Laserfiche
Laserfiche is a manufacturer of software and systems for document management, document imaging and records management used by thousands of organizations. It is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
History
Laserfiche began in 1974, founded by Nien-Ling Wacker. Originally a custom software developer, the concept for a PC-based document management system began in 1981 when a client, a large Japanese auto manufacturer, required litigation support for a large volume of documents.. At the time, paralegals had to wade through thousands of pages of depositions, entering keywords into a database. Attorneys were limited to searching on keywords to find relevant testimony. Nien-Ling Wacker realized that if a full-text index of every page were available, the search capabilities would be greatly enhanced, and the amount of physical labor required to index the documents would decrease substantially. With The Release of WORM drives that cost "only" $200 for 200MB of diskspace, the conceived system could be made cost effective.
The first version of Laserfiche was released in 1987 becoming the first DOS-based document imaging system in the world.. The system used commercial off the shelf components such as OCR boards from Kurzweil, graphics monitors from Cornerstone, scanner interface boards by Kofax.
In 1993 Laserfiche released the first PC-based client-server document imaging system, based on the NetWare Loadable Modules platform.
Laserfiche is a division of Compulink Management Center, Inc.