Why
is Microfilming still relevant in the digital age? The preservation
of critical paper and electronic records has taken on renewed relevance
in document management solutions ranging from digital to microfilm
media. This priority has become strategic in light of significant
public events and changes in regulatory, legal, and auditing practices
including
HIPAA,
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Patriot
Act
(click each for more information) .
» Image Data offers hybrid solutions
that blend digital retrieval, and microfilm/microfiche of digital
and paper records. This combination ensures immediate, searchable
accessibility to documents (digitally) while keeping a high-quality
archive of documents (microfilm), useful in a disaster recovery,
business audit, or regulatory fulfillment situation, for example.
What is Microfilming? This procedure is very similar to document
scanning in that it is an image capture process, in this case, to film
on reels—microfilm—or cut film, microfiche. Microfilm can be marked or
blipped to identify the beginning of a document set of key images. We
provide all of these film outputs (including microcards, 3 x 5
microforms, and microprint,
5 x 8 microforms) from paper and also from electronic file versions
of computer reports, also called Computer Output Microfiche, or COM.
Why Go Hybrid? Newer regulations in legal, financial and healthcare
sectors have increased the accountability that organizations face in
managing confidential and business documentation (see links above).
While many environments migrate to browser-based document management
systems, protection of original documents remains tantamount. Using a
side-by-side system approach allows the instant access needed for
efficient workflows, backed with the assurance of a quality archive for
disaster recovery and liability matters.
» Read our Q&A on "film vs. electronic vs. hybrid archiving."
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