Tarrytown, NY, April 19, 2005 – Datacap Inc. announced today that AIIM 2005, the annual conference for the Association of Image and Information Management, May 17-19, will be the site of a fundraising event to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and the Tyler Hamilton Foundation, two health-oriented foundations created by professional cyclists.
Fujitsu, FileNet, Canon, Stellent, Böwe Bell + Howell, IBML, Hyland OnBase, Vignette, Kofax, and Océ, are partnering with Datacap in this fundraising event. With a road-racing Litespeed bicycle mounted on an indoor “trainer” in the Datacap booth (#1137), there will be ongoing fundraising activities throughout the show.
Bicycle Therapy (www.bicycletherapy.com), one of Philadelphia’s leading bicycle retailers, is donating the bicycle.
In the spirit of competition, the funds raised will be shared between two health-oriented foundations created by professional cyclists. The distribution of donations between the two foundations will be decided by the sponsoring vendor whose rider posts the best time on the bike over a virtual “course” on the trainer in the Datacap booth.
To raise awareness of the foundations and the cycling competition, professional and elite amateur cyclists will be available in the Datacap booth during the show to answer questions about racing, equipment and cycling technique. They’ll be wearing a special custom cycling jersey, featuring all the participating sponsors’ logos.
AIIM attendees will be eligible to win a Litespeed racing bicycle by entering a raffle in the Datacap booth. Datacap will also give away Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG bracelets to AIIM attendees, each of which represents a $1 donation to the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
"'Enhance Your Cycle Time' works as a theme for us at AIIM, because our customers see reducing the turnaround time to process documents as a primary benefit of an investment in Datacap," said Scott Blau, Datacap CEO. "We are delighted that so many of our partners have joined with us to raise funds for these important causes and promote the health and ecological benefits of cycling."
Organizations and individuals can make a donation to the “Enhance Your Cycle Time” Charity Fund and participate in the cycling contest. For more information, contact cycletime@datacap.com or visit www.datacap.com/cycletime.
About Lance Armstrong Foundation
The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) believes that in your battle with cancer,
unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. From the
moment of diagnosis we provide the practical information and tools you need to
live strong. We serve our mission through public health, advocacy, research and
education, including the LIVESTRONG Resource for Cancer
Survivors. The LAF was founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist
Lance Armstrong and is located in Austin, Texas. (www.laf.org)
About the Tyler Hamilton Foundation
The Tyler Hamilton Foundation's (THF) mission is to provide opportunity and
access for individuals affected by multiple sclerosis and aspiring young
athletes with a passion for cycling. THF is dedicated to individuals diagnosed
with multiple sclerosis so that they may maintain a high quality of life while
dealing with the daily complications of this disease and to MS Research that is
critical to finding a cure. In addition, THF is dedicated to paving the road
for young cyclists who do not have the opportunities that were provided to
Tyler as he began his career.
(www.tylerhamiltonfoundation.org)
About Datacap
Since 1988, Datacap Inc. has provided leading document capture and forms
processing software solutions to organizations worldwide. Datacap Taskmaster
software efficiently transforms paper into information, reducing data entry
costs and improving information accuracy. A client/server, rules-based document
capture workflow platform, Taskmaster provides highly flexible solutions for
both image indexing and data entry automation. Taskmaster also enables
scanning, indexing and administration from a browser and integrates with all
leading document management systems.