Before scanners were readily available and computers were used to store data, managing an office was akin to being a warehouse worker. Filing entailed grueling labor, and misplacing a file meant that a new one had to be created. Now that most businesses are using electronic filing, you too can become a part of the information age by scanning all of your hard files into your computers. Instead of paying your employees to manually transpose individual files, you can use scan to PDF features to make the transition easier. Depending on your industry, you make still want to keep hard copy files on hand, but by transferring them to your computers your staff can locate important data in seconds instead of hours.
Often, small businesses are operated by a sole owner. Between answering phone calls, drafting emails and running errands, you may find that your office is a mess by the end of the week. Your time is valuable and your family needs you, so instead of spending your weekends doing filing and shredding documents, scan and edit PDF files during the work week to increase productivity. With the time that you are able to save you can start to work on new business ideas and expand when the time is right. If you ever need to hire employees, you can pass filing and other clerical tasks on to them. All businesses deal with paperwork to some degree, and the most profitable companies are the ones that are able to make office management simple. Learn more about what PDF technology can do for your business by downloading a free software trial and testing it out for yourself. Purchasing a full version of the program will require a small investment, but once you see how much time you and your employees are able to save, you won’t think about paying for it twice.
SSI Knowledge Center Inc. has created software that is designed to give police and security professionals working to ensure the safety of leaders meeting for the G20 summit in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The software will offer a live view of Pittsburg streets so that authorities will be able to manage any troubles that could arise since that has been a case with past summits that protesters have demonstrated against.
The software is part of a $2.9 million dollar five year contract the Knowledge Center was awarded by the Southwest Regional Counterterrorism Task Force in 2006. The tool is expected to be used on a daily basis and is a first of its kind being put to use not only in Pittsburg, but in the security software industry in general. The software provides what is being termed ’situational awareness’ and will require a wide array of technicians
as well as 500 individuals from various state, local and federal agencies to keep it running throughout the course of the event.
Along with GIS mapping capabilities to track humans and vehicles from agents’ smart phones, dispatchers will be able to receive real time information on incidents such as fuel spills, train derailments and other incidents. They will even be able to drill down to very specific areas anywhere in the project’s 9,550 square mile 13 county Pittsburgh region.