Parascript has announced an update to its FormXtra Capture solution for recognising machine print, handprint and cursive writing on structured and semi-structured forms. 

FormXtra Capture 5.2 promises to simplify forms processing and will also provide access to Parascript’s cheque recognition technology in coming months and its signature verification technology later this year.

FormXtra Capture can process structured, as well as semi-structured forms, and images that do not perfectly match a pre-defined template, such as scaled-down faxes and tables that may not be discretely defined. 

It can also assess field relationships to aid with location of data for extraction and can locate complex field types (e.g. addresses and other multi-lined fields), improving the range of data types that can be processed. Users can preview data live, run pre-defined and custom reports, and make output information available to SharePoint, as well as to databases or file formats.

Within the capture solution, users can also manage the capture process and workflow, in setting quality thresholds, creating workflows, and setting validation rules ranging from basic, to advanced double-blind, to support correction and auditing. For anything under the user’s predetermined accuracy threshold, FormXtra Capture can perform transactional validation, enabling just the single field, or snippet in question, to be sent to keyers for confirmation. This feature is especially advantageous for organizations needing to ensure the privacy of sensitive information including those in the finance and medical industries (i.e. PCI and HIPAA compliance).

FormXtra Capture comes with expanded API capabilities, giving value added resellers the ability to add new functionality and ensure integration with other systems.

“At Parascript, we are committed to continually advancing our technology. From reading machine print, constrained and unconstrained handprint, and cursive on virtually any type of form, FormXtra Capture is a robust forms processing solution that will be very viable in many environments where capture-specific requirements are needed,” said Dwayne Ritchie, senior vice president, sales and marketing at Parascript.