ABBYY Solutions, Overview
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What Is ABBYY FlexiCapture Technology?
Automated data capturing technologies have a relatively long history, dating back to when the first optical reading systems were developed to recognize stylized symbols drawn according to templates. Since that time, they have evolved to support a vast industry, utilizing a large set of very different technologies. The traditional forms processing technologies for fixed (or structured) forms of today are well established. A large choice of systems capable of processing many types of fixed forms is now available. Today's advanced systems can accurately capture printed and hand-written characters and process thousands of documents per day. ABBYY FlexiCapture (previously named FormReader) is one of the leading products in the field, capable of handling both printed and hand- printed forms. Yet while today's forms processing systems are very advanced, they are still limited in functionality. For example, the task of processing semi-structured documents, i.e. forms and documents on which the size and location of fields containing key pieces of data varies from document to document, remains the greatest challenge in data capture. While the demand for solutions to address this area is extremely high, forms processing programs have not been flexible and intelligent enough to process these types of documents without extensive customization and system training. Until now, an easy-to-deploy, cost-effective solution for processing such documents as invoices, payment order forms, legacy forms and template-based contracts has been virtually inaccessible to a large audience. For these types of cases, even when full-text documents are being handled, the ultimate aim is to capture a particular set of fields, or key pieces of information, from a given page. We will refer to such documents as semi-structured forms or documents. After many years of working with companies processing a variety of semi-structured forms, ABBYY has developed FlexiCapture technology that enables the capture of data from semi-structured documents. FlexiCapture technology is based on award-winning ABBYY FineReader OCR and document analysis technologies and delivers unprecedented power in handling different kinds of one- and multi-page documents with complex structure.
Data Capture Solutions (DCS)
ABBYY FlexiCapture and FormReader products automate extraction of usable data from a mixture of various documents (invoices, forms, contracts etc.) and efficiently deliver accurate data for input into corporate systems and processes. The easy-to-deploy, cost-effective yet powerful solutions are designed to meet a wide range of throughput needs in a variety of industries including government, banking, insurance, education, healthcare, accounting, legal, etc. ABBYY Data Capture products is a powerful tool for VARs and System Integrators for providing profitable services and creating customizable solutions for customers.
Recognition Server
ABBYY Recognition Server is a robust and powerful server-based solution for automating OCR and document conversion processes across corporate departments and enterprises. Offering multi-processing and scalability features, Recognition Server is especially beneficial for mid- to high-volume OCR jobs. It can be used as both a turnkey solution and an integral part of document capture, document management, and back-end systems.
SDK
ABBYY offers a set of FineReader Software Development Kits (SDKs) for integrating OCR, ICR, OMR, and barcode recognition technologies into various applications. These SDKs provide developers with an Application Programming Interface (API) for integrating the functionality of ABBYY FineReader into applications built for Windows or Linux platforms. SDKs have different functionality and can be chosen by developers to suit their particular needs.