eCopy(TM) Introduces Document Services Interface

ISVs, SIs and Corporate Developers Have Access to Advanced Tools for Developing Document Services for the eCopy Open Platform

eCopy Inc., a leading provider of solutions that integrate paper documents into business software applications, today announced that eCopy Connections Alliance Program (eCAP) partners will be able to develop Document Services for the eCopy Open Platform (eOP), a development platform for eCopy ShareScan document imaging software. eCAP members will have access to a Document Services application programming interface (API) that will be documented in the eCopy ShareScan Software Developers Kit (SDK).

Opening the Document Services layer in eOP will enable independent software vendors (ISVs), systems integrators (SIs), corporate developers, and other eCAP partners to integrate their Document Services directly into eCopy ShareScan. eCopy Connector developers will be able to include the new Document Services as part of their Connectors to eCopy ShareScan.

"Document Services improve the handling, appearance, categorization and management of scanned documents," said Chip Whitman, eCopy Director of Software Alliances. "It solves the problem of maintaining information accuracy during the scanning and workflow process, the most common challenge facing document imaging technology users. By marrying eCopy's rich set of development tools and industry-leading application connectivity with best of breed document services, we are making advanced imaging available to every office worker."

In the past, Document Services have most often been used in production scanning operations by highly trained document imaging specialists that use high speed scanners in back office operations. eCopy is bringing these advanced capabilities out of the back office and making them available to front office workers.

Document Services products are typically divided into two functions: image services and data publishing applications. Image services modify scanned images with software functionality like de-speckle, de-skew, page removal and page separation. Data publishing products extract metadata (information about the scanned document) and store it in business applications using advanced capabilities such as barcode processing, zonal optical character recognition (OCR), forms recognition and automated data extraction.

In 2005, eCopy introduced eOP, a software development platform that made it possible for ISVs, SIs and corporate developers to create Connectors that enabled end users to use eCopy ShareScan to scan documents directly into business software applications. It provided a standard scanning interface that can be used with any MFP device from any manufacturer. There are more than 200 eCAP application developers using eOP to integrate their applications with eCopy ShareScan, which is more than all the MFP vendor developer programs combined.

eCopy ShareScan document imaging software enables office workers to easily and securely transform paper documents into business value using infrastructure that is readily available in any office -- MFPs or scanners. With an eCopy software solution deployed, operational efficiency and business productivity improve dramatically. Energy expended in finding, copying, sorting, routing, filing and retrieving hardcopy documents can be put to better use. Time wasted chasing paper becomes time invested in meaningful work that contributes to bottom-line profitability.

eCopy ShareScan provides a fast, effective means for office workers to scan, distribute and store documents using existing business software systems, including e-mail, fax server, document management and collaborative systems. It directly connects more than 85 business applications, including Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint, Captaris RightFax and EMC Documentum, to all the leading office MFP and scanner brands.

Included with eCopy ShareScan is eCopy Desktop PC software, which enables users to transform paper documents into secure electronic PDF files that can be manipulated at the desktop, combined with other paper and electronic documents, shared with others, and stored on the user's PC or in network applications.

The API for Document Services will be available from eCopy on March 15, 2008. For more information about the API or the eCAP program, please visit http://www.ecopy.com/Partners-Software-Alliance-Programs.asp. To become an eCAP partner, please complete the eCAP application at http://www.ecopy.com/Partners_Partner_Application.asp.

About eCopy, Inc.

eCopy, Inc. is an innovative provider of open and flexible solutions that rapidly integrate paper-based information into existing business processes and applications. With more than 75,000 units sold, eCopy is the market leader in MFP document imaging software. eCopy customers include GE, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo!, Nissan, Verizon Wireless, BP, Sprint, General Motors, Siemens, Cisco Systems, SAAB, and Sony Corporation. eCopy, Inc. is a global company headquartered in the United States, with subsidiaries in Japan and the UK, offices in Germany, France, Scandinavia, and Australia as well as sales operations in Canada, Singapore, and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.ecopy.com or join the conversation at eCopy's Document Imaging Blog at documentimaging.typepad.com.

eCopy and eCopy Desktop are trademarks and ShareScan is a registered trademark of eCopy, Inc. All other referenced product or company names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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