IRCH to Unveil New Retention Wizard Software At ARMA International 2008

Easy-to-Use Software Application offers users the capability to build  legally-defensible Records retention schedules in less than one hour

IRCH today announced it will demonstrate an innovative new document retention application at the 53rd Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo. Leveraging its dynamic Retention Manger family of software, IRCH has developed the newest addition – Retention Wizard (RW). A user-friendly application, RW allows lawyers, records management, IT professionals and others to build records retention schedules in a matter of minutes.

"For years, people have asked for an 'instant' records retention schedule, but up until now it was not possible to do so in a legally-responsible manner, however, all of that changes with the new Retention Manger Wizard." says IRCH President, Donald S. Skupsky." "ARMA International 2008 is an ideal venue to unveil our new solution and its unique approach to records retention, which enables users to build a schedule in a quick and legally-responsible manner."

With Sarbanes-Oxley, litigation and the move toward managed electronic information, records retention has become a concern for many organizations. Companies storing documents too long in archives may place themselves at risk in a legal dispute. Moreover, if a business destroys records too early, it can be accused of eliminating evidence or improper destruction of records during litigation. RW and the records retention methodology can work with current electronic document management systems to provide a total solution for maintaining and destroying records according to legal requirements and organizational needs. RW is able to accurately create a legally-defensible records retention schedule for almost any major industry using IRCH's 25 years of proven experience and legal research.

Traditionally, assembling a retention schedule for a medium to large organization could typically take hundreds of hours of difficult legal research, plus time-consuming inventories, meetings and reviews. With RW, the initial process takes less than an hour, allowing professionals, executives and lawyers the freedom to move beyond the simple issues in a short time and focus their attention on fine-turning the rest.

"Retention Wizard provides the complete answer for many beginning users and, when used in conjunction with the powerful Retention Manager, produces even more customized, accurate results in a very short time," says Skupsky. "The new Retention Wizard will significantly help our customers develop more professional records retention schedules in a very short period of time, without the normal learning curve."

Similar to other software "wizards," RW walks users through a proven process in a few simple steps. Without any legal training or records retention experience, one can easily navigate through a series of questions based upon industry specific issues. The RW now streamlines the process of developing records retention schedules in a short time frame while the full-powered Retention Manager provides the customization many organizations demand. In the end, the Wizard assembles the appropriate records series, legal research, retention time periods and records retention analysis into a fully documented set of reports.

"IRCH has been in the forefront of records retention legal research and retention schedule development. Retention Manager puts the same powerful tools that we use for records retention consulting projects into the hands of all those records professionals who plan to do the work themselves," says Skupsky. "Retention Wizard meets the needs of our customers by simplifying the task of developing a legally-defensible records retention schedule both fast and efficiently."

About IRCH
Since 1984, IRCH and Donald S. Skupsky, President, JD, CRM, FAI, MIT, have been delivering a number of powerful legal research services and products for recordkeeping and records retention, enabling enterprises to manage and control important recordkeeping decisions. As a proven leader in the records retention industry, IRCH provides Retention Manager, the sophisticated records retention software, Legal Requirements for Business Records, a comprehensive legal research service addressing recordkeeping and records retention issues, publications and customized consulting services.

About ARMA International
ARMA International (www.arma.org) is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on managing records and information. It is known worldwide for setting standards and best practices, and for providing comprehensive education, publications, and information on the efficient maintenance, retrieval, and preservation of vital information created in public and private organizations in all sectors of the economy. Formed in 1955, ARMA International is the oldest and largest association for the records and information management profession with a current international membership of more than 11,000. It also publishes the award-winning Information Management Journal.

ARMA International Conference and Expo will be held October 20 – 22, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. For more information click here.