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Your information is more than data. Use it wisely.™
“Information is not data. Data is not information. Data is the computer content that systems use to create information. Systems are the computer programs that apply logic, formulas, and formatting to create information from data. Information is the output from a system. Once created it is fixed content.” “Your information is more than data. OCIE® begins when data is processed into fixed content information users can understand and is printed or displayed to OCIE. OCIE is a complete fixed content information service that allows users to manage information wisely.” |
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Lynn Donnell President & CEO |
Today’s knowledge worker is surrounded by computer system output and paper-based information. This mass of information keeps growing because organizations support a broad range of computer programs while power-users create and distribute even more information via spreadsheets and word processing. Customers, vendors, regulators, and other external partners contribute even more information.
Information is not data. Data is not information. It may not seem a natural distinction at first, but it opens the way to organizing responsibilities and activities more effectively, efficiently and safely. A few definitions and role descriptions will help clarify this point...
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