Ricoh has integrated ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 into its GlobalScan NX scan integration software to improve accuracy and speed of recognition results. 

The combined solution simplifies document recognition processes for organisations in the education, healthcare, human resources markets, as well as other SOHO and enterprise users.

"After evaluating several solutions, ABBYY's intelligent platform demonstrated unmatched accuracy and features that our customers require to help them succeed in their businesses," said Steven Burger, vice president of product marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. 

GlobalScan NX converts scanned paper documents into electronic files in multiple file formats and routes them to network folders, email addresses, fax servers and directly into Microsoft SharePoint and other business systems. 

The integration of FineReader Engine 10 will deliver up to 99.8 percent accuracy to GlobalScan NX's recognition functionality, significantly improving its conversion and document processing capabilities. With load-balancing and failover support, users across the entire company can reliably scan and route documents to predefined workflows using a simple interface.  

FineReader Engine 10 is an SDK that enables application and software developers to integrate core document recognition technologies into their solution. Included within the SDK are tools for creating templates of fixed forms such as questionnaires, surveys and tests. The application also provides 198 languages for OCR and 113 languages for intelligent character recognition (ICR).