Scanning & Capture

Busting the logistics data dam wall

​Mark Wharton, IBML’s business development manager looks at how firms in the transport and logistics industry can apply data capture solutions to streamline information sharing in the supply chain.

Alliance aims to make Secure Network Scanning more accessible

P3iD Technologies, Inc. has partnered with Kodak Alaris to provide enterprise clients with a secure and easy-to-use document scanning solution. The P3iD DoxaScan Intelligent Data Solution integrates with Kodak Alaris’ cloud based INfuse Smart Connected Scanning Solution to provide enhanced security features including identity and access management, document encryption, blockchain technology and secure disk erase.

NAA finalising new digitisation panel

With the government opening up the purse strings to provide additional funding for preservation of at-risk records at the National Archives of Australia (NAA), contenders for the work will be sweating on their inclusion on a new national panel of digitisation service providers.

Thinking of Buying a Document Scanner? Consider This!

So, you’ve decided to go digital.  For many organisations this starts with the desire to “go paperless”, scanning existing documents and digitising manual paper-based business processes. For many the first thought is to go out and buy a scanner, depending on the project your best solution may just be to rent one

BoM to scan our climate history

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is undertaking a major project to digitise historic technical records dating back to 1860 through to 1956 detailing meteorological observation elements (e.g. temperature, pressure, wind).

ScaleHub expands to APAC region

ScaleHub, the cloud-based managed-service crowdsourcing solution headquartered in Norderstedt, Germany, has created a new entity to target Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The ScaleHub Executive Management team felt the time was right to officially boost the business’s global presence.

Upgrade for Universal Barcode Scanner

Socket Mobile, Inc. has released of an updated version of the SocketScan S740 Universal Barcode Scanner able to read 1D and 2D barcodes. With version 21 upgrades, the S740 reads 1D, 2D, OCR A & B fonts, OCR USC, OCR passport, OCR MICR (E13B) fonts and DotCode, covering most travel identification documents, including passports, international IDs and micro QR codes on drivers' licenses.

Epson launches RapidReceipt RR-600W scanner

To help ease the burden on small businesses, gig workers and consumers, Epson has launched the new RapidReceipt RR-600W fast, easy and smart receipt and document scanning solution.

Dynamsoft Improves Scan Speeds for Dense QR Codes

Dynamsoft has improved the speed and recognition accuracy of its barcode reader software development kit by 20 percent for dense QR codes used in applications like document automation processes, personnel management, and ID cards.

SmartZone v6.1 adds Full Page OCR, new languages

Accusoft has announced the latest update to SmartZone, its data capture SDK for forms processing. The version 6.1 update expands the integration's language support for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) by adding 65 new languages, with a special emphasis on Central European, Cyrillic, Baltic, and Asian language groups.

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