The challenge of electronic commerce; finding your way on a paperless trail

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Electronic data interchange (EDI) is fast becoming a common method of doing business. Paperless EDI agreements are likely to impact attorneys in both contractual and litigational areas. Two worthwhile books on the subject are 'The Law of Electronic Commerce' by Benjamin Wright, and 'The Commercial Use of Electronic Data Interchange - A Report,' available from the ABA. Attorneys need to keep up on developments in this field, and with legislative and judicial attempts to regulate it.

Usage, Electronic data interchange, EDI (Electronic data interchange)

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Scanners and OCR: r they 4u? Document scanning is more affordable than ever

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Document scanning can help stem the paper flow and save money on support staff in a law firm. The scanner captures images and print on a page which the is then translated into computer file format by the optical character recognition (OCR) software. Scanning saves money on support staff because documents do not have to be manually entered into the computer. Some 12 vendors currently make small-office flatbed scanners. Various models and prices are listed.

Evaluation, Optical character readers, Optical character recognition software

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The futz factor; setting software standards helps reduce unproductive time

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Computers will have the most positive effect on office efficiency in firms which set software standards, designate a resource person for each type of software, have a resource book for each and have employees who use each type of software share experiences. Taking these steps will minimize time wasted with computers.

Analysis, Office automation

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