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Shortly after Florida Marine Transporters CIO Don Carlton installed an electronic records management system for Kimberly Hidalgo, the tow service com- pany?s head of Compliance, he suspected there might be other department heads interested in the new software. But, when Hidalgo?s department cut dozens of hours every week from staff time spent pulling paperwork from rooms full of  ling cabinets while also automating complex ad- ministrative operations with the new system, Carlton knew all department heads would be interested. ?So, we decided to go big with Laser che ECM,? Carl- ton said, referring to the new system. ?I didn?t appreciate where this technology could ultimately take the compa- ny, but now that we see the way it is unfolding, we?re not thinking about where it can be deployed next, but when.? Twelve months ago, when Florida Marine purchased RIO ? the most comprehensive system Laser che offers ? it originally opened it to just 25 of its 1,000 employees. Today more than 200 employees are logging on in the com- pany?s three largest departments: Compliance, Dry Cargo and Fluid Cargo. With another 75 employees expected to be up-and-running by the end of the year, Carlton is now pushing to have the system working companywide as fast as possible. FMT Embraces Electronic Records Management After Testing Records Technology Waters, Tug and Barge Company Jumps In. By Tim Wacker FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWAREwww.marinelink.com MN 41MN Dec14 Layout 32-49.indd 41MN Dec14 Layout 32-49.indd 4111/25/2014 11:09:03 AM11/25/2014 11:09:03 AM