FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Solution Reduces Information Processing Time and Expedites Access to Business-Critical Information
Fairfield, NJ (February 03, 2003) – Archive Systems, Inc., a leading
provider of web-based hosted imaging and document storage services, announces it has
recently contracted with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE: GAP) to provide
its unique combination of document management solutions helping A&P streamline its
business processes. Archive Systems is initially deployed within the People Resources
department to reduce information processing time and increase employee access to
business-critical information.
A&P operates over 700 stores with 79,000 employees spanning 15 states,
Washington DC and Canada. Having previously deployed an imaging initiative with the intent
of better managing employee information, A&P was now searching to successfully expand on its
current limited, single-user system. The company desired to extend secure, instant access
to employee records to People Resources staff in multiple locations. They also sought to
maximize their financial return on a new solution by eliminating their in-house system and
labor-intensive, on-site scanning tasks. Archive Systems delivered comprehensive Web-based
image hosting, including high-volume off-site document conversion, scan-on-demand, and the
migration of the antiquated imaging system to Archive DocuLogic.
Using Archive DocuLogic, A&P’s People Resources department will more
efficiently processes several hundred employee records per day, and Archive DocuLogic offers
the scalability to easily extend the use of A&P’s PeopleSoft database. In addition, A&P
can now reduce storage costs by more easily tracking and eliminating unnecessary files.
Without investing in hardware, software or technology of any kind, A&P gained significant
business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities that are inherent to the Archive
Systems infrastructure.
About The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., based in Montvale, New Jersey, operates
combination food and drug stores, conventional supermarkets and limited assortment food
stores in 15 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada, under the A&P,
Waldbaum’s, Super Foodmart, Food Emporium, Super Fresh, Farmer Jack, Kohl’s, Sav-A-Center,
Dominion, Ultra Food & Drug, Food Basics and The Barn Markets trade names.
As of the fiscal year ended February 23, 2002, the Company operated 702
stores and served 67 franchised stores. Through its Compass Foods Division, the Company
also manufactures and distributes a line of whole bean coffees under the Eight O’Clock,
Bokar and Royale labels, both for sale through its own stores as well as other food and
convenience retailers
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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