The future of microfilm and the options available for conversion.

1. MICROFILM - WHAT NOW?
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2. INTRODUCTIONS: OLIVIA LEONARD - IMS MARKETING COORDINATOR
GENERAL DISCUSSION: TIM STEPHENS – IMS
EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS UPDATE: HOWARD SCHWARTZ EPM
QUESTION AND ANSWER
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3. • SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II IMPORTANT RECORDS HAVE BEEN PUT ON MICROFILM
• DURING THE 1990’S AT THE PEAK OF FILM, KODAK ALONE WAS PRODUCING OVER 12M ROLLS/YEAR
• FILM WAS USED IN:
• MICROFILM JACKETS
• COM FICHE
• ROLL FILM
• APERTURE CARDS
• DOCUMENTS WERE FILMED WITH HIGH SPEED ROTARY DEVICES AND PLANETARY CAMERAS
• RETRIEVED USING SELF CONTAINED READER PRINTERS
• ADVANCED USERS HAD COMPUTER ASSISTED RETRIEVAL
• BY THE END OF THE 1990’S MANY COMPANIES HAD STARTED TO MOVE TO IMAGING
• AFTER IMAGING: “DON’T WORRY MICROFILM WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY”
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4. • WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS ON MICROFILM
• MANY ARE PERMANENT RECORDS
• MANY STILL CONTAIN ACTIVE INFORMATION
• MANY ARE STILL USING SAME EQUIPMENT FOR RETRIEVAL
• MANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY’S ARE STILL PRODUCING MICROFILM
• MANY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT
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5. • THE EQUIPMENT WE USE IS VERY OLD OR OBSOLETE
• NO LONGER PARTS OR TONER AVAILABLE
• FILM SCANNERS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WIN7
• MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LEFT THE MARKET
• MANY KNOWLEDGE WORKERS HAVE RETIRED OR MOVED ON
• NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS
• STILL NEED TO CREATE FILM FOR LONG TERM ARCHIVAL STORAGE
• ACTIVE AND INACTIVE RECORDS ARE INTERMIXED ON THE SAME MICROFILM
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6.  NOW MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS IN BUSINESS
 EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MICROFILM SYSTEMS
 TOP 5 KODAK IMAGING RESELLER IN THE US
 TOP 5 EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS RESELLER IN THE US
 NATIONAL SERVICE AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
 DOCUMENT AND DATA CAPTURE FOCUS
 ACQUIRED MICRO IMAGES TO PROVIDE FULL LINE OF CONSUMABLES INCLUDING MICROFILM
 HIGH CUSTOMER RETENTION
 STRIVE TO HAVE “BUSINESS PARTNER” RELATIONSHIP
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7. • THE EQUIPMENT WE USE IS VERY OLD OR OBSOLETE
• MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LEFT THE MARKET
• WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE AND WHAT IS ON ITS WAY
• HOWARD SCHWARTZ – EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS
• MANY KNOWLEDGE WORKERS HAVE RETIRED OR MOVED ON
• INVENTORY YOUR FILM
• JUSTIFICATION FOR CONVERSION
• NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS
• STORAGE CONDITIONS
• DUPLICATION
• STILL NEED TO CREATE FILM FOR LONG TERM ARCHIVAL STORAGE
• EPM ARCHIVE WRITER
• OUTSOURCE FILM WRITING TO IMS
• ACTIVE AND INACTIVE RECORDS ARE INTERMIXED ON THE SAME MICROFILM
• INTELLIGENT CONVERSION
• SCHEDULE A FREE REVIEW WITH IMS
• LET OUR EXPERIENCE HELP YOU EXPLORE OPTIONS THAT BEST SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS
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Windows 7 compatibility