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PowerFile’s advanced archiving solution delivers the most
cost-effective, time-efficient means to archive large volumes of enterprise
data. It offers organizations with tens of terabytes of data a compelling
opportunity to reduce backup windows and reclaim costly primary storage. At the
same time, enterprises gain the ability to more quickly access and retrieve
archived content when needed to reference a similar project, to make a revision,
or to meet compliance or litigation requirements.
The Solution Consists of Three
Basic Steps:
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Computer Aided Design
(CAD / Document Archiving)
Computer Aided Design
(CAD) has brought incredible efficiencies to the design and
development within a variety of industries, including architecture,
engineering and construction (AEC), electronic system design and
aerospace, and others. At last count, there were over 100 market verticals
employing CAD in business worldwide. These firms, large and small, are
increasingly faced with challenges in managing growing repositories of
computer design drawings stored as CAD files, raster images, and related
paper documents. The challenges include:
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- Very large design project files
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- Long term storage of design project files, up to 100
years
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- Cost prohibitive to use magnetic media to store large
files for long periods
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- Optical media, ideal for long-term data retention, used
mostly an offline and proprietary set of technologies
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- Increased pressure to shift to electronic archives to
stay competitive, leverage archived assets, and reduce overall design
costs
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PowerFile's storage appliances provide the most
cost-effective, time-efficient means to archive the large volumes of
computer aided design projects. By offloading fixed, completed projects onto
a separate archive, PowerFile's products dramatically reduce the time
required to back up working documents. At the same time, enterprises gain
the ability to more quickly access and retrieve archived design documents
and drawings when needed to reference a similar project or to make a
revision. Key benefits of a PowerFile solution include:
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- Faster backup and restore of current, working documents
by offloading final, fixed content to an active, permanent archive
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- No more pain, cost, and complexity of retrieving
drawings from tape, microfilm/microfiche, or paper
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- Easy sharing of all engineering reference information,
such as building codes, by making them accessible online rather than
keeping them as standalone CDs or DVDs
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- Storage media longevity of 50 to 100 years, along
with the immediate access and retrieval of the complete archive on every
project
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- Scales as your storage needs grow, from 1.7TB to 30TB
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- Works with the archive software you already have
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within an hour. Preloaded software features simple browser-based management
and built-in "drag-and-drop" file management within a Windows® or Mac OS
X environment. Once installed, the PowerFile system appears as a standard
system drive, accessible from any application (with appropriate
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Email Archiving
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In
managing their growing repositories of email, enterprises large
and small are facing numerous challenges today, including:
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- Email required to be preserved and proven
unalterable for many years based on new compliance regulations
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- Troublesome retrieval of email from
traditional tape archives when required for legal discovery or
compliance
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- Shear growth in email volume to archive
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- Increasing dependence on email/groupware
for document management
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- Limited storage space available means that
users must periodically either delete email or archive
it offline
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PowerFile's storage appliances provide the
safest, most cost-effective means to archive the growing volumes
of email, yet keep them online and retrievable. Businesses can
now keep a complete archive of all their employees' email
messages without requiring them to regularly clean out their
email inbox and decide which messages to keep in order to free
up space. At the same time, PowerFile's products dramatically
reduce the time required to back up current, active email by
offloading archived email into a separate repository. Other
benefits include:
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- Ensuring email contents are unalterable by
permanently saving the messages into WORM compliant media
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- Immediately access, search, and retrieve
the complete email archive
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- Reduce email server license costs by
offloading email to a separate archive sooner
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- Dramatic upfront cost savings per TB, along
with long term benefits compared to market alternatives
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Depending on what email archive application
you use, PowerFile's storage appliance can be set up and in use
within one hour. Preloaded software features simple
browser-based management and built-in "drag-and-drop" file
management within the Windows® environment. Once installed, the
PowerFile system appears as a standard system drive, accessible
from any Windows application (with appropriate permissions), or
over the network for remote access.
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Solution Partners:
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- Symantec Enterprise Vault
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software vendor, chances are we can be certified quickly as
PowerFile adheres to all the current network share standards for
Windows networks. |
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ECM / Document Imaging
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Are you looking to move your growing archive of
scanned documents and electronic images offline to make space for
your Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system? Now you can
also keep all your archived content online at 1/10th the
cost. Write it once and have the peace of mind to know that it will
be there for 50+ years.
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Whether you are a business process outsourcing
vendor, a scan conversion service bureau, or an enterprise
leveraging your ECM system internally, PowerFile can help your
enterprise streamline the retrieval of archival documents, lower the
cost of ECM storage infrastructure, and meet compliance regulations,
litigation readiness, disaster recovery requirements, and document
retention best practices. Here are some of the capabilities you
gain:
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- Get shared access to document archives within
seconds
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- Free up expensive disk space on your ECM system
for its original purpose
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- Lower the cost of archival document retrieval
to boost margin and improve productivity
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- Better meet long-term storage requirements from
HIPAA, Check 21, and other regulations by etching the files on
media with 50+ year shelf life
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- Protect the integrity of the files by storing
them in an unalterable form
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- Easily store PDF, JPEG, TIFF, HTML, or any
digital image file or record
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- Be prepared for disaster recovery by having the
content on removable, standard media that can be accessed using
any off-the-shelf equipment
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- Get ahead of your competition by adding new
services such as digital vault, different service turn-arounds, or
simply meet existing service level agreements
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You can get these benefits in a few easy steps. A complete PowerFile
system can be set up in less than 30 minutes. Preloaded software
features simple browser-based management and built-in
"drag-and-drop" file management within the Windows environment.
Once installed, the PowerFile system appears as a standard system
drive, accessible from any Windows application (with appropriate
permissions), or over the network for remote access. |
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Medical Imaging
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solutions provide the most versatile and secure means
available to store medical images and patient records. By
combining the speed of online access with the economy and
integrity of traditional archives PowerFile enables
hospitals and clinics to efficiently manage and preserve
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productivity, PowerFile online archives are the perfect addition
to medical data lifecycle management systems. Rapid access to
archived records decreases response time while durable WORM media
guarantees the integrity of patient data.
PowerFile's low acquisition cost and affordable
scaling make it ideal for clinics and hospitals that need to
archive records, but are concerned about large, up-front capital
expenditures. Significant savings in total cost of ownership (TCO)
result from migrating data to archival storage on PowerFile
libraries instead of traditional tape-based or newer RAID-based
archive systems.
PowerFile storage solutions integrate easily
with most PC/Windows-based medical imaging and patient records
systems. Once installed, the PowerFile appears as a standard
system drive, accessible from any Windows application with
appropriate permissions, or over the network for remote access.
Install PowerFile libraries with new systems, or add easily to
existing systems. |
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Print Archiving
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printing professional, you're constantly handling a large number
of native files, proof files, and RIP files every day. They?re
in various formats, and the file sizes are usually enormous.
You're handling multiple versions of the files because of
modifications at different stages of customer jobs.
This level of complexity is a burden. It can be
extremely time-consuming to locate specific archived files when
a customer asks for them, or when you need them for reference or
re-use. The files are dispersed among hard drives, CD, DVD,
flash memory, and Zip/Iomega disks. Also, as the volume of files
grows over time, finding safe, suitable storage is an ongoing
challenge.
Archiving systems from PowerFile offer a way
for you to take control of your vital digital assets. Here are
some of the capabilities you gain:
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- Consolidate all your files that are
currently dispersed among different media
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- Easily store InDesign, TIFF, EPS, PDF, or
any digital format
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- Make the files viewable in a shared network
beyond the prepress department, among sales reps, customer
service reps, and others.
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- Shorten reprint times by eliminating the
need for customers to resend their artwork.
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- Protect the integrity of the files by
storing them in an unalterable form.
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- Be prepared for disaster recovery by having
the content on removable media.
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- Keep an audit record of different versions
of artwork for protection in the case of a dispute.
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- Differentiate from your competition with
new capabilities such as archive vaulting.
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printing facility, you can derive these benefits in a few easy
steps. A complete PowerFile system can be set up in less than
one hour. Preloaded software features simple browser-based
management and built-in "drag-and-drop" file management within a
Windows or Mac OS X environment. Once installed, the PowerFile
system appears as a standard system drive, accessible from any
application (with appropriate permissions), or over the network
for remote access. |
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