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• Gen Y workers forgetful and easily distracted, says survey

  ​Young people are more likely to forget passwords, lose digital documents and get distracted from their work by Facebook than older generations, suggests a survey.

• Why an information project became a cultural exercise at the Ministry for the Environment

  Implementing a cloud-based document management system successfully at New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment was less about technology investment, and more about the cultural change required to get people on-board and on-side.

• Dropbox adds U2F support for better security

  Two-factor authentication is often held up as a best practice for security in the online world, but Dropbox on Wednesday announced a new feature that's designed to make it even tougher.

• Dropbox adds team-communication muscle with Clementine buy

  Dropbox took in a fresh infusion of team-collaboration technology and talent on Wednesday with the acquisition of San Francisco-based Clementine.

• BitTorrent teams with Onehub for 'hybrid' enterprise file-sharing service

  BitTorrent has long billed its Sync file-sharing service as a peer-to-peer alternative to cloud storage, but on Wednesday the company announced it's working with Onehub on a new, combined offering for large businesses.

• Upload and view videos in Google Docs

  Google Docs is becoming a more robust cloud-based productivity suite, and the addition of uploading, storing and viewing videos is a boon for sharing corporate presentations and the like. It's also a slick way to skirt your company's firewall on streaming video sites such as YouTube.

• Delete iPad documents in iTunes

  If you're an iPad user, you may have discovered a rather strange quirk in iTunes. Although the program makes it blissfully easy to add documents to certain apps by way of its File Sharing feature, there appears to be no way to delete those documents.

• Why the enterprise can't shake its email addiction

  The kids may have moved on, but business users love (and hate) their email. Here's why we can't kick the habit.

• Guide: How to sync your PC, smartphone, and tablet

  A few years ago businesspeople carried a laptop on the road, used a desktop PC in the office, and worked on another PC at home. Maybe they had a BlackBerry, too--but only if they were real big shots.

• Docs management, HR up innovation at NSW Parliament

  Automating manual document processing and HR administration has helped NSW Parliament foster a culture of innovation, without committing to large IT projects.

• Auckland council saves with SaaS docs management

  Auckland Regional Council (ARC) has eliminated costly outsourcing of document production by implementing a SaaS solution that handles collaboration and change management.

• Document management: figure out how much storage you need

  You probably know your company shouldn't save every bit of data. Given regulatory requirements and the role that electronic records play in lawsuits, some enterprises save everything just to be safe. Yet, "more companies are sensitive to the fact that we can't just keep throwing storage at the issue," says IDC analyst Rick Villars.

Whitepapers about document management

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  Extending investments in Microsoft applications with Adobe Acrobat DC

  Employees are constantly seeking ways to be more productive by making the most of available resources, including the reuse of existing content. This presents IT with the opportunity to put easy-to-use tools and services directly into the hands of the workforce. Documents are the underpinning of office work, and PDF and Microsoft Office are the most commonly used formats in the everyday business workflow, along with Microsoft SharePoint. This paper illustrates how the combination of Acrobat DC and Office applications, as well as SharePoint and Microsoft Office 365, can simplify day-to-day tasks, paying dividends towards overall workforce productivity

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  Top IT considerations for PDF solutions

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  Electronic Signature Guide for Banks

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  Guide to Electronic Signatures