Document capture solutions

Open Text has announced a definitive merger agreement in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Open Text will acquire Captaris. Under the terms of the agreement, Captaris shareholders will receive cash consideration of approximately U.S. $131 million in total, or $4.80 per share in exchange for their Captaris stock. The companies expect the transaction to close by the end of the calendar year.Captaris’ software products include document and data capture solutions and management of associated processes. Open Text says the acquisition will enhance its partnership offerings by creating tighter integration with SAP and Oracle. Captaris also offers business information and delivery solutions built on the Microsoft .NET framework that integrate, process and automate the flow of content.

AnyDoc Software, an industry-leading developer of document and data capture solutions, announced recently the addition of JSO Technology, LLC, a leading consulting firm and IT networking and data security reseller to their value-added reseller (VAR) program. The partnership adds to AnyDoc's respected reseller channel and enables JSO Technology to offer their clients award-winning document, data capture and classification solutions.

HP announced five new printing solutions – ranging from check printing security to document capture – to address the security and manageability needs of its enterprise customers. HP, together with its solution partners, enables customers to manage, secure and improve workflow in their imaging and printing environments. The new solutions, developed through the HP Solution Business Partner (SBP) program, are designed to help customers maximize efficiency and improve business processes.

Scan One captures images and data from its customers' documents for their access via the Web – using OCR for AnyDoc® and related AnyDoc Software solutions. Documents are scanned, and then OCR for AnyDoc extracts data from the captured document images based upon customer-defined templates for each document type. Submitted by AnyDoc

The Panini My Vision X Single Document (SD) check scannerprovides an economic entry solution for low volume check ordocument processing with the proven robustness, reliability, and scalability of the My Vision X family of products. With thePanini My Vision X portfolio of Distributed Capture Solutions,Panini customers can fully realize the advantages and efficiencies available with the digital transformation of the paper check.

Most of today's mobile scanners fit into two categories. The first category includesthe niche devices like the cell phone. However, more commonly, users mayencounter a mobile scanner that is shaped like a pen or wand in this category. Thesecan be useful for smaller jobs or spot scanning. To use these devices, you simplydrag them over the data you want to capture, similar to using a highlighter. These pen-shaped scanners can be used on contracts, business cards, or just about anydocument you come across. Submitted by Integrated Solutions Magazine

PSCU Financial Services realized an immediate ROI by implementing AnyDoc Software's data capture solution, OCR for AnyDoc®, to automatically capture credit card and debit card dispute documents documents and the critical data from them. It now process more than 225,000 pages a month, experience $125,000 in annual savings, achieve near-perfect data accuracy, and no longer need to pre-sort their documents before processing them. Submitted by AnyDoc Software

eFIRST Capture provides a software solution to capture, sort, and process all types of paper and electronic documents with minimal operator intervention. Any structured or unstructured document can be automatically classified and processed including: letters, payments, e-mails, application forms, Web enquiries, invoices, letters, and general correspondence.

The Panini My Vision XTM P check scanner featuring two exit pockets enables Panini customers to perform real-time document sorting in any distributed capture environment with the proven robustness, reliability, and scalability of the My Vision X family of products. Now, Panini customers have the added benefit of a high performance check scanner strategically designed with two exit pockets for sorting.Panini's solutions leverage over 60 years of success in enabling clients to capitalize on shifts in the payments processing market.

ABN AMRO Services Company, a subsidiary of one of the world's largest banking groups, was looking to make mortgage processing quicker and more efficient. Thecompany found a solution in InputAccel, a document capture system from Captiva Software Corporation. Submitted by Captiva Software