Distributed Document Processing.

Centralized access to data among far-flung processing centers has been enabled by the Internet, and Mobius Management Systems has been capitalizing on the Web's capabilities. Its ViewDirect product provides high-speed access, distribution and presentation of diverse enterprise information over the Internet and corporate networks. One of its key customer targets: banks or credit operations that process loans from thousands of customers.

Paper loan documents are scanned and stored in ViewDirect, and a workflow component routes task lists to the regional loan centers, automating the business process. Loan service representatives, using Web browsers, can provide fast response to customer inquiries by having immediate access to all the documents related to a customer's loan.

Mobius (www.mobius.com) is a Rye, N.Y.-based company providing Web-based software solutions that support a broad range of e-business and application requirements, including customer service, enterprise resource planning and electronic bill presentment and payment. It claims to have nearly 1,300 corporate clients worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100.