Thursday, 13 March 2008 - Sydney, 2008 - Canon today announced the availability of eCopy document imaging applications that easily and securely transform paper documents into business value using multifunctional devices (MFDs) and network-attached scanners.

eCopy document imaging software helps organisations convert time lost on processing paper documents into more productive work that contributes to bottom-line profitability.

eCopy now offers four document imaging applications to address individual, workgroup and enterprise needs. The applications provide organisations with a consistent, easy-to-use document imaging process based on a software platform that enables them to:

Unlock paper-based information so it can be included directly in business software applications;

Consolidate paper and electronic processes into a single workflow;

Ensure business continuity against disaster or loss of critical documents; and

Enable workgroup collaboration without paper-bound constraints of time and distance.

eCopy software presents an intuitive interface that encourages user adoption and directly connects document imaging with business applications that are essential to productivity and collaboration including e-mail, fax server and content management systems. eCopy was the first company to offer scanning software for MFDs and these new products incorporate over ten years of industry experience in this application space. The eCopy portfolio is supported across an array of MFDs and scanners so a document imaging application can be matched to the office equipment of choice.

The eCopy product family available from Canon includes:

eCopy Desktop - PC software that improves productivity by enabling office workers to use desktop MFPs and scanners to scan documents and create PDF files. The software makes it easy to capture, edit and secure paper documents so that users can work with and share these documents just as they would electronic files, like those created using Microsoft Word or Excel. It also enables users to combine paper and electronic files into a single PDF document.

eCopy ShareScan Essentials - software that provides secure, entry-level document scanning and distribution to improve workgroup productivity. With eCopy ShareScan Essentials, office workers can use MFPs to capture paper documents securely and distribute them as PDF files, improving group access to information. The software is capable of scanning to a range of destinations, including email, fax, network folders, and eCopy Desktop.

eCopy ShareScan Essentials is expandable with optional application Connectors to integrate directly into other business software applications. The software provides an ideal solution for system integrators (SIs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) to develop custom Connectors that integrate paper-based information into any software application. In addition, the eCopy Open Platform includes powerful software development tools that insulate developers from functional and interface differences of MFPs and other document scanning devices.

eCopy ShareScan Suite - an all-encompassing document scanning solution for business process efficiency with an unmatched level of enterprise application connectivity. The software includes out-of-the-box integration to leading content management, e-mail, fax, database, collaboration and cost recovery software applications, as well as eCopy Desktop. It enables users to work securely and seamlessly with familiar applications from any MFP or scanner on an enterprise network.

eCopy ShareScan Suite provides the broadest, deepest compatibility of any document imaging application for companies with an extensive Microsoft infrastructure. The software has deep, built-in integration with Microsoft applications including Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, Access, network and web folders,
SQL Server and Windows Vista.

eCopy ScanStation Suite - a complete document management solution that encompasses the same features as eCopy ShareScan Suite. ScanStation Suite ships with its own PC, keyboard and screen, which helps make it even easier for businesses to adopt and use.

"Our goal is to provide powerful document imaging software that is easy to use so that office workers will no longer be held back by inefficient, paper-bound processes," said Edward Schmid, president and CEO of eCopy. "Our new portfolio of products makes it possible for organisations to provide the productivity enhancements of sophisticated document scanning and distribution software at price points that will provide ROI for nearly every organisation."