Scanning & Capture

The rollout of Microsoft SharePoint across a local government council in South Australia created a pressing requirement to digitize files dating back several years within the Information Records and Management Department.

The Document translation feature of Translator, a Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service,  has added the ability to translate PDF documents containing scanned image content, eliminating the need for users to preprocess them through an OCR engine before translation.

Automation Hero has launched version 6 of its Hero Platform, claiming to take a quantum leap in document processing accuracy.

PSPDFKit has announced the acquisition of France-based ORPALIS Imaging Technologies and UK-based Aquaforest, providers of document imaging components and enterprise software solutions.

Digital Experience Labs has provided digital automation solutions and transformation services to industry innovators throughout A/NZ since 2018. It has now announced a partnership with TCG, developer the no-code intelligent document processing (IDP) automation platform, DocProStar.

Following the acquisition of 80% of Fujitsu’s scanner business, Ricoh is now planning to develop new services that provide closer integration between capture and its AI-OCR solution and DocuWare EDRMS subsidiary. Fujitsu sold an 80% stake in its scanner manufacture subsidiary, PFU, to Ricoh for about 80 billion yen, or $US625 million. It plans to focus on software development.

Digitech Systems has announced a free technology that automatically sweeps electronic files from network directories, digital desktops, and scanners into the company’s Enterprise Content Management software (ECM), PaperVision Enterprise, and cloud-based content services ImageSilo and PaperVision.com.

ScannX has entered the consumer market with the ScannX Overhead Book Scanner, Home Edition. Built on ScannX software and CZUR scanning technology, it streamlines book scanning to page turning by combining the library-quality power and functionality of the CZUR ET18 Pro overhead scanner with ScannX Book ScanCenter, Home Edition software.

HP has announced its new HP ScanJet Pro and Enterprise devices with HP’s most advanced and sophisticated workflow scanner software. The HP ScanJet series includes four new modern and secure devices that make scanning a simple and integrated part of the digital workplace experience.

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra has completed installation of a METIS DRS 2000 DCS Double A0 Scanner. The Extra-Large Format Scanner can scan material of any type up to 2x1.21m in size with a depth of field of up to 500mm.

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