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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
related to records and archives management.

Transparency comes to document management
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
... time when New Zealand organisations — particularly within government
— are facing up to the need to meet the requirements of the new Public
Records Act and ...
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/945DBB4D520D3B5FCC2571D5000EA20B?O
penDocument>

EMC on Expansion Tear
Houston Chronicle - United States
... with the rise of flexible servers and then with external data 
storage
machines. ... companies that were moving onto the Web and generating 
copious
digital records. ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4144413.html>

Two de-humidifiers donated to the National Archives (274/2006)
Communication&#39;s Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister - St. Kitts 
and Nevis
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 27TH 2006 (CUOPM) – A son of the late 
Joseph
Fidel O’Flaherty has donated a gift to the National Archives. ...
<http://www.cuopm.com/newsitem.asp?articlenumber=1060>

Active archival storage
Techworld.com - London,UK
... Only clearly quantifiable list prices were included in this study to
avoid the effects of subjective interpretation. "ESG Archival Cost 
Analysis,
clearly ...
<http://www.techworld.com/storage/features/index.cfm?featureID=2773&pagty
pe=samecatsamechan>

Paper cuts – going all-digital still not popular
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
... Clients could have their accounts open and ready for a transaction
within minutes,” says Harris. Paper has also faded as a medium for 
archival
storage. ...
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/B496F32B68899F3ECC2571D5000F03E3?O
penDocument>

Is BI a realistic alternative to paper?
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
... Even when users can find reports, the documents will often lack the
... today target unstructured data, such as HTML, PowerPoint 
presentations
and PDF files. ...
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/6236BF51D50F5A7BCC2571D5000EED97?O
penDocument>


The shredders
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
... NAID also certifies its members based on background screening 
requirements
for employees and procedures to be followed during shredding of 
documents.
...
<http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/aug/28/shredders/?business>

Firm works to secure school records
Massillon Independent - Massillon,OH,USA
... of records retention. Any records destruction must first be approved
by the auditor and the Ohio Historical Society. The OHS earmarks ...
<http://www.indeonline.com/index.php?ID=9931&r=0&Category=3>

Belleville News-Democrat, Sun, 27 Aug 2006 1:09 AM PDT
State Farm paid low, claims agents allege
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/nation/15373538.htm?source=
rss&channel=belleville_nation
Two sisters who handled Hurricane Katrina claims for State Farm have 
turned over records to federal and state investigators because they say 
the company purposely underpaid or denied coverage for wind damage.

Cynthiana Democrat, Fri, 25 Aug 2006 5:53 AM PDT
FBI seizes Clean Earth financial data
http://www.cynthianademocrat.com/articles/2006/08/25/news/news01.txt
A Cynthiana factory came under FBI scrutiny last Friday, according to 
federal officials. Agents from the FBI executed a federal search 
warrant at the former Clean Earth facility on Ladish Road.




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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