OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition and is one of the strongest and most lucrative developments in scanning technology in the last 20 years. For OCR to be successful the software must be presented with a CLEAR image of a page generated with an optical scanner or a digital camera. The graphic file, often in the form of a JPG, will be regarded no differently than photograph and too the computer’s operating system; is a meaningless pattern of pixels. OCR
Did you know that excess printing incurs huge costs on education / academic institutions? The costs are often hidden and large and so over 20,000 schools, colleges and universities worldwide use PaperCut NG to control these costs. In 1998, PaperCut first developed a print quota application to address a requirement in a local high school. Since then application and its company have grown and PaperCut has evolved into a full print management package now used in over 100 countries and
Even with top of the line office equipment; we all know that feeling of helplessness when things aren’t going to plan. With these simple fixes for common printing issues you will never feel that office stress again. Windows is sending print jobs to the wrong printer Windows has decided to select a new default printer and is automatically sending print jobs to this one. This is a common glitch when using Windows 7, it is so simple to fix. Click
With the ever changing weather in the UK the storage of paper is more important than you think. Fibres in paper store humidity and moisture and could affect printing quality and cause digital press jamming. Paper is hygroscopic; meaning it picks up moisture from its environment and it will release moisture into the environment to try to reach equilibrium with the moisture in the air. Other hygroscopic substances include cellulose fibres (such as cotton and paper), sugar, caramel, honey, glycerol,
Now that tablets and Smartphone’s have been around for a few years you have probably gotten to grips with the various free word processing Apps available such as Pages and Google Docs. How easy do you find printing from your mobile device? There are several printing Apps that you can use, this article will give you a run-down of the best ones… 1. Print As simple as the name suggests this App allows you to Print Documents & Files, Photos,
You may think that the economic downturn following the 2008 financial crisis might have turned businesses off being more green and cutting their carbon footprint. Recent research from Kyocera though shows that it has little or no effect and that many companies are using sustainability as a way of lowering costs and improving efficiency. In the end, if your multi-function printer is running on less energy then you are saving money on your electricity bill, and that has to be
If you have ever had a lengthy old document that you wanted to revamp and use, you’ll know that getting someone to type it out can be time consuming and tedious. Scanners have had Optical Character Recognition facilities for a while now but many in the past have been difficult to use and of limited effectiveness. The new versions of OCR available have a high degree of recognition capability and are often used for converting a variety of paper documents
If you are looking to lease a multi-function printer for your office then you will want to find a provider who not only offers a good price but supplies you with the service you need to make the most of your equipment. Do they carry out an audit? It’s difficult to recommend the right MFP solution if you don’t know what it is being used for. A good company should undertake an audit of your existing print provision, how much
Augmented or Mixed Reality has been stop and go over the last few years. Basically, it takes real everyday objects and adds computer generated information from something like a smartphone or tablet. It works like this: Let’s say you have a car and there is a problem with the engine. You lift up the bonnet, point your iPhone at a QR code on the side and your phone display overlays digital diagnostic information on the real time image of your
A recent study suggests that almost half of employees don’t strictly follow their company IT security strategy particularly when it comes to devices such as the multifunction printer sat in the corner of your busy office. But with MFPs getting smarter year on year, it’s also the responsibility of manufacturers to ensure that they are doing more to combat hackers and malware attacks. Take a major company like Ricoh. Their newest range of MFPs have state of the art security