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Computerized system validation (CSV) in good practice (GXP)-regulated laboratories is alleged to take ages and generate piles of paper to keep inspectors and auditors quiet. To the rescue is the draft FDA guidance on computer software assurance (CSA). But...is this really the case? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers brief information on the document editor software Turner from Paper Software.

Features Kiplinger's Taming the Paper Tiger, a software/filing system tool kit created by Barbara Hemphill to organize paperwork and graphic information hassles. Approach of Hemphill in the software; Advice of Hemphill in implementing the system; Information on how the database interface is presented.

The article discusses the use of paper by private practitioners. According to the article, there has been an increased number of clinical professions establishing paperless practices. The different situations in private practice where using paper is required are explored. The dilemma of keeping an off-site storage space to house all of the paperwork is considered. The importance of practice management software systems, the benefits of a paperless office, and computer issues are discussed.

The article evaluates mobile applications (app) for producers including the Powerscreen app developed by Paper Bag Ltd., the CATUsed app as the official online source for used equipment of Caterpillar and VolvoRents app used by Volvo Rents Construction Edquipment.

Comments on the features of the Common Ground software for prunting formatted files in computers. Easy conversion of formatted documents; Components of the software; Security feature of the software; Uses of the software's MiniViewer feature; Other capabilities of the software. INSET: Portable document formats..

The article focuses on the survey by the "Government Product News" periodical on 500 procurement professionals from the National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) in Herndon, Virginia, which shows that public purchasers still prefer paper than software in managing their operations.

The article reports on the approach by High Point Furniture Industries (HPFI) to address paper overload and mentions its use of IntelliChief document imaging solution. Topics discussed include the benefits and features of IntelliChief including simplified purchase-to-pay process, FastFax fax server, and records of invoices and the insights of HPFI accounting manager Elaine Handley on their use of IntelliChief.

Evaluates the Argos for Windows software from Sepialine in San Francisco, California.

Presents information on the integration of imaging, workflow, and document management software, to form the foundation of a holistic work environment. Citing a 1996 survey conducted by the Association for Information and Image Management of Silver Spring, Maryland, on the corporations that had incorporated such technology; Comments from Delphi Senior Consultant Michael Muth. INSET: Converging technologies: Acquisition and innovation..

Focuses on the application of Workflow software products in information system management. Automation of manual procedures to save time and money; Challenges faced by workflow suppliers; Workflow products that are outgrowths of E-mail systems; Suppliers attempt to differentiate their wares; Determination of the suitable product. INSETS: Budget overhauls accounts payable (workflow application).;Workflow products..

The article informs about how digital storytelling allow the students to share their voices and also to become more competent with technology. Topics include how storytelling tools let students take charge of their learning in ways that are meaningful and creative, and that help them develop critical thinking skills; and how through digital storytelling students can express what they have learned, as they are willing to create a storyboard for a commercial rather than to write a paper.

The article reports that Nacogdoches, Texas selected eCopy Inc. which integrates paper with enterprise content management software applications which made the process easier and more cost-effective. The city selected a set of multifunction devices and associated software to pull together its document and communication requirements. Users enter an identification to interact with eCopy. The article also discusses some advantages of paper.

This article focuses on the use of Foot-Prints Solution, a web-based help-desk tool from UniPress Software Inc., by Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. for its information technology use in compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. According to the firm's business systems coordinator Greg Bridges, the product is also being used to keep up with customer and manufacturing data. The product is also being used as a hire and termination-process tool.

The article discusses how the IQMS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) real-time process-monitoring system software has helped molder Tessy Plastics achieve its aim of less paper, more data but higher productivity.

Focuses on the docQuest Web-based data management software from Digital Paper Inc. Description and function of the software; Benefits of using the software.

Features Wild Paper's Wild Templates software. Benefits; Features; Availability.

Reports on the introduction of SideBar 2.0 from Paper Software Incorporated. Folder capability; Features for accessing familiar DOS command-line option directly from within Windows; Storage of files and applications as icons within nested group windows; Plan to incorporate intelligence features in the next database release of SideBar.

Presents the Web FX version 1.0, a virtual reality modeling language software from Paper Software Inc. Utilities integrated in the software; Options for users to navigate through virtual reality environments; Contact information.

Looks at the integration of optical character recognition and handprint recognition into forms software. Cardiff Software Inc.'s Teleform for Windows; Xerox Corp.'s PaperWorks; Datacap Inc.'s Paper Keyboard line; Delrina and JetForm technology.

Focuses on Chronimed Inc. and how it handles paper forms and electronic document management. Use of FileNet Corp.'s Saros Document Manager 4.0, electronic document management software; The development of an intranet by Chronimed's information technology department; Future possible uses of Chronimed's intranet.

Reports on the Adobe Systems Inc.'s software Acrobat and its impact on document processing. Challenge to paper's dominance in communication; Problems in transfer of documents through computers; Advantage with Acrobat in electronic transmission; Adobe's product strategy; Multex Systems as example of business activities with Acrobat; `The New York Times' as potential client.

This article provides information on Form Manager 6.0 software from Adobe Systems. Designed to support up to 100 users on one server, Form Manager offers compelling features on its own, but its power is fully realized only when it is working with Adobe's other products. Adobe's products require an IBM WebSphere or JBoss application server, as well as a corporate directory and a relational database for Form Manager's standards-based ebXML repository. The installation was not simple, the products required intensive configuration before they were up and running. Although getting the products to work with the existing infrastructure was tedious, the integration between Form Manager and the other Adobe products was seamless, requiring only that Form Manager be told during the preinstaliation configuration that the other Adobe products were also online. Form Manager can manage and publish any type of file but provides significant value-add if those forms are XDP templates. Forms are published to a configurable hierarchical database repository, with access rights assigned per directory or form. For easy searching, forms can be assigned to multiple categories, which are also configurable and can be assigned access rights.

Introduces the Interactive Product Animator software from Immersive Design Inc. Features and functions of the software; Benefits of using the software in product development; Price of the software.

The article focuses on the behavioral self-modification based on how an entity is measured and can lead to unintended consequences, such as gaming the metrics; and mentions that instances of gaming research impact metrics used to artificially inflate the level of impact of a given paper, author, journal, or other entity are well-documented.

Presents information on the development of computer software packages which aim to reduce the amount of money which companies spend on office supplies. Comment from Torry Byles, an analyst at Grenada Research in Palo Alto, California; Which companies will be targeted by these software packages.

Reviews the computer software PaperToolsPro: Research Paper Tools From Source to Citation, from ePen & Inc.

Reports that Clear Channel Communications Inc. has streamlined its paper-intensive accounts payable through installation of an imaging system and Acorde software from Optika Inc. Assets owned and managed by Clear Channel; Key features of the Acorde software.

Details BellSouth's use of MapInfo Corp.'s MapX software in developing a Visual Basic-based application for use in spatial analysis. Benefits from the use of software such as MapX; Pricing for MapX.

Discusses how text-management software helps create order out of the chaos that plagues organizations. Lists PC-based text-management software suppliers.

Profiles TitleLink Inc., provider of client/server software for real estate companies. Clients; How the company's software improves data processing operations of real estate companies.

Features several document-management software launched at the Association for Information and Image Management show in San Francisco, California. Saros Corp.'s Saros Mezzanine version 3.5; Keyfile Corp.'s Keyfile 3.0; PC Docs Inc.'s Docs Open version 2.5.

Describe how the Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho is benefiting from the Hinet software developed by ACS InfoSystems Inc. Software features and capabilities; Costs.

Focuses on Hewlett-Packard engineers' use of Marc Analysis Research Corp.'s nonlinear analysis software to model the process of moving papers through a printer. Applications combining thermal transfer, physical motion and contact between objects; Modeling each printer components and running simulations; Better understanding of the thermal expansion and contraction of paper; Maximizing print speed.

Editorial. Discusses Adobe Systems' Acrobat and No Hands Software's Common Ground. Technologies that reduce paper consumption and the requirements for information storage and retrieval; Portable document formats; Benefits of digital media over paper; Uses of personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Reports that Caere Corp. announced the release of its OmniPage Web, the first computer application to automatically convert long-paper documents into hyperlinked Web sites. Details of the product; Use of Logical Structure Recognition technology; Contact information.

Introduces the software developed by Baltimore Gas & Electric's Calvert Cliff's nuclear power plant to organize United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission papers. Features of the software; Significance of the software to the operations of the plant.

Focuses on Back Orifice, an application developed by the Cult of the Dead Cow which installs itself as a server on one's computer and allows remote access and control. Computers which are at risk from Back Orifice; Products like Toilet Paper and Antigen 1.0 which can protect against Back Orifice; Where Back Orifice is available; Its usefulness in network administration.

A rootkit is cloaked software that infiltrates an operating system or a database with the intention to escape detection, resist removal, and perform a specific operation. Many rootkits are designed to invade the "root," or kernel, of the program, and therefore operate without announcing their presence to the owner of the computer. Although some rootkits are written with noble intentions (e.g., to strengthen an anti-virus package), true rootkits have a malicious purpose. A rootkit infection can render a compromised computer system vulnerable to attacks and corruption. Rootkits are named for their origin in Linux systems, but the number of rootkits that attack Microsoft operating systems has recently proliferated. Not only are rootkits difficult to detect and assess, but at times the only effective way to remove them is to do a clean installation of the entire operating system. Recent discoveries of rootkits in other venues prove that the problem is spreading and is a major concern for administrators in information security. This paper presents a brief history of the development of rootkits and their possible effects.Prominent cases involving rootkits are described.The paper concludes with an overview of methods to prevent rootkits and to (hopefully) eradicate one that has infected an operating system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Announces the availability of Imaging for Windows Professional Edition, a Windows-based document management program from Wang of Billerica, Massachusetts. Conversion of paper documents into electronic image files; Other features; Price.

Features the introduction of foundation of the Adobe Paper-to-Web solution and Adobe Acrobat Capture 2.0 software, by Adobe Systems. Information on Acrobat Capture 2.0.

Opinion. Comments on the use of paper documentation for computer software tools. Agreement for reading overview documents in full; Vendors' use of version-control and hypertext tools in cumulative compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM); Readers' reactions and suggestions.

Announces that Hummingbird Communications Ltd. will unveil Paper2Web, software that enables users to convert paper documents to Web-ready format for viewing on a corporate internet, at the December 1997 Internet World in New York City. Features; Price; Company contact information.

Reviews Eastman Software Inc.'s Computer Output to Laser Disk Version 3.0 (COLD) software that includes a redesigned client interface and augmented data retrieval capabilities to streamline paper-based and microfiche-laden organizations. Features; Price; Company contact information.

Provides details concerning the Cross Pad, a handwriting recognition device from A.T. Cross Co.'s Cross Pen Computing Group. How the product functions with paper and a pen with wireless communications capability and handwriting recognition software; Estimates for cost and release date; Contact information.

Reports on James City County, Virginia's Clerk of Courts Office's utilization of a personal computer (PC)-based document management system. Reduction of paper works; Savings in document storage expenses; Optical disk storage for file storage; File Magic Plus software.

The article discusses how the installation of a records management system from SmeadSoft enabled the Engineering Department of Palm Beach County, Florida to reduce the amount of hard copy records in storage and makes all files easier to locate. It outlines the features and capabilities of the records management software. The county has decided to implement the records management system as a Web-based program for all its departments.

The article evaluates the Storyboard Pro digital storyboarding software from Toon Boom Animation.

Reports on higher learning facilities, McDaniel College in Maryland and Rider University in New Jersey's use of an enterprise content management system from RedDot Solutions. Use of the software to streamline the content published on the institutions' Web sites; Benefits of the software to administrative staff and faculty; Rider's goal to increase the number of applications submitted through its Web site.