Document Management & Imaging, Digital Asset Management,Workflow Systems

Ephesoft, Inc. has released Ephesoft Transact version 2020.1.05. The latest version of Transact boasts AI-enabled handwriting recognition capabilities and an intuitive table rule builder, enabling organisations to turn handwriting (both print and cursive) and tables into structured data in record time, at high accuracy.

ICAO has issued the 8th edition of Doc 9303 for the standardisation of machine-readable travel documents. Veridos – provider of integrated identity solutions and provider of ICAO compliant identity documents as well as accompanying systems – supported the creation of the current Doc 9303 edition through various contributions in consultation with international standardisation bodies.

Kyocera Document Solutions UK has appointed Martin Fairman as the company’s new Group Sales & Marketing Director.

Zebra Technologies Corporation has entered the fixed industrial scanning (FIS) and machine vision (MV) markets with a new portfolio of solutions that enable track and trace capabilities and quality inspection of manufacturing work in process.

Apogee Corporation Ltd has agreed to acquire Kent-based Managed Print Service provider Direct-Tec Group. Formed in 2004 in Westerham, Kent, Direct-Tec is a provider of print, document and IT solutions for businesses and public sector organisations.

Konica Minolta has won two major awards for its print and document management solutions - Dispatcher Paragon and Document Navigator 5.

Saint Bede's School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Redhill, Surrey. The school has almost 1,800 pupils aged 11 to 18, with around 330 of these students in the sixth form. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was graded as ‘outstanding’ in all areas.

Resellers will have a central role to play in helping IT leads manage ‘hybrid’ workforces as employee demand is split between working in the office and at home, according to Brother UK.

An unintended consequence of coronavirus-induced lockdowns around the world has been a renewed emphasis on sustainability, with clear skies over normally polluted cities being a key highlight. While reduced air pollution is evidently a huge positive, the increase in remote working also has enormous potential to help businesses better balance their reliance on consumable resources with the use of digital technologies. This is according to Kyocera.

Imaging solutions company Canon has appointed Tony Wills as Document Solutions Business Unit Director, Canon UK and Ireland.