ABBYY has announced the availability of FineReader 14, the next version of its flagship desktop software that combines optical character recognition (OCR) with advanced capabilities for working with PDFs and document comparison.

US firm LDiscovery, a provider of eDiscovery, data recovery and information governance solutions, has closed the acquisition of Kroll Ontrack, LLC. Serving 12,000 clients worldwide.

Centrify Senior Director Products and Marketing Corey Williams has warned Yahoo! users to “buckle up” after news that details from more than one billion Yahoo! accounts were hacked in 2013 - reportedly the largest data breach in history!

Australian technology company Nuix has released version 7.2 of its patented processing engine, adding streamlined optical character recognition, more granular document imaging control, powerful time and location analytics, and direct access to more cloud and mobile data sources.

Nuance Communications has announced PDF Converter for Mac version 6, allowing Apple users in Australia to easily convert, edit and securely collaborate with industry-standard PDF files.

Equilibrium has announced the release of MediaRich ECM for SharePoint 2016, an update to its integrated Digital Asset Management enterprise video management system in SharePoint.

The Australian developer of the BOSSnet clinical information system, Core Medical Solutions (CMS), has been acquired by US health IT giant Allscripts.

Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has launched an integrated and virtualised Data Preparation Module for analytics.

Australian developer and solution provider Kapish has announced new updates to its Microsoft Office add-ins allowing increased integration with HPE Content Manager/Records Manager. New features in Version 4 include shared workbooks in Microsoft Excel and enhanced Mail Merge capabilities in Microsoft Word.

A new app just launched by Google for Android and iOS could be just the answer if you are looking to digitise your old print photos. Google Photoscan integrates with cloud storage in Google Photos, and utilises smart technology for automatic edge detection, perspective correction, smart rotation, and glare reduction.