Active
Image Statements - AiS
Active Image Statements is an image-based
application that can be used, in conjunction with information
from the host accounting system, to produce image-enhanced
customer statements.
These image-enhanced statements can be delivered via a number
of media:
- CD/DVD
- Email or Web
- Paper
The major benefits provided by the Active
Image Statement system are:
- Elimination of Fine Sort Requirements
Within a non-image environment a significant number
of operator and machine hours are expended fine sorting
documents by account number to return checks to the
account holders along with the corresponding printed
statements. Active Image Statement can allow this fine
sorting process to be eliminated and the physical documents
truncated and stored without requiring physical sorting.
Documents can be sorted by a number of criteria, such
as account number, branch code, date, etc.
- Elimination of Manual Collating of Checks to Statements
Instead of returning checks to the account holder, the
Active Image Statement system automatically collates
items for each account and delivers the image-enhanced
statements in a convenient form.
- Reduced Labour and Operating Costs
By carrying out Active Image Statement delivery rather
than fine sorting, banks can reduce their operational
costs. This cost reduction can be translated into reduced
labour and overhead, reduced numbers of reader sorters
and correspondingly reduced maintenance, giving considerable
competitive advantage.
- Improved Client Satisfaction
Experience has shown that most customers prefer image
statements to the return of physical documents. The
images are clear and easy to read, and can be varied
in size for different accounts, depending on their particular
desires. Images of checks are easier to store than the
checks themselves, making for easy storage, search and
retrieval.
VISUAL IMAGE CD/DVD
The system supports a wide range of jukebox and mechanical
changers that increase the on-line storage capacity and
result in fast response times. Visual Image CD/DVD is a
simplified archive capability that can be used as a replacement
for microfilm. Unlike Active Image Archive, which has a
consolidated database of item information allowing it to
search for items across many optical disks or CD/DVDs, Visual
Image CD/DVD provides a more focused search facility that
is applied for a given CD/DVD. This is more consistent with
the traditional microfilm it is intended to replace and
provides a lower-cost entry into the image archive environment.
Visual Image CD/DVD is most likely to suit
a large corporate environment where a “hard copy”
is required of large quantities of information, however
the relative low cost of media makes this a potentially
attractive proposition for any business.
VISUAL IMAGE WEB
Increasingly the Web is being used as a means of information
delivery, with advantages of cost, accessibility and immediacy.
Active
Image Archive information is ideally suited for
web statement delivery. Images are sharp yet file sizes
are small enough to facilitate transmission over dial-up
connections. Improved customer service through rapid real-time
dispute resolution can easily be achieved when both parties
are able to view the same image being discussed.
VISUAL IMAGE PAPER
For paper statements, duplex printing is generally adopted
and the item images for each statement are usually printed
on the reverse side of the paper from the textual content
of the statement. If required, the application can interface
with automated mail sorting equipment, using OMR. |
