Kodak Alaris is pursuing an AI future by integrating select models of Alaris scanners with AI software from Singapore firm TAIGER to recognise and interpret text, whether it’s a name, address or other important information that an organisation requires.

TAIGER will focus first on certifying the Kodak Scan Station 730EX and the Alaris S2060w Scanners for use with TAIGER’s artificial intelligence solutions. The combined functionality of TAIGER’s software and Alaris’ hardware will allow organizations to securely and efficiently scan, store and search large volumes of documents in a network-connected environment.

For example, the client onboarding process of one of the largest banks in Europe and Latin America requires prospective customers to submit physical and digital versions of many types of documents.

Automating the capture, extraction and validation of information from these documents and seamlessly inputting it into a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system presents a tremendous opportunity to improve performance and drive efficiencies, while minimizing costs and errors. By working with TAIGER, the bank was able to reduce total processing time by 90% and total costs by 80%.

“We are on a mission to transform the way organizations use our capture solutions as productivity tools,” said Don Lofstrom, President, Alaris, a Kodak Alaris business.

“Aligning with TAIGER is a great opportunity to bring more innovation to the workplace and continue to take complexity out of information capture, ultimately helping users make the most of their information.”

Both companies intend to identify new partners to resell Kodak Alaris and TAIGER solutions.