Whether you're in a private or public sector business, green initiatives are probably at the top of your priority list. But like the famous frog once said, it's not easy being green. Despite predictions and promises that offices would be "paperless" by this time, noone seems to have actually achieved that goal. We still need paper.

There is good news though. Despite this reluctance to leave paper behind, the newest generation of InterTrac software products will help any organization go green by streamlining its paper processes and reducing its use of natural resources.

Simple changes like sending an email response to any incoming web mail/email — instead of a printed letter — can save an organization reams of paper and printing costs each year. Moving case management online can eliminate the need for tracksheets and a big manila folder full of paper copies; InterTrac will keep all of those electronic documents together in an easily accessible collection.

And simply automating your reports can save paper and money for your office in terms of copying, distribution, labor, and shipping costs. For example, say your office produces a 10-page weekly report that is distributed to 20 people in several offices. Of those people, perhaps 3 or 4 might actually need it on paper; everyone else would be satisfied by reviewing it on screen. Consider how much paper your office would save over the course of a year if that report were generated and distributed electronically to all of those people. In addition, you would reduce your carbon footprint by not shipping the report to the remote locations every week.

With green initiatives, small changes go a long way toward the goal of a "paperless office." InterTrac can provide an organization with a dozen ways to automate office processes across the board, reducing printing, and increasing efficiency in the area of information management — significantly reducing volumes of paper and waste.