Chameleon for StarBuilder

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Chameleon for StarBuilder Document Imaging
ManagementSession - 202
Amy Summers Marketing Representative
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Construction Imaging Systems Profile

• 1 national provider of document imaging to the
  Construction Industry.
• Larry McAdams is credited with introducing
  document imaging technology to the Construction
  Industry in 1991.
• In business for more than 13 years with over 250
  installations nation-wide.
• General Contractors
• AE firms
• Electrical and Mechanical subs
• Asphalt, Concrete and Aggregate suppliers

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Construction Imaging Systems Product Line

• Construction Imaging Systems offers a family of
  products for every size and volume of business
  needs
• Chameleon - a complete solution for companies
  with modest scanning volume and fewer than 15
  Starbuilder users, and
• AX-Enterprise (EMC Documentum) based product
  line for companies with higher volumes and/or
  larger number of users. AX Product is SOX
  compliant and is the corporate standard for Emcor
  and Quanta Services.

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• It is estimated that up to 30 of the cost of
  construction are costs due to inefficiencies,
  mistakes, delays and poor communications.
• Construction and the Internet,  
•  The Economist, Jan 15, 2000.

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Why Document Imaging?

• Misfiled/lost Documents
• Multiple copies make it hard to determine which
  copy is correct and accurate
• Electronic invoice routing and approval
• Central Location for all Documents
• Better Communication between your field and
  office
• Easy retrieval of documents at the click of a
  button
• Eliminates the need for document
• storage facilities

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The facts Paper vs. Digital Storage
Average time to retrieve one document 7min 4sec
Average time to re-file 3 min 0 min
Average total cost of re-filing and retrieving 2.00 0.20
Average cost of an unavailable file 120.00 0
Average annual cost of maintaining one file 3.44 1.81
Information from the Dartnell Institute and ODDSAR Publication. Dollar amounts based on a US 12.00 per hour wage, includes salary, fringe benefits, overhead and taxes. Includes materials, space and labor. Paper Cost Digital Cost
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A View on ROI
Type of Contractor General Subcontractor Home Builder Specialty
Annual Revenue 150M 75M 100M 25M
Hard Dollar Savings 10,454 10,425 7,528 3,250
Labor Savings 7,949 28,557 9,643 7,250
Total Annual Savings 18,403 39,982 17,171 10,500
Months to payback 7.9 8.1 8.3 7.2
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Legal Compliance and Backup

• Optical WORM Technology (Write Once, Read Many)
• One 30G Optical Disk can store an equivalent of
  52 four drawer file cabinets.
• Off-site disk storage provides a secure location
  for important company files!

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What is an Object Repository?
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Chameleon File Structure
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Chameleon Index Structure
AP Cabinet
Job Files

• Default Index Fields
• Vendor
• Invoice
• Invoice Date
• Invoice amount
• Job Number

• Default Index Fields
• Job
• Date
• Document Type
• To
• From

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Document Level Security

• Concepts of Security
• User name and password protected
• Application login security
• Document security
• Index/Search security
• System administrative rights

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All Fujitsu Scanners are sold with Kofax Virtual
re-scan Pro software and support with Chameleon.
FI 5220 ADF Flatbed 25ppm
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Easy Viewing.
The Dual Monitor setup on your desktop allows for
easy reviewing of accounting and imaging at the
same time.
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Chameleon Workflow
Scan documents using a batch process

• Invoices
• Job Files
• HR

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Chameleon Product Demonstration

• Shelly Zeigler
• Account Manager, AMSI