Nuance Communications has announced eCopy ShareScan®5.1, the new release of the document scanning and workflow solution for networked multifunction printers (MFPs) and scanners. 

Improved installation and setup features reduce installation making it up to 17 times faster, enabling configuration and deployment across multi-server environments in mere minutes, while reducing the total cost of maintenance.

eCopy ShareScan runs embedded on the market’s leading MFP vendors including Canon, HP, Xerox, Ricoh and Konica Minolta, while also supporting any networked MFP and scanning vendor via eCopy ShareScan ScanStation software. 

BLI, the imaging industry’s independent testing lab, praised eCopy ShareScan 5.1 in its new report (to read the full report go to www.buyerslab.com/solutions). “[eCopy ShareScan] Version 5.1 delivers improvements on several fronts, especially under the hood,” wrote Jamie Bsales, Senior Editor, Solutions, Buyers Lab. 

“For starters, the install process for eCopy ShareScan is now completely wizard-driven and should take a reseller technician 10 minutes or less—which is unheard of for this class of server software. These advances, combined with ShareScan’s existing class-leading MFP and application support, ease of use, and processing prowess, make an already excellent platform that much stronger.”

The new release adds flexibility to single sign-on authentication options, and improves scan workflow configurations. Combined, these features lead to users spending less time at the device, while ensuring that organizations meet their security standards. A 5x improvement in form processing recognition performance and accuracy of Nuance’s industry-leading OmniPage optical character recognition (OCR) technology better automate customer ad-hoc transaction workflows.

“Many organisations are moving to managed print services (MPS) to gain control of their print and scan environments and achieve value through improved tracking and management of paper-to-digital workflows,” said Michael Rich, senior vice president and general manager of the Nuance Document Imaging Division. 

“Nuance’s new eCopy ShareScan 5.1 release delivers breakthrough performance that offers enterprises greater speed, agility and value in managing their MFP environment, and is designed for quick deployment and high performance.”

eCopy ShareScan 5.1 is now bundled with more copies of eCopy PDF Pro Office, the company’s desktop software which allows users to create, view, convert, edit and collaborate with 100 percent industry-standard PDF files.

The new release lets users complete scan jobs at the MFP in fewer steps and requires fewer transitions between processes to get jobs completed. It also automates scan-to-self and ad-hoc scanning to reduce time spent at the device.

eCopy ShareScan’s Forms Processing Extender (FPE) can now recognise forms five times faster than previously, while also improving recognition accuracy and adding additional Barcode support options

Database improvements enable eCopy Sharescan to fit right into enterprise environments with improved account and permission options as well as improved database clustering support.