US document management vendor GRM has developed a proprietary intelligent character recognition (ICR) solution designed to help more efficiently transition physical and unstructured data to highly-leveragable, structured digital data.

Epson Australia has launched the WorkForce DS-780N scanner, an interactive sheet-fed touchscreen model with built-in networking. The DS-780N is designed for high-volume scanning, with a 100-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), USB 3.0 compatibility, and very fast colour scanning speeds of 45ppm/90ipm at 300dpi.

DynamicPoint, a US developer of SharePoint applications that extend the functionality of Microsoft Dynamics, has released version 2.0 of its SharePoint Customer, Vendor and Employee Portal applications. This release includes the full transition to a SharePoint add-in that will deploy to either SharePoint Office 365 or On Premise and also extends the compatibility of the product to include Dynamics 365, AX and CRM.

In May 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will be in place, meaning virtually any organisation with data in or passing through the EU will have a host of new compliance requirements. And though warnings and reminders continue to surface, there remains concern that organisations haven’t started the road toward compliance.

Contex has announced an update to the SD One MF wide format scanner. The wireless connected scanner now allows users to connect a CPU with Nextimage scanning software, giving an entry-level scanner a big boost of productivity and flexibility.

Chain Business Insights, a US research firm focused on the application of blockchain in supply chain management and trade finance, has released its first benchmark survey on blockchain in supply chain.

AccessData Group has announced the release of AD eDiscovery 6.2, a new version of its software platform that helps corporate customers better mitigate risk, ensure compliance, improve incident response efficiency and reduce overall data processing costs.

Epicor has unveiled integrated enterprise content management capabilities for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. The announcement follows the acquisition earlier this year of Docstar.

Hyland has established a reseller partnership with FileStream, a provider of information management solutions to organisations across Australia.

Adobe has discovered that people would like the ability to scan and OCR documents from smartphones and mobile devices, launching its own app to accomplish the task and provide functionality that has been available via Google Drive, Dropbox and countless standalone apps for the past few years.