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With over 22,000 installations in 405 countries, FTR is the world's leading supplier of digital recording systems, meeting the needs of court and hearing rooms, law enforcement, city councils, school boards, legislative environments, businesses and nonprofits around the globe. Our systems capture, store and manage digital audio/video and associated text. Our customers find that FTR products are easy to use, reduce operating expenses, save time, and virtually eliminate the possibility of recording errors.

Brown & Meyers is pleased to announce that our state-of-the-art, full service document scanning and paper storage facility is now open for business. Our new facility provides an unmatched blend of hard copy and electronic document management tools; including industry best scanning technologies, online access to documents, and advanced barcode systems for accurate document retrieval. With secure T-1 access to the Internet, Brown & Meyers is able to provide web-based document management to companies across the U.S. and the world.

Summer is fast approaching! What better season to review your office efficiency? Save time and money so you can concentrate on business, and pleasure too. When you take advantage of the latest outsourcing options you can be on the tennis court, aboard your sailboat or in your garden shortly after the clock strikes five--not dealing with paperwork. Whatever your favorite fair weather pursuits, get out and enjoy!

In this issue: EMR and DRT: Hybrid Approach is the Best of Both Worlds and Going Green? Ten Ways to Walk the Talk

Welcome to The Outsource, Brown & Meyers' new e-newsletter, providing tips to help you save time and money. The updated look complements our new website and the content reflects our growing menu of outsourcing solutions. We've added a trivia quiz, just for fun, studies show that short breaks improve productivity. So, enjoy!

In This Issue: Over the Digital Rainbow and The Virtual Think Pad

Make this the year you save tons of money and resources in your office.

Through 2008, your bottom line has been threatened by the overall economy and perhaps even your own increasing overhead expenses.

If there was ever a time for your office to cut back on expenses and waste, this is it. So why not take the plunge and start saving money immediately for 2009 and beyond?

What does that really look like in a busy office...and is it truly worth it?

With all the news about the benefits of going green and working with digital records, why haven’t more offices shifted to a paperless path so they can enjoy secure access to information anywhere, anytime?

The main hesitation is a fear of disrupting workflow by converting to something new. We get questions such as, "I know I should go paperless, but how will the transition interrupt my day-to-day operations? What do these records look like? How can our staff work with them smoothly, easily and safely...and will digital records really offer a big improvement over our paper files?"

Add Up the Impressive Benefits of a Virtual Office

Thanks to the Internet, the concept of a virtual office has swept the business world. This trend is expected to continue as employees demand more flexibility, services are expected to be available around the clock and the best talent for a particular company might be located well beyond the company’s geographic location.

On July 11, 2008, a massive fire in East Boothbay, Maine, destroyed Washburn & Doughty's 50,000-square-foot shipbuilding facility. Damage was estimated at $30 million, and surely that probably included many, if not all, of their paper documents and records dating back to when they were founded in the late 1940’s.

Early in June, Maine was named as one of 12 states selected to receive federal money as incentive for medical practices who use electronic health records systems. Several media reports indicated that as many as 100 participating Maine practices could be eligible to receive as much as $58,000 per physician or $290,000 per practice under this program.