In practice, questions about the implementation of GeBüV Art. 9 arise time and again. In particular, under which circumstances modifiable storage may be used in the archive. Here are the requirements for an archiving solution to be compatible with Art. 9 and for...
ECM, DMS and Content Services
KRM Offer Portfolio ECM/DMS
We have expanded and redesigned our portfolio of ECM/DMS offerings. Considering the fact that more and more companies cannot manage their data with the existing on-board resources, ECM/DMS systems become of utmost importance. Keeping data in directories, in Sharepont...
Art. 9 GeBüV, Timestamps and DCF 77
Bad news for operators of systems which use the DCF 77 signal for time stamping. According to Art. 9, the following requirements apply when working with changeable memories: Art. 9 Permissible information carriers 1 For the retention of records are permissible: .....
“Defensible Disposal” – Now!
As already briefly touched upon in the September newsletter, the unrestrained storage of data without a corresponding strategy is still a fact of life in many companies. We held a well-attended Beertalk on Data Cleanup last Monday, October 24. It can be assumed that...
What are the benefits of ECM/DMS market studies?
If you have to evaluate an IT system, the first thing you do is often to consult studies by a renowned research company, with "Gartner" and "Forrester" usually being the first to be mentioned. Both have been studying the market for enterprise content management...
Simplification of documentation and archiving obligations in companies
Quote: Bern, 27.09.2019 - On September 27, the Federal Council adopted the report "Reducing regulatory costs. Relaxation of documentation and archiving regulations". In addition to the ongoing efforts of the federal government to reduce duplications in documentation...
Why paper invoices do not have to be kept in Switzerland
There is no legal obligation for companies in Switzerland to keep invoices (or other receipts) in physical (paper) form (unless they operate in specifically regulated industries): Since 2002, electronic commerce and electronic data storage have been promoted across...
E-mail archiving: landmark ruling by the ECtHR
Following the landmark ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (further sources at the end of the article) on the subject of "private e-mail use", it should be clear that it is imperative to comprehensively regulate e-mail use in the company (legally,...
Procedural documentation
It is undisputed that the procedures for storage and archiving must be documented (Art. 4 GeBüV). The basic requirement here is to understand and be able to trace the core processes of archiving and retention. The primary purpose of the documentation is to be able to...
Obligation to retain pension fund documents
Currently, a case was broadcast in Kassensturz, which focused on the retention obligations in connection with BVG/PK. Here are the relevant articles of the law : Federal Law on Occupational Retirement, Survivors' and Disability Pension Plans (BVG) Art. 41 Limitation...
EXPERT FOCUS technical article on electronic invoicing by Dr. Bruno Wildhaber
Bruno Wildhaber published a paper on the subject in December 2017 in EXPERT FOCUS (Der Schweizer Treuhänder), the magazine of EXPERT suisse, the industry association of auditors and fiduciaries: "LEGAL PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING ELECTRONIC INVOICES - Starting...
Digitization: How to procure an ECM/DMS solution?
Digitization demands a shift from analog to digital primacy. What do we mean by this? The aim is to optimize data management and eliminate analog carriers as far as possible, or to convert analog data into digital data. At the same time, the aim is to enable data...
Why GeBüV compliance is a MUST for ECM/DMS/ERP providers in Switzerland
As a foreign product provider (ever even for CH manufacturers), it is not always clear why GeBüV(Business Records Ordinance) compliance is a MUST in Switzerland when it comes to storing records. It would go too far to go into the history of the development, the...
Study: Enterprise Content Management / Document Management Services – The Swiss Market to 2020
ECM/DMS solution providers as well as potential customers face a variety of challenges. The procurement of such systems cannot be compared with the procurement of any other software, as these are not simple but complex projects (key words: digitization of workflows,...
Data cleansing/cleanup and migration with semantic technologies: Proof of Concept Package
We are currently offering a PoC Package (Proof of Concept) for our special offering "Data Cleanup with Semantic Technologies". What is it about? In a wide variety of scenarios, the controlled destruction and transformation or migration of data sets becomes necessary....
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