IBM recently announced new offerings to help clients address the costs, risks and efficiency challenges associated with using and storing paper. As part of the new offerings, IBM is expanding on its efforts to help clients reduce their use of paper – IBM experts and consultants will provide hands–on assessments to clients to evaluate how they can reduce their paper usage costs, helping clients understand the potential savings and benefits of eliminating the paper burden within their organization. As part of today’s news IBM also announced that State of North Dakota , Land Information New Zealand, Renewtek, and VR Kreditwerk have chosen IBM technology to help them in their efforts to lower paper consumption costs and improve business efficiency. (via BeyeNETWORK: IBM Announces New Offerings to Help Clients Address the Challenges Associated with Using and Storing Paper)