by Fortress & Castle Ltd | Apr 29, 2015 | News
…yet 95% recognise the benefits, says new survey
Only 15% of UK organisations are using document management in the cloud, despite 95% believing it can deliver business benefits, according to a new survey by business automation software provider V1. The survey was carried out among senior IT and finance professionals from 79 organisations across the public, private and third sectors.
Cost-effectiveness was highlighted as the main benefit, with 28% of responses stating this would be the prime advantage of using the technology. Providing 24/7 access to documents was also identified as being key, with 26% of responses admitting this, and 17% said providing greater support for remote working would be the primary driver.
Although only 15% of the survey’s respondents revealed that they are using document management in the cloud, almost two thirds (62%) highlighted that they would consider accessing and sharing documents in this way in the future.
V1, says, “The rewards of using cloud-based document management technology are evidently clear to organisations which recognise the flexibility and cost savings it can bring. However, what is also apparent is that despite recognising these benefits, many organisations are not taking advantage of them.” This survey also revealed a 10% increase in companies using document management in the cloud, compared to the same questionnaire conducted by V1 in 2012.
V1 adds, “The number of businesses utilising document management in the cloud is rising as more recognise the increased agility it can bring them while putting security fears aside. As well as being cost-effective, it also supports remote working with access to documents from anywhere at any time – a must in today’s workplace.”
Source: Document Manager
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by Fortress & Castle Ltd | Apr 28, 2015 | News
Lexmark and Kofax have entered into a merger agreement in which Lexmark will acquire Kofax for $11.00 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately $1 billion. Kofax’s Board of Directors has unanimously recommended in favor of the merger agreement. Kofax shareholders, holding approximately 25 percent of the outstanding shares of Kofax, have signed a voting agreement committing to support the merger. Upon successful completion of the acquisition, Lexmark will nearly double the size of its enterprise software business to an approximately $700 million business competing in the expanding $10 billion content and process management software market. This market is expected to have a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 10 percent. In addition to the significant increase in scale, Kofax will help accelerate the growth and significantly increase the operating margins of Lexmark’s software business. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015 and is contingent on Kofax shareholder approval, applicable regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions.
“We believe joining forces with Lexmark benefits our customers, partners, employees and shareholders and the merger will build on Kofax’s rich history of continuous innovation,” said Reynolds C. Bish, chief executive officer, Kofax. “Our market-leading ability to simplify and transform the First Mile of customer engagement is a strong complement to Perceptive Software’s strength in managing information across silos. As a result, we’re excited about the future and working together to realize the full potential of this opportunity to the benefit of all stakeholders.”
“The acquisition of Kofax enhances our best-in-class offerings so our customers can capture, manage, access, and act upon their information more efficiently, and extends Lexmark into the high-growth smart process applications market,” said Paul Rooke, “The acquisition of Kofax enhances our best-in-class offerings so our customers can capture, manage, access, and act upon their information more efficiently, and extends Lexmark into the high-growth smart process applications market,” said Paul Rooke, Lexmark chairman and chief executive officer. “Our customers will have a breadth of hardware and software solutions that connect their information silos and automate their business processes – enabling them to access the most relevant information at the moment they need it to drive business forward. Kofax accelerates Lexmark’s development of industry-specific solutions while also immediately expanding our reach into the midmarket, where there is increasing demand for technology to better manage the growing amount of unstructured information and improve customer engagement,”
Source: www.kofax.com and www.document-manager.com
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by Fortress & Castle Ltd | Apr 28, 2015 | News
We are delighted to be attending the Business Show at ExCeL London on 13th May 2015. Hope to see you there!
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by Fortress & Castle Ltd | Apr 27, 2015 | News
Our very own Senior Business Operations Manager, Reace Chapel has successfully completed and passed the IOSH Managing Safely course. The course was run by Phoenix HSC (UK) Ltd in South Kensington.
Well done Reace!
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by Fortress & Castle Ltd | Apr 27, 2015 | News
Ryan Pankhurst, 32, attends charity events, school discos and parties dressed as the Marvel superhero in what has become ‘a normal thing’
With great power comes great responsibility, and this Farnborough resident has taken on an especially hefty task – making local people happy. The Spider-Man of Farnborough has become something of a celebrity in the town over the last year, regularly attending charity events, school discos and parties. He can often be spotted swinging through the town or balancing on a wall, and with a following of almost 2,000 people on Facebook he is certainly in high demand.
But who exactly is this friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man? And why does he spend his days spinning a web of any size and catching thieves just like flies?
Ryan Pankhurst, 32, gave up his job last year and became a house husband when his wife started working full-time to earn more money. Not having much to do during the day, he needed a new hobby, and started to get into cosplay – a performance art that combines costume and play, where participants wear costumes to represent a specific character. Mr Pankhurst started attending conventions dressed as Spider-Man and soon a few of his friends who worked with various charities invited him along to help with events.
But why Spider-Man? “For me, I grew up reading comics and watching Spider-Man on television when I was a kid,” he explained. “I like to bring his character to life for children in the way he moves.”
Mr Pankhurst had already achieved a drastic weight loss, losing more than two stone, giving him the confidence to get into the costume. “That’s when I thought about getting into cosplaying more seriously,” he said. “In terms of acting like Spider-Man, I had watched a lot of videos already so I was familiar with how he moves and sits and poses.
“As a kid I used to sit on the floor in strange positions while I was watching television so I was used to it. “The first time I went to a convention I was so nervous and shy in my costume. I had never done it before, but I got into it a bit more and made the most of being the character.” What started as a hobby has escalated and Spider-Man is now busier than ever bringing a smile to the faces of children of Farnborough and neighbouring towns.
‘A normal thing’
A fundraising day at Camberley’s New Image salon, Cherrywood Primary School’s Easter fair and a Superhero event in Camberley’s Mall shopping centre are just some of the recent events in his diary. He owns a total of five Spider-Man costumes, which he switches around depending on the event. With two sons of his own, aged three and six, it is not unusual for Mr Pankhurst to walk around the house in his Spider-Man costume. He said: “It’s a big part of our lives. Having my own children gives me more of a reason to dress up – it’s a lot of fun. “My children have their action figures and they like to wear costumes too. “They don’t bat an eyelid if I’m walking around dressed as Spider-Man. It’s a normal thing. “I think my wife was a bit surprised by it all at first, but she thought it was fair enough. “It used to be a bit embarrassing for her if she was driving the car and I was sat in the passenger seat in my costume but she’s used to it now.”
Source: Get Hampshire http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/
