MICROFILM - WHAT NOW? The Document Capture Specialists

INTRODUCTIONS: OLIVIA LEONARD - IMS MARKETING COORDINATOR GENERAL DISCUSSION: TIM STEPHENS – IMS EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS UPDATE: HOWARD SCHWARTZ EPM QUESTION AND ANSWER The Document Capture Specialists

SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II IMPORTANT RECORDS HAVE BEEN PUT ON MICROFILM DURING THE 1990’S AT THE PEAK OF FILM, KODAK ALONE WAS PRODUCING OVER 12M ROLLS/YEAR FILM WAS USED IN: MICROFILM JACKETS COM FICHE ROLL FILM APERTURE CARDS DOCUMENTS WERE FILMED WITH HIGH SPEED ROTARY DEVICES AND PLANETARY CAMERAS RETRIEVED USING SELF CONTAINED READER PRINTERS ADVANCED USERS HAD COMPUTER ASSISTED RETRIEVAL BY THE END OF THE 1990’S MANY COMPANIES HAD STARTED TO MOVE TO IMAGING AFTER IMAGING: “DON’T WORRY MICROFILM WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY” The Document Capture Specialists

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS ON MICROFILM MANY ARE PERMANENT RECORDS MANY STILL CONTAIN ACTIVE INFORMATION MANY ARE STILL USING SAME EQUIPMENT FOR RETRIEVAL MANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY’S ARE STILL PRODUCING MICROFILM MANY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT The Document Capture Specialists

THE EQUIPMENT WE USE IS VERY OLD OR OBSOLETE NO LONGER PARTS OR TONER AVAILABLE FILM SCANNERS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WIN7 MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LEFT THE MARKET MANY KNOWLEDGE WORKERS HAVE RETIRED OR MOVED ON NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS STILL NEED TO CREATE FILM FOR LONG TERM ARCHIVAL STORAGE ACTIVE AND INACTIVE RECORDS ARE INTERMIXED ON THE SAME MICROFILM The Document Capture Specialists

 NOW MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS IN BUSINESS  EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MICROFILM SYSTEMS  TOP 5 KODAK IMAGING RESELLER IN THE US  TOP 5 EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS RESELLER IN THE US  NATIONAL SERVICE AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT  DOCUMENT AND DATA CAPTURE FOCUS  ACQUIRED MICRO IMAGES TO PROVIDE FULL LINE OF CONSUMABLES INCLUDING MICROFILM  HIGH CUSTOMER RETENTION  STRIVE TO HAVE “BUSINESS PARTNER” RELATIONSHIP The Document Capture Specialists

THE EQUIPMENT WE USE IS VERY OLD OR OBSOLETE MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LEFT THE MARKET WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE AND WHAT IS ON ITS WAY HOWARD SCHWARTZ – EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS MANY KNOWLEDGE WORKERS HAVE RETIRED OR MOVED ON INVENTORY YOUR FILM JUSTIFICATION FOR CONVERSION NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS STORAGE CONDITIONS DUPLICATION STILL NEED TO CREATE FILM FOR LONG TERM ARCHIVAL STORAGE EPM ARCHIVE WRITER OUTSOURCE FILM WRITING TO IMS ACTIVE AND INACTIVE RECORDS ARE INTERMIXED ON THE SAME MICROFILM INTELLIGENT CONVERSION SCHEDULE A FREE REVIEW WITH IMS LET OUR EXPERIENCE HELP YOU EXPLORE OPTIONS THAT BEST SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS The Document Capture Specialists

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