Document and content management systems now handle a wide variety of information assets, including electronic documents, audio, video, etc., and make them available to anyone with appropriate access rights, regardless of their physical location. Largely missing from this picture, however, is the ability to share paper-based information.Except for specific vertical applications (forms processing, records management, etc.), knowledge that exists on paper tends to stay on paper.As network connected digital copiers- also known as multifunction peripherals or MFPs- become the workplace standard for department copying/printing/scanning, it is fast becoming a business requirement for MFP’s to offer the additional functionality necessary to integrate with
existing business applications. By offering this functionality, 3rd parties (VARs, system integrators, and office equipment dealers) are able to provide their customers a solution which links their paper documents with their enterprise applications and resulting digital processes.
Regardless of the economic climate, successful companies are continually looking for ways to leverage their existing infrastructure and applications to save money. Today, MFP “Connectors” are available to greatly enhance
your current business processes by integrating paper-based information with your workflow. Using software developer kits (SDKs) 3rd parties and in-house IT departments can:
- Dynamically link digital copiers and scannersto existing applications via eCopy technology
- Save paper documents directly into application databases
- Provide native integration
- Validate users at the MFP, providing audit trails forregulatory compliance
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