Document Capture: Scanners and Scanning

International Journal of Micrographics & Optical Technology, 2008

City Selects Anacomp for Document Scanning Services

The U.S. City of Inglewood has selected Anacomp for a multi-department, back-file conversion project. As part of the contract, Anacomp will scan and index a multitude of documents, and transfer the document images and metadata to the appropriate departments. Documents to be digitized include police department booking records, planning department permits and records, finance department checks and journal vouchers, and city clerk planning resolutions and meeting minutes. All documentation will be indexed according to previously established business rules and policies within the City of Inglewood.

"Our agencies needed a dynamic solution that would allow us to better serve the needs of our citizens by reducing the time it took to retrieve records. In addition, storage space from countless file cabinets was also becoming a concern," said Keri Rodriguez, System Implementation Manager for the City of Inglewood. "Anacomp was able to offer our several departments the scanning and indexing services we needed for digital storage that was easily integrated within our current workflow and policies."

"We're pleased to provide the City of Inglewood with our document scanning services. This contract illustrates our strong commitment to government and civic agencies who are seeking to reduce reliance on cumbersome paper processes and automate their document workflows," said Tom Ullman, Senior Vice President of Sales for Anacomp. "Our dynamic capture services have empowered many state and local government clients to take control over their massive amounts of paper documents to better serve the needs of their constituents."

Anacomp uses its information infrastructure of multiple robust, reliable and secure data centers to provide document, data and business process services and solutions. The company says it "captures and hosts billions of documents while meeting the most stringent security and availability requirements for enterprise and government customers across the globe". Anacomp also offers systems design, deployment, training and support of such solutions.

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New Color Network Document Scanner

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. has announced the introduction of its next-generation network scanner. The new Fujitsu fi-6010N iScanner is said to provide "added simplicity, enhanced security and encryption features, a new network control utility and an upgraded user interface to further assist collaboration across a global network".

"Network scanning has grown in popularity over the last few years as organizations continue to expand their workforce across dispersed networks," said Victor Kan, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "Fujitsu was ahead of the curve in designing our first network scanner and has continued to work closely with our customers to provide features and functionalities that map directly back to their priorities. The newest Fujitsu network scanner incorporates direct feedback from our customers to provide added flexibility to easily and efficiently deliver electronic content across the entire network."

Simplicity, Control, Customization

The fi-6010N iScanner maintains the easy installation process of its predecessor - simply connect the device to the network and enter the network settings based on the user-defined functionality and the device is ready for use - allowing organizations to share documents across a distributed network, while reducing the cost and inconvenience of legacy printing, copying, faxing and overnight shipping.

The latest network scanner features a new web based centralized control utility which allows network administrators to assign scanning profiles to users or groups of users and enables remote delivery of software updates, as well as access usage information to all the scanners in the network. The fi-6010N iScanner also provides organizations the ability to reduce additional onsite technical support by empowering administrators to send updates and change settings to groups of network scanners, rather than having to make adjustments to each individual scanner.

The new Fujitsu scanner is designed to enable easier integration and customization via an enhanced Software Developer Kit (SDK), which utilizes standards based on the Microsoft Windows development platform. The fi-6010N iScanner is the only dedicated network scanner on the market to provide an optional SDK toolkit.

Innovative Design

The Fujitsu fi-6010N iScanner is built with a large 8.4 inch XGA color touch-screen display that allows users to zoom, pan and rotate each scanned image, making indexing and image verification easy. In addition, the new scanner includes an integrated US 101 keyboard, making it easy to quickly key-in information. Complete with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF), the fi-6010N iScanner scans in color, grayscale and monochrome at duplex speeds up to 25 ppm / 50 ipm and offers true 600dpi optical resolution. It consistently captures fine details at impressive speeds and competitive costs, all wimin a compact footprint of only 12.4'' x 10.8'' x 15.5''.