eCopy

By Jamie Bsales, Associate Editor, July 24, 2009

eCopy, Inc. is continuing its quest to help close the workflow divide in the workplace—where digital documents follow one path and paper documents follow another, often much slower, route—with its latest software solution. eCopy PaperWorks is a desktop document imaging solution that helps users scan paper documents, merge them with other digital files, modify the documents and connect them to back-end repositories and line-of-business applications.

PaperWorks replaces the company’s eCopy Desktop offering. It augments the eCopy ShareScan Suite and ShareScan Essentials network scan-capture and routing solutions, which integrate with many leading MFPs and enable users to easily scan paper documents and integrate them into more than 100 leading business applications, such as enterprise content management (ECM) software, document management repositories, fax software, collaboration platforms and more. While PaperWorks can be used as an adjunct to ShareScan (and is included in both ShareScan bundles), ShareScan is not required to take advantage of the desktop software’s features.

“ShareScan handles distributed front-office capture and connects to business and enterprise applications,” explained Tim Durant, vice president, Business Development Worldwide for eCopy. “PaperWorks handles the document processing piece of the puzzle: working with documents to scan, merge, modify and connect.”

PaperWorks is a desktop document imaging application that falls on the software continuum between simple scan-capture solutions (such as Sharp’s Sharpdesk) and full-blown document management applications (such as Xerox DocuShare Express). Rather than just scanning a file and dumping it to a folder, where it then has to be opened with another application, PaperWorks allows users to work extensively with digital applications. They can use the PaperWorks interface to capture paper documents from any desktop scanner or network MFP; combine already-existing electronic files (such as Microsoft Office files and e-mail) with scanned documents, faxes and more; view, edit, mark up and manipulate files; and create secure, searchable PDFs of the new documents. And thanks to eCopy’s expertise in connecting to back-end applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, users can deliver and retrieve files via PaperWorks to workflow, document management, communication and other business applications. continue reading...

February 26, 2008 - eCopy Inc. used its February 13 analyst briefing to make a number of announcements related to its popular eCopy ShareScan and eCopy Desktop lines of document imaging solutions. Chief among them: a new distribution relationship with Xerox; new packaging and pricing schemes for the company's flagship ShareScan offering; new scanner-based solutions; and a repositioning of its eCopy Desktop client software. "We're looking to broaden support for the document imaging ecosystem and where eCopy fits in it," said eCopy President and CEO Edward Schmid. continue reading...