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DICOM Deutschland eliminates paper archives with AuthentiDate solution
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DICOM Deutschland eliminates paper archives with AuthentiDate solution
Legally binding signatures eliminating the need of storing paper originals after
scanning
Düsseldorf / Freiburg Breisgau, October 29, 2002 – DICOM Deutschland AG,
subsidiary of DICOM Group plc, the leader in the electronic document capture
(EDC) market and AuthentiDate International AG, accredited trust center by
German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post (RegTP), announced
an agreement of distribution of AuthentiDates legally binding technology for
electronic data capture (scanning) industry and solutions.
AuthentiDates technology integrates seamlessly into existing document capture
processes by adding electronic signatures, compliant to the stringent German
signature law, within high volume scan solutions. This enables corporations and
organizations to store electronic images of scanned paper without the need of
archiving the paper originals. By eliminating internal and external paper
archives cost reductions and productivity improvements are instantly available.
Both companies expect additional revenues of about 1,5 Mio. Euro within the next
36 months in Germany.
DICOM Group is selling products of the US Subsidiary Kofax Image Products in 60
countries world-wide. Kofax Ascent Capture has become the most widely used
capture software in the world with more than 32.000 licenses sold, resulting in
more than 4.000 installations. DICOM Group and Authentidate expect a significant
increasing demand within the next years for scan solutions, which meets the
requirements of the German signature law and the European directive.
Various industries, e.g. insurance, telecommunications or government, dealing
every day with hundreds of thousands different paper documents for mid-term and
long-term archival, such as letters, faxes and receipts. ‘By using AuthentiDates
ground breaking technology our customers are able for the first time to
transform paper based processes into electronic ones and will benefit from
predictable cost cutting potentials’, explains Joachim Froning CEO of DICOM
Deutschland AG.
‘DICOM is our distribution and sales partner of choice’, adds Marc Willems,
member of the executive board of AuthentiDate International AG. ‘DICOM fits
perfect into our strategy and makes the solution instantly available to
customers, including DICOMs technical support services.
About AuthentiDate International AG
AuthentiDate International AG (www.authentidate.de), Düsseldorf, Germany is the
first Accredited Certification Provider, certified by the German Regulatory
Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (RegTP), focusing legal binding
timestamps compliant to the strong German electronic signature laws and European
signature directives. Thus, the time signatures supplied by AuthentiDate
International AG for any electronic data provide the highest level of protection
recognised by law in the form of qualified digital signatures.
AuthentiDate is also the first accredited vendor focusing business process
solutions, based on electronic signatures and timestamping technology.
AuthentiDate’s Business Solutions feature short ROI (return of invest) cycles,
simple integration, low operating expense and ease of use. The unique design
enables most customers for the first time receiving substantial profit
contributions from signature and timestamping technologies.
The AuthentiDate Group is worldwide present in Europe, USA and through partners
also in Asia. AuthentiDate Holding Corp, Inc. located in USA (New York) is
listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (ADAT) and in Germany (WKN 893715).
About DICOM Group plc – DICOM Deutschland AG
DICOM Group plc (‘DICOM Group’) is the global leader in the Electronic Document
Capture (‘EDC’) market, a fast growing segment of the Office Automation
industry. EDC improves the performance of many business applications such as
document and content management and converts non-digital and digital documents
into structured data streams. Its implementation allows substantial increases in
office efficiency and offers high returns on investment.
DICOM Deutschland AG based in Freiburg i. Br. Is the german subsidiary of DICOM
Group, which operates today with 720 employees in 23 countries. DICOM
Deutschland AG, www.dicom.de, was founded 1993, operates today with 49 employees
and has further offices in Berlin, Hamburg and München.
DICOM Group plc has been quoted at the London Stock Exchange since 1996 and on
the ‘Geregelten Markt’ in Frankfurt. It achieved turnover of 149,5 Mio. GBP
(2000/2001: 140,3 Mio. GBP) in the financial year ended 30 June 2002.
contact:
AuthentiDate International AG, Judith Balfanz, Director Marketing,
presse@authentidate.de, http://www.authentidate.de ,
tel. ++49 (0)211 – 43 69 89 50
DICOM Deutschland AG, Wolfgang Kahl, Marketing, wolfgang_kahl@dicomgroup.com,
http://www.dicom.de , tel. ++49 (0)761 – 452 69 12
end of message, (c)DGAP 29.10.2002
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WKN: 893715; ISIN: US0526661048; Index:
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290800 Okt 02
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