CompTIA CDIA+ Industry Leadership Awards Presented at AIIM Expo 2004.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. 2004 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004 The Computing Technology Industry Association See CompTIA. (CompTIA) presented its CDIA See CompTIA. +(TM) annual awards on Monday to companies and individuals that have demonstrated a commitment to furthering the application of document imaging through an adherence to best practices and industry standards. (CompTIA exhibit # 2377) CompTIA CDIA+ certification is a global standard of competency in the document imaging industry. This vendor-neutral certification validates an imaging professional's level of expertise in best practices used to plan, design, and implement a document imaging system. Leading hardware and software companies, as well as distributors, dealers, value-added resellers, and service providers, require or recommend their personnel be CDIA+ certified. Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RCII RCII Residential Commercial Institutional and Industrial ), Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. , and Business Imaging Systems, Inc., Oaklahoma City, Okla., received the System Integration Achievement Award. Rent-A-Center, the largest rent-to-own operator in the United States, processes more than 4,000 invoices a day. Its account payable system was time and labor intensive Labor Intensive A process or industry that requires large amounts of human effort to produce goods. Notes: A good example is the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc), they are considered to be very people-oriented. See also: Capital Intensive, Trading Dollars . Business Imaging Systems designed and implemented a new accounts payable system based on document imaging and unstructured forms technology that cut Rent-A-Center invoice processing time in half for regular invoices and by up to 75 percent for invoices from high-volume suppliers. Labor costs were significantly reduced as was the cost of office supplies used to store files. The new automated document imaging system was so successful it is being replicated in 15 other departments where comparable time and cost savings are expected. Kristi Toupal, from Rent-A-Center, and Dan Rotelli, CDIA+, from Business Imaging Systems, accepted the System Integration Award. Canon U.S.A., Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) Lake Success, N.Y., received the Certification Achievement Award, Strongest Advocate for the CDIA+ Program. The company developed the Canon CDIA+ Education Program, which emphasizes the customer benefits of systems implemented to best-industry practices. The program is open to sales professionals at Canon and its authorized dealers. Ricoh, U.S., West Caldwell, N.J., received the Certification Achievement Award, Industry Wide, by having the highest number of new CDIA+ certified professionals in a company. DoxTek, Inc., Provo, Utah, received the Certification Achievement Award, Reseller, for having the highest ratio of CDIA+ certified employees for a value-added reseller. In addition, four imaging professionals were recognized for attaining the highest scores on the CDIA+ certification exam in the past 12 months: Jack Borland, Chicago, Ill.; Jim Harrison, Nashua, N.H.; Vito Mangiapane, Long Valley, N.J.; and Tim Pfeiffer, Denver, Colo. About CompTIA CompTIA is a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry. For more than 22 years CompTIA has provided research, networking and partnering opportunities to its more than 19,000 members in 89 countries. The association is involved in developing standards and best practices, and influencing the political, economic and educational arenas that impact IT worldwide. More information is at www.comptia.org. |
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