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HP’s network device features a large colour touchscreen and built-in keyboard that can be used to modify documents at the scanner itself. It scans in black and white, greyscale or colour in simplex or duplex (two-sided) at speeds of up to 40 pages per minute or 80 images per minute (with documents printed on both sides). Colour scanning is a little slower at 35ppm/70ipm. A 50-page automatic document feeder can handle mixed batches, including plastic ID cards. Typical price online: £2,500.

The frst network scanner in Fujitsu’s popular ScanSnap range makes it easy for users to capture paper-based documents and send them to Microsoft Sharepoint, to the accounting department or outside the company via email. Integrated user administration and intelligent connection to email, the web or cloud storage allows the N1800 to operate completely on its own as a shared departmental or workgroup scanner. Administrators can assign tailored job routines either locally or by means of a central administration console to manage all settings, reports and functions for up to 1,000 devices. They can also integrate it into the

company’s centralized

ministration and ctory structure. anning speed of pm/40ipm and can ndle paper sizes up A3 (using a carrier heet). Typical price online: £1,300.

An interesting feature of the Kodak ScanStation 500 is the ability to record and attach voice messages to scanned images. Suitable for scanning up to 3,000 pages a day, the ScanStation 500 has a built-in fax modem, which removes the need for a separate fax machine. Incoming faxes are routed via email. For added versatility, the ScanStation 500 can be expanded with an optional A4 or A3 fatbed scanner. It has scan speeds of 45ppm/90ipm in black and white and 30ppm/60ipm in colour. Typical price online: £1,500.

The second generation of Canon network scanners features enhanced network scanning functions and improved image processing speeds of 30 pages per minute (ppm) for black and white documents and 25ppm for colour. The imageFORMULA ScanFront 300 and imageFORMULA ScanFront 300P have an 8.4in screen, with personalised job button short-cuts that ensure swift and accurate fle distribution to email, FTP, shared folders, USB devices, fax servers and printers. The ability to send metadata with each scan means that information can be seamlessly classifed and integrated into a company’s content management system. The professional model, the imageFORMULA ScanFront 300P, features fngerprint authentication and ultra-sonic double document feed detection. Typical price online: £1,400 to £1,600 for the Professional version.

Dedicated network scanners with touch-screen displays that can be operated independently of a PC are a simple, convenient way for multiple users to integrate paper-based information into electronic workfows and achieve all the improvements in effciency that brings.

Leading manufacturers, including Kodak, Canon, HP and now Fujitsu, all offer compact sheet-fed scanners designed for shared use in departments, small businesses and customer-facing environments.

A defning feature of these devices are the programmable touchscreens that make it easy for non-specialists to route a scan to email, a network folder, digital fax, USB storage devices, a specifc workfow, a printer, or to all locations simultaneously.

The scanners can be integrated with existing authentication systems and be managed remotely using network administration tools, with the ability to manage hundreds or thousands of devices from a central location.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 from PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Ltd makes it easy for users to manage documents from the desktop to the cloud. The ultra-portable USB document scanner transfers printed, drawn or written information to a PC or Mac and supports direct interfaces to Google Docs, Evernote and other cloud applications. Operation is as simple as inserting the document, pressing a single button and selecting the destination. Intelligent ScanSnap software ensures a seamless electronic workfow by generating searchable PDFs, images, e-mail or contact data, as well as editable Microsoft Offce fles for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The £135 Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 captures up to eight A4 pages per minute and can also scan embossed plastic cards, ID cards, business cards and even A3 documents.

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