EFileCabinet
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eFileCabinet is a global provider of document management and records management
Records management
Records management, or RM, is the practice of maintaining the records of an organization from the time they are created up to their eventual disposal...

 software. It is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Overview

The company offers a suite of Integrated Document Management
Integrated Document Management
Integrated document management is a term used to describe the technologies, tools, and methods used to capture, manage, store, preserve, deliver and dispose of 'documents' across an enterprise...

 products that empower businesses to transition into a paperless office
Paperless office
A paperless office is a work environment in which the use of paper is eliminated or greatly reduced. This is done by converting documents and other papers into digital form. Proponents claim that "going paperless" can save money, boost productivity, save space, make documentation and information...

 environment.

eFileCabinet v5.0: A full featured document management solution designed to capture, manage, & protect electronic documents.

SecureDrawer: A secure online document sharing portal integrated with the eFileCabinet v5.0 application.

Concentsus: An automatic offsite data backup solution.

The company currently has well more than 18,000 users worldwide in a myriad of diverse industries including accounting, human resources, education, government, medical, and financial services
Financial services
Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...

.

In the summer of 2011, the company is expected to release eFileCabinet Online, a full feature, best of breed document management system
Document management system
A document management system is a computer system used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions created by different users . The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management...

 deployed through a web browser. By harnessing the 'Software as a Service
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...

' platform this new solution will be accessible from anywhere with an internet connection and no software installation will be required.

Beyond its core suite of products the company offers a wide range of software integration's designed to leverage it's use in conjunction with other common solutions including Intuit QuickBooks
QuickBooks
QuickBooks is a line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit.-History:Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx in Mountain View, California, USA...

 and Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of...

.

History

Founded in 2001, eFileCabinet began as an internal tool to digitally store records at founder James Blaylock's accounting firm. As requests for the software began to grow, Blaylock incorporated in order to improve and market the software. Subsequently, the company originally serviced clients in the accounting industry but has since expanded to include various other industries and trades.

On July 9, 2008, Canopy Ventures, an early-stage venture capital
Venture capital
Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...

 firm, announced it was investing $1 million in eFileCabinet to enable the company to expand and accelerate their investments in sales and marketing.

Later that month, Matt Peterson was appointed President and CEO by the board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...

 having previously served as Chief Operating Officer
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...

 since January, 2007.

See also

  • Business process management
    Business process management
    Business process management is a holistic management approach focused on aligning all aspects of an organization with the wants and needs of clients. It promotes business effectiveness and efficiency while striving for innovation, flexibility, and integration with technology. BPM attempts to...

  • Document imaging
    Document imaging
    Document imaging is an information technology category for systems capable of replicating documents commonly used in business. Document imaging systems can take many forms including microfilm, on demand printers, facsimile machines, copiers, multifunction printers, document scanners, computer...

  • Document management
  • Enterprise content management
    Enterprise content management
    Enterprise Content Management is a formalized means of organizing and storing an organization's documents, and other content, that relate to the organization's processes...

  • Records management
    Records management
    Records management, or RM, is the practice of maintaining the records of an organization from the time they are created up to their eventual disposal...

  • Integrated Document Management
    Integrated Document Management
    Integrated document management is a term used to describe the technologies, tools, and methods used to capture, manage, store, preserve, deliver and dispose of 'documents' across an enterprise...

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