Document Scanning: How to Get the Best Solution for Your Application

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Document Scanning

• How to Get the Best Solution for Your Application

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Document Scanning

• Quickly becoming a mainstay in organizations
• Increased pervasiveness creates competitive
  landscape
• Businesses have more access to innovative
  features at lower costs

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Document Scanning

• Variety of models enhance productivity in many
  applications
• Businesses must evaluate large selection to
  determine most appropriate product

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Document Scanning

• Three Steps in Selecting a Document Scanning
  Solution
• Evaluate application, the expected volume and
  budget
• First consider application and type of scanning
  to be done
• Second volume, will scanner be doing routine
  jobs on users desktop or processing department
  documents regularly

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Document Scanning

• Three Steps in Selecting a Document Scanning
  Solution
• Third budget, main requirement must be that
  scanner will do exactly what you want it to do.
  If not, any investment will not provide adequate
  return

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Document Scanning

• Types of Document Scanning Solutions
• Workstation or desktop scanners affordable
  scanners. Scanning application of 1000 pages per
  day or less
• Departmental scanners manages higher capacities
  than desktop models
• Production scanners high capacity environments,
  scanning up to 100,000 pages per day and scans
  high speeds per minute

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Document Scanning

• Types of Document Scanning Solutions
• Networked scanners geographically dispersed
  workforces to collaborate. Load document in one
  location and send scanned version to another
  location
• Cheque scanners advance cheque scanning
  solutions process high volumes per minute

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Document Scanning

• Types of Document Scanning Solutions
• Wide-Format scanners scanning of blueprints,
  technical drawings, sketches and maps. Scanners
  can operate at high speeds and produce high
  resolution outputs
• Book scanners libraries use these than copy
  machines for duplication. Easy to use and protect
  the book

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Document Scanning

• After thoroughly analyzing your requirements,
  establish your budget and evaluate different
  model features
• Selecting the best scanner will be easier by
  doing your homework first

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About the Author

• Kevin D'Arcy is VP of Sales and Marketing for MES
  Hybrid Document Systems, Ontario's leading
  document scanning and document management
  supplier. For more information about Document
  Scanning, visit http//www.mesltd.ca/.