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Winter 2006, Volume 3
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   In this Issue
QAI Celebrates 20th Anniversary
QAI Announces Record Breaking Year
HHS Releases New HIPAA FAQ
New AIIM “State of Industry” Study
Small Businesses Seek Different SOX Rules
New Customers Welcomed
Why Address Section 508?
Latest News from Industry Partners
QAI Events
Special Insert: Capture and Scanning in Government
From the President
   QAI Mission
To utilize technology, science, and our passion for the quality to assure all of our clients benefit from our experience.
   Message from the President

Quality Associates, Inc. will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2006. As we approach this important milestone, I am profoundly grateful to all of the staff that has joined us in fulfilling our mission - To utilize technology, science, and our passion for quality to assure that all of our clients benefit from the QAI experience.

We recognize that our success is a result of our client’s patronage and we appreciate your continued business. The last two decades have brought amazing technological advancements that have affected how business gets done -- especially in today’s rapidly changing business environment. Without question, these have been 20 wonderful years of learning and striving to provide the best, most professional service possible.

We at QAI continue to be committed to providing you with the best solutions based on our abundant expertise and experience in Quality Assurance and Information Technology. We hope you continue to look to QAI as you have in the past. We are excited about what the future has in store for not only ourselves, but our clients.

Thank you,

Paul Swidersky
President

   General Contact Information

Quality Associates, Inc.
9017 Red Branch Road
Suite 102
Columbia, MD 21045

Toll Free  (800) 488-3547
Local  410-884-9100

Email  info@qualityassociatesinc.com

   Newsletter Contact Information
Amy Knight
Marketing Manager
aknight@qualityassociatesinc.com

Major Announcements


QAI turns 20!

Founded in May of 1986, QAI will celebrate its 20th year in 2006. We are thrilled to commemorate this huge milestone and are already planning several events to celebrate our 20th birthday. Stay tuned for details about upcoming events including our second annual QAI User Conference, which will take place in June.



QAI announces another record-breaking year!

QAI had another record-breaking year, as well as the greatest year in QAI history. QAI achieved an 81% growth from 2004, making 2005 the largest revenue year in history!

We feel that our success is due largely in part to the fact that our clients view a combination of our conversion service offerings, integration, training, and reseller programs as the right solution. Our commitment to our clients and to the document management and imaging markets continued to be the focus of our success as we begin 2006.



QAI Hires PR Firm

QAI recently selected DPR Group (www.dprgroup.com) to manage its local and national public relations initiatives. DPR Group will work with QAI to craft and execute a multi-tiered public relations program designed to heighten visibility among the company’s target audiences. DPR Group, Inc. is a full-service agency specializing in providing public relations and marketing support services to a broad range of technology and scientific companies.



QAI Opens New XML Conversion Operation

For clients in need of XML conversion services, QAI operates a state-of-the-art secured, onshore conversion operation located in the Columbia, Md. headquarters.



Visioneer Names Quality Associates, Inc. as First Federal Reseller

Quality Associates recently became the first certified reseller to offer Visioneer’s new eCapture for eRoom document scanning solution to federal agencies. The e4e solution is Visioneer’s one-touch document scanning solution for organizations and enterprises using EMC Documentum’s eRooms, a secure, Web-based workspace with virtual “rooms” for electronic collaboration.


 

QAI Events

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QAI and Kofax Advanced Capture Open House
Join us at QAI Headquarters and learn about Kofax’s Indicius Advanced Capture Solution. You’ll find out about how new document classification, separation and extraction capabilities are enabling the automation process of more types of business documents.

February 15, 2006
10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street NW
Washington, District Of Columbia 20005 USA


FOSE 2006
The industry’s premier resource for the Federal Defense, Federal Civilian, and State and Local government technology community. Discover the latest products and technologies – see how to apply them in the real world…Your World.

March 7-9, 2006
Washington, DC Convention Center
Visit Us in Booth #411

 


QAI 6th Annual Trophy Striper Tournament
May 5, 2006 (Cinco de Mayo)
Deale, MD

Stay tuned for details…