The 10 Best-in-Class Document Management Solution Providers, 2020 July2020

Editor’s Desk

AComprehensive Securityfor Documents

Intheeraofcrisistechnologyadvancementshave

completelychangedthewayofofficework.Now peoplekeepalltheirinformationinelectronicform ratherthanthetraditionalmethodofpapers.Thishas helpedthemintwoways–first,theydonothavetogo throughpileofpaperstofindonedocument;and, second,ithasreducedthestoragespace.

DocumentManagementSolutionorDMSisthemodern waytosolvethechallengesassociatedwithtraditional filemanagementsystems.Onecanimplementa documentmanagementsolutioninhis/herorganization tostreamlineworkflowsandorganizethedocument collaborationprocess.Thisdocumentmanagement solutioncomeswithamazingfeatureofdocument retrievalandonedoesn’thavetoworryabouttheir documentsbeingstolen.Italsoenablesemployeesto collaboratefromwherevertheymightbestayedwithout worryingabouttheloss,andsafetyofthedocuments they’reworkingon.

AgoodbyetoTraditional MethodofDocumentation

AsperasurveydonebyIBMandPonemonInstitute whichindicatesthatadatabreachcostsorganizations about$148percompromisedrecord.DMSallowsthe assessmentofthepathofthosewhoeditedandvieweda filewhichincludesthedateandtimewhenthefilewas editedorviewedaswell.

Initsupcomingedition“The10Best-in-Class DocumentManagementSolutionProviders,2020” InsightsSuccesshasshortlistedDocumentManagement

SolutionProvidercompanieswhicharetaking importantstepsduringthispandemicsituationsto helpbusinessesthriveandimprove.

Inthisissue,wehaveComputhinkasthecover whichofferstheRemoteDigitalsolutionwith accessfromanywhere,comprehensivesecurity,and avarietyofdeploymentoptionsfortheentire organization.WithcomprehensiveECMto acceleratebusinessprocessesandstreamlinecontent sharing,evenfromafar,nobusinesshastolimit theirefficiencyduringuniquetimes,nomatter wheretheiremployeesare.

Also,whileflippingthepages,don’tforgettogo throughthearticlesandCXOswrittenbyour in-houseeditorialteamandindustryexperts respectively.

COVER STORY

COVER STORY

RemoteworkingischanginghowtheGlobal Workspaceoperates.Dramaticallyaccelerated byrecenteventsithasalteredthewaymany companiesdobusiness,focusingontheneedtoquickly reviseproceduresandfilemanagementpractices.A recentreportfromGartnerconfirmsthatevenamidsta globalcrisis,thoseemployersthathaveembracedthe newremoteworkspaceconcepthaveexperienceda significantincreaseofemployeeproductivityandhigher jobsatisfaction,whichistranslatingintoenormous profitability.Companiesneedtoevolvequickly, removingbarriers,iftheywanttonotonlygetbybut actuallyprosper.Thebestwaytoensurethatabusiness canadaptistouseasoftwareenvironmentthatadapts withthem,solvesavarietyofneedsatonce,andoffers toolstomeettheuniquechallengescompaniesarefacing worldwide.

Computhink’sEnterpriseContentManagement(ECM) solution,Contentverse2020,offerstheRemoteDigital solutionwithaccessfromanywhere,comprehensive security,andavarietyofdeploymentoptionsforyour entireorganization.WithcomprehensiveECMto acceleratebusinessprocessesandstreamlinecontent sharing,evenfromafar,nobusinesshastolimittheir efficiencyduringuniquetimes,nomatterwheretheir employeesare.

AccessfromAfar

Withmanyorganizationsoperatingremotely,digitization ofcustomeraccountdata,financialrecords,andinternal informationistheanswertotheperceivedinconvenience ofworkingfromhomeandcuttingthecordofphysical documents.Thesebusinessesarediscoveringthegreater needforcontentmanagementsoftware.ECMsystems havebeenpreparedformajoradoptionforyearsas outsourcingandtelecommutinghavesteadilyrisen. SolutionslikeContentversealloworganizationstostore filesinaconsolidatedstructure,accessibletoeveryone oninternalteamswithpermissions,andinaccessibleto everyoneelse.Filescanbestoredinlocalserversatthe officeandloggedintoremotely,ortheycanbehostedin thecloud.Athirdoptionistomixbothforuniqueneeds.

ThenewContentverse2020ispackedfulloffeature functionality,allowinguserstofile,locate,edit,and processanydocumentintheirorganizationwithease, anytime,anywhere.Withthe2020version’snew EnterpriseOnlineclient,usersexperiencefull functionalityviaastreamlined,responsiveinterface,no matterfromwhichbrowsertheyaccessit.Contentverse’s CVMobileapplicationforAndroidandAppledevices allowsuserstoaccesstheirfilingstructureand workflowsonthego.Snapapictureofaninvoiceoran RFPandleveragethebuilt-inOCRengineasyou processit.AddanydocumentintoContentversefrom

yourphoneortablet,andsearchyour entiredatabasewitheasewhenyouneed toretrieveit.Withweb-basedandmobile versatility,yourteamcanaccess Contentversewhenevertheyneedto, evenwhileworkingfromhome.

ComprehensiveOnlineandOff-line Security

Ithasbecomeobviousthat,withoutthe rightsystemsinplace,databreachesand ransomwarewillhaveafielddayeven withenterprisefilingstructures.A companythatwantstoprotectits informationneedstoinvestintheright contentmanagement.Contentverse’suser permissionsgovernwhointhecompany seeswhatfiles,andadedicatedsecurity managercanlimitthebreadthof administrativeoversighttotightenaccess. Additionaldocumentrightsand permissionscanthenbedesignatedto controlwhatausercanandcannotdo withthedocuments.Forexample,a password-protectedredactiononsensitive documentinformationandprint-screen preventionfurtherprotectdata.Audit trailsandflexibleredactionsroundout internalsecurityforthesolution.Notonly canyoukeeptabsonwhoopenedwhat andwhen,youcanalsoredactportionsof documentssothatinternaluserswith accessdon’tstumbleuponsensitivedata fortheboardorC-suite.

Ensuringsecurityfordocumentsthatneed tobesharedwithindividualsoutsidethe organization,whileminimizingtheriskof GDPRexposureandsimilarcompliance legislation,isparamount.Contentverse Sentinelprovidessecure,controlled accessofselectdocumentstothose outsideofthesystemwhilemaintaining absolutesecurity,andwithoutadditional licensingcost.

COVER STORY

Encryptionintransitandatrestprovidesmultiplelayers ofencryptiontoensurehackerswon’tbeabletobreakin fromanyangle. Complementedwithenhancedonline securitywithSSLencryptionforallweb-basedclients, andyourremotelyaccesseddataistotallysecure.

Hosted,On-Premise,andHybrid

Manyindustries’regulatoryrequirementsprohibitthe useofcloudservices.Sensitivegovernmentorcustomer datacannotbekeptinmulti-tenancyservers.Security measuresrequireclosednetworkswithnointernet access,whichmakesexternalhostedenvironments untenable.Ontheflipside,thereareseveralverticalsthat benefitfromcloudstorageandfilemanagementusing standardand/orhighlysecureGovernmentlevelcloud hosting.Everyusecasehasdifferentdeployment demandsparticulartotheirindustry,location,company size,andsoon.

Contentversecanbedeployedinhosted,on-premise,and hybridenvironments.Thehybriddeploymentoption opensupawidevarietyofdeployed,hostedandonpremise,server/services,storage,anddatabaseoptions. Thisgivescustomersversatility,openingavailabilityto virtuallyeveryindustry.WithContentverse2020’snew EnterpriseOnlineclient,usersexperiencefull functionalityviaastreamlined,responsiveinterface,no matterfromwhichbrowsertheyaccessit.Additionally, withtheoptiontoleverageSSLencryptionforweb clients,accessingContentverseovertheinternetismore securethanever.

Evenwithonboarding,thereisnoone-size-fits-all. ComputhinkofferscustomersaccesstotheContentverse KnowledgeCenter(CKC),aweb-basedtraining platformandaportalforendusersandadministratorsto learnhowtomanageContentverseanduseitscore features.TheCKCprovidesvariouspathwaysmadeup ofvideocoursesandinteractiveassessments–customers getahands-on,in-deptheducation.Dependingonthe modulesselected,userlevel,andcompanyneeds, customerscanalsotailortheirCKCexperiencetosuit theirsetup.Yourteamdoesn’tneedtobeattheofficeto quicklyadoptContentverse.

TheRightSolutionforRemote

Contentverse2020empowersdigitalteamsintheoffice, athome,abroad,andontheroad.Theremotesolution hasbeenaroundforlongbeforeworkingfromhome becamethenorm,anditwillcontinuetransforming businessenvironmentslongaftermanycompaniesreturn totheworkplace.Theremoteaccesscapabilitiesofweb clientsandmobilemeanthatyourteamdoesn’teven havetotransporttheirmachinestomaintainproductivity. Documentsecurityhasneverbeenstronger, complementedbyfeatureslikedoublelayerencryption, onlineSSLencryption,andContentSentinelforsharing filessafelyoutsideoftheorganization.Withsomany waystodeployContentverse2020,nobusinessneedsto worryabouttheirdependencyoninternaltechnology and/orhostedenvironments.Whetheryourworkforceis intheoffice,athome,orouttolunch,Contentverseis alwaysrightwhereyouneedit.

The 10 Best-in-Class Document Management Solution Providers, 2020

Director of Operations

Howard Gross

Founder & CEO

Chris Ginart

Jason Abare Vice President

Helping Organizations Manage Documents, Easily!

Itwasbackin1999whenHoward GrosscreatedeBizDocstohelpother organizationsimprovethewaythey managedocuments.Howardhadmassive experienceworkinginrecords management,bothasauserand consultant,andthepassiontohelpothers. PriortoeBizDocs,heservedasthe OperationsManagerforaTop10 insurancecompanyandProjectManager foraregionalelectronicrecords managementfirm.

AccordingtoHoward,nobodyjustwakes upandonedaywantstogopaperless. Rather,therearedrivingforcesbehind deployinganelectronicdocument managementsolution.Overtheyears, eBizDocsidentifiedfourcorechallenges influencingthedecisiontominimizepaper. Notwoorganizationsarethesame; however,allexperienceandneedto overcomechallengescausedbypaperfiles. AccordingtoHoward, “eBizDocs has 20 years’experience helping customers overcome paper centric challenges by implementing a customized document management solution that supports their business processes.”

ChallengesinPaperCentricFiling Systems

eBizDocshelpsorganizationsidentifyand overcomefourpapercentricfilingsystem challenges,whichare; Ÿ Efficiency: Pullingdocumentsfrom filingcabinetshourafterhourpresents severalconcerns.Thefirstandmost

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obviousisthetimewastedeachtimeanemployeegets uptoretrieveadocument.Oftentimesthefileroomis downahallorinanotherbuilding.Employeesaddto theproblembymakingtheirowncopiesfor convenience.Pullingthedocumentisonlyhalfofthe problem.Itstillmustberefiledtothecabinethopefully,initsproperplace–whereitcanbefoundby thenextperson.AneBizDocsdocumentmanagement solutionminimizesrefiles,misfiles,andlostfiles.And, thereisnoneedtoleaveyourdesk.Workerscan instantlyaccess,edit,andevensharedocumentsfrom theirPC,tablet,orsmartphone.

Ÿ Compliance: Manycompaniesareatriskofhaving policiesgouncheckedandunenforced.Forpaperfile security,itispossibletocreatelevelsofaccessusinga lockandkeyforeachfilingroomandcabinet.However, therearemanypracticalcomplicationstothismethod. Lostorstolenkeysandtemporaryaccessbecomea records-managementnightmare,sowhatmost organizationsareleftwithiseithercompleteaccessor noaccess.eBizDocsbringsaccesscontrolover documentsatmanylevels,includingwhatdocuments andfolderssomeonecansee,edit,create,export,and delete.Nosuchguaranteeexistsinapaper-centricfiling system.

Ÿ Complianceauditsbringthestressofprovingyour processesarefollowed.eBizDocsshowsbusinesseshow tousethedocumentmanagementsystemtoenforce whatapersoncanorcannotdo,andmaketheiractions availableinareport.Thiseliminatesdoubtandquickly satisfiesanauditor’sinquiry.

Ÿ Floorspace: Becausepaperisphysical,asitmultiplies, itbecomesunwieldyandburdensome.Officesturninto storageroomsfilledwithrecordboxesstackedtothe ceiling.Meetingareasandhallwaysbecomelittered withbulky,wall-to-wallfilingcabinets.Pilesofpaper clutteringdesksmeanproductivitycrawlsatasnail’s pace.Notsowithanelectronicdocumentmanagement system.Digitaldocuments,instead,resideonaserver whichtakesupfarlessphysicalspaceandcanevenbe locatedoffsiteinthecloud.

Ÿ Cost: Haveyoueverconsideredthecostoffillingupa filingcabinet,or,makingunnecessarycopiesso everyonecanhavetheirowndocument?Thesecostscan multiplyexponentiallyasanorganizationgrows. Folders,filecabinets,offsitepaperdocumentstorage (andretrieval),andevenpaperclipsandstaplesalladd up.Thesearejustthedirectcosts,nowaddinthe associatedcostspenthuntingfor,filing,orre-creating documents.

EvaluatingClients’Needs

eBizDocsevaluatestheclient’sneedsandtailorsitssolution toachievemeasurablegoals.OfferingsInclude:Document Conversion,BusinessScanners,DocumentManagement& CaptureSoftware,andProfessionalServices.Someclients aresimplylookingforareliablesourcetopurchases businessscanners,parts,andannualmaintenance.Other clientsneedtohavealargearchiveofpaperdocument scanned,indexed,andfiled.Clientsjuststartingtogo paperlessarelookingforapartnertoofferacompleteturnkeydocumentmanagementsolutionwithprofessional servicestoexpeditetheimplementation.eBizDocsalso providespeaceofmindanddemonstratesitsabilityto secureandprotectcustomerdatabyfullysatisfyingallthe requirementsofaSOC2audit.

Fromitscustomer’sperspective,eBizDocsdifferentiates itselfontwodifferentfronts. Ÿ Outstanding support from a team who truly listens to understand the customer’s challenges they need to solve. Ÿ Delivering value by eliminating clutter, bringing

organization, and automating the flow of unstructured information for our customers.

TheMainDrivingForce

HowardistheprimarydrivingforcebehindeBizDocs.He isalsoaphilanthropictrailblazerwiththevisionofoffering employeesanopportunitytoshowwhattheycando.His visionworked!NewYorkStateIndustriesfortheDisabled, Inc.(NYSID)recognizedeBizDocsasits“Corporate PartneroftheYear”,citingitsinclusivebusinessculture thatpairsworkers,havingphysicaland/ormentalhealth challenges,withtherightjob.Howardrecentlyreceivedthe “CorporateCitizenAward”byBestBuddies,anon-profit mentorshipgroup,forhisoutstandingcommitmentto empoweringindividualswithdisabilitiesthrough employmentinthebusinesscommunity.Asafeatured speakeronthePBSprograms“NewYorkNow”and“The CapitolPressroom”,Howardwillinglyshareshisin-depth businessanddocumentmanagementknowledge.He authorednumerousarticlesoncontentmanagementandcoauthoredabookonpaperreductioningovernment

business.Heisfrequentlyquotedasarecognizedimaging andrecordsmanagementexpertinavarietyofindustry publications.

PictureoftheFuture

“We envision paperless filing and workflows replacing the desire to use paper intensive processes. This mindset evolution is inevitable through our commitment to building trust and helping customers select and apply leading paperless solutions,” HowardGross,eBizDocs,President andCEO.

Also,whenitcomestoworkcultureofthecompany, eBizDocs’guidingprinciplesaretoempowerandprovide anenvironmentwhereenthusiasticteammemberscanreach thepeakoftheirabilityandachievestrongpersonaland customersatisfaction.

eBizDocs 866-816-1217 info@ebizdocs.com

The 10 Best-in-Class Document Management Solution Providers, 2020

eQuorum Corporation:

Helping Businesses Grow with Industry Leading Technology

It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen -Scott Belsky,Co-founderofBehance andarenownedbusinesspersonality.

Wemightplanbuildingahousealone, buttoactuallybuildthehouserequires manyhands.Similarly,tobuilda businessweneedateam,andtomake itefficientandsuccessfulinevery perspective,weneedtohaveaselected teamofpartnerswhowillgothatextra mileforthecustomers;givethe necessaryeffortandtakethebusiness tonewandredefinedheights.Onesuch companydoingthisiseQuorum Corporation,aGeorgia-based Corporation,andaprivatelyheld technologyfirmthatwasspunoutof ByersEngineeringCompany(as CADNETCorporation)in1996,after operatingasanindependentprofit centerfor9years.

In1999,thecompanychangedits nametoeQuorumCorporationafterits mergerwithImageMachines Corporation,aVirginia-based company.Bothcompanieswere respectedintheirparticular markets—CADNETwaswellknown foritsproductivity-boostingprinting andplottingsolutions,whereasImage Machineswasrecognizedforitsraster

editing,imaginganddocument managementsolutions.

ACompany’sServicesDefineits PresentandPredictsitsFuture eQuorumdevelops,sellsandsupports ImageSite,aweb-baseddocument management,distributionand collaborationsolution;EngineBox.com,aCloud-basedcontent managementsolution,andPlotStation, enterpriseprint/plotmanagement software.Theextraordinaryteamatthe companyfocusesondevelopinghighqualityproductsusingthelatest technology,providingdistinguishably superiorcustomersupport,and ensuringlong-termrelationswithits customerswithaffordable,rock-solid software.Thecompanysellsits productsthroughdirectsalesefforts andinpartnershipwithintegratorsand softwareresellers,includingXerox Corporationinanumberofcountries outsidetheU.S.

eQuorumprovidesEngine-Box.com,a SaaS(Software-as-a-Service)solution, thatrequiresnosoftware,andcanbe purchasedwithsubscription-based pricing. Engine-Box.comprovidesa full-fledgedengineeringdocument managementsolutionwhereusersget easyaccesstoahighlycompetitive

solutionatanaffordablepricewithout needingtodeploysoftwareormaintain mobileapps.

Thecompanyhasdesignedits solutionsinawaythatensuresboth Engine-Box.comandImageSiteare highlysecure,andiscurrentlyusedby manygovernmentagencies,including NIST.Ithelpsusersstore,maintain, transmit,anddistributeengineering files,theirintellectualproperty,making ImageSiteoneofthemostsecure contentmanagementsolutionsonthe market.BecauseeQuorumknowsIP security,italsoprovidesfulldigital transformationalignmentconsultingas wellasNIST/DFARSsecurity assessments.

TheSecretSauceoftheCompany eQuorumpridesitselfonbeing exceptionallyresponsivetocustomer needsandinitsabilitytounderstand detailedrequirements.Thewords whichdefinethecompanyare “Accuracy”and“Precision”andbeing ateamofexperiencedengineers, eQuorumcreatedthisextraordinary softwarewithengineersinmind.The companyandemployeesareproudof itsengineeringheritageand understandsthedemandsand necessitiestostayengineers’favorite.

Translatingwhattheengineerswantandneedintoreallife valueiswhatkeepstheteammotivatedateQuorum.“That’s why we say we build software for engineers, built by engineers,”saystheCEOofthecompany.

TheleadfigureBehindtheExtraordinaryCompany ScottBrandt,theCEOateQuorum,leverageshis extensiveexperienceingrowingandsellingniche-based cloudsoftwarecompanies.Hehaspreviouslygrownand soldcompaniesincludingBACKAviationSolutions, Accelarad,andTellisenseMedical.Scotthastransformed eQuorumfromaweb-based-on-premisedocument managementcompanytoaCloud-basedSaaSutilizing HTML5andWebSockettechnology.

Withmorethanthreedecadesofrichworkexperiencein operationsandfinanceforgrowingtechnologyandSaaS companies,Scottisleadingthecompanytowardsits destinedgoal.Hisacademicbackgroundincludesa Bachelor’sofSciencedegreefromDukeUniversityand MastersofBusinessinFinancefromCarnegieMellon University–TepperSchoolofBusiness.PriortoeQuorum, Scottheldvarioustop-levelpositions,includingasa principalatbothCresap(aTowersWatsoncompany)and AmericanManagementSystems.

Hisvisionforthecompany’sproductsincludeshelping customersaccessdocuments/drawingswithouttheneedfor aclientapplication,oramobileappformobiledevices,and TM withouttheneedforalocalcopyofJAVA.Its subscription-basedCloudsolution,Engine-Box.com providesthecapabilitiesofafull-fledgedcontent managementsystemtosmallandmedium-sizedbusiness

Scott Brandt CEO

withlittletonoimplementationrequirements.Theproduct allowscorporationstokeepallitskeyintellectualproperty filesandeverydaytransactionalfilesinasinglesystemwith asingleviewerwithcommercial-levelsecurityanddata managementpractices.

ThePresentandtheFutureofthisInnovativeCompany

Thecompany'snewestandprogressivesolution,EngineBox.com,isbeingexpandedtointegratewithseveralother Cloud-basedapplications,oftenusedbyengineeringusers andfacilitymanagers,includingOnshape(afullCloudbasedCADapplication),SAMLvendorsforsingle-signon, andOffice365fordocumentsandpresentationediting. ProductswilleventualincludeviewingofadditionalCAD filetypes,includingJT,Revitmodels,and3DPDFsinboth theon-premiseandCloudproducts.

Whiletalkingaboutthefutureplansofthecompany,Scott mentionedeQuorumisworkingoninitiativestointegrate itspremiereproduct,ImageSite,withcorporateInternet-ofThings(IoT)networks,allowinguserstomonitorandfind specificequipment,whetherontheproductionfloor,inthe field,orbasedonGISsystemcoordinates.Aspartofits expansionofitsProductLifecycleManagement(PLM) capabilities,eQuorumisintegratingheuristictaggingand predicativeanalyticsintoitsproductsuitetoassistusersin findingneededdocuments/drawingsandincreating maintenanceandretentionalertstobettermanagekey lifecycleeventsassociatedtoproductsandengineering changes.

Translating what engineers want and need into real life value is what motivates eQuorum.

® MereSecure: Helping Organizations Exchange Information Securely

MereSecure®provides secureproductsand servicestocompanies involvedinthird-partyvendor managementandriskmanagement duediligence.ItsXMSsoftwaretool isdesignedtokeeptrackof informationbetweenclients, customers,consultants,pre-sales contacts,vendorsandsuppliers.

XMShelpsusersmanage communicationswithanyexternal entityefficientlythroughcentralized data,systemnotifications,statistics dashboards,workflowsandadvanced searchoptions.Inaddition,XMScan beusedtotransferdocuments, spreadsheets,andformstoany externalparticipantviainvitation.

Markushasexperienceinsoftware engineeringdesign,databasedesign andinvariousinformation technologyroles.AtMereSecure®, Markusappliesthisbackgroundand experiencedirectlywhenmaking decisionsonproductdesign, technologyandinfrastructure.

Hisoverallstrategyforthecompany istobuildpragmaticsolutionsthat minimizecostandreduceoverall risk.

Dependenceonthird-partiesrequires disciplineinknowingwhatexposure acompanyhasandwhattoolscould beimplementedtomanagethat knownrisk.MereSecure®’sXMS productcanimmediatelyhelpby makingiteasierandmoreefficient forquestionnairesorformstobe presentedanddocumentstobe collectedfromthirdparties.

AgileProductDevelopment

MereSecure®operateswithanAgile ProductDevelopmentmethodology. Thismeansidentifyingfeaturesto addorenhanceandthendelivering theminincrementalupdates.

Theorganizationemphasizeson listeningtofeedbacktodrive improvementsandthenimplement themonauniversalscale.Inthis way,MereSecure®isalways innovatingandimprovingforthe benefitofitscustomers.

MereSecure®isfocusedon marketingXMSandexpandinginto differentindustries.Theorganization believestheXMSportalplatformis versatileenoughtobewidely beneficialtoarangeofsectors.

PriortoMereSecure®,Markusspent fifteenyearsastheco-founderofa companyworkingwithFortune100 financialcompanies.Hehasalso servedasVPEngineering,VP ProductDevelopment,VP OperationsandProfessional Services,aswellasinthecapacityof ChiefInformationSecurityOfficer.

Additionally,Markusvolunteersat non-profits,helpingthemwith technologydecisions.Hehasa BachelorofSciencedegreein AerospaceEngineeringwithafocus on“AviationDesign”fromSanJose StateUniversity.Hehasresidedin theBayareaofCaliforniaformore than28years.

Itiscommittedtocreatingan InformationSecurityscenariowhere individualsdonothavetorelyon emailattachmentfilesizelimit,old technologyFTP/SFTPsolutionsor limitationswithanyfilerepositories.

EstablishingExcellence

XMSwasbuiltfromtheground-up, usingmockupscreensinBalsamiq, leveragingthirdpartyprototyping toolslikeInvision(App)and workingwithauserexperience(UX)

TheVeteranLeader MarkusSchmuckiistheFounder, CEO&PresidentatMereSecure® Inc.

developers/artiststosetguidelinesandtemplates. Thingslikelayout,buttonsizesandfontsweredesigned withanemphasisonconsistency.BeforeMereSecure®’s softwarelaunch,thecompanycollectedfeedbackand implementedadditionalimprovements.Insomecases, entirefeatureslikefilecustomfieldsweredeliveredover aseriesof2-weeksprints.

Tomakesurethatthecorporatewebsitematchedupwith theXMSbyMereSecure®productreleased, MereSecure®completelyredesignedthesiteandcreated specificproductfeaturesandtailoredindustry nomenclatureforitsapplication.

GroundbreakingProducts

TheeXchangeManagementSystemhelpsorganizations sharedocumentsandformsbetweenanynumberof externalparticipants.Spreadsheets,questionnaire feedbackformsandcertificationdocumentscaneasilybe collectedfrom,ordistributedto,anoutsideaudience.

XMSdistinguishesitselffromotherfilesharing platformsinseveralways.

Itensuresthatanyoneexternallyinvitedcannotsee anotherinvitee’suploadeddocuments,norseewhoelse hasbeeninvited.

Thiscombinationmakesvendormanagementofoutside documentationmuchsimpler.Itislikeamodernbcc

(blindcarboncopy)featurebutwithoutusingemailto transportattachmentsbackandforth.

XMScanalsotrackthird-partyformsimplemented underoneexhibit.Anexhibitisauser-createdcontainer offilesandforms.Iftheuserismonitoringavendor, thentheycoulduseXMStocollectallthethirdand fourthpartyduediligenceinformationforeveryone invitedtothatexhibit.Onecanalsopostfilesandaskfor others.Userscanevenrestrictaccessandseewhena documentwasdownloaded,uploadedandbywhom.

IfaclientisaSaaScompany,thirdpartyorfourthparty organization,oranindividual,thentheycoulduseXMS torespondtorequestsfromclientsandcustomersto providedocumentationtosatisfyvendorcompliance.

Also,iftheclientisabroker,attorney,taxagent, accountantoranyprofessional,thentheycoulduseXMS tosendformstotheirclientstofilloutandaskthemto respondwiththeneededdocumentation.

XMSbyMereSecure®canhelporganizationscombine collectionofinformation,workflow,filestoragewitha secureaccessportal.

Markus

Schmucki Founder, CEO & President

We believe XMS is a platform that can help you in many areas of forms and document management with external contacts. XMS can help with minimal setup with a highly scalable information delivery portal system.

Noggle:

Don’t Just Discover and Retrieve Your Data with Cloud, Advance it

Officedesksarebestknownfor onboard,unorganized, pendingworkfilespiledone overtheother.Technological advancementslikecomputerstorages, internetbasedcloudstorageshave facilitatedvariousindustrieswiththe cleanandunflappabledesks.Itistrue thatcomputerbasedstorageplatforms assistedwithafleetnessinsortationof officefiles,butthereisstillan identifiableroominsimplified organizationandrecoveringofthe same.Whendocumentsarespread acrossharddrives,networkfolders,or evenonacolleague’scomputer, searchingforthefileoneneedscan turnouttobearealheadache. However,cloudbasedstoragescan hoardvoluminousdatabutisrather insignificantintermsoforganizingand discoveringthefiles.Thus,it’s essentialtotreasureauniquestorage platformthatcanaccordwithsuperior organizationalandresearching abilities.Noggleisonesuchdocument managementsolutionwhichdeliversa lesstime-consumingandmore productiveapproachinfilesand documentorganizing.

Theknowledgemanagementsolution empowersanytimeworking.An increasinglyvariedapproachto working,companies’requiresdigital documentmanagementsoftwarethat

canprovideobligatoryknowledgeina matterofminutes.Nogglepromptly advancesanydocument,anywherein thecloudbysearchingdocumentsand perceivingrelatedknowledge,and insightsaboutthescatteredlocal documentlocations.

UnifyandSimplifyDatawithout StressingRe-organization Noggleunifiessearchresultsacross desktoplocations,networkfileservers, andcloudstoragelocations. Individualscanpreviewtheir informationfromanywhere,regardless ofitsstoragelocation.Itparticularly supportspopularsolutionslike OneDrive,Dropbox,GoogleDrive, SharePointandmore,andprovides adaptabledata.

Companiesorpublicindividualsare expectedtouploadtheirfileanywhere inthecloud;thecognitivefeatureof Nogglefindsandclustersthedocument automaticallyasperthecontentandits usability.Nogglesimplydetectsthe subjectofthedocumentandcreates automaticvirtualfoldersofthefiles (“KnowledgeMaps”),withrelated subjectivecontent.Theplatformoffers anautomatedknowledgelibraryand journals(Patents,TEDTalks,IEEE, andSpringer)whichdisplay typographiccontents.

Presentresearchstudiesshowsthat executivesspendastatisticalaverage of6weeksperyearsearchingforlost documents.Thisextravaganceofwork burnsthemoutandturnoverbecomesa realrisk.Thecompanyhascreateda securepeernetworkthatsyncsand indexesdisparatelocation.Itallows employeesandteamstofindandshare relateddocumentlibraries,andsearch andsharenewdepthsofcontentforthe digitalage.Thesimplebutsignificant features,andtrulyconnectedculture helpassociatespainlesslyconnectwith theinspiringwaysofworking.

Nogglepositionsinformationretrieval upside-downandprovidesdeepand profitableinsightsaboutcorrelated knowledgebyrecommendingsimilar contentininternalandexternal knowledgelibraries.Fore.g.ifan individualuploadaprojectfileona storagelocationwhichislinkedwith Noggle,andtriestofinditaftera while,Nogglewilldeliveraconcern fileaswellastheanalogousprojects andcontentalso.Asitorganizesfile storagestructuresandplacedocument inappropriatedepartment,itaccounts forahasslefreeplatformfordocument organizations.Theorganizationfurther acceleratesassociatesactionplansin realtime.

Lars Von Thienen Founder & CEO

TheCognizanceofaCEOthatFacilitatedwithaWow Solution

Anhonorarycommercialjudge,LarsVonThienenisthe CEOandFounderofNoggle.Heisanindustrialengineer andbusinessmanagementalumnusof NORDAKADEMIE, UniversityofAppliedSciences.Duringtheexperiential timesheworkedasascientist,engineerandasabusiness consultant.

Hisinsightontheimpactsofthesharing-economyandthe gig-economy,andabouttheneedtoaccessdistributed knowledgequicklyhasimprovedworkabilitiesofmany emergingGermancompanies.Theresourcefulknowledge ofLarsrewardedhimasaleaderofbusinesstransformation projectsininternationalblue-chipGermanDAX companies.Larsenvisionedaboutprovidinganeasierand efficientwayofdocumentorganization,andhisaudacity furthercateredintheformationofNoggle.

InitialStruggleforPeer-to-PeerDocumentManagement Solutions

Larsmentionsthat “Every person I am presenting Noggle is saying ‘wow’. However, the company in he or she is working still “ticks” within centralistic storage document solutions.” Thepeer-to-peerbasedknowledgeand documentmanagementsolutionhasthepowertotransform theinfrastructure,butconcern’sinteresttowards conventionalmodelhasbeenthemajorchallengefor Noggle.Itisahardprocesstoturnthedocument managementindustryupsidedown.Mostbusinessmethods andsoftwarecontinuestobebuiltaroundtheconceptof

centralized,top-downmanagement.Thus,thesolutionis veryeffectiveforlarge-scalecorporation’ssystem approachesasitinitiatesagloballyconnecteddocument managementsilos.Larsbelievesthatthesolutionis exceptionalinthemarketandwilldrivetheindustrial growthinthenearfuture.

AbridgingProgressionsofImminentSolutions Noggleisprincipallyfocusingoninventinggenerous cognitivefeatures.Thefeaturescanindexprivatephotos andpictures-andNogglecallsit“CognitivePhoto Intelligence.”Nogglewillauto-detectobjectsandpeople withgenderandagetoretrievethisinformationviatextual searchlater.Itevenabridgessimilarcontextualphotographs whichcanadvancethecomplianceofstorage.

Anotherfuturisticproductofthecompanyistheknowledge (Ro)botoftheNogglewhichhasbeenfilledwithmany imminentfeatures.The(Ro)botisapersonalknowledge assistantwhichcanautomaticallydigesttheessential knowledgetheownerneedsday-to-day.Itutilizescurrent workhistory,emails,andcalendarappointmentsdetailsto leveragetheworkability.Theproductiscapableof retrievingandcalendaringpatrons’data,andboostdaily knowledgebriefing.Noggleaimstoramp-upsuch innovationsandsimplifytheindustrywithitsunifying abilities.

We are the knowledge library for the digital age.

Rewards & Recognition ABoontoEmployeeAchievement

Rewardsandrecognitionattheworkplacekeepthe

employeesgoing.Theyneedtoknowthattheyare valuedandappreciatedfortheirwork.The employerswillbethehighlybenefitedpartybydoingso.It isimportantforcompaniestokeeppacewiththecurrent trendsinHumanResourcetokeeptheemployeessatisfied. Keepingtheemployeesengagedisataskthatevery companyshouldconsider.

Itiscrucialforbusinessgrowththattheemployeesremain engaged.AccordingtoareportbytheHarvardBusiness Review,recognitionforhighperformerswasthekeydriver foremployeeengagement.Apartfromtherewardstothe business,theindividualsalsofeelrespectedwhentheyare recognized.Theyfeeltheyareimportanttothecompany, andtokeepthatimpressiontheyperformevenbetterthan before.Thereareseveralbenefitsthatasolidrecognition programcanbringtoabusiness.

TopDriverforEngagement

Companiesthathavearecognitionprograminplacetendto keeptheiremployeesengaged.Employeerecognition overwhelminglyshowspositiveeffectsontheoverall employeeexperience.Thiskeepstheemployeesmotivated andtheurgetodomoreisactive.Theoldtraditionalways ofrecognitionlikegivingoutwatches,coffeemugs,etc.is stillinpicturebutinasmallerquantity.Themodernways ofrecognitionareseenasappreciationmailsorletters, tokenofappreciation,bonus,etc.

IncreaseinProductivity

Theemployeesfeelvaluedwhentheirworkisrecognized. Thisleadstoincreaseinproductivity.Whentheyare unhappyabouttheirworkplaceorworkingconditions,they tendtowastetimeandnotworkwhole-heartedly. Workplacerecognitionalsocurbsthewastageofresources andincreasestheproductivityofthebusiness.Thefeeling ofbeingnoticedandsupportedisadrivingfactorfor everyone.

AMerryWorkplace

Happyemployeesmakeahappyworkplace,andahappy workplacebringsouthappierresults.Appreciatingthesmall thingsthatemployeesdobringsasmileontheirfaceand

canmaketheirday.Thebigthingsaswell,bringthema greatsenseofpride,notonlyforthemselvesbutfor workingwiththecompany.Asignificantrewardfora particularemployeecanbringmorehappinessthanonecan imagine.

EffortsMattertoo

Therearetimeswhenemployeesworkharddayandnight tocompletetheirtasksortargets.Theirtasksmightnotbe bigormightnotleadtotheendtoaproject,buttheirefforts needtobeappreciated.Withouthardworkandeffortsfrom eachmemberoftheteam,aprojectcannotbecompleted.At times,evenaftersomanyeffortsbyeveryone,theproject canendupindrains.Successshouldnotbetheonly eligibilitycriteriaforrewardsandrecognition.By rewardingtheeffortsofemployeesitmightevenimprove thecompanyculture.

RecognitionfromPeers

Everyprojectorworkneedsmorethanonepersontobe complete.Theemployeesworkinteamsandgetthings done.Thesepeoplearetheoneswhoworktogetherona dailybasisandarethebestjudges.Thepeersshouldbe givenanopportunitytonominateeachotherforrewards. Thiswaythereisalwaysahealthycompetitiongoingon, andthiskeepsthemontheirfeetallthetime.Peer recognitionsmeanalotmorethandirectemployer recognitionsasthereareemotionsattachedhere. Fromallofthiswecanonlyconcludethatallcompanies, small,mediumandbig,shouldhaverewardsand recognitionprogram.Suchthingsnotonlymotivatethemto performwellandgivetheirbest,italsogivestheman objectivetoreach.Thecultureandenvironmentofthe workplaceprovestobehealthywithsuchschemesinplace.