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

E-mail:solutions@nashua.co.za