Three Technologies that Can Provide Immediate Efficiency and Productivity Improvements
There are so many applications out there on the street that tout “Instant ROI”, “Immediate Efficiency” and “Enhanced Productivity”. But really, when you get down to it, do they really deliver? In the world of document automation, there are some key focal points that can provide immediate value, and most of them revolve around paper and process. So here is a list of the “Big 3”:
Document Capture – “The Filing Assistant”
In a previous life, my office was right outside our records area, a vast paper wasteland, with over 60 file cabinets. I used to watch one of our administrators walk back and forth all day, filing new paperwork, creating new folders, and filing away an endless stream of paper. Think of document capture software as an efficient clerk, that takes a scanned document, identifies where it needs to go, what folder it needs to go to, and how it needs to be named. With document capture, most customers see a 25-75% reduction in time to file paper documents, immediately.
Document Management – “The Electronic Filing Cabinet”
In that same previous life, traffic flowed all day, back and forth to the filing area, as administrators would look for paper records, sometimes make a copy, and then walk back to their desk. All departments would be seen: Contracts, Service, IT, Finance, etc. In steps document management, where you can access files from your desk in an instant. No longer do you put customers on hold to find out some information. Document distribution is a snap, and now you can easily email or fax documents from within your digital filing interface. Huge time savings, improvement in customer service and many other benefits can be gleaned immediately.
Document Workflow – “The Electronic Inbox & Outbox”
–Ah, the messy paper desk. Walk into your accounting or HR department sometime and just take a peek at what sits on the desktop. Usually it is a mass of paper and folders, being manually processed, reviewed, signed, and then moved on through the organization. In steps electronic workflow. Working hand-in-hand with capture and your repository, now documents can be easily sent to individuals for review or approval. Business rules are now built right in to the system. Need to route all expenses over $1000 to a manager, it’s a snap.
Feature-rich, affordable document capture software for faster searching and retrieval
Product and Solution description:
With an innovative document capture software platform engineered to combine automation, efficiency, stability and Enterprise-class scalability, inFORM Decision’s iCapture is poised to continue advancing document processing technology well into the future. iCapture provides scanning functionality, or can utilize simple expressions through its Advanced Data Extraction feature to automate processing tasks. With the ability to export or migrate the data to over 60 industry ECM and DMS systems, iCapture represents the next generation of document processing software.
Document Capture and Scanning is a challenge in any organization. With an array of scanning devices, capture needs and backend content management systems, it is ineffective to settle for multiple applications to accomplish one goal. iCapture provides a single capture platform that can meet all the needs of an organization: document scanning and import, forms processing, data capture, OCR/ICR, data extraction and the ability to migrate the information into a backend. iCapture advanced capture system enhances the capabilities of any scanning device, providing a powerful onramp to any Enterprise Content Management (ECM) or Document Management Systems (DMS). For more information on scanning into Microsoft’s SharePoint 2010/2013 click here.
Fast, Efficient Scanning and Capture:
iCapture provides unmatched integration with just about any ECM platform, and allows the utmost in flexibility for deployment in large or small organizations. Whether you want a simple scan workflow, or complex document capture, we provide an affordable, scalable solution.
Easy configuration through templates | Use MFPs, copiers, scanners or fax | Database Lookups | Dynamically create libraries, folders and file names | Create searchable PDFs | OCR-OMR-ICR | Import from SharePoint libraries, RightFax server and FTP/SFTP server.
Overview of Features and Functionality:
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) support allows conversion of scanned images into meaningful text. The OCR solution feature can be used to extract document metadata as well as create searchable PDF documents or text. It can also be used in conjunction with other modules to provide classification and data extraction. MORE
Convert Scanned Documents to Searchable pdf or Text
How do you convert scanned/captured documents into searchable files and migrate them to your Document Management System? iCapture provides several Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine options, to provide your organization with the ability to perform full text conversions, or focus on specific areas of the page, with Zone OCR and Optical Mark Recognition (OMR).
There are several output format options, including the following: searchable PDF and text formats.
Below is a full OCR feature set for iCapture Enterprise
Full text Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Features:
Create searchable PDF s within a Microsoft SharePoint Document Library
OCR output formats include: Searchable PDF, Text, and many others
Scan paper files for conversion, or import digital images from folders
Convert PDF, TIFF, BMP, JPG, PNG and GIF to searchable files
Broad range of language support
Performance tuning options to choose between recognition speed and accuracy
Fast performance, up to 700 ppm.
PDF creation engine allows for PDF with hidden text, text PDF and image PDF
PDF fields can be populated with index field information
Support for PDF encryption, versioning and Fast Web.
Zone Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Features:
Zone OCR Separation – ability to split files based on key terms
Create Zone OCR processing templates based on document types to gather data from capture images
Automatically create SharePoint Document Libraries from captured text
Specify zone types and filters
Perform imagine processing prior to OCR to insure the best accuracy
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Features:
Read check boxes on forms
Create Scanning Routing Sheets
Process surveys
ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) Module provides the ability to extract metadata from documents with hand-printed information, and translates the information into data fields. It also provides the ability to “rubberband” hand printed text during the indexing process and auto-populate fields. MORE
Convert Scanned Documents to Searchable pdf or Text
How do you convert scanned/captured documents into searchable files and migrate them to your Document Management System? iCapture provides several Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine options, to provide your organization with the ability to perform full text conversions, or focus on specific areas of the page, with Zone OCR and Optical Mark Recognition (OMR).
There are several output format options, including the following: searchable PDF and text formats.
Below is a full OCR feature set for iCapture Enterprise
Convert Hand-printed Information to Text
How do you convert scanned/captured documents with hand-printed fields to data and migrate them to your Document Management System? iCapture provides several Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) engine options, to provide your organization with the ability to perform text conversions, or focus on specific areas of the page, with Zone ICR.
ICR can be used for forms processing, or for free form hand-printing extraction.
Below is a full ICR feature set for iCapture Enterprise
Forms Processing Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Features:
Extract hand-printed text from scanned forms and map the information to index fields
Utilize ICR zone-based iamge processing to remove form lines and improve accuracy
Assign field character sets to allow for interpretation of mis-identified printed terms
Utilize Advanced Data Extraction (ADE) to extract printed information
Other Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Features:
Zone ICR Separation – ability to split files based on key terms
Create Zone ICR processing templates based on document types to gather data from capture images
Automatically create SharePoint Document Libraries from captured text
Specify zone types and filters
On demand ICR provides the ability to interactively extract hand printed portions of a document
The Advanced Data Extraction (ADE) Module is an advanced data extraction and parsing engine to intelligently script or pattern match logic to metadata to provides recognition accuracy. The ADE feature virtually eliminates the need to hand-key information, increases accuracy, and reduces the time required for the metadata capture process. MORE
Harvesting Document Data Automatically
Automating and adding efficiency to the scanning and capture process can have a huge impact on your organization. The less time required to enter document data, the more time employees have for other tasks. The ADE module is utilized with our OCR module and parses through converted text to look for key terms and expressions. Once these expressions are recognized, they can be associated with documents. This feature allows the automated collection of information on documents that typically required manual data entry. The module can be used for invoice processing, correspondence scanning, accounts receivable scanning and a wide variety of other uses.
Below is a list of extraction features for iCapture Enterprise
Advanced Data Extraction (ADE) Features:
Examine, analyze and search OCR Text to identify key expressions or terms
Full Microsoft .Net regular expression support for character matching
Invoice Processing and AP Automation
Accounting data extraction
Apply filtering expressions to OCR zone (s)
Provides for proximity analysis, where expressions before or after terms can be read.
Extraction can be applied to just about any automated process in iCapture
Extended File Format (EFF) Have a need to import non-image files? The EFF module enablesiCapture to import and process all types of digital files including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, etc. The module can be used for manual or auto-import and allows bulk digital file migration to any of the close to 60 ECM systems we support. MORE
capture and migrate all digital file types
How do you import, process and migrate non-image files into your Document Management System? The Extended File Format (EFF) module enables iCapture to import and process all types of digital files. Need to import, rename and send 10,000 word files to Microsoft SharePoint? We make it a snap with our auto-configuration template.
Below is a list of EFF features and iCapture for MFPs.
extended file format (EFF) module Features:
Import and process any type of digital file
Assign index data based on filename, folder structure or use any of the iCapture default value settings.
Use our powerful C# scripting engine to perform advanced processing with business logic
Migrate files and data to anyone of our 60+ supported ECM systems
Classification And Forms Processing: iCapture document classification feature set allows intelligent classification of forms and documents through the use of the OCR and ADE modules. iCapture’s engine will auto-extract complex data structures and information from disparate documents.
Enterprise scalability: iCapture can be priced inexpensively for the smaller to medium businesses (SMBs), and can scale to large complex corporate document workflow organizational needs.