Document Service Bureau :: Scanning Benefits

Documents are preserved - paper deteriorates while CD's are rated to preserve data for 100 years
Paper takes space and space costs money - up to 15,000 images (equivalent of a 4-drawer filing cabinet) can fit; on a single CD, more on a DVD..
Cost reductions for general administration, as less time is spent on retrieving records.
Reduced Costs Of handling, storing and duplicating paper documents, and in some cases reproducing lost documents.
Improved customer service through quicker location and copying of unstructured documents, otherwise stored in filing cabinets or remote rooms.
Increased accessibility of your documents.
Scanned documents can be instantly emailed or printed, even accessed by a remote user via the Internet.
Improved internal efficiency by reducing the time your employees spend locating documents and files and increasing the time they spend with your customers.
Information is found faster when images are OCR'ed into Work or Acrobat - instant retrieval of documents by word, phrase, or keyword
Can transmit to others via email or Fax
Portable, carry required documents on your laptop
Several people can view a document at a time
When files are exposed through an Internet Access - the data becomes accessible externally.
Able to recover from disaster by storing data in multiple locations inexpensively.
and many more ...