The Hipage Company Streamlines Supply Chain with Canon and eCopy
Soup-to-Nuts Transportation Company Gains Competitive Edge
with More Efficient Document Distribution Solution
NASHUA, NH and LAKE SUCCESS, NY—February 3, 2004—eCopy, Inc., an innovative provider of document distribution and integration solutions, today announced that The Hipage Company, Inc. one of the largest privately owned U.S. Brokerage & International Freight Forwarding companies, has adopted the eCopy Suite, coupled with the networked capabilities of Canon’s digital copiers, for use among each of the company’s 12 office locations. Hipage has implemented the Canon/eCopy solution to help attain a number of business goals: offer better customer service, reduce costs, and create a more efficient document management solution.
“The Canon/eCopy solution links automatically to all of our business systems, from e-mail to our shipping system, and enables us to streamline our business process so each of our 250 employees can scan and mail documents to any party all at once without having to make multiple copies and send them out to various locations,” said Cheryl Hunley, director of information services for Hipage. “Our customers are thrilled that they are no longer receiving faxes because it cuts down on their costs and, for some, using eCopy is a deal breaker for doing business.”
Using the eCopy Suite with Canon imageRUNNER copiers, Hipage employees turn color or black and white documents into electronic images that can be easily integrated into the Company’s existing workflow and CargoTrac shipping system. Hipage manages the logistics of its shipments by creating and organizing total transportation packages that offer door-to-door international delivery. By deploying the Canon/eCopy solution, Hipage can focus on airtight and hassle-free shipping rather than on managing mounds of shipping documents.
“The Canon/eCopy solution enables customers like Hipage to create centralized imaging and storage solutions to satisfy government auditing requirements, security regulations, and more,” said Tim Corkery, senior vice president of worldwide sales, eCopy, Inc. “This results in tremendous savings in terms of both storage and labor hours, a difference our clients pass on to their own customers in efficiency, timeliness, reduced costs, and speed.”
About The Hipage Company, Inc.
Founded in Norfolk, Virginia in 1927 by Rives C. W. Hitch and James G. Page, The Hipage Company, Inc., has grown from a two man, one office operation to one of the largest privately owned customhouse brokerage/international freight forwarding companies in the nation. Hipage relies on an established global network of national and international partners and agents that create a physical presence at every major port and airport in the world to provide fully automated processing of air and ocean freight movements. Hipage also offers a variety of supplemental services such as cargo insurance, trucking, warehousing, and distribution.
About Canon U.S.A.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and is ranked # 39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2002, with global revenues of $24.5 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs over 10,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.
About eCopy, Inc.
eCopy, Inc. is an innovative provider of open and flexible solutions that rapidly integrate
paper-based information into existing business processes and applications. Numerous industries, including legal, healthcare, and financial services, use eCopy to easily access, modify, distribute, and share information to add value to their business. eCopy, Inc. is a global company headquartered in the United States, with a subsidiary in Japan, offices in England, Germany, France and Scandinavia, as well as sales operations in Mexico, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.ecopy.com.
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