Document scanning bureau
Many people have the notion that, in order to convert their paper files to digital images, all they have to do is buy a scanner and connect it to their "PC", use the "soft" that comes with the scanner and they are off and running. That is occasionally true when you are scanning your private files or photos, but it is rarely true when it comes to document management in business. A lot of data is delivered to or is generated by a company in paper format. The first step to making this available throughout an organization is to convert this paper information into a digital image by document scanning. Scanning services or digitizing your files can help free up valuable office space for the company, allowing the re-use of the area for other business activities. And the best way to do this, saving time and space, is to outsource this laborious task to professionals that do only and just that at a document scanning bureau. At a document scanning bureau it is used the latest technology; they can convert high volumes of all types and sizes of paper-based files, into an electronic format - from invoices to legal documents. The task that is actually happening is laborious and involves a lot of care for detail. Documents are first set for scanning at a rate of up to 1500 pages an hour involving hand categorization, removing staples and straightening creases, all to ensure the sheets can be scanned independently. It is at this stage that the document scanning bureau applies an intelligent indexing strategy to ensure you can access data in the way you need to. Their high speed industrial scanner then scans files at an average of over 8,000 individual retained images per hour. Images are scanned in black and white or color at 200 or 300 dpi to a diversity of file formats. If the originals are poor quality, our optional enhancement soft can considerably improve them. The basic services provided by a document scanning bureau are: access to specialist scanning technology without incurring any capital expenditure outlay; efficient processing to agreed detailed job specifications; defined completion dates for projects that are always met; ability to reallocate valuable in-house resource that would otherwise be tied up - capital, staff and space; electronic image files you can upload onto small or large office networks; a transparent pricing structure that delivers significant cost efficiencies.