New SimplifyScan from Nuance Makes Life Simply Better for More Sharp Customers

LONDON, UK, 27 October, 2011 - Integrating documents into digital workflow processes using Sharp MFPs is now even easier, thanks to the introduction of a new version of Nuance’s SimplifyScan. It introduces a host of improvements to benefit even more Sharp customers thanks to its support for Sharp OSA® (Open Systems Architecture), including the latest devices with new colour displays. SimplifyScan users will also benefit from its new OCR engine, as well as the extended support for the latest versions of popular third party software applications, including Oracle, Microsoft Sharepoint and OpenText Live Link.
The new OCR engine is Nuance’s popular OmniPage® which provides the most precise way to convert paper, PDF files and forms accurately into files that can easily be edited in popular PC applications, or archived in a document repository. OmniPage’s superior accuracy and formatting means it is up to even the most demanding tasks, with its speed, quality and comprehensive feature set making it the ideal OCR engine for SimplifyScan.
Nuance SimplifyScan is the most recent result of Nuance strategy to integrate existing imaging products – such as OmniPage – with established and successful imaging product lines from complementary companies it has acquired, making it easier for new and existing customers to integrate paper documents into digital workflows, and benefit from optimised efficiencies and cost savings, while facilitating the creation of a digital paper trail to adhere to compliance requirements. Through introducing Nuance imaging solutions, organisations can prevent time being wasted archiving and retrieving physical paper documents, while also liberating valuable office space by discarding redundant filing cabinets.
Commenting on the introduction of SimplifyScan, Robert Weideman, General Manager & Senior Vice President at Nuance Communications, said: “Nuance imaging vision is to bring best of breeds technology and solutions to our customers to make it even easier to capture, extract, save and retrieve content from documents to drive workflow efficiencies. The new version of SimplifyScan is a result of this unified vision. Already an indispensible asset for many Sharp customers, their feedback has been invaluable in helping us to further refine and develop SimplifyScan to ensure it continues to meet their business needs and delivers tangible benefits to the user community. The new OmniPage OCR engine will make SimplifyScan even more compelling by delivering greater OCR accuracy, document conversion and layout capabilities, which will make it easier to find and work with digital content, thus leading to greater overall efficiency.”

About Nuance Imaging Solutions

Nuance's imaging solutions, through unrivalled features, accuracy and performance, eliminate barriers to productivity by automating a range of document processes - increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs. With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, the company's imaging solutions are used to put the power of PDF on every business desktop; convert paper and PDF into documents that can be easily edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copiers.

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

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About Sharp

Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digital technologies, Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, information products and electronic components, while also creating new network businesses.
Sharp Corporation employs 64,000 people in the world (as of November 30, 2010) and recorded consolidated annual sales of 2,755,948 million yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
For more information, please visit Sharp’s Web site at www.sharp.eu.

Important new product information about release v1.1.122

1 August 2011

SimplifyScan 1.1.122.1317 has been released. To learn more, please review our SimplifyScan 1.1.122.1317 release notes or our product FAQs.

New HotFix Released

1 August 2011

A third-party component of the SimplifyScan product lines expired and the result is a critical error in that files are not being processed after July 31, 2011. There is no indication at either the device or administration UI that the software has stopped working.

This issue impacts all SimplifyScan releases of 1.1.120.xxxx and 1.1.121.xxxx.

For additional information, including how to obtain hot fixes, please go to: http://x-solutions.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1762.