The Paperless Office - Is it just an urban legend?

Even if you look really hard, you won’t find anything about the paperless office at Snopes.com—the famous, modern-day Urban Legend Reference Pages. So, it can’t just be an urban legend, right? Yet, how much do most people know about the paperless office? George Pake, head of Xerox Corporation's Palo Alto Research Center, first alluded to the concept back in 1975 in an article titled, The Office of the Future. How far have we come in those 30+ years?

Lots of vendors talk about how they can help companies go paperless, but what’s it like to actually be paperless? What better way to find out than to hear it directly from someone who’s already there. In the article, Thinking Green: Document Imaging Gives Panhandle Farmers Mutual a Competitive Edge, President and CEO Art Meadows describes what it’s like to be paperless.

So, it’s not just a myth. There are people out there with the right technology behind them who are experiencing the benefits of the paperless office. And, whether you are part of a small business or a large corporation, there are always challenges…and it helps if you know about them in advance. The article, SMBs: Solutions for Common Challenges that Will Help Keep Your EDM and Workflow Projects Manageable and On Track, goes in to great detail to help you avoid some of the pitfalls associated with heading down the paperless track.

We all know that going paperless doesn’t happen overnight. So, while you’re figuring out the best way for your organization to get there, it’s okay to start with some small steps. Five Ways to Cut Paper Usage suggests some simple practices that can help you reduce paper and cut costs.

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