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Document Capture Solution
Definition
Configuration
• ScannerVision™isflexibledocument capture“middleware”designedtosit betweentheMFPandDMS • Scantofilesystemforarchival,ortoan existingdocumentsystem
• Optionsandconnectorsarelicensed per-server
• Itsjobistoscandata,attachmetadata, performtransformationsanddelivertoa documentsystemordefinedfilestorage
ScannerVision™• Apowerfuldocumentcapturemiddleware • Canbeembeddedwithmanymakesofmultifunctionaldevices • Mixandmatchmultifunctionalplatformsfromthesameserver • CompatiblewithanyTWAIN-compliantscanner • Canbeconnectedtodozensofdocumentsystems
• PoweredbyNuancerecognitionengine
• Licensingdrivenentirelybyautomatedportal
• Server-basedlicensingforfunctionality • Payoncetounlockfeaturesforeveryconnecteddevice
• Allconfigurationisperformedcentrally ontheProcessingEngine
• Administratorcreatesworkflowtemplates
• Aworkflowtemplatedefines: • Whichclienttypeswhichcanbeused • Metadataquestionsfor interactiveclients • Authorisesusersforworkflow • SupportsAD,LDAP,Windows Server,EquitracSingleSign-On, SVAuthentication • Specifiesprocessingoptionstouse • Imageenhancement, Recognition,Notification • FileformatEtc. • Configuresdataexportsettings • XML,TXT,HTML • Addstorageconnectors • Email,FTP,Filesystem,Script, SQL • Documentsystemconnector
• Settingspushedautomaticallytoconnectedclients
• EmbeddedClient• DesktopClient• VirtualPrinterClient• Email• Hot-folder• FTPserver
• ImageEnhancers• Recognition(barcode,• Z/OCR,ICR,OMRetc.)• Transformation
• DMSConnectors• Filesystem• Email• FTP• Scriptetc.
Capture
Process
Store
AbouttheproductIntroduction
NashuaLimited isnotonly a leadingdistributorofdigitalofficeautomationanddocumentoutputsolutions inSouthernAfrica,but isalsoa leadingprovider inthemarketplace intheManagedDocumentSolutions(MDS)field.
Nashua’sMDSapproachanalysesanorganisation’sprocessesanddocumentworkflow.WorkingwithNashuacanrevolutionisethewayyourorganisationmanagesinformation.Nashua’sendgoalisaimedatimplementingworkflowandinformationmanagementsolutionsthatreducecostandcomplexity,thusimprovingoperationaleffectiveness.
Companies that fullyembrace theNashuaMDSmeasure canfind that it servesas apotentcatalyst for business and technology change. Greater enterprise value will accrue fromenhanced controls, improved information quality and a more streamlined structure, thusresultinginhugecostsavingsandminimizedcomplexities.
NashuaProActNashuaProActisaninnovativefleetmanagementsolutionthathelpsNashuatoincreaseouroffice efficiency and productivity for all of our document output devices, through constantmonitoring of your printers or MFP’s. Nashua ProAct reports critical status and conditioninformationtoourtechnicaldatacenters.Moreoverthissolutionisprovidedtoyouatnocostasitallowsustodeliverourbestpossibleservice!
So how does it work? Nashua ProAct collects data on an ongoing basis and delivers theinformation in the form of customisable statistics and analysis reports, thus assisting ourservicedepartments’efficientmaintenanceofyourprintinfrastructureresultinginadvancedperformance levels. Meter readings are automatically synchronized with Nashua’s ProActserver,eliminatingmanualcapturingofthedatawhiledeliveringincreasedbillingaccuracy.Lastlyadaptiveservicemanagementproactivelymanagesyour tonersupplies,ensuring therightsuppliesaredeliveredtoyouattherighttimewithoutyouhavingtoliftafinger!
Capture InteractiveCapture
• ScannerVision™supportsmanyclientandinputmethods
• Captureclientscaninteractwiththeuserwhilstotherinputmethodsrelyoncontent basedandenvironmentmetadata • InteractiveClients: • EmbeddedclientforMFD • Supportsvariousmultifunctionalbrands • DesktopclientforWindowsPc • ConnectstoallTWAIN-enabledscanningdevices
• Non-interactiveinputmethods • Hot-folder • FTP • Email
• Onceconfigured,thecaptureprocessissimplefortheoperator
• Pressapplicationbuttononthepanel
• Authenticatewithapplication(ifrequired)
• Selectdesireddocumentworkflowtemplate
• Enteranyrequiredmetadata
• Adjustscan-settings(ifrequired)
• ScansettingscanbehardcodedbyProcessingEngineworkflowtemplateso
thatthebestqualityscanisalwaysachieved
• PresstheGObutton
AddingMetadata AddingMetadata
Environmental
User-defined
Datasourcelookups
• Metadataquestionscanbeoptional orrequired• Picklistsofferaneasywayforoperators toselectmetadata• Valuescanbe: • Explicit(alist) • DataretrievedfromSQL • ResultofaVBScript • XMLdatasource• Datacanbestatic,orretrieveddynamically• Scriptingsupports“doublevalues”foreaseofreadability
• Metadatacanalsoberetrievedautomaticallyfromvarioussourcesinthedocument • Barcodes • Recognitionzones • OpticalMarks • Emailheaders/body • Etc.• Thesearedefinedintheworkflowtemplatebythe administrator
• Onceconfigured,thecaptureprocessissimplefortheoperator
Barcodedetection Zonalrecognition
Emailmetadata
Processing ProcessingUSP’s
• Recognition • NuanceOCRenginewithfull-text recognition • Automaticrecognitionofover 100languages • OMR,ICR,MICRandZonal OCRcapabilities
• Conversion • 20outputformatsavailable • SupportsPDF/A1a&1b • SearchablePDF,XPS,MS • WordandExcelincluded • Metadataexport:XML/HTML
• Barcodes • Auto-detectionofapproximately 40barcodetypes • Canbeusedforjobsplitting, separationormetadata • 1Dand2Dbarcodessupported, aswellaswritingbarcodesonto electronicdocument
• Processes • Imageenhancement(despeckle, deskew,lineremovaletc.) • Insertannotationsontothe processeddocument • Backupfeaturestoresacopyof thepre-processedfile
Scannervision™ProcessingEngine
InvoiceApplicationForm
DocumentStorage
DMSServer
ImagingProcessing
ImagingProcessing
ZonalOCR ZonalOCR
ProcessingUSP’s StorageUSP’s
• Advanced bi-tonal and black and white compression (ABC)
• Amajorbreakthroughindocumentcapture technology
• Proprietarycompressionalgorithm,ABCcan achieve5-8timesbettercompressionthan other1-bitformats(e.g.JBIG2,LZW,TIFF Group4)
• Guaranteedlosslesscompression
• Greatlyreducesrequirementforfilestorage capacity
• ImprovestransmissiontimesfromABC-enabledclients
• Powerfulfreeconnectors • Helpyourcustomersbuildalow-cost/no-costfilearchivalandindexingsystem usinganopensourceSQLengineorGoogle®Docsaccount • Use[OCRTEXT]metadatafieldtopopulatefull-textrecords
• Usingthein-builtScriptconnector • Simpleyetflexiblemethodofaddingnewfunctionality • Takecompletecontrolovercustomisedfilestoragetransformationand notificationtasks • Writescriptstoconnectto.NETwebservices,programmingobjectsorDMS systems
• ConnectorSDK • Freetocertifiedpartners • WorkwithlocalDMSdevelopersandvendorstocreateyourownconnectors • Simpletocreate;basicWindowsDLL
• ScannerVision™Connectors
• Baseconnectors
• Email,FTP,Scripting,Google®Docs,FileSystem,SQL,DocuWare,
Microsoft®SharePoint,WebDAV
• Optionalconnectors
• Over30nativedocumentsystemconnectors
• IncludingAmazonS3,EMCDocumentum,Exact,IBMFilenet,OpenText
Hummingbird,Laserfiche,MSDynamics,Oracle,SAP,SuperOfficeetc.
• WebDAVconnectoravailabletolinktoothercompatiblesystems
• Useasmanyconnectorsasyourequireforeachworkflow
• Workflowtemplatesmayhavemultipleconnectors,
• ForexampleaDMSconnectorforarchival,afilesystemconnector
forbackup,amailconnectorfordeliveryandascriptconnectorfor
transformation
Storage
WhyyouandyourDealersneedScannerVision™?
• Addingvaluetomultifunctionaldevices • CalculatingTCOismucheasierwithdocumentprocessingthanwithconsumable costs • Retainyourcustomersbyowningtheirpaperdocumentflow• Giveyourdealersaweapontofightcompetitors • Differentiateyourproductofferagainstcompetitorsbasedonwhatthe ScannerVision™candoforanendusers’businesses • Competitorsolutionsareoftenmuchmoreexpensiveforthesameor lessfunctionality • Onceconfigured,ScannerVision™issosimpletouseitrequiresliterally notrainingfortheoperators• Improveyourcustomers’paperdocumentworkflow • Noextrahardwarerequired–simplyuseproductembeddedintoyourMFPs • Archiveallpaperdocumentstoafileserverorcapturetocorporatedocument systems • Oncesetupit’sassimple1-2-3 1.PlacepaperintoADF 2.Selectworkflowandaddindexing 3.PressthegreenStartbuttontoautomaticallyscanandprocess
InSummary
• ScannerVisionisanaffordable,flexibleandextensibledocumentcapturemiddleware • EmbeddedclientaddsvaluetoofficeMFDs • DesktopClientoffersinteroperabilitywithexistingcustomerMIFanddesktop scanningdevicesviaWindowsPCclient • Hot-folderinputenabledback-fileconversionaswellassupportforsmall (segment1)MIFandlegacyequipment
• IncorporatesNuanceOCRengine,butwithextras • e.g.FreeFormmoduleandABCcompression
• Built-inconnectorsandfunctionalitymakesScannerVisionanaffordableandflexible solutionforimplementingdatacapture • SQLandScriptconnectorshelpyouaddvaluefornoextracost • Combinemodulesandconnectorstoachievedesiredresult • CreatenewconnectorsinlocalpartnershipswithIT/SI/VARchannel
• Differentiateagainstcompetitorwithanaffordable,exclusivedocumentcapture solution
Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.nashua.co.za /NashuaLTD@nashuasolutions
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