"Today we can estimate that the total spent on IT exceeds $1 trillion per year. More
amazingly, 75% of that is used for managing existing systems, most of which is dominated by the
cost to manage complex software that has been built over the past 25 years"
Timothy Chou,
"The End of Software"
"We were challenged with coming up with a solution for scanning documents through a Citrix Connection. iKAN brought a technology that would allow us to exploit Citrix’s virtual channel functionality to solve our scanning issue. iKAN was very reasonably priced and very responsible about the number of hours bid and charged. Their solution was thorough and was well accepted by the user community. We continue to expand upon its functionality today."
Paul Peloquin,
Director, IT Business Services
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Our Company
From the beginning, iKAN Software has embraced change, which is why our suite of services and products are continually evolving. We help our clients move towards a paperless enterprise by providing real, scalable solutions that fit any situation or level of service. iKAN Software products seamlessly integrate with many of the industry’s largest platforms and software, and we can do all of this more cost effectively than our competition.
Our History
Since 1992, we have been integral in developing solutions for electronically capturing and managing paper documents. Throughout the years, we’ve used almost every software product available for document imaging and retrieval. Across the board, every product we used left something to be desired. Some were too cumbersome, some wouldn’t easily integrate into existing systems, and some created digital records that weren’t 100% accurate – or trustworthy. Tired of trying to make existing programs fit, we decided to put our technology expertise to work and build our own solution.
In 1999, iKAN Software was founded on a simple premise – we found a better way to provide document imaging and information management tools. iKAN Software offers a suite of software services and products that enhance productivity, reduce costs, fulfill legal compliance issues, and provide you with access to the critical information you need, when you need it. Fortune 100 companies as well as entrepreneurial start-ups depend on iKAN to turn their paper headaches into easily accessible digital information.
Management Team Bios:
Ed Amash, President and Co-Founder
Ed has over 25 years experience in the computer technology industry, including the last 14 in the document management field. His primary passion has been building startup technology firms. He began his career selling apple computers in 1981, followed by co-founding Network Resources, a company later sold to a Kleiner, Perkins backed venture. Ed worked as a territory manager for Cisco Systems for two years before starting a document imaging practice for Accudata Systems in 1992. He founded iKAN Software in 1999 with partner Micah Wray. Ed holds degrees in Business Administration and Russian Area Studies from Wittenberg University. In his spare time, Ed enjoys playing tennis, guitar, and is involved with several charitable organizations around Houston. Currently, Ed serves as President of the Southwest Chapter of AIIM, the Enterprise Content Management Association (www.aiim.org).
Micah Wray, Systems Architect and Co-Founder
Micah is responsible for all technical related work at iKAN. He is the lead architect and creator of the iKAN Virtual Document Center, Check21 software application and previous document imaging software products, including ScanNow! and PaperTrax. Micah joined Accudata Systems in 1993 as a software developer, and left to found iKAN Software in 1999. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering (EE) from Texas A&M University. Micah’s hobbies include windsurfing, kiteboarding, and learning Japanese in his spare time.
Ajay Khater, Corporate Strategy
Ajay is responsible for corporate strategy at iKAN. Ajay brings extensive experience in technology company startups with such companies as Intuitive Homes, where he was CTO, Digital Harbor, and Integic, a Xerox funded company where he was responsible for the team that delivered Documetrix, an Engineering Change Management and Workflow Application. He has experience in software acquisitions, venture funding, and product lifecycle development. He has garnered several industry awards including “Red Herring” and “Crossroads”. Ajay has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Mangalore University and a master in Computer Engineering from Louisiana State University.
David Houlston, Director of Customer Fulfillment
David joined iKAN Software as a technical support specialist and today heads our operations, implementation and support team. David has fifteen years experience in the document imaging and micro-imaging fields. As a native of Wales in the United Kingdom, David started out in the micrographics industry for nine years before taking an assignment in the Middle East in 1998. He successfully completed an on-site contract for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to image the entire technical document library for the Al Ruwais oil refinery, as Operations Manager for two production offices. David then joined Mitek Systems Ltd. in the UK as Support Manager for Mitek products in Europe. David is educated to college level in the UK and has been trained by leaders in the imaging field. He enjoys American football, outdoor activities and reading.
Jim Price, Director of Business Development
Jim has over 25 years of Sales and Management experience with some of the top names in the IT industry, including IBM, Sun and BMC Software. He has been a part of and led teams in many successful multi million dollar sales efforts and has a reputation for outstanding performance, including opportunities managing accounts on a worldwide basis. Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Winona University in Minnesota. His hobbies are Reading, Scuba diving, Camping and leading Men’s Groups.
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