By Compiled by Karen J. Bannan

Afonso Gonzalez | CIO
Adecco Group France

We're in the process of transforming the way we manage and distribute documents. France's government recently passed an important new law that enables us to go paperless. As a staffing provider, we have many requirements related to Social Security and medical aid. By going paperless, we can help reduce the costs related to paper, postage and archiving.

But persuading the business to fund this wasn't easy, in part because our industry revenue had declined 30 percent since the beginning of the recession. Ultimately, we sold the project by explaining that going paperless would help keep headcount stable by automating administrative chores, such as archiving, that we formerly do manually.

In addition, we've turned to virtualization technology. This has helped us replace servers on a 8:1 basis, replacing every eight old servers with one new server. It will also boost satisfaction among our clients and employees, as both groups will have access to forms and data online, and will also enhance our employees' productivity. They will no longer need to look for documents, because the documents will be sitting right there on their PC screens.

Adecco Group France, based in Villeurbanne, France, is a unit of Adecco Group, a provider of HR services and solutions with more than 28,000 employees in some 60 countries.