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COLUMBIASOFT UNVEILS ENTERPRISE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES IN LATEST DOCUMENT LOCATOR RELEASE

Document Locator V5.0 delivers complete and affordable Enterprise Document Management and features records management, SharePoint integration and advanced security & encryption

Portland, Ore. –April 11th, 2007 – ColumbiaSoft, a provider of document management solutions for small to medium size businesses, has announced that its product Document Locator now supports the robust set of enterprise content management (ECM) capabilities needed for enterprise document management. Until recently, midsize organizations have had limited choices in meeting their electronic document management needs, involving either a costly legacy ECM system or a patchwork of smaller tools.

Document Locator Version 5.0 offers integrated document imaging, electronic versioning, e-mail capture and archiving, records management, and automated workflow. This combination, coined “Enterprise Document Management,” is provided in an intuitive, scalable, and affordable package. Document Locator Version 5.0 enables any size organization to comply with legal and regulatory requirements, automate business processes, and compete more effectively by reducing the cost of doing business.

Changes in Business Climate Drive Software Upgrades

In developing the latest version of Document Locator, ColumbiaSoft has addressed industry changes that are demanding enterprise-wide document management tools even for small- to midsize companies. First, compliance measures—such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and Federal Rules on Civil Procedures (FRCP) require broad capabilities among affected organizations and full compliance is nearly impossible without electronic document management. Document Locator’s Enterprise Document Management enables and supports compliance initiatives, including formal records management.

Second, legacy ECM systems typically require extensive and costly customization and training, which typically lengthen the processes of adoption. Document Locator’s seamless integration with Microsoft Windows and Office means users aren’t required to learn or use unfamiliar applications, with minimal customization required.

Finally, to compete effectively, businesses must safeguard their customer records and proprietary information. An electronic document management system using a secure commercial database, like Document Locator, ensures that only the proper employees have access to sensitive documents, and that all critical business records can be automatically captured and archived.

New Features of Document Locator Version 5.0

Document Locator Version 5.0 offers advanced security and encryption and a host of other new features. For documents that require secure retention to meet legal or regulatory requirements, the records management feature designates and manages documents as formal business records. An enhanced Web interface includes functions previously available only in the desktop client version and enables collaboration with users outside of an organization’s firewall. Automated Workflow capabilities have been extended to make the system more configurable to customer business processes and simpler to integrate with other business applications.

For customers collaborating through Microsoft SharePoint, Document Locator is now integrated as a SharePoint Document Library, including federated search with other SharePoint libraries, and Document Locator WebTools are available as a Web Part directly within the SharePoint portal.

About Document Locator™

Document Locator™ delivers a full range of core document management features to capture, manage, and share paper, digital, and e-mail documents. By providing a secure central repository for all documents, Document Locator™ has been used in hundreds of companies to reduce costs by managing and distributing business information, while allowing users to remain in their familiar applications.

About ColumbiaSoft Corporation

A private Portland, Oregon-based company, ColumbiaSoft is the creator of Document Locator® – a next-generation Enterprise Document Management solution. Thousands of information workers use Document Locator to capture, manage, and share paper and electronic documents, email, and faxes – saving costs, increasing productivity, and meeting compliance requirements. Document Locator is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and is available directly from ColumbiaSoft and its reseller partners. For more information, visit www.columbiasoft.com.

Media and Analyst Contact:

Carl Azar
V.P. of Marketing and Product Development
ColumbiaSoft Corporation
(503) 892-3975
cazar@columbiasoft.com

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