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Dallas, Texas -- December 2, 2003 Intersect Systems Inc., a Texas-based developer of software for retention schedule development and records management, today announced new Image Management capabilities for the Intersect Systems Records Control and Management System.
The new Image Management functions extend the Intersect Records Control and Management System (RCAMS) database software to allow management, display, and printing of electronic images in addition to the current capabilities of RCAMS. Records retention functions, database queries, and related features of RCAMS for records tracking, management, and reporting can be applied to electronic images with the addition of Image Management. Graphics formats supported include TIFF (single- and multi-page), BMP, JPEG, PNG, PCX, Targa, and GIF.
The Intersect Image Management system is compatible with images produced in the supported formats with virtually all scanner / software systems. In most cases, existing imaging hardware and software can continue to be used; the ability to integrate imaged documents into RCAMS does not conflict with the systems used for scanning and indexing documents.
The new image access, display, and printing capabilities are also available for RCAMS Accession read-only stations that may be used in various departments throughout an organization. The Accession software adds work-flow capabilities including remote records look-up, records requests, and records transmittal functions to the RCAMS system.
Container contents records in RCAMS can now display information about imaged documents, with a link to each document. The Search and Query functions in RCAMS can be used with imaged documents contents entries to locate the desired image. Once located, double-clicking on the image field opens the document on-screen in the Intersect Viewer (see illustration on following page). Document image files can reside anywhere on a LAN or WAN system; if images are moved or relocated on a LAN or WAN server resource, Intersect's Global Editor allows easy one-pass updating of the RCAMS image location and access entries.
The Intersect Viewer is central to the image management additions to RCAMS. The Viewer provides numerous options for displaying an image on-screen, including numerous sizing and fit-to-frame options, rotation, anti-aliasing, image details display, automatic centering, and the ability to save the user's current Intersect Viewer configuration as the opening default value.
The Image Management System includes an easy-to-use automatic indexing feature with several options for editing imaging information fields.
An Intersect Systems spokesperson stated "We have noted that organizations often purchase image management software to support electronic images in addition to a records management system they already have, resulting in two or more records management systems for hard-copy and electronic images, with no capability of combining these systems under a single process for applying records retention requirements, for locating records, and for processing records requests. Intersect's Image Management addition allows the RCAMS records system to manage paper documents, photographic images such as microfilm and microfiche, and also electronic images -- all in accordance with the Retention Control Schedule created with the Intersect Retention Schedule Management software. All of the features of RCAMS are extended to documents imaged and added to the records database."
Intersect Systems publishes the retention schedules for State Agencies and Local Governments developed by the Texas State Library and Archives Division in digital format for use with Intersect retention schedule development software and the RCAMS system.
Scheduled availability of the Image Management system extensions to RCAMS is January 2004.
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