MICROSOFT CASE STUDY - Holland and Knight’s IT Department recognised they needed a solution to address their document processes, with an emphasis on the automation of paper based workflow processes. Due to the majority of Holland and Knight’s business being focused on finding, sharing and storing information their administrative overhead for managing document process was considerable. They chose Nintex Workflow 2007 due to a number of strategic reasons, read on to find out more.

E-mail has become a core communication medium in the business world - and it is well on its way to replacing letters and faxes. No wonder then, that finding the ultimate professional and systematic filing method for handling electronic correspondence has become so important.

Holland and Knight’s IT Department recognised they needed a solution to address their document processes, with an emphasis on the automation of paper based workflow processes. Due to the majority of Holland and Knight’s business being focused on finding, sharing and storing information their administrative overhead for managing document process was considerable. They chose Nintex Workflow 2007 due to a number of strategic reasons, read on to find out more.

YMCA required an Active Directory provisioning and maintenance solution to enhance their new Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 intranet. YMCA approached an IT vendor in regards to creating a custom solution to meet their needs. The IT vendor advised YMCA look at Nintex Workflow 2007 Enterprise Edition and its account provisioning functionality. After evaluation YMCA decided to purchase Nintex Workflow 2007 Enterprise Edition based on the fact it fitted their requirements exactly, plus as a packaged solution was reputable, could be quickly implemented and was very cost effective.

There is pressure on larger corporations and government agencies to optimize their everyday processes. The availability of documents – regardless of their format or origin - are at the heart of these workflows. With DocuWare, employees can access documents such as accounting records, technical drawings and e-mail quickly, reliably and securely, from any department or location.

QIC realised that many of their paper based, manual workflow processes needed to become more efficient. Having previously migrated from SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2007, senior management sought a workflow solution to leverage their investment in SharePoint. QIC evaluated a number of products, using an evaluation criterion which was focused on finding a product that offered workflow functionality, genuine ease of use for knowledge workers and administration staff, and would enable QIC to implement an electronic InfoPath form workflow process. Only Nintex Workflow 2007 met all these requirements

Advantages of a Document Management System for Project Teams: Access from any location, All project data, plans and protocols are available with a click, Real-time access, regardless of data source, User knowledge status updated via stamps, Powerful workflows using stamps, Transparent processes.

Siemens had realised that their tender/quotation process was not as efficient or streamlined as it could be. Siemens’ Corporate Information Office (CIO) wanted to implement a workflow process that was easy to use and would support their document management needs. A pilot project enabled Siemens to fully test Nintex Workflow 2007 functionality in their own environment. Siemens found the comprehensive “out of the box” workflow actions in Nintex Workflow 2007 made developing workflows essentially a code free job and moved forward to fully implement the product

DocuWare archives documents like invoices, product specifications and delivery slips in one central document pool. You can compare proposals and product characteristics with a few clicks. It’s also an excellent way to simplify and speed up your invoice authorization process, improving the overall quality of your data.

Resumes, contracts, transfers, recommendations, salaries, expense reports, vacation requests – that’s just the tip of the paperwork iceberg managed by a Human Resources department. And all of these critical documents must be edited, stored and retrieved in a way that is quick, reliable and absolutely confidential.