Datacap's Cycle Faster Program Raises $20K for Cancer Research; Fundraiser Proceeds to Benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation.TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Datacap announced today that its second annual Cycle Faster for Cancer Research event has raised almost twenty thousand dollars through pledges and sponsorships for the Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. Foundation. Datacap, 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. and technology partners convened at AIIMExpo 2006 for a unique fundraising campaign in which participants biked and walked along the Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River, most often pronounced "SKOO-kull" (IPA: /'sku:kəɫ/), is a river in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River. through Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on May 15th. Datacap also won a Best of Show award for its new Taskmaster task·mas·ter n. 1. One who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones. 2. A source of burden or responsibility: The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster. Web Service for SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. . During the AIIM Expo, Datacap's booth was the scene of some exciting competition for the benefit of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Over thirty program sponsors and AIIM attendees competed on a racing bike attached to a virtual trainer provided by Philadelphia's Bicycle Therapy. Bicycle Therapy also provided two professional racers to demonstrate and assist in the effort. Fred Broce of GlaxoSmithKline won the grand prize, a Felt F4-C Bicycle. Winners of the Datacap booth time trials will have donations to LAF LAF Lance Armstrong Foundation (non-profit cancer organization) LAF Look and Feel LAF Laugh LAF Lebanese Armed Forces LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility LAF Lost And Found LAF Laminar Air Flow made in their company's name. --Bowe Bell + Howell's Ian Goodwin for Fastest Male Cyclist --Stellent's Betsy Kinkead for Fastest Female Cyclist --FileNet for Best Combined Team Score "DocuWare is thrilled to have supported a great cause through the Cycle Faster for Cancer Research bikeathon," said Greg Schloemer, President, DocuWare Corporation. "As a sponsor and Datacap partner, we are pleased to contribute funds toward the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the strides it is making toward cancer education, advocacy, public health and research programs." "The Cycle Faster for Cancer Research program was a grand opportunity to unite AIIM association members and rally together to fight cancer," said John Mancini, president of AIIM. "Datacap's goal of tying a fundraiser to our annual conference was a clever strategy to get AIIM members to shift their focus to health and cancer research." "Through the tremendous support of our industry partners and peers, we are pleased to complete our commitment to raise $20,000 toward the Lance Armstrong Foundation," said Scott Blau, 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. , Datacap Inc. "The success of Datacap's Cycle Faster bikeathon and time trials provided visibility for our endeavor and demonstrated that industry peers can join together to support a worthy cause. We thank everyone for their support." Lead Sponsors of the event included AIIM, Bowe, Bell + Howell, FileNet, Fujitsu, Kodak, Panasonic and Stellent. Additional supporters included: ABBYY, Canon, Captaris, DocuWare, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Captiva, Kofax, Oce, OnBase, Parascript, Snowbound snow·bound adj. Confined in one place by heavy snow. snowbound Adjective shut in or blocked off by snow Adj. 1. Software and Soluziona. Pledges will be accepted on Datacap's website until Friday, June 9th. http://cyclefaster.datacap.com/riders/ About Datacap Since 1988, Datacap Inc. has provided leading document capture and forms processing software solutions to organizations worldwide. AIIM 2006 Best of Show Award winning Datacap Taskmaster software efficiently transforms paper into information, increasing efficiency and data accuracy while reducing costs and document cycle time. A client/server, rules-based capture workflow platform, Taskmaster provides highly flexible solutions for both document indexing and data entry automation. Taskmaster enables scanning and indexing from a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used and integrates with all leading document management solutions, databases and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. systems. Taskmaster Web Service provides an SOA compatible capture solution. http://www.datacap.com/ About Lance Armstrong Foundation The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. We help people with cancer focus on living; we believe that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. From the moment of diagnosis, the LAF provides the practical information and tools people with cancer need to live life on their own terms. The LAF serves its mission through advocacy, public health and research. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the LAF is located in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.livestrong.org |
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