Computhink
{{short description|American business software company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Computhink
| logo = Computhink Inc logo.jpg
| type = Private
| foundation = 1994
| location = Lombard, Illinois
| num_employees = 50+
| industry = Software, enterprise content management, document management
| products = Contetnverse
Contentverse cloud
| homepage = [http://www.contentverse.com/ www.contentverse.com]
}}
Computhink is the developer of the document management, enterprise content management, records management, and document workflow software Contentverse and its cloud version, Contentverse Cloud.{{cite news
|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1006757
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605202621/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1006757
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=June 5, 2008
|publisher=Business Week
|title=Computhink, Inc. Company History
|date=September 2011
}}
Computhink's headquarters are in Lombard, Illinois.
History
Computhink was established in 1994 in Chicago, IL.{{cite news
|url=http://www.contentverse.com/about/
|publisher=Computhink
|title=Computhink Corporate Profile
|date=October 2008
}} Computhink originally offered their document management solution under the name "The Paperless Office"{{cite news
|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3866/computhink_helps_end_the_office_paperchase.html
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419070238/http://www.pcworld.com/article/3866/computhink_helps_end_the_office_paperchase.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=April 19, 2013
|publisher=PC World
|title=Computhink Helps End the Office PaperChase
|date=March 30, 1998
}} on a 32-bit SQL database. In 2000, Computhink launched ViewWise and rebranded ViewWise in 2013, creating Contentverse 8 and its cloud version: Contentverse Cloud. Contentverse enables users to create an electronic filing system composed of cabinets, drawers, and folders, using index keys to manage and search many documents.{{cite news
|url=http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/trench/9478.html
|publisher=Novell
|title=Searching for ViewWise Documents using GroupWise
|date=April 10, 2002}}
Contentverse enables users to reduce paper use and move to an electronic document management solution.{{cite news |url=http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2008-Standard/Computhink/Reduce-your-paper-trail-to-improve-efficiency-aid-compliance-and-do-your-bit-for-the-planet/4000004502 |publisher=Microsoft |title=Reduce your paper trail to improve efficiency, aid compliance — and do your bit for the planet |date=June 12, 2009}}
A paperless office is a more efficient, cost-saving, compliant organizational strategy.
Company history
Computhink Incorporated was founded in 1994 near Chicago, Illinois. The company initially sold a high-security identification card production and management software program called IDtel. Computhink sold one hundred IDtel systems to the United Nations for $1 million in their first year and became their sole ID tag provider. After the success with IDtel, Computhink created their first image viewing and management software program, The Paperless Office,{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Nicole|title=Computhink Introduces A New Concept With The Innovative Product, The Paperless Office; New Product Is Considered An Office Information Manager.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Computhink+Introduces+A+New+Concept+With+The+Innovative+Product,+The...-a019100192|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|publisher=the free library|accessdate=14 July 2014}} in 1995. This was the first 32-bit software package designed for personal, single-user, image viewer, and image management use. Originally sold as a single-user system, The Paperless Office was later developed as a multiple-user system.
By 1996, Computhink had operating offices in Chicago, London, Kuwait, South Africa, and Moscow with 85 total employees and consultants and annual revenue exceeded $15 million. The single-user product was phased out, and network versions for small businesses were created and offered. As customer needs changed, Computhink moved from image management to document management. The reseller channel was developed in the United States and Internationally.
Between 1998 and 1999, The Paperless Office and IDtel were sold in 29 countries across six continents. At this time, Computhink purchased Whetstone Technologies, the primary partner of Novell,{{cite web|title=Computhink Works with Novell To Provide an Extensive Suite of Integrated Imaging and Document Management Facilities for GroupWise|url=http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/assets/computhink_imaging_press_release.pdf|website=www.novell.com|publisher=Novell|accessdate=14 July 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025121/http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/assets/computhink_imaging_press_release.pdf|url-status=dead}} to expand their market presence further. The Paperless Office was re-developed in Java and launched as ViewWise, the industry's first-ever server-based image-enabling product. In 2000, ViewWise became Novell’s preferred imaging partner, and Computhink decided to forego any involvement with Whetstone Technologies products.
The network for domestic and international resellers was updated and broadened in 2006. Computhink became qualified as a Microsoft Front Runner,{{cite web|last1=Britton|first1=Lauren|title=Computhink Becomes a Microsoft Front Runner With Its ViewWise Document Management Software|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060501005864/en/Computhink-Microsoft-Front-Runner-ViewWise-Document-Management|website=www.businesswire.com|publisher=business wire|accessdate=14 July 2014}} allowing them to release solutions alongside Microsoft’s product line. By 2008, Computhink had begun incorporating partnerships and connections with Kodak,{{cite web|author1=Kontaktujte nás|title=KODAK Capture Pro Software Adds Output Module for Scanning Data into COMPUTHINK VIEWWISE Document Management Software|url=http://graphics.kodak.com/cz/cs/about_gcg/news/2010/100811b.htm|website=graphics.kodak.com|publisher=Eastman Kodak Company|accessdate=14 July 2014}} Canon, and other third party viewers that complemented document management software. Computhink reached Tier III for the United Nations.
In 2013, the staff at Computhink realized that since 2006, the market’s needs and interests had shifted from document management to content management. Despite consistent updates and enhancements of ViewWise, the company decided to take the next step. The product was rebranded to Contentverse{{cite web|title=CHICAGO: Enterprise Content Management Company Computhink Announces Product Rebranding to Contentverse|url=http://www.veooz.com/news/20069Z.html|website=www.veooz.com|publisher=Heraldonline|accessdate=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715020619/http://www.veooz.com/news/20069Z.html|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead}} as the eighth version of the software. In 2014, version 8.1 of Contentverse was released.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
External links
- [http://www.computhink.com Computhink Document Management Website]
- [https://computhink.in Computhink India Document Management System Website]