The Cabinet Office provides electronic document storage for public and private organisations enabling cost reduction and improved information retrieval. Storage and the retrieval of any document is a major problem for businesses. There is a growing burden for storing records and with storage space being very expensive, it makes sense to investigate an electronic archive storage system. Once we have implemented the system, you'll wonder how you ever coped without it. Electronic document storage is a method of scanning images and digitally storing them, for example on a CD-ROM or directly onto your PC. These images are then indexed, allowing you to retrieve any image without the need to leave your desk.