Alaskan Freight Carrier Installs 1MAGE Document Management System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 1mage mage n. A magician or sorcerer. [From Middle English mages, magicians, variant of magi; see magus.] Software (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ISOL) announced that Span-Alaska Consolidators Inc., one of the largest transportation companies serving Alaska, recently installed an electronic document management solution to simplify workflow processes associated with shipments in their very specialized market. Wash.-based Span-Alaska is a full-service transportation provider from the lower 48 states to Alaska. They move products via both truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno and less-than-truckload deliveries to most points in Alaska, with freight terminals in Kenai, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. The 1MAGE(R) document management system will capture drivers' bills of lading and other important shipping documents in order to streamline the required paperwork. Duplex scanning and bar code recognition will also expedite the processing of certain documents. The 1MAGE document imaging software is being installed on a server running RedHat Linux. The system will be tightly integrated to Span-Alaska's existing freight consolidation software, through the use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Mike Landry, President of Span-Alaska, stated: "We have always prided ourselves on providing fast, reliable transportation services to the Alaska Market. We are committed to offer unparalleled customer service. State-of-the-art technology, such as the 1MAGE solution, will allow us to move freight faster and more efficiently while capturing the information needed to improve our billing process. We will be able to increase responsiveness to our customers by making shipping documents, such as delivery receipts, available via the Internet." "The scalability of our products and our solid customer service have long been strengths for us," remarked David R. DeYoung, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 1mage Software. "The ease of integrating 1MAGE with Span-Alaska's legacy database will allow them to streamline many of their business processes." About 1mage: 1mage Software Inc. is a leading provider of document management and workflow automation See workflow. systems for Linux(R), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), and Microsoft(R) Windows environments. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , 1MAGE(R), converts business documents, of any origin, into electronic images, and manages them throughout their lifecycle. The company also operates a Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. Group offering project management, consulting, installation, training and application image-enabling services (http://www.1mage.com). About Span-Alaska Consolidators: Span-Alaska Consolidators is a full-service transportation provider from the lower 48 states to Alaska. Headquartered in Kent, Washington Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States. The second largest city in south King County and the eighth largest in the state, Kent has the third-largest industrial area in the United States. , they are one of the largest transportation companies serving Alaska today. Span-Alaska has over 100 pieces of tractor and trailer equipment, as well as three freight terminals in Alaska and one in Washington (http://www.spanalaska.com). Brands and products referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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