Winter 2015 | P2P Magazine |
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SCANNING
Capturing information
in the digital age
In its report
The Digital Decade - Are You Ready?
IDC states that between
now and 2020, the amount of digital information created and replicated
in the world will grow to almost 35 zetabytes.
Today, we are managing more
information than ever – according to
Forrester Research, content volume is
growing at a rate of 200% annually –
and this means that the importance of
creating efficient systems to handle
this ever-increasing volume has never
been greater.
InfoTrends reports that document
scanning and capture is common practice
in many areas of business, where it is
being used not only as a means to digitise
paper but, with the aid of solutions, also
as a sophisticated method of capturing
information and automatically identifying
and organising it.
“Scanning, processing and storing
documents electronically eliminates
inefficiencies associated with
paperwork,” said Neopost Operational
Marketing Director Phil Hutchison. “It can
speed up document retrieval, improve
accuracy, streamline processes, ease
compliance, enhance customer service
and reduce paper use.”
He added: “With the high cost of
office space, many of our customers are
digitising archives to free up document
storage space. The largest are saving
hundreds of thousands of pounds a year,
but the great thing about scanning is that
even small businesses have a lot to gain.”
Sean Suematsu, European Document
Scanning Solutions Director at Canon
Europe, said: “Organisations are
increasingly realising the benefits
of moving towards a digitised office
environment and are reaping the
rewards as a result – from the time it
saves employees by having easy and
instant access to important documents,
to the improved office productivity
that it delivers.We’re seeing this
positively impact the appetite for high
speed business scanning. Our new
imageFORMULA DR-F120 for example not
only offers reliable, high-speed document
capture, but also delivers the versatile
functionality our customers are looking
for at a very competitive price-point.”
Document solutions deliver boost
According to IDC, document solutions
are delivering a boost to the CEMA
(Central Europe and Middle East) imaging
scanner market.
The market intelligence firm’s latest
Document Imaging Scanner Tracker
shows a 2.7% quarter-on-quarter
increase in shipments (Q1 2014). Market
value increased by 11.4% in the same
period to reach $139.2 million. Growth
was mainly driven by demand for
document solutions in key verticals such
as finance (banking and insurance) and
the public sector.
Research Analyst David Mühlbach
said: “All CEMA document imaging
scanner markets are far from saturation
and growth is expected throughout the
2014-2018 forecast period. This growth
will be driven primarily by the need to
access business content in digital format
anywhere and the growing adoption of
document solutions.”
KYOCERA adds to portfolio
Capitalising on this growth opportunity,
KYOCERA Document Solutions UK Ltd,
best known for its range of printers and
multifunctional products, has recently
added six high-speed scanners to its
portfolio.
The company said that the PFU Fujitsu
scanners will complement its document
solutions offering, supporting its Managed
Document Services (MDS) and cloud
printing propositions, which streamline
business processes, improve productivity
and reduce operational costs.
Paper-intensive environments often
have high costs, errors, compliance issues
and problems recreating old documents.
Most document repository systems
involve large investments in servers
and equipment and many hours spent
on implementation, maintenance and
support. Technological advancements
in scanning now integrate the cloud
with scanning software and hardware
and KYOCERA enables the move from
physical to cloud storage by hosting
storage in the cloud.
Product Manager SarahWhite said:
“Scanning is key in helping organisations
of every size make the initial move from
the physical to the cloud. Our customers
are focused on improving their document
workflow whether scanning via an MFP,
batch scanning to the cloud with a
dedicated scanner or scanning to the
cloud from a mobile environment.When
integrated with our document solutions
these scanners fully assist in document
workflow.”
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co.uk, kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk,
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Paper
intensive
environments
often have
high costs,
errors and
compliance
issues...
Speedy scanner
Panasonic has launched two high speed scanners that
can process paper of various thicknesses, from 20gsm
to 413gsm, embossed ID cards, passports and more.
With high speed duplex scanning, the KV-S1057C
can scan 65 pages per minute whilst the KV-S1027C
can scan 45 pages per minute. One hundred sheets can
be placed on the automatic document feeder using a
gate mechanism which avoids paper feed problems and
skewing.
The compact size of the scanner allows it to conveniently fit into small spaces, whilst a
document feed specifically designed for IDs and passports makes it particularly suitable for
hotel receptions.
