FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Rick Kushel is Recognized for Demonstrating Excellence and Extraordinary Success
Fairfield, NJ (May 27, 2004) - Archive Systems, Inc., a leading provider
of web-based, hosted document imaging, workflow automation and records storage services, is
pleased to announce that Rick Kushel, Co-Founder and CEO, has been selected as a finalist
for New Jersey's 17th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) Awards. A total
of 31 finalists from 27 New Jersey companies were selected by an independent panel of
judges comprised of local business and community leaders.
To be eligible to receive an award, the nominee must be an owner/manager
of a private or public company who is primarily responsible for the recent performance of
the company (or organization) and an active member of top management. Those honored will
have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as innovation, financial
performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Winners for several
award categories for New Jersey's Entrepreneur of the Year program will be announced at a
dinner banquet honoring both winners and finalists on June 17th at the Glenpointe Marriott
in Teaneck, NJ.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards program was created
and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its
kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs
who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs
through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries.
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About Archive Systems, Inc.
Archive Systems, Inc. flagship solution, ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, combines best practices AP Automation with ZeroTouch AP imaging and workflow. The product increases efficiencies and reduces costs with features such as straight through processing, which uses automated three-way matching to auto match invoices to PO and receipt line items without AP processor intervention. It includes the ASPEN 360 Invoice Virtualization Center, which removes from the client all tasks associated with document imaging, data capture, document classification, indexing, and OCR. The company also provides physical records management services such as business records storage, document shredding, and offsite data storage, through a number of Record Center locations. For more information, please visit www.archivesystems.com.
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