Alfresco & ABBYY FineReader and ABBYY Cloud Searchable Documents
Designed for accelerated document conversion, ABBYY FineReader Server or ABBYY Cloud automatically converts document collections of any quantity into searchable, sharable digital libraries. Skytizens server-based OCR integration with Alfresco makes PDF conversion of scanned and electronic documents into PDF, PDF/A, Microsoft Word, or other formats for search, long-term retention, collaboration, or additional processing quick, accurate, and automatic.
ABBYY FineReader for Enterprise or ABBYY Cloud for SME
Skytizens has been leading the paperless revolution for many years, providing clients with innovative solutions for data storage, sharing, and creation needs. Alfresco & ABBYY solutions allow for easy conversions, transfers and editing. Skytizens offers two powerful choices for organizations, depending on your needs; ABBYY FineReader Server or ABBYY FineReader Cloud. The dedicated ABBYY FineReader Server is most advantageous for enterprise level businesses that need the fastest, most secure, and most reliable optical character recognition (OCR) system available.
The ABBYY FineReader Cloud is best for small to medium size enterprises that would benefit from limited packages at a lower cost, with options for time-based subscriptions or pay per page conversions. Either choice will give your company the power to automatically capture, convert, search and share documents in your digital libraries. Tedious data entry is now simple with an OCR system that features;
- Recognition; Supports recognition of text in more than 180 languages, many with spell check.
- Image-to-text; Conversions of images with handwriting, barcode, and QR code recognition.
- Multiple modes; Conversion strategies for Real-time, Asynchronized, and Entire Repository OCR.
- Partial Repository; Partial repository OCR based on site/path or media type and sorted accordingly.
- Failsafe; Creates versioning of converted files automatically, never overwriting original.
- Broad Range; Process wide variety of document types; PDF, TIFF, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and more.
Alfresco ABBYY FineReader Server Benefits
Owning the ABBYY FineReader Server means you get all the features of the FineReader in Cloud only much faster, more secure, and the most reliably. Having the ABBYY server in-house means that your data can be retrieved instantly, without any lag in processing or waiting in queue. Additionally, your system is sandboxed from the outside world ensuring the highest level of security and the most reliability possible should disruptions occur externally.
- In-House Based; Security and reliability ensured with a system that is managed and maintained internally.
- Fastest Speed; Create and retrieve searchable data in your own digital repositories without waiting for processing.
- Save Time; Scan text content from hard copy paper files and save many work hours spent typing.
- Quick Digital Searches; OCR gives you the opportunity to search document content using a keyword or phrase.
- Increased Accessibility; OCR software increases the accessibility level for employees with sight issues.
Alfresco ABBYY Cloud Benefits
Utilizing the Alfresco ABBYY Cloud gives your organization all the power of ABBYY FineReader OCR plus the ability to stay financially flexible with budgets that fit your needs. Usage packages can be designed with your specific needs considered for small batch, pay per page, or limited subscription options. Benefits include:
- Accessible & Searchable; Business users can quickly search digital archives for documents containing relevant keywords.
- Standardized Content; Collections of documents are transformed into standardized and organized digital libraries
- Scheduled Processing; Schedule batch processing or enable conversions as needed anytime to optimize hardware resources
- Streamlined Handling; Create digital documents that can be easily stored, quickly distributed to specialized systems, or shared among teams
Alfresco ABBYY Integrated Solution Explained
ABBYY FineReader Server or ABBYY Cloud receives document images and files directly from Alfresco and uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to automatically convert them into compressed, searchable digital formats.
If needed, the user and the system can automatically add metadata to the document or manually adjust text information. The service can run continually, or process documents in batches on a scheduled basis to optimize use of hardware resources. The resulting digitized files can be saved to a wide variety of storage areas and/or delivered to other applications.
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Key advantages of ABBYY OCR & Alfresco
The value of Alfresco & ABBYY OCR extends far beyond the convenience of automatic quick scan transfers. Alfresco & ABBYY OCR also enhances the entire entry process including:
- Text Access; OCR prevents lost information by letting individuals store their files on their computers, laptops, and other devices. This ensures constant access to every document.
- Text Searches; All hard-copy content is instantly linked to your preferred text reader to easily search through content instantly, highlighting specific words, phrases, or images.
- Text Editing; Paper documents are turned into interactive files, enabling users to edit, delete, and add new information directly within the uploaded pages.
- Time Management; Manual data entry demands individuals dedicate hours of effort to document and form creation. Alfresco & ABBYY expedites every transcription and ensures more efficient time management.
- Many PDF Export Options; ABBYY OCR was designed to export the PDF format. PDF formats possible include compressed PDF (PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2u, and PDF/A-3a) and the new PDF/UA format.
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Key features of ABBYY OCR & Alfresco
ABBYY FineReader Server and ABBYY Cloud OCR is the perfect fit for any size document conversion project, and when combined with Alfresco gives your organization the integrated capabilities and powerful features listed:
- Proven Optical Character Recognition; ABBYY OCR provides high quality, reliable, and fast OCR with full support for over 180 languages including Thai and most Asian languages.
- Automatic Document Type Separation; Automatically separates documents based upon their type through the use of detection of the number of pages, blank page detection, or barcode separator sheets.
- Script Engine Rules Creation; Rules can also be created through the built-in scripting engine to separate document types within a batch.
- Full integration via REST API; Alfresco ECM Server integration provides automatic retrieval of non-searchable documents from a library and replacement with OCR text searchable version.
- Extreme Scaling Capability; ABBYY OCR provides an easy means to scale the OCR processing power by simply adding additional processing servers.
- Recognizes QR Separation; Allow the use of QR codes to separate types of documents. The code can be placed either on the image itself or on a separate sheet for automatic proper destination sorting.
Zonal OCR Advantages
Eliminate the need for manual insertion and reduce errors in document production through the state-of-the-art ABBYY FineReader Zonal OCR data automation application. Alfresco & ABBYY FineReader allows organizations to insert important information into their devices, transforming hard-copy prints into functional PDFs. All data in documents become instantly accessible and instantly interactive through digitization of scan, open, and edit. Further improving the automation process ABBYY Zonal OCR also boasts a series of data templates, this complete series of advantages culminates in the following benefits;
- Quickest Results; The Zonal OCR application promises highest speed of returned results, with all scans delivering instant PDF conversions.
- Highest Productivity; Get more done with the same amount of effort with tools such as text searches, automated templates, and cloud storage.
- Stress Reduction; The monotony and stress of data entry disappears with Zonal OCR redefining how users insert, display, and convert text.
- Simplicity; Complicated binary codes often dominate the OCR field. Zonal software, however, boasts a user-friendly interface, with its many tools tailored for convenience.
Alfresco Solutions Business Clients
Organizations of all sizes and industries have benefited from Skytizens and Alfresco solutions
AIOI Bangkok Insurance
Skytizens is proud to have contributed to the AIOI Bangkok Insurance company’s mission of focusing on performance that encourages customers confidence and reliability with Alfresco systems. We applied our years of ECM expertise to developing their document and claims systems and processes with scanning to above the standards required and to the level AIOI Bangkok Insurance has consistently maintained since their establishment. We look forward to continuing to serve their development requirements up to the highest levels of technology performance expectations.
TISCO
Skytizens and Alfresco systems have been trusted by Tisco Bank Public Company Limited to plan and design a document management system that is fully responsive to their corporate operations. Tisco is a full commercial, retail, and wealth management banking institution, and as such has multiple advanced, high level security application needs. We use our enterprise grade technologies of data capture, OCR and QR document batching, compliance, and critical content security to account for their success and ours.
Thanakorn Vegetable Oil
Thanakorn is a leading manufacturer of vegetable oils and products in Asia. They are committed to conducting business with a responsibility to the environment, society, and with management principles of good governance. Skytizens supports these commitments with a full range of Alfresco document management solutions including file conversion, collaboration, permission controls, backup, security, and more. Skytizens ensures Thanakorn meets its management commitments and continues to provide high quality vegetable oil products while remaining a leader in the industry.
ABBYY Document OCR & Alfresco FAQs
Do You Have Questions? We Have Answers.
OCR enables a system wide process of information entry and searchability that reduces time and effort spent on transitioning from paper to digital, and thereby reduces your organizations costs.
Zonal OCR is a type of optical character recognition that allows the software to read specific area zones of a document.
ABBYY Finereader is a dedicated internal server OCR with advantages in speed, security, and reliability, while ABBYY Cloud is a cloud OCR with advantages in flexibility of project sizes and correlated prices.
OCR is the conversion of typed, handwritten, or printed text from a scanned document, a photo, or subtitle text superimposed on an image into digital machine-encoded text. Simply explained, OCR software will convert printed words to stored, searchable, digital characters.
OCR has been around for decades, and its most common use is to convert an image into searchable text. The accuracy of the conversion is important, and ABBYY provides an industry leading accuracy percentage, measured at both the page, word, and character level.
