DRD Information Management Is Expert In Document Storage Services, Electronic Document Management, Medical Record Management, Disaster Recovery Planning & Identity Theft Protection

Glossary of Terms Related to Digital Document Management | DRD Information Management Affiliations

At DRD Information Management, we take document retention, document destruction and electronic document management very seriously. The safety, security and integrity of your documents and records are our driving objectives. One of our overriding goals is to educate our customers to ensure their full understanding of the importance of information management, secure document retention and document destruction.

Further, our corporate affiliations represent our dedication to the information management industry as well as to our local business community.

We encourage you to visit these sites to learn more about our industry and a few of the local communities we operate in.

Do you have an information management need that DRD Information Management could assist with? From document storage services to electronic document management to secure document destruction, disaster recovery planning and identity theft protection, DRD Information Management is your single source for document, record and identity protection. Contact us today to find out how we can help you.

DRD Information Management is expert in Document Storage Services, Electronic Document Management, Medical Record Management, Disaster Recovery Planning & Identity Theft Protection

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Glossary of Terms Related to Digital Document Management

Documents
Information stored in either paper or electronic form.

Document Management
Document Management is a software-based solution for efficiently organizing different types of information from different sources (including digitized paper documents) into an integrated electronic system for archival, administration, tracking and distribution purposes.

Document Retrieval
Document retrieval allows you to locate and access a specific document, paper or electronic, archived in a database by entering related information into a database query form. When a document is opened for editing, it is “locked” and cannot be edited simultaneously by other users in the system.

CVS
Concurrent Versions System allows the saving, sharing, and recovering of version information for people working on a particular document or related set of documents.

Imaging
This is the process by which paper-based information is translated into electronic format. Pictures and photographs are scanned and digitized into graphic images, while paper documents undergo Optical Character Recognition which converts the printed information into electronic text.

Workflow
This refers to the cycle of revisions and updates applied to documents shared within an organization or between a group of individuals; specifically, this is the system used to monitor the creation, distribution and retrieval of documents for a given project or workgroup.

XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language)
XML is the document management standard that enables active content delivery for data formatting and document processing systems.

File Formats
Typical file formats DRD works with includes PDF, TIF and JPG.

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DRD Information Management Affiliations

DRD Information Management is a proud member of the following organizations:

AIIM
ARMA International
PRISM International
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Duneland Chamber of Commerce
Portage Chamber of Commerce
Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce
DigiTech Systems
HP
i365
Kaulkin Information Systems
LifeLock

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