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KODAK Info Activate Solution Shines at SharePoint Conference 2012

Submitted by Visitor on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 17:21

Rochester, NY -- Kodak’s Document Imaging division will promote its innovative vision for an easier, more effective way to capture, manage and access business information during SharePoint Conference 2012, Nov. 12-15 (booth#1060), at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Next week’s showcase of supporting technologies for SharePoint will include KODAK Info Activate Solution, which delivers both ease of use and administrative controls that enhance business workflows such as claims, invoices, medical records, HR onboarding and legal documentation. Info Activate Solution (http://bit.ly/InfoActivate) features a simple user experience that allows knowledge workers to simultaneously digitize paper documents and initiate a business process with a single click.

“Info Activate Solution makes it extremely easy for employees to get information from paper documents into SharePoint,” said Rod Hughes, Kodak’s Director of Global Alliances for Document Imaging. “Built inside of SharePoint, Info Activate Solution also enables IT professionals to expand upon the platform’s existing administrative capabilities with accurate and effective pathways that define how information from paper gets captured, where it goes, and how people can retrieve it.” continue reading...

Xerox State-of-the-Art Data Management Helps People Everywhere Work Smarter

Submitted by Visitor on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 15:50

for By Catherine Arnst

Anyone who thinks we are moving towards a paperless society has never seen the desk of a paralegal. It’s not uncommon when researching a complex lawsuit for lawyers and their assistants to plow though millions of pages of documents and old cases in preparation, pushing billable hours and anxiety levels into the stratosphere. There is a solution though – a futuristic desk with a touch screen for a surface that helps the user quickly sort through massive amounts of documents, categorize them, file them, even move them to the side for later reading, without ever touching a page of paper and in a fraction of the time it would take to do the task manually.

Ironically, this cutting-edge document sorting system was developed by Xerox, the company that created the technology that allowed so many documents to be created in the first place. But Xerox has moved well beyond copiers and printers into providing solutions for streamlining business processes. Xerox researchers are applying their expertise in physical and computer sciences to machine vision, data mining, analytics and sophisticated algorithms. They are creating technological mash-ups to help people, companies and governments master today’s information overload. continue reading...

Multi-Function Device Security: Fixing What You Don't Know is Broken

Submitted by Visitor on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 15:47

by Mark Gibbs, author / writer

There was a time when you never had to think about whether your printers, scanners, copiers, and fax machines were secure -- they were simply input and output devices.

Sure, you had to make certain they couldn't be physically stolen or used inappropriately and you had to make sure that access to printer and fax queues was properly controlled, but beyond that there was little of concern.

The reason your printers, scanners, copiers, and fax machines were considered "safe" was that these devices were simple by today's standards. They used embedded custom software that didn't require updates and their functionality couldn't be extended. The result was that beyond the basic "best practices" of physical security there wasn't much to worry about.

Network management has always been a different story because of the huge range of threats your switches, routers, servers, desktops, laptops, and so on are exposed to. These "endpoints" have always been vulnerable whether it's being compromised by computer viruses, subverted by hackers, or attacked by malware. Your printers, scanners, copiers, and fax machines were immune to all of these threats. continue reading...

Kodak’s Document Imaging Division Unveils New Software Platforms for Digital and Collaborative Content Management

Submitted by Visitor on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 16:53

Rochester, NY - Kodak’s Document Imaging division continues to gain recognition from system integrators, software developers, resellers and end users as an emerging leader in information capture and workflow management software. Attendees of Global Directions 2012 previewed Kodak’s newest software applications that enable businesses, governments and healthcare providers to improve efficiency and consistency in their document capture, management and retrieval processes. Kodak’s Document Imaging business, a leading provider of document scanners, capture software, service and support, hosted the software demonstrations as part of a three-day educational conference covering the latest trends in document management, collaboration, governance and business process automation.

“I’m impressed with the vision that Kodak’s Document Imaging business is pursuing, which includes a conscious effort to focus on software and solutions,” said Harvey Spencer, President of Harvey Spencer Associates, an analyst firm with more than 20 years of experience in the capture software market. “There is an enthusiasm for Kodak’s Document Imaging business as it embarks on a new beginning. Its new and future products and services demonstrate a rich understanding of unstructured information and will provide huge value to corporations in multiple areas that start to leverage an understanding of big data.” continue reading...

Xerox DocuMate 4830 Document Scanner Wins Editor’s Choice Award from Better Buys for Business Guide

Submitted by Visitor on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 16:47

PLEASANTON, Calif. – Adding to its portfolio of respected industry awards, Xerox (NYSE: XRX) today announced that Better Buys for Business, the nation’s leading independent buyer’s guide for office equipment, selected the Xerox DocuMate® 4830 workgroup scanner for an Editor’s Choice Award. According to their report, the Xerox DocuMate 4830 is “good for offices with a lot of scanning needs.” Rated at 30 pages per minute and 60 images per minute, the scanner has both an A3-sized flatbed and a 75-page automatic document feeder that enables users to easily scan batches of large and different-sized documents.

Better Buys for Business, an experienced team of office equipment analysts and experts, provides objective product reviews to help consumers make informed buying decisions about all types of office equipment. The research involves real-world performance testing of equipment, and the models selected for the Editor’s Choice Award serve as a benchmark of high quality, exceptional performance and real value. continue reading...