Companies to Provide Document Automation and Data Protection and Recovery Solutions for IBM i Environments
Garden City, N.Y. – January 4, 2012 – CloudFirst (DTST: OTCUS), a cloud storage and cloud computing company focusing on data protection and business continuity solutions, today announced that it has formed a partnership with inFORM Decisions, a leading provider of document automation solutions for IBM i Power System / iSeries environments. Together, the companies will offer a one-stop-shop for automating document processes and protecting the data, applications and systems to ensure business continuity.
“With document automation solutions specifically designed for the IBM i environments, inFORM is a logical partner for CloudFirst.,” said Peter Briggs, executive VP at CloudFirst. “As inFORM focuses on helping organizations more efficiently manage their electronic documents, we can help protect the IBM infrastructure to ensure that data is protected, recoverable and available during any potential system downtime – planned or unplanned.”
“Our solutions enable organizations to reduce costs, increase productivity and save trees by automating document processes and eliminating dependency on printing paper,” said Alex Rodriguez, business development manager at inFORM Decisions. “Partnering with CloudFirst makes sense, as we can now mutually offer our clients not only state-of-the-art document management solutions, but also provide CloudFirst solutions to safeguard their document and report data on the IBM i system.”
about inFORM Decisions
inFORM Decisions specializes in electronic Document Automation and Management, and Accounts Payable solutions for IBM System i, AS/400, iSeries and IBM Power Systems. inFORM’s acclaimed iDocs Suite make it easy to design, distribute and print laser forms and MICR checks directly from IBM i output; intelligently burst, sort, format and distribute reports; and provide easy, 24-7 Web access to all electronic documents, saving thousands of dollars plus obsolete paper document management, inventory and mailing costs. iDocs works with any IBM i-based ERP/accounting solution with no additional coding. IFD was one of the first IBM Business Partners to implement a comprehensive e-document distribution system powered by intelligent routing capabilities for fax, email, archive-retrieval and laser forms. The company’s products are organized into two product families, compatible with more than 30 popular brands of application software. An IBM Business Partner since 1998, inFORM’s worldwide headquarters are located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. To learn more, visit www.informdecisions.com or call 949.709.5838.
About CloudFirst
CloudFirst provides cloud storage and cloud computing focused on data protection, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions that assist organizations in protecting their data, minimize downtime, ensure regulatory compliance, and recover and restore data quickly. CloudFirst’s clients save time and money, gain more control and better access to data and enable the highest level of security for that data. The company’s solutions include: data backup and storage, replication; high availability data replication services; email archive and compliance solutions for e-discovery; continuous data protection; data de-duplication; virtualized system recovery; and telecom recovery services. Headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., CloudFirst offers its solutions and services to healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. For more information on CloudFirst, visit www.cloudfirst.host.
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