Scanning & Capture

RPA shortcomings in automating content centric processes

Finding a simple technology solution for a complex problem is not always easy. For example, every industry and business department still rely heavily on documents in digital or printed format coming from different communication channels, such as email, fax, mobile, and desktop scanners.

Socket Mobile launches durable attachable Barcode Scanners

Socket Mobile, Inc. has announced today a durable barcode scanner series – the D800, D840 and D860 – for users who want to advance their mobile scanning options with drop protection and improved charging options.

Unlocking insights from documents with Form Recognizer

Data extraction from printed forms is by now a tried and true technology. Form Recognizer extracts key value pairs, tables and text from documents such as tax statements, oil and gas drilling well reports, completion reports, invoices, and purchase orders. However, real-world businesses often rely on a variety of documents for their day-to-day needs that are not always cleanly printed.

Epson Australia launches fastest-ever workgroup scanners

Epson Australia has expanded its workgroup document scanner portfolio with the new WorkForce DS-970 and DS-870, its fastest-ever colour duplex document scanners designed for busy and high-volume offices of any size.

TWAIN Working Group Releases Next Generation Image Acquisition Technology

The TWAIN Working Group (TWG), a not-for-profit organization designed to provide and foster an open source, public standard for image acquisition devices and software applications, has made its first public release of its TWAIN Direct specifications.

Kodak Alaris 2019 Summit a hit with ANZ partners

Key international Kodak Alaris executives flew into the NSW Hunter Valley last month for the global imaging giant’s first ANZ partner event in over 10 years. There they were joined by the company’s growing roster of dedicated Australian staff as well as Australian and New Zealand BPOs, resellers and system integrators who experienced an intensive two days showcasing the drive towards Digital Transformation in 2020 and beyond.

Accusoft adds Cloud OCR for UiPath

Accusoft has released new libraries that allow UiPath, the enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, to enable users with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities in the cloud. The libraries are now available on UiGo!, UiPath's online marketplace. 

Google just OCR’d all your photos

Google Photos has quietly introduced a new feature that provides automatic character recognition on all your photos and screenshots. This lets you search your Google Photos library by any text string and copy and paste the results into a document or form.

TWAIN Driver Document Scanner Capture Must Have

TWAIN is a living standard offering efficiency, interoperability and integration benefits for end users and integrators. The TWAIN driver runs between an application and the scanner hardware and usually comes as part of the software package included with a scanner.

Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK Adds Various Scan Modes and New Framework

Dynamsoft has introduced version 7.0 of its Barcode Reader software development kit which adds a Scan Directly mode and an entirely new framework to prepare it for future enhancements.

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