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Even as forward-thinking businesses
digitise their operations (see main article),
much of their input and output will
continue to be paper-based to meet the
needs/preferences of customers/suppliers,
as well as their own legacy processes.
For process efficiency, it is vital to
integrate paper-based information
with digital data – and for this
you need a scanner versatile
enough to handle the broad
mix of documents used
by businesses, from rail
tickets to A3 spreadsheets
and even banners.
A good example is the Canon
imageFORMULA DR-M1060 colour
scanner.With scan speeds of 60 pages
per minute (for A4 pages at 200dpi), it is
fast enough to meet the requirements of
busy workgroups and has the flexibility to
handle mixed documents up to A3. Using a
combination of the long document mode
and folio scan mode (where the scanner
scans both sides of a folded page and stitches
the images together), it can even handle
documents up to A1 in size, as well as 3 metre
long banners. At the other end of the scale,
items as small as business and ID cards can be
scanned with ease.
As important for productivity as the
scanner specifications is its ease of use – and
here, too, the DR-M1060 is impressive. This is
not a small personal device you would have
next to your PC, but a dedicated document
scanner that requires table space of its own; in
addition to a space-saving U-turn paper path
for standard documents, it has a straight paper
path for heavier card stocks, long documents
and banners, which will have a bearing on
where the device can be positioned.
From a usability perspective, the DR-
M1060 is not much different
to the personal scanners
most people are familiar with.
This means that everyone in your
organisation will be able to use it without
having to lean on IT support.
Once the software has been installed,
just load the documents and press scan.
Canon CaptureOnTouch software loads
automatically and offers the option to save a
scanned document as a PDF, TFF, JPEG, PPTX
or BMP file, name it and specify a location.
Alternatively, CaptureOnTouch can be used to
select a pre-configured scan job (e.g. scan to
email or a specified folder) with one click.
Other time-saving features including
automatic colour and document size
detection, ultrasonic double feed detection
and skew detection. The scanner also has
useful image enhancement features like colour
drop-out to remove a colour when scanning in
B&W or greyscale; text enhancement mode to
improve the visibility of faint text or black text
on dark backgrounds; and a pre-scan feature
that lets you adjust contrast and brightness of
pre-scanned images.
For more advanced users, the scanner
comes with Kofax VRS image enhancement
software; quick connectivity to SharePoint;
PDF editing tools; and the option of saving
files to PDF-A for long-term archiving.
The Canon DR-M1060 is a versatile,
easy-to-use scanner ideal for businesses
and workgroups that want to streamline
processes and have the convenience of
a dedicated device rather than having
to share an MFP also used for printing,
copying and faxing.
n
63% of organisations use SharePoint
as a main, secondary or legacy ECM/
DM/RM system, including 27% using the
online version.
n
Only 22% have mobile access to ECM/
RM content, while 21% have mobile
capture and 20% have mobile content
creation and commenting.
n
79% feel that they still have plenty of
scope for extending and enhancing their
ECM/BPM/RM systems.
AIIM Forum UK
Businesses can find answers to some
of the challenges they face at AIIM
Forum UK, taking place on June 22 at
Ibis London Earl’s Court (ILEC). A full
day of keynotes, workshops and panel
discussions cover everything from
information governance, privacy matters
and EU data protection legislation to
intelligent capture, digital mailrooms and
SharePoint deployment.
By showcasing new innovations in
the co-located exhibition area, the event
also helps delegates to understand the
IM technologies that are becoming
essential to improving compliance,
increasing collaboration and building
sustainable growth. These include
specialist solutions from IBM, EDM, ibml,
Capita, Search Technologies, Automated
Intelligence, Ccube Solutions, Restore
Document Management, Crown Records
Management, Deltascheme, Repstor and
many other leading service providers.
Entry is free of charge for all business
executives working in information,
finance, compliance and IT management.
For more information and online
registration visit:
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1 Information Management: State of the Industry
2016 can be downloaded at:
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How the Canon DR-M1060 compact A3 scanner supports
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