The demand for electronic storage and retrieval technology grows out of the fact that in the "age of information technology" a majority of an organization's information still resides in paper documents. Efficient capture, management, and retrieval of paper-based information is therefore crucial to the overall success of an information-based organization.

DPRA specializes in all aspects of electronic records management, including image capture, OCR and text conversion, and document management.

We provide integrated records storage and management solutions, implement workflow management systems, and provide related system consulting and integration.

Successful records storage management solutions developed by DPRA include:

The Department of Army's Rocky Mountain Arsenal, built and maintained by DPRA, is an enterprise-wide electronics records management solution involving over ten million documents.

DPRA provides electronic records management for the Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Program for EPA headquarters and seven EPA regional offices.

DPRA's Electronic Storage and Retrieval Capabilities

DPRA approaches records management solutions as simply one component of the overall information system. As records management data is linked to other back-office data (accounting, inventory, GIS, etc.), the leveraged power of enterprise-wide applications is realized.

DPRA brings a team approach to document management and electronic storage and retrieval challenges.

Our certified records managers and other records specialists are expert in both manual and automated records management. By combining their expertise with experienced software engineers and systems integrators, we supply our clients state-of-the-art technology and solutions.

Whether a simple PC based solution reading from CD-ROM, or a web-based application providing customized viewing, the resulting systems and methodology designed by DPRA provide access to information, storage, retrieval, and disposal of records and data from creation to final disposition.

Through use of the distribution and access channels created by the Internet, extranets, intranets, and portals, DPRA can help ensure access to the available collection of data and documents.

The goal of any document management system is to integrate the processes of scanning documents, compressing and decompressing the resulting images, indexing and cataloging documents, performing searches against the data, displaying the documents, and possibly applying workflow routing.

With the move to enterprise-wide document management, text retrieval and searching is today a cornerstone of any business information system.

The electronic storage and retrieval of documents and the information they contain is now part of enterprise resource planning (ERP) as organizations seek to implement knowledge management and data mining. Whether it's a simple file room conversion or the integration of an ERP system, clients count on DPRA to:

  • Design and provide optimal records management solutions and procedures

  • Automate and link records and information services databases

  • Provide rapid and accurate access to critical information and documents

  • Apply intelligent state-of-the-art records management

  • Provide continuous program review and improvement.