ABBYY Announces the Availability of FormReader; Affordable, Easy-to-Use Form Processing Solution Automates Data Capturing From Up to 1,000 Forms Per Day.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2001 ABBYY, a leader in document recognition and linguistic technologies, today announced ABBYY FormReader is now available for the first time in the United States Time in the United States, by law, is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states and its possessions, with most of the United States observing daylight saving time for part of the year. . FormReader is an easy-to-use, cost-effective form processing solution for capturing form data -- whether hand or machine printed -- from up to a thousand forms per day. Captured form data can then be transferred into information management systems and databases. Priced at $1,600, this off-the-shelf form-processing package is easy to install and operate. It can be set up and ready to process forms in a few hours, making it easy -- even for smaller companies without extensive IT resources. Based on ABBYY's award-winning FineReader recognition technologies, FormReader recognizes handprint hand·print n. An outline or indentation left by a hand. (ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition or Image Character Recognition) The machine recognition of hand-printed characters as well as machine printing that is difficult to recognize. ), machine print (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ), check marks (OMR (Optical Mark Reader) A scanner that reads marks on specific areas of the page. See mark sensing. OMR - Optical Mark Reader ), and barcodes (OBR OBR Ohio Board of Regents OBR Online Banking Report OBR Ortsbeirat (German: Municipal Advisory Council) OBR Optimized Background Regimen (used in HIV treatment) OBR Optical Backscatter Reflectometer ) from a variety of paper forms. Compared with manual data entry, ABBYY FormReader is ten times faster and much more accurate. FormReader is 99.5% accurate, delivering results with a maximum of 5* errors out of 1000 symbols with no prior training required for recognizing hand-printed characters. Form Processing FormReader offers tools for each stage of processing paper forms, including template creation, scanning, matching templates, recognition, verification and exporting. Each step is designed to improve the accuracy of results and reduce the time required for manual verification and quality control. Creating Templates FineReader features the Template Manager, designed to simplify the mapping of paper form fields to scanned images. This tool enables users to create form templates by scanning blank forms and marking the areas to be recognized. Users then specify the type of field -- text, checkmarks, radio box, or barcodes. Plus, content of a text field can be specified as digits, letters or symbols to insure the highest accuracy. Scanning Compatible with all TWAIN-compliant scanners, FormReader automatically detects image orientation, rotates, straightens, or cleans up images when necessary. Recognition Using OCR, ICR, OMR and barcode recognition technologies, FormReader is able to recognize data entered on a paper form, including machine printed text, hand print text, check marks, radio buttons A series of on-screen buttons that allow only one selection to be made from the group. If a button is currently selected, it will de-select when any other button is selected. Radio buttons come from the early days of radio, which had five or six preset station buttons in a row. , and barcodes. It also reads 56 languages. Verification FormReader offers verification tools to help operators proofread and correct recognition results. The Context Verification tool displays the results in a window next to the original image for easy comparison. Group Verification displays all of the same characters in one window for proofing at-a-glance. Exporting Extracted form data can be saved as DBF DBF Database (file name extension) DBF Divorced Black Female (personal ads) DBF Danmarks Badminton Forbund (Denmark) dBf Decibel , Excel, CSV (1) (Comma Separated Value) Same as comma delimited. (2) (Computer System Validation) See software validation. CSV - comma separated values , and TXT files. Users can also export data directly to a database via ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. , or to any information management system via the Application Programming Interface (API) or any programming language that supports OLE-Automation. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. FormReader requires a Pentium 133 or higher processor with the following operating system: Windows 95/98Me, Windows NT 4.0 (SP3) and Windows 2000. 32 MB of RAM and 150 MB of hard disk space are required. A TWAIN-compliant scanner is optional. Pricing And Availability FormReader 4.1 is available immediately through ABBYY's worldwide distribution channels. It has an estimated retail price of $1600. A time-limited trial version is also available by calling ABBYY USA at 510/226-6717. For further information, please visit www.abbyyusa.com or e-mail: office@abbyy.com. Note to Editors: ABBYY and FormReader names and logos are registered trademarks of ABBYY Software House. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby recognized. * When the form is filled in correctly and without crossed-out words or characters. |
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