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We are looking
to offer a
host of micro
services with
our service
platform that
is going to
help us stand
out from the
competition
intelligent exception processing,
which spots when a required
element, such as a signature, is
missing and automatically spits
out the offending document at
the scanning stage. Previously,
this would not have been spotted
until the validation process, after
which the operator would have had
to spend time finding the original
document and removing the digital
scan from the workflow.
Another useful enhancement is
intelligent barcode reading, which,
by managing scanner profiles and
other tasks in the software rather
than on the scanner hardware,
extends barcode recognition to
smaller desktop devices such as
you might find in a GP surgery
reception. The ability to recognise
a barcode and link it to a patient
record in the EMIS system, say,
cuts down on the amount of manual
data entry required.
For batch scanning jobs, Kodak
Capture Pro features Intelligent Job
Select, which lets users employ
programmable patch code separator
sheets to separate jobs stacked in a
feeder and automate the application
of different scan settings for each
one so that operators don’t have to
change scanner profiles manually.
Info Input Express
, which captures
documents from multiple channels
(e.g. local scanner, centralised
scanner, MFP, smartphone, email
attachment) for use in a workflow, is
now HTML5 compatible. This gives
users the ability to embed capture
within an MFP with a web browser for
scanning straight into a document
workflow.
i4000 series scanners
now feature
metal detection to prevent staplers
and paper clips damaging the
scanner and the scanned document,
which might be the only original.
This helps maintain the highest
image quality for downstream
efficiency and improves
productivity by reducing
the likelihood of jams
and the need to re-scan.
Future plans
Bhattacharya says that these
new products are just the
start and that over the coming
months Kodak Alaris will
be further expanding its eco-
system.
“Early in the fall, you will likely
see a new set of distributed capture
scanner hardware; you will see
some new software solutions being
launched; potentially a couple of
services that build on the new
capabilities in our hardware, focusing
on remote monitoring and remote
maintenance; and new solutions
from our partners,” he said.
“This time next year, there will be
a bigger announcement, focusing
more on the software platform
we are trying to build and how we
apply our Alaris image science
optimisation across the process,
from optimisation, classification,
extraction and validation of
information to its routing into
business systems like CRM or ERP
or into repositories, either in the
cloud or on-premise. We are looking
to offer a host of micro services
with our service platform that is
going to help us stand out from the
competition and really solve that
bigger problem of data anarchy in
the customer environment.”
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