As part of our Partner in the Spotlight series, we showcase the organizations that help bring IRISNext to customers around the world. Today, we head to Québec, Canada, where France Longpré, President and Founder of Service de Gestion Documentaire France Longpré, shares her vision for document management and explains why she believes IRISNext has the potential to become a key player in the Canadian market.

Founded in 2004, Service de Gestion Documentaire France Longpré has built a strong reputation as a trusted partner in document governance, digital transformation and business process optimization.

For more than two decades, the company has supported organizations across a wide range of sectors, including:

• Financial institutions
• Municipalities
• Government organizations
• Healthcare institutions
• Private companies

Their mission goes beyond implementing technology. They help organizations rethink how information is managed, ensuring compliance, efficiency and long-term governance.

As President and Founder, France Longpré defines the company’s strategic vision while developing new partnerships that bring innovative technologies to the Québec market.

Unlike many partnerships that begin with a commercial opportunity, this one started with curiosity. Having observed that one of her main competitors was successfully using IRIS capture technologies, France wanted to better understand the solutions behind their success. She contacted the IRIS IMS team directly and travelled to Belgium to discover the technology first-hand.

One simple question changed everything:

“Do you also offer a complete Enterprise Content Management solution?”

The answer introduced her to IRISNext, and from that moment, a new partnership was born.

Today, although the collaboration is still in its early stages, both teams are working together to introduce IRISNext to the Québec market and build a long-term growth strategy.

While no joint customer project has been deployed yet, France Longpré believes the timing is ideal.

Recent meetings with municipalities and public-sector organizations have confirmed that many organizations are only beginning their document management journey.

Many are currently:

• Building their document classification plans

• Defining retention schedules

• Migrating away from obsolete Microsoft Access databases

• Exploring SharePoint without a clear information governance strategy

In other words, there is significant potential to help organizations build modern document management environments from the ground up.

For France Longpré, these first projects will become the references that establish IRISNext across Québec.

“For more than twenty years, we’ve built our company one satisfied customer at a time. We believe the same approach will allow our partnership with IRIS IMS to grow successfully throughout Québec.”

What immediately convinced France Longpré was the completeness of the platform.

According to her, IRISNext brings together all the capabilities organizations need to support digital transformation within a single solution:

• Enterprise document management
• Intelligent document processing
• Workflow automation
• Integration with existing business systems
• Modern information governance

However, she believes technology alone is never enough. Successful digital transformation depends equally on expert guidance, change management and customer support.

That is precisely where the partnership creates value.

IRIS IMS contributes internationally recognized technology, while France Longpré Inc. brings deep knowledge of Québec’s regulatory environment, business culture and customer expectations.

With more than twenty years of experience, the France Longpré team understands the unique realities of Québec organizations.

Their expertise includes:

• Document governance best practices
• Information lifecycle management
• Legal requirements for document substitution and evidential value
• Digital transformation programs
• Information security

The company is also ISO 27001 certified, demonstrating its commitment to information security and internationally recognised best practices.

Combined with an extensive network across municipalities, government organizations, financial institutions and healthcare providers, this local expertise positions the partnership for long-term success.

Rather than simply deploying software, the team supports customers throughout the entire transformation journey, from analyzing business requirements to full implementation and adoption.

Québec is entering a new phase of digital transformation. Organizations increasingly recognize the need to modernize their information management practices while maintaining compliance, controlling costs and improving operational efficiency.

France Longpré believes IRISNext is well positioned to answer these challenges.

She also sees significant value in strengthening collaboration between the Belgian and Canadian teams to accelerate market development, share expertise and increase awareness of the platform throughout Québec.

Together, the goal is clear: build sustainable growth while helping organizations modernize the way they manage information.

France Longpré + IRISNext = combining international technology with local expertise to drive the next generation of digital transformation in Québec.