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Alchemy by Captaris
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Alchemy has:- Modules to capture, index and display documents
- Advanced records management and discovery tools
- Tools to help organizations with compliance
- A wide range of output and business information delivery options
- A wide range of storage options
- Reference customers use Alchemy as their sole archiving solution for all their diverse fixed content needs
- Reference customers use Alchemy to manage both their 'offensive' (business process improvement) and 'defensive' (compliance and risk reduction) applications
Alchemy manages the most common fixed content, including images, faxes, email, MS Office documents, PDFs, computer reports and CAD files. Alchemy includes its own indexing and search engine. Alchemy has an email archiving module. Alchemy offers a scanning module to capture paper documents. Alchemy has a computer report capture subsystem. Alchemy Records Manager includes complete file plan creation and management tools, as well as integrated records capture capabilities. Alchemy Advanced Server includes auditing trails and security features to aid in compliance. Output options include Web publishing, CD/DVD publishing, LAN/WAN access or integration of documents and data with enterprise applications. Creates complete, self-contained archive disks with all the documents, the indexes and a viewer program. Alchemy is "shrink-wrapped," requiring no thirdparty software integrations for most common applications.
EASY TO USE
- We have many delighted customer references to the speed of deployment, the low training and resource commitments and the fast ROI (See case studies).
- Alchemy does not require a Data Base Administration skill set or tax scarce IT resources for on-going operations. Even busy business managers with no IT or Records Management skills can manage and use repositories.
- Competitive pricing when compared to full-blown Enterprise Content Management products.
- Alchemy is storage-neutral and can turn any device into a fixed-content repository, so customers can choose whatever storage device best fits their budget.
One server with a set of tools to administer and manage all fixed content repositories for an organization. Many different and complex content types (e.g. image, fax, PDF, email, COLD) are all handled with a consistent set of tools and user interfaces. Alchemy is "shrink-wrapped," requiring no third-party software integrations for most common applications. Alchemy end-user interfaces are highly regarded for simplicity and feature richness, with millions of licenses already distributed. The Alchemy price list backs up the cost claims. A common archiving application for a 1,000-person company that archives the email, the paper, the computer reports and any electronic file, and provides online access to end-users, would cost under $60,000 in software for the Alchemy solution. A similar application from Hyland might cost two-to-four times as much and several hundreds of thousands of dollars from FileNet or Documentum. Alchemy users store content on inexpensive hard disks on clients or servers, CDs, DVDs, UDO, RAID, SANs, Centera, optical libraries, tape drives and even USB memory sticks.
INTEGRATED SOLUTION
- Integrations with Captaris Workflow and RightFax products provide organizations with a single source for workflow, document management and business information delivery solutions. Workflow enables the automation of paperintensive processes; RightFax integrates fax documents and business information delivery.
- Reference customers are using more than one piece of the Alchemy suite, building on a single point solution to manage more documents.
- Reference customers are using integrations with ERP systems, vertical applications, portals, storage subsystems and transform engines.
The Alchemy 8.0 Suite design and architecture demonstrates the total integration around a single server. Alchemy has flexible SDKs and powerful, open APIs for VB, C++, Web and .NET programmers. An Alchemy solution has integrated document management, archiving, indexing and viewing capabilities.