Sharp and eCopy Partner to Enhance Customer Workflow

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Sharp, a leading provider of digital document solutions, and eCopy, Inc., a developer of solutions that integrate paper documents into enterprise software applications, have announced a partnership to enhance customer workflow. The partnership enables Sharp digital copier users to scan documents easily and securely to over 20 enterprise software applications, including Interwoven WorkSite, Biscom FAXCOM, and IBM Lotus Notes. This integration aims to improve business processes and the security of paper-based information by leveraging eCopy's leading integration technologies on Sharp's advanced digital IMAGERs.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sharp has joined the eCopy Ready Manufacturers Program, allowing Sharp digital copier users to use eCopy ScanStation OP v3.0 to scan documents to over 20 enterprise software applications.
  • eCopy ScanStation OP v3.0 consists of eCopy ShareScan v3.0 software and an integrated touch screen, keyboard, and PC, which captures document-specific data and extends the application's security and permissions to the copier.
  • The partnership enables customers to leverage eCopy's intuitive user interface right at the digital IMAGER, reducing training and improving ease-of-use.
  • eCopy's application connectors provide native integration and operate as clients of the enterprise application server, ensuring seamless integration and authentication.
  • The security measures include a comprehensive audit trail, user rights at the copier, and native integration, which extends the application's authentication to protect against unauthorized users.
  • Experts agree that capturing paper-based information as it enters the organization is the most efficient method of incorporating it into software applications.
  • As a member of the eCopy Ready Manufacturers Program, Sharp can include the eCopy Ready label on its digital copiers, signaling compatibility with eCopy software and its robust scanning services.

Statistics:

  • Over 20 enterprise software applications are integrated with eCopy ScanStation OP v3.0, including:

+ Interwoven WorkSite

+ Biscom FAXCOM

+ IBM Lotus Notes

  • eCopy ScanStation OP v3.0 captures document-specific data and extends the application's security and permissions to the copier.
  • eCopy Ready label signals to customers that the digital copier is compatible with eCopy software and its robust scanning services.
  • Sharp employs approximately 2,000 people throughout the U.S. supporting more than 50 product lines.

Sources:

  • eCopy, Inc.
  • Sharp Electronics Corporation