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Ricoh : Docosoft
Document
Management Docosoft
Ricoh
are one of the largest IT companies in the world and number
one for placement of digital copier, printing and scanning
products in many markets world-wide including Japan and
Europe.
Background
Ricoh have formed a strategic alliance with Docosoft,
a subsidiary of Design Automation the largest independent
software company in Japan. This alliance offers a fast
and powerful range of Electronic Document Management (EDM)
software products, providing the end user with the ideal
compliment of technologies. The Ricoh hardware offers
the optimum in product performance allowing for quick,
simple production and distribution of documents, whilst
the Docosoft software provides excellent, flexible management
of up to 280 different file types.
Why
Docosoft?
Docosoft allows people to work the same way as manual
Document Management but on a PC. Because a viewer is not
constrained by file type, and with the incredibly fast
viewing technology used within DOCOsoft products, the
user can first narrow down their search to a few documents
by searching against properties. They can then flick through
the search resutls visually to find the document they
want.
Key
Benefits of Docosoft/Ricoh Solution
- Unrivalled
speed of document viewing
- Documents
can be viewed immediately as thumbnails, icons, originals
and list format
- Simple
end user interface
- Scalable
solutions giving customer's easy upgrade path
- Customisation
of software if required
- Supported
by DOCOsoft, the software authors
- Total
hardware/software integration through alliance between
Ricoh and DOCOsoft, giving peace of mind to customer
and dealer
- Over
280 different file types can be viewed without opening
the original application, or even having that application
on the client PC
- Virtual
Graphical User Interface (GUI) means files and folders
can be created in a meaningful way to the user, without
worrying about where the files are physically located.
- Virtual
GUI means that if a user accidentally deletes a file
in DOCOsoft, the original file is still present
- Leading
edge software technology working with the world's
best IT digital hardware manufacturer
- DOCOsoft
products are tried and tested. Already implemented
within companies such as Lloyds Insurance of London
and Merrill Lynch.
The DOCOsoft product range consists of three distinct
products:
DOCOdesktop
DOCOdesktop is an entry-level product. It is designed
to be used by a single user for managing documents on
a stand-alone PC. Typical use of this would be in the
case of a small business, where the organization and management
of paperwork is an issue.
DOCOsolo
DOCOsolo Is a trimmed down version of DOCOdesktop this
utility only incorporates the most commonly used functionality
within a office environment. Only the general functions
have been included in this standalone version, full OCR
functions including full document search facilities have
been removed.
DOCOdesklink
or Desklink server
DOCOdesklink is the Network version of the DOCOdesktop
product. It is designed as an introductory product to
be used by multiple users for managing documents on a
computer network at a departmental level. All document
input (scanning, file import) is done by the DOCOdesklink
Server. DOCOdesklink LITE Clients provide a simple, intuitive
and user friendly interface to the system to view, search,
print, fax and e-mail documents. This DOCOsoft range uses
an embedded Microsoft Access database. (Note MS access
is not required.
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