Three New Scanners From Canon!

Canon have launched three new scanners that increase it’s portfolio to an amazing 24 devices! 

They include the new Scanfront 300 and 300P network device, scanning at an impressive 30 pages per minute. This dedicated network scanning device offers class leading levels of speed and versatility. 

 

Ideal for customer facing environments and front of house solutions the intuitive easy to use touch screen control is also extremely secure, all control of the unit can be made via the network through the included administration tools, add PDF encryption facilities and on the P model physical finger print recognition and  it all adds up to a comprehensive piece of kit.

The CR190i replacing the long in the tooth CR180. 

 

A complete chassis re-design from the ground up ensures that big improvements have been made in the document input and output as well as new scanning cameras ensuring best possible image.  The built in MICR reader enhanced by OCR technology ensures precision and accuracy is never compromised.

Last but by no means least is the Flatbed Scanner Unit 101

 

 

This easy to connect scanner works across a wide range of Canon DR-series scanners*. Ideal for bound and fragile documents, it offers 50% greater productivity than similar competitive products as you do not need to close the lid every time! The 101 of this scanner is it’s unique adjustable cover and ambient light control, whilst it’s impressively high 1200 dpi resolution ensures a crystal clear image.

Compatible with DR2010C, DR2510C, DR3010C, DR4010C, DR6010C, DR6050C, DR7550C, DR9050C

For a demonstration of these exciting devices and to see how they can fit into your organisation simply call us and we’ll arrange the rest.

Kofax Adds Support for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Integration with SharePoint Platform Streamlines the Capture, Processing and Archiving of Transactional Business Information

IRVINE, CA, JULY 12, 2010 – Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), a global provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced the integration of its Kofax Capture software with the newly released Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010. Available now, the combined solution serves as a robust platform for capturing, processing and archiving mission-critical, transactional business information.

A key component of Microsoft’s “Next Wave of Productivity,” Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 represents a state-of-the-art business collaboration platform for the enterprise, empowering users to connect with each other, respond rapidly to business needs and cut costs with a unified infrastructure. Combined with Kofax Capture’s powerful document capture capabilities, SharePoint Server 2010 users are able to manage and control documents throughout the information lifecycle, and easily share, distribute, store and access information.

“With increasing customer demands in today’s global marketplace, people need to share information and collaborate with one another more quickly than ever,” said Anthony Macciola, Kofax’s Chief Technical Officer. “With Kofax Capture serving as the information on ramp to SharePoint Server 2010, organizations are able extract even greater value from their business processes. By leveraging SharePoint Server 2010’s advanced capabilities, users are able to connect with other employees, customers and partners quickly and efficiently with customizable and relevant information.”

“The combination of Kofax Capture and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 delivers a powerful platform that enables unparalleled document capture, processing and accessibility capabilities for a wide range of customers,” said Meera Mehta, Microsoft’s Group Manager for SharePoint. “Kofax Capture greatly complements the features and functionality in SharePoint Server 2010, and helps deliver accelerated productivity and collaboration across the applications people know and use every day.”

One example of a company leveraging Kofax Capture with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is Aztec Group, a full-service real estate investment banking firm that has managed over $8 billion in transactions during the past decade. The firm recently selected SharePoint 2010 to deliver its corporate electronic document and records management system and Kofax Capture to provide an efficient, flexible and versatile on ramp to archive all its paper content into SharePoint. The combined solution empowers the firm to respond to its customer needs more quickly and provide them with the industry leading service to which they have grown accustomed.

Kofax Capture accelerates business processes by scanning documents and forms, transforming them into accurate, retrievable electronic information, and delivering them into business process applications, databases and content management systems. Whether the information is on paper or in electronic files, whether it’s located in a central office or on desktops and remote offices throughout the world, Kofax’s proven document capture software helps users capture it all quickly and accurately.

More information about how Kofax solutions can be used with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is available at http://www.kofax.com/solutions/microsoft.asp.

About Kofax 
Kofax plc (LSE: KFX) is the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions. For more than 20 years, Kofax has provided award winning solutions that streamline the flow of information throughout an organization by managing the capture, transformation and exchange of business critical information arising in paper, fax and electronic formats in a more accurate, timely and cost effective manner. These solutions provide a rapid return on investment to thousands of customers in financial services, government, business process outsourcing, healthcare, supply chain and other markets. Kofax delivers these solutions through its own sales and service organizations, and a global network of approximately 750 authorized partners in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit www.kofax.com.

“Kofax” is a registered trademark in the US, the EU and other regions. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Kofax Extends Leadership in Transaction Capture with the Release of Kofax Transformation Modules 5.0

Latest Version Accelerates Document Processing Abilities While Minimizing Costly Document Handling, Data Entry and Errors

IRVINE, CA., MAY 25, 2010 – Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced a new release of Kofax Transformation Modules, which automate the classification, sorting and separation of paper and electronic forms and documents, and extract and validate the accuracy of the information they contain. Version 5.0 features new enterprise level processing capabilities and enhanced data validation and recognition in a single, unified platform that significantly increases speed, accuracy, and throughput for high-volume document processing. With these latest advancements, users of Kofax Transformation Modules are able to greatly accelerate the processing of documents and minimize costly document handling, data entry and errors.

“Kofax Transformation Modules 5.0 enable organizations to manage their document processing requirements faster, more accurately and at significantly reduced costs,” said Jim Nicol, Executive Vice President of Products at Kofax. “This latest release reinforces our strategic commitment to invest in and extend our industry leading, best-of-breed intelligent data capture solutions to meet the scalability, ease of deployment and rapid return on investment requirements of our enterprise customers.”

Enhanced Support for High-Volume Enterprise Deployments 
Kofax Transformation Modules 5.0 include support for enterprise class server hardware with adaptive multi-core processing capabilities. This significantly increases document throughput and reduces processing delays for high volume applications while keeping the hardware footprint small, thus improving efficiency while concurrently minimizing operational support costs. The release also offers automatic batch restructuring and single document routing capabilities, providing support for complex capture workflows that enable validated batches to be released to back-end processes or sent to designated operators. These features eliminate processing steps while increasing operator productivity and data security. 

Leverages Distributed Workforces More Easily 
Kofax Transformation Modules 5.0 add browser-based character correction to online validation through new thin client keying modules, folder support and batch editing. Such functionality reduces costs and improves document processing efficiency and accuracy by allowing distributed workforces to perform data validation tasks from multiple remote locations using a pure HTML and JScript interface.

Increased ROI by Accelerating More Documents and Processes
The new release enables the extraction of cursive handwriting from unstructured documents such as letters, thereby expanding the scope of applications, such as digital mailrooms, for classifying and capturing incoming customer correspondence. In addition, Arabic language documents can now also be recognized, extending full data capture capabilities for invoices, letters and many other document types for Middle East customers.

Kofax Transformation Modules 5.0 is available now

We are delighted to announce that our teams are expanding and we are looking for exceptional candidates to join our winning team.

If you are skilled in document capture or content management please contact Tim Miller on 0118 951 9800 or tim.miller@twofold.co.uk we are looking forward to hearing from you. Current roles available;

• Professional Services Consultant
• Kofax Certified Installer
• OnBase Certified Installer

 

Hyland Software’s transactional content capabilities with the collaborative technologies of Microsoft power more efficient business processes

CLEVELAND – May 13, 2010 – Hyland supports Microsoft platforms, like SharePoint Server and Office, as they are the foundation of many organizations’ processes. Staff turns to these technologies first to create, collaborate on and share content. So making them the gateway for users to access enterprise applications, such as transactional enterprise content management(ECM), only makes sense. This allows employees to stay more involved with processes, such as those in accounts payable and human resources. And, they’re more likely to do so because they can access them through the Microsoft tools they use every day. To amplify the combined power of collaborative and transactional ECM, Hyland Software has extended its OnBase integrations with Microsoft technologies, including the new Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010 and Microsoft® Office 2010.

“Microsoft products play a strategic role in most companies’ IT structures,” said A.J. Hyland, president and CEO of Hyland Software. “It’s why, for the past two decades, Hyland has positioned OnBase with Microsoft technologies. Now, we have many packaged integrations for SharePointServer 2010 and Office 2010. The result is that organizations can have all the ECM capabilities they need from just two vendors.”

Here are a few benefits of Hyland Software’s alignment of OnBase with Microsoft technologies:

• Promotes adoption and reduces training, because users can stay in programs with which they’re familiar
• Allows more people to participate in document-driven transactional processes, ultimately increasing productivity
• Eases integration because Hyland is experienced in the .NET Framework, and OnBase is based on it

“As organizations continue to build their IT foundations on Microsoft technologies, they also continue to explore ways of maximizing these investments by integrating with complex business processes,” said Ryan Duguid, senior product manager on the Enterprise Content Management Team at Microsoft Corp. “OnBase extends the reach of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 with vertical transactional content management and process automation applications, developed using the latest Microsoft technologies.”

For more information, visit the following link about how Hyland Software’s solutions work withMicrosoft technologies.

Boost Your Business Efficiency with an A3-Size Compatible, High-Speed,
Fast-Feeding Scanner

The Panasonic KVS 5055C is the long awaited A3 scanner and the spiritual successor to the aged Panasonic KVS2065. Along with some now obligatory technologies including ultra sonic double feed detection and staple detection the unit also features some innovative design features including a double feed skip (DFS) key to allow operators to skip known double thickness documents such as envelopes.

Paper dust is a document scanners kryptonite. It is very difficult to manage and over time makes image quality poor, The clever folks at Panasonic have armed the KVS 5055c with the introduction of an Ion filled breeze which neutralises electrical charge on the paper reducing the amount of dust that collects on the scanner lens, a mechanical scanning glass brush further reduces paper dust accumulation on the glass which again improves image quality.

The scanner is due for launch in June 2010 with demonstration devices arriving in Late May. To register your interest in a demonstration and be one of the first to see the KVS5055, contact Twofold on 0118 9519 853 and we’ll be pleased to arrange this on your behalf.

 

Steve King joined Twofold this month from Kofax. Steve has many years of experience in the scanner marketplace and will be responsible for growing our user base as well as setting up a unique support contract for any users of scanners to benefit from. If your organisation uses scanners contact Steve on 0118 951 9800 to discuss the latest models and how our support contract can lower your costs and improve the levels of service.

Mr King said "I am really excited about joining Twofold, they already support over 3000 UK customers including over 90 of the FTSE 100 and nearly 1 in 2 Public Sector bodies. I want to offer this unique service to any users of scanners. I also want to share how scanners have changed lowering costs, carbon emissions and dramatically improving ease of use and operational efficiency".

Join us at the Ritz at the end of April to celebrate another fantastic year of providing the worlds leading content and workflow tool OnBase. This years event shows how OnBase has an app for Accounts Payable, HR and just about all of your key departments. One of our users will present their own experience of how Onbase has dramatically improved thier Accounts Payable department. For details of dates of this free event please contact us on 0118 951 9800.

Tim Miller to Present at National Event

Is your information trapped in a paper prison?

The vast majority of information that you need arrives on paper or in emailed documents. In the past, we keyed this information into our systems and then scanned the paper into a document management system. This costs time, money and often the information keyed contained errors. Now there is a better way.

For a copy of the presentation please email info@twofold.co.uk

Kofax Announces Release 2.0 of Kofax Express

New Features Enhance Ease of Use and Expand Functionality for Scan to Archive Applications 

IRVINE, Calif., January 20, 2010 – Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced a new release of Kofax Express, an all in one scan to archive software package for image capture applications. Release 2.0 offers new features that enhance the application’s ease of use and expand its functionality, thereby increasing productivity and significantly reducing operating costs.

“Kofax Express 2.0 reflects our ongoing commitment to invest heavily in document driven business process automation applications across all market segments, from basic image capture to advanced enterprise level solutions,” said Jim Nicol, Executive Vice President of Products at Kofax. “Demand for Kofax Express continues to accelerate, especially among small and mid sized organizations. This release strengthens the software, enabling customers to scan and archive documents more quickly and at lower costs.” 

“Our business depends on our ability to efficiently and effectively automate our clients’ paper heavy processes, and Kofax Express helps us do that,” said Jennifer Van Hart at Micrographics, Inc., a leading information management service bureau based in Florida. “The software provides a single, turnkey capture solution that is fast, effective, reliable and easy to use and deploy.” 

Automatic Image File Importing
Release 2.0 optimizes the FolderScan function, which allows the automatic import of image files (TIFF, PDF, JPG, and BMP) from a folder directly into Kofax Express, better enabling capture from sources such as MFPs, fax servers and saved images. This provides users with a time and cost saving single interface to their back end repository for images from all sources. 

Improved PDF Support
Now supporting both PDF and PDF/A formats, Kofax Express 2.0’s compression maintains crisp, clear color images delivered in file sizes associated with black and white images, leading to quicker downstream processing and improved efficiencies. The software also extends its OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to expand its searchable PDF capabilities, allowing users to more easily and accurately search for data within PDF documents.

Advanced Database Support
Kofax Express 2.0 offers advanced database support capabilities. This includes the ability to connect to any ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) compliant repositories such as Microsoft Access, SQL Server or Oracle to instantly look up and then populate an index field value, thereby accelerating indexing tasks and improving accuracy. In addition, the software now features an export API that enables the creation of customized export connectors to virtually any repository, allowing users to increase efficiency while cost effectively leveraging existing infrastructure.

 

Twofold are delighted to announce that our partner Kofax has launched the latest version of their market leading Capture software. Now on version 9 it has been enhanced further taking further ahead of the competition.

New Features in this version...

Remote Site High Availability	Automatic fail over for remote site licensing.  Improves reliability and business continuity.
Additional Language Support	Support for Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Automatic Customisation Deployment	Easily deploy and install customizations to stations and remote sites. Minimizes configuration and deployment costs.
MSI Based Installer	Use either setup.exe installer or new .MSI based installer. Leverages industry standards and enables use of preferred deployment option.
Multiple Administration Module Users	Allow multiple users to simultaneously access the Administration module. Minimizes configuration and deployment costs.
PDF Versioning	Configure the PDF output format version. Minimizes configuration and deployment costs, and supports the use of advanced features by processes after Kofax Capture.
Report Viewer on Servers	Allows the use of Report Viewer on servers. Minimizes configuration and deployment costs.
Batch Class Update	Update the batch class for current batches. Provides flexibility to correct issues found in production requiring batch class changes without rescanning the batch. Minimizes operational costs.
.NET Versions of Database and Text Export Connectors	Database and text export connectors are .NET based. Minimizes configuration and deployment costs, provides Unicode support for globalization.
Document Routing	Custom module APIs to split a batch into sub-batches. Minimizes operational costs through operator specialization, and enables parallel processing of large batches.
Windows 7 Support	Support for the latest Microsoft operating system.
Kofax Monitor Support	Kofax Monitor software provides real-time performance monitoring and metrics on the operational health of your capture system

Kofax Placed in the Champion Category 

IRVINE, Calif., December 15, 2009 – Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it has been recognized as the highest performing vendor in the automated accounts payable market by Aberdeen Group in its annual e-Payables AXIS report.

“Automation is critical to streamline accounts payable processes and manage costs for enterprise level organizations,” said Andrew Bartolini, Vice President of Global Supply Management Research at Aberdeen and author of the AXIS report. “As our top ranked vendor, Kofax brings strong solution capabilities and should be considered by all accounts payable departments contemplating a transformation or automation project.”

Kofax solutions decrease the cost, time and effort required to process invoices by providing a complete solution that incorporates paper as well as electronic invoice capture and accounts payable workflow capabilities. 

“This ranking demonstrates Kofax’s ability to deliver the highest value to enterprise level customers with comprehensive solutions that provide a rapid return on investment,” said Andrew Pery, Chief Marketing Officer at Kofax. “Our solutions continue to position us as the best provider in this rapidly growing market.”

About Kofax 
Kofax plc (LSE: KFX) is the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions. For more than 20 years, Kofax has provided award winning solutions that streamline the flow of information throughout an organization by managing the capture, transformation and exchange of business critical information arising in paper, fax and electronic formats in a more accurate, timely and cost effective manner. These solutions provide a rapid return on investment to thousands of customers in financial services, government, business process outsourcing, healthcare, supply chain and other markets. Kofax delivers these solutions through its own sales and service organizations, and a global network of more than 1000 authorized partners in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit www.kofax.com.

“Kofax” is a registered trademark in the US, the EU and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.