FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Solution Greatly Improves Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Document Management
Fairfield, NJ (May 12, 2005) – Archive Systems, the
premier provider of Document Process Outsourcing (DPO) services, today announced an agreement
with Reckitt Benckiser, a world leader in household cleaning products, to provide Web-based
document imaging Services.
Archive Systems’ Web-based image hosting solution includes high-volume conversion services
for both accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) records at Reckitt Benckiser. The
service offering includes a day-forward approach to scanning new documentation for both the AP
and AR departments. In addition, Archive Systems enables Reckitt Benckiser to easily transition
to the Archive DPO solution by successfully converting two years of images and related index
data from their previous imaging platform.
"We recognized the value of outsourcing the processes associated with handling paper in
traditional back office environments. At the same time, we wanted to make sure that we were
aligned with an outsourced provider that could support our needs today and in the future,”
stated Jeff Pope, Reckitt Benckiser’s Controller. “We selected Archive Systems because of their
unique, end-to-end service that integrates all the key components of an outsourced document
management solution into a proven, complete, offering.”
“At Archive Systems, our Archive DPO service offering has the ability to expand and scale as
Reckitt Benckiser’s document management requirements evolve over time,” stated Rick Kushel,
President & CEO of Archive Systems. “We can easily assist with long-term goals for the company,
which include the desire to move the processing of AP documents to the front-end of the business
process in order to provide a better method of managing and tracking vendor invoices through a
comprehensive workflow solution.”
About Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.
Reckitt Benckiser Inc. is a subsidiary of U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser plc, the world leader in
non-laundry household cleaning products and a major player in health and personal care. Reckitt
Benckiser Inc. manufactures, markets and sells household, cleaning and specialty food products
in North America. These products include Lysol® cleaners and disinfectants, Air Wick® air
fresheners, Resolve® cleaners, Electrasol® automatic dishwasher detergent, Veet® depilatory,
Jet-Dry® rinse agent, Spray ‘n Wash® laundry stain removers, and French’s® foods, including
mustard and GourMayo™.
With 20,000 employees, operations in 60 countries and sales in 180 countries, as well as
global sales of more than $9 billion, Reckitt Benckiser is among the top 25 companies in the
FTSE 100 index, is a constituent of the MSCI Global Index and S&P Global 350, and is in the
Forbes International 500 and Business Week European Top 50. For additional information about
Reckitt Benckiser, visit www.reckittbenckiser.com.
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.
# # #
