A Simple, Elegant Approach to Information Management

Today, successful organizations need more than search and retrieval of imaged and electronic documents. They need to optimize the decision-making process by getting the right content—whether structured or unstructured, paper or electronic, audio or video, photograph or e-mail—into the right hands at the right time.

Laserfiche Avante is a cutting-edge solution that combines comprehensive content management functionality with business process management (BPM) tools to both manage and process information—turning it into an asset that enables efficiency and smart decision-making organization-wide.

Avante is an agile ECM system that can be quickly and easily configured to meet any organization’s needs. In addition to industry-leading content management to help you store, retrieve and secure your information, Avante includes sophisticated workflow tools to automate content-centric business processes while enabling increased visibility into performance.

  • Avante empowers your organization to operate more efficiently, effectively and profitably by:
  • Managing all organizational content—both structured and unstructured—throughout its life cycle.
  • Ensuring that information is an asset that is consistent, reliable, useful and available.
  • Facilitating compliance with failsafe security and auditing features.
  • Integrating seamlessly with the applications employees use every day.
  • Streamlining operations by automating manual, repetitive processes.

Who needs Laserfiche Avante?

Organizations with up to 100 users.

Out-of-the-Box Functionality

  • The intuitive, Windows-based Laserfiche Client.
  • A Laserfiche content server.
  • The Laserfiche Workflow automation system.
  • Laserfiche Scanning tools that support TWAIN and ISIS scanners.
  • Microsoft Windows/Office interoperability to archive Outlook e-mail and more.

Additional Capabilities:

  • DoD 5015.2-certified Records Management.
  • Audit Trail tracking.
  • High-volume document capture and processing.
  • Fully functional thin client for Web access.
  • Read-only public Web portal.

Laserfiche Avante System Diagram

Laserfiche Avante System Diagram

Capture
  • Add paper documents to your Laserfiche repository with an inuitive scanning interface.
  • Create archival TIFF images of electronic documents without repetitive printing and scanning.
Store
  • Centralize management of multiple types of information, including digitized paper documents, electronic documents, e-mail and digital audio and video files. Servers are sold individually and support industry-standard Microsoft and Oracle database platforms.
Secure
  • Protect your information with comprehensive security features.
Automate
  • Promote constant productivity with Workflow’s rules-based routing, e-mail notification and activity monitoring.
Search & Retrieve
  • Give users inuitive, instant access to information. Users each have their own connection through the Laserfiche Client, so they are always able to access their information.
Quick Fields
  • Laserfiche Quick Fields provides high-volume document capture and processing tools, including data extraction modules, capture tools, image enhancements and forms processing tools.
Laserfiche Plus
  • Laserfiche Plus archives documents on CDs, DVDs, USB drives or external hard drives in self-contained repositories that include built-in viewers and search engines.
Laserfiche RME
  • Laserfiche Records Management Edition a DoD 5015.2-certified solution, fully integrates records management with your Laserfiche Avante system.
Audit Trail
  • Laserfiche Audit Trail tracks actions users take within the Laserfiche system, so you ensure information security and simplify regulatory compliance.
Agenda Manager
  • Laserfiche Agenda Manager simplifies and automates agenda processes from item submission through publication of the final document.
Web Access
  • Laserfiche Web Access, a true thin client, reduces installation, support and maintenance requirements by providing authorized users with access to your documents over the Web.

Workflow = Efficiency

With powerful business process management tools, Avante integrates both structured and unstructured content into the flow of your business processes, so you enhance productivity, improve efficiency and minimize overhead.

  • Increase productivity by automating manual repetitive tasks.
  • Model, execute and manage business processes without writing code.
  • Trigger workflows based on actions taken in third-party applications like CRM, GIS, ERP and more.

Laserfiche Avante Architecture

Laserfiche Avante readily fits into your existing net-worked environment, without requiring custom programming or extensive hardware and software updates. Laserfiche Avante is compatible with Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Vista and 7, and supports Microsoft SQL Express, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database management systems.

  • Administer your system using Microsoft Management Console snap-ins.
  • Use of WebDAV technology offers broad interoperability and integration options, as well as support for Microsoft’s Web Folders.
  • Assign access rights and permissions directly to Active Directory groups, and maintain security through Windows Authentication.
  • Integrate your primary applications into Laserfiche workflows using the Windows Workflow Foundation and .NET.
  • Drag and drop e-mail from Microsoft Outlook into Laserfiche, preserving e-mail metadata.