Storebrand and Automated Data Entry

As more companies turn to automated data entry, countless employees find themselves without work. While automated data entry offers an efficient, cost-effective, and accurate form of the service, ethical employers will make sure that they alleviate job dissatisfaction as well as minimize layoffs. To build a healthy and loyal workforce and elevate general job fulfillment, employers should first invest in the training and improvement of their personnel. One way to accomplish this is by offering paid tuition to certain schools in certain areas related to that particular company or industry sector. This way, the employee can also choose which areas to pursue rather than have the employer demand that they suddenly perform tasks they find distasteful. Employees might find that by upgrading their skills that they find a more rewarding position within the company. Employers also need to take care to create positions for these employees. Another way employers can help their staff upgrade their skills is by offering on-the-job training or workshops and seminars designed to inspire creativity and productivity. The elimination of tedious data entry positions need not be a drawback for employees but can actually prove to be a boon.

There are already several internet browser plug-ins and small applications that allow consumers to pre-fill forms required for purchasing information or paying bills. For example, e-mail address, home address, telephone, fax, passwords, credit card numbers, and social security numbers can be entered into a form that is used for whenever that information is needed, eliminating the need for time consuming and tedious data entry. However, until recently these applications come with security risks: a malicious user could easily obtain this personal information. New hardware devices can more safely manage personal "information systems," as the personal information would not be contained on the user's hard drive. In addition to a permanent database of personal information, a user may be able to buy devices like bar code scanners and credit card or debit card "swipe" machines and connect them to the PC, using them to make online purchases safely and securely. Such services exist today on a small scale and are not readily available to consumers.