AIS releases DocFusion for Office 365 to boost SME capability

Issued by Rubicomm for Assimilated Information Systems
Johannesburg, 22 Nov 2016

Local specialist software and IT service provider Assimilated Information Systems (AIS) has reinvented its cloud strategy and made its DocFusion 365 cloud-based document automation engine available to SharePoint users via the Microsoft store. The offering is accessible to any sized venture and means SMEs are also now able to tap into the technology to increase their capability and technical efficiency.

AIS is an established South African specialist services provider of software and IT, and a certified Microsoft Gold Application Development Partner.

The availability of DocFusion 365 is in line with its solution strategy and its focused drive to make cloud-based technology readily available to market segments traditionally excluded from high-end enterprise technology.

As a dynamic, cloud-based solution, DocFusion allows businesses exceptional flexibility, control, and visible cost and environment benefits. The offering allows users to design, configure, compose, and process vital, secure documents without extensive delays. It improves productivity and has a measurable benefit to the bottom line.

The DocFusion 365 template designer includes features such as optional and repeatable content creation, drag-and-drop fields from various data sources, external references, electronic signatures, dynamic graph and bar code creation and more.

It also allows for rule-driven content creation through the use of Smart Parts, Expressions, Queries, Aggregates, Lookups and even Scripts, if required.

This allows for the creation of complex contracts and documents, such as employee contracts, proposals, non-disclosure agreements, project charters, etc. Templates can be managed, configured and composed within Office 365 (SharePoint, Project Online).

"By using DocFusion's 365's integrated document template designer and document assembly services, organisations can reduce time and cost spent on document processes, reduce risk, and remain compliant, so that everyone can be more productive," said Clifford DeWit, Chief Innovation Officer at Microsoft South Africa.

Assimilated Information Systems (AIS)

Assimilated Information Systems (AIS) is an established South African specialist services provider of software and IT. It was incorporated in 2006 to supply large companies and multinationals, and leverages off its inherent intellectual capital - over 66 years of combined IT industry experience.

In 2013, the company entered a new phase of development when it became a member of e4. AIS comprises a close-knit group of specialists with a wide range of expertise in the fields of:

* Document generation, automation and governance;
* Digital signatures;
* Access control, asset tracking and biometrics;
* Specialised software development for Microsoft platforms, including application development and system integration;
* Security;
* Communications; and
* Enterprise systems architecture.

Large software development projects undertaken include:

* Renewal of aging branch application infrastructure for teller applications (Absa Retail Bank).
* Develop application infrastructure and applications to support and integrate teller cash recyclers (Absa Retail Bank).
* Develop application infrastructure and applications to replace manual treasury book (Absa Retail Bank).
* Using the AIS DocFusion product suite:
* Enable paperless customer on-boarding and complex contract generation including digital signatures (Absa Retail Bank).
* Generate complex contracts for Commercial Property Funding customers (Absa Bank CPF).

AIS partners include: Ovations, Prosense Technology and Liv4IT.

The company is also a certified Microsoft Gold Application Development partner.

AIS's extensive profile of solutions, which incorporates DocFusion, Orchestrate, Insight and Repayment Schedule Calculator, is designed to help clients address key challenges associated with keeping ahead of technology trends.

These trends include advanced document generation and management, digital signatures, data processing and entry, workflow, as well as all relevant areas of compliance. AIS also offers cloud-based, software as a service (SaaS) or on-premises solutions.

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