint™ Connector
Stored Procedure Support
Dynamic Contextual Content Selection
CDIS and IDIS Technology for enhanced modularity
Extended Repeating Item Functionality
Nick Chivers, ActiveDocs Director of Product Marketing said: “ActiveDocs’ investment in the development of the powerful ActiveDocs Opus platform continues to benefit our customers with the addition of Viper’s rich features. We are committed to Document Excellence Through Innovation and we will continue to develop ActiveDocs Opus to become the worldwide standard for document creation.”
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO said: “Viper is a continuation of the Opus feature development programme that we have committed to on behalf of our global customer base and further separates ActiveDocs from our competitors. The release of Viper extends both the features and capabilities of the existing Barracuda release which in itself was impressive by global standards, and dramatically improves performance in document creation and control.”
RICOH implements ActiveDocs OpusAuckland, New Zealand – July 07, 2009
ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that RICOH has implemented ActiveDocs Opus for generation of Sales Proposals, RFP Responses, and other sales correspondence.
Amanda Sharp, ActiveDocs Director of Client Services, said: “The ActiveDocs Services team has assisted RICOH to upgrade from ActiveDocs Enterprise to ActiveDocs Opus, which in turn has enabled RICOH to leverage advanced Document Automation features to create a leading-edge Sales Proposal generation capability fully integrated with their sales processes and product databases. The powerful content sharing and re-use capabilities of ActiveDocs Opus allows RICOH’s investment in the Sales Proposal tool to be extended into the creation of RFP Responses and a range of other documents throughout the sales cycle.”
Catherine Larsen, ActiveDocs VP Business Development APAC, said: “ActiveDocs is pleased to have been selected by RICOH to be part of what is a major project, implementing a strategic vision as to how the sales process can be radically improved with document automation at every step of the sales cycle. At ActiveDocs we are focused on enabling our clients to enhance document accuracy, mitigate risk, and create efficiencies across a wide range of business areas and industries.” How RICOH uses ActiveDocs Opus
RICOH has implemented ActiveDocs Opus in User Driven mode to enable Sales Teams to easily and efficiently create precise, accurate Sales Proposals using dynamic, up-to-date product data from sophisticated back-end databases, all achieved through the simple browser-based ActiveDocs Opus Document Wizard. The solution also takes advantage of ActiveDocs Opus’ image handling capabilities to produce elegantly illustrated sales documents.
The initial implementation, at RICOH NZ, has been optimally designed to leverage the powerful content sharing and re-use capabilities of ActiveDocs Opus, to enable consistent branding and presentation and maximum reuse of content in the creation of Sales Proposals, RFP Responses and other sales correspondence.
Re-use is achieved through ActiveDocs Opus Snippet technology which allows the sharing of common content – not only between web based Templates, but also on the desktop within Microsoft Office Applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint via the Office Research Pane. ActiveDocs Opus Snippets can include both static and dynamic content, and may be protected or editable in both the browser and desktop environments.
The advanced reporting capabilities of ActiveDocs Opus will allow RICOH Sales Managers to track sales document generation by a wide range of parameters including date, time, area, customer, salesperson, document volumes, and even internal document properties which can include custom properties such as Proposal Values and other dynamic variables.
Ministerie van VROM pilots ActiveDocs OpusAmsterdam, Netherlands – June 26, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, in association with its European partners Novadoc Technology, announced today that the Ministerie van VROM is implementing a pilot ActiveDocs Opus system integrated with IBM FileNet and business process frameworks.
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO, said: “ActiveDocs is pleased to have been selected as the core Document Automation solution provider in a major initiative by the Ministerie van VROM. This has been a successful joint venture between ActiveDocs and its European partners Novadoc Technology, clearly illustrating the value that ActiveDocs places on its partnerships and the commitment we make to supporting our partners’ businesses.”
The Ministerie van VROM is the Dutch Government’s ministry for Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment. Novadoc Technology specializes in IBM FileNet implementations and has seamlessly integrated ActiveDocs Opus technology to provide both User-Driven and Automated Mode document creation from within the FileNet environment.
ActiveDocs Limited Announces Establishment of Australian OfficeBrisbane, Australia - May 04, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that Skip Dostine has been appointed to the role of VP Business Development Australia and will establish the Australian office immediately.
Glenn Ricketts, ActiveDocs CEO, said: “I am pleased to welcome Skip to the company and to announce the opening of our office in Australia. This is the start of our commitment to provide better access to the company and its products and services for our many clients in Australia, and to bring the superior benefits of the ActiveDocs Opus Document Automation solution to a new audience of Australian organisations in both the public and private sectors.”
Skip is a successful professional whose most recent role was as VP of Sales and Marketing North America with Winscribe.
Skip said: “It’s a pleasure to be part of ActiveDocs’ continuing success and international expansion. ActiveDocs Opus is a world leading solution for customers requiring complex document design and creation. As enterprises need to rapidly reflect changes such as customer details, regulation or product information in a myriad of documents many times stored in diverse locations, ActiveDocs provides complete control over the content of any document in a fast and easy to use solution with almost limitless possibilities for integration with existing and future applications. We’re looking forward to expanding our business here in Australia.”
Nationwide Exchange Services implements ActiveDocs OpusKansas City - March 30, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that Nationwide Exchange Services (NES) has selected ActiveDocs Opus to automate document creation associated with 1031 exchanges. This implementation coincides with the acquisition of J.P. Morgan Property Exchange Inc.
Faine Mende, ActiveDocs VP Business Development North America, said: “NES has a history of document excellence from all aspects including regulatory and business compliance, speed of turn around and accuracy. Selecting ActiveDocs Opus as their tool of choice for future proofing this area of their business is testimony to the extensive capabilities of ActiveDocs. We are pleased NES has joined the expanding North American ActiveDocs customer base.”
Major legal firm implements ActiveDocs Opus fully integrated with Interwoven Worksite (iManage)Auckland, NZ - March 6, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that AJ Park, a major legal firm based in Wellington, New Zealand, has integrated ActiveDocs Opus with Interwoven’s Worksite (iManage) document management system for all of its correspondence generation.
The seamless integration allows desktop users of Microsoft Word to select and run ActiveDocs Opus Templates via a pop-up instance of the ActiveDocs Opus Document Wizard which renders the selected Template as an easy form-based interview. The completed document is then stored in Worksite and reloaded into the user’s Microsoft Word session.
AJ Park previously used the ActiveDocs Desktop solution with similar integration. The priorities for upgrading to the ActiveDocs Opus server-based system were to minimise changes to users’ workflow and to preserve the firm’s considerable investment in Templates. Integration has been achieved with a minimum of custom development effort, utilising the extensive capabilities of ActiveDocs Opus web services and the enhanced ActiveDocs Opus Document Wizard to ensure that users’ expectations have been met and exceeded. All of AJ Park’s existing ActiveDocs Desktop Templates were migrated directly to ActiveDocs Opus through the product’s purpose-built migration tools.
Dale Lang, AJ Park’s Information Systems Manager, said: “Opus provides a modern browser based environment for our staff to create their documents, without taking away our ability to control the content of our documents. It enables us to take advantage of the xml functionality in Word 2007 so that we will be able to reduce the number of clippings or snippets as they are known in Opus. It was key to our business that we could integrate Opus with Worksite, and this has also enabled us to move from a pre-profiling document environment to a post profiling environment. The profiling of a document is now hidden from our users and can be controlled by the data they have entered into the Opus template. Little training has been required. It's extremely intuitive and staff are finding it easy to use.”
Catherine Larsen, ActiveDocs VP Business Development APAC, said: “Like all good legal firms AJ Park needs to maintain comprehensive control over document creation, storage, and retrieval, while meeting the demand for accurate and up to date content combined with personalised correspondence and context-based variance. The success of their upgrade from ActiveDocs Desktop to ActiveDocs Opus is a testament to AJ Park’s investment in their processes and ActiveDocs Templates, and to ActiveDocs’ continuing investment in our product, its integration capabilities, and ease of upgrade.”
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office implements ActiveDocs Opus for Electronic Case Filing and Criminal Case ManagementKansas City - February 20, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document automation applications, announced today that Tarrant County in the state of Texas is incorporating ActiveDocs Opus in its Electronic Case Filing System (ECFS) for automated document generation.
ECFS supports 2000 users and produces several million documents annually, enabling law enforcement and court personnel to manage and update cases from anywhere in the Tarrant County area which incorporates the Dallas-Fort Worth urban areas.
The system when it is fully completed will enable documents associated with criminal trials to be fully automated from arrest to trial. These documents will also be fully integrated into a new Case Management system being developed by Tarrant County.
Faine Mende, ActiveDocs VP Business Development North America, said: “We are pleased that Tarrant County has recognized ActiveDocs’ commitment to its product by selecting ActiveDocs Opus to assist in the creation and management of complex and high-volume documentation for ECFS.”
Glenn Ricketts, CEO of ActiveDocs, said: "ActiveDocs is pleased to have been selected by Tarrant County to be part of what is a major project, implementing a strategic vision as to how the judicial process will move to a totally paperless environment over time. At ActiveDocs we are focused on enabling our clients to enhance document accuracy, mitigate risk, and create efficiencies across a wide range of business areas and industries." About Tarrant CountyTarrant County is an urban county located in the north central part of Texas. Fort Worth serves as the county seat to a county population of approximately 1.7 million citizens. Tarrant County is a member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
ActiveDocs Limited Announces New US OfficeKansas City - February 17, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in document creation applications, today announced the opening of its new premises in Kansas City, USA.
Faine Mende, ActiveDocs VP Business Development North America, said: “ActiveDocs is experiencing significant growth in the North American market. The new premises in Kansas City allow for the redeployment of Application Specialists and Technical Support Resources, as well as sales and marketing operations, to support our growing North American customer base.”
Glenn Ricketts, CEO of ActiveDocs, said: "As more businesses recognise the cost savings and risk mitigation capabilities of the ActiveDocs Opus Document Automation solution, the ongoing expansion of our customer base in North America and especially in the US means this is the right time for ActiveDocs to establish new premises. With the launch of ActiveDocs Opus Viper in Q2 2009 we expect our client base to continue to expand further and we must be prepared to meet our customers’ expectations."
Major International Insurance Underwriter selects ActiveDocs OpusKansas City - January 16, 2009 ActiveDocs Limited, a world leader in the provision of document creation applications, announced today that the Underwriting Division of a major global insurance company is upgrading an existing ActiveDocs Enterprise system to ActiveDocs Opus for the creation of complex underwriting documents in a multi-server deployment encompassing development, quality assurance, and production environments.
Once complete the multi-server publishing system based on ActiveDocs Opus for document automation will be used to produce complex Insurance Documents supporting a $4 Billion business on a global basis.
These templates number in the hundreds and are extremely complex in design and structure incorporating thousands of Rules and Logic elements, and many hundreds of pages.
Faine Mende, ActiveDocs VP Business Development North America said: “We are pleased that this world-leading business has selected ActiveDocs Opus to assist in the creation and management of the complex documentation required for their insurance underwriting process. Their investment in ActiveDocs Opus enables them to preserve and enhance their existing investment in ActiveDocs Enterprise, and to extend the benefits of document automation to documents and business areas beyond that investment."
Glenn Ricketts, CEO of ActiveDocs said: “This is yet another endorsement of the power of ActiveDocs Opus and the ability for document automation based on highly complex templates to be used in nearly every business process to provide efficiency and cost benefits. In particular the ability of the ActiveDocs Opus application to automate complex rule driven content and mitigate risk associated with human error via our enhanced feature set is what makes Opus a world class scalable application.”
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