CaseStudyLand speed recordFrom Document Manager Magazine Vol 20 No 06 - November/December South African BPO organisation Anderson Group has invested in a high volume capture
solution from ibml to scan 700 million land registry documents within a challenging time
frame Based in South Africa and with over
20 years of smart business
innovations and solutions
experience, Anderson Group is one of
South Africa's leading BPO organisations
as well as an innovator in the use of
capture technology.
Anderson Scanning Technologies (AST)
forms part of Anderson Group and
supports organisations looking to
convert paper documents into digital,
with their motto: "Paper to pixel". Using
the latest technology available, AST
offers the capability to capture
documents of all sizes, thickness and
structure. These include archival pages,
books, microfilm, photographs and
audiotapes. AST prides itself on being
the leader in industrial (i.e. millions of
pages) back-scanning technology in the
Southern Hemisphere.
After winning a contract to scan all of
South Africa's land registry documents
(deeds), AST needed a scanning solution
for this prominent government project
that had the ability to process high
volumes of historical documents at speed
and with optimal image quality.
The project was to scan 700 million
deed documents over a three year
period. These documents ranged from
the late 19th century to more recent
years, and they varied in quality and
structure, many sourced from bound
books, which had their spines guillotined
to permit scanning at higher speeds.
After an extensive evaluation of other
scanning solutions on the market, AST
selected the ibml solution based on its
ability to process high volumes of poor
quality documents, which can be difficult
to process at high speed. AST purchased
seven high end ImageTrac scanning
systems from ibml to be split between
their Johannesburg and Cape Town
factories, which are where most of the
deeds are stored by the South African
government.
ibml's SoftTrac Capture Suite software,
which can control the operation of
various scanners including the ImageTrac
and associated scan processes, was of
significant value to AST, proving to be
extensive and easy to configure with a
powerful information management
engine.
ibml's ImageTrac scanners utilise
optional image enhancement technology,
which can be set to 'archival mode'. This
proved important in creating quality
images where the original contrast in
these older documents was poor.
"In testing, ibml's solution platform
proved its capability and was the natural
choice to meet this demanding
application requirement," commented
AST CFO Fabian Anderson. "We are
rapidly growing into a leading document
scanning services company, utilising the
fastest scanning machines in the world.
We can now provide the highest quality
Document Conversion Services, enabling
our clients to successfully unlock the true
value of the information contained in
their files, resulting in increased
productivity, performance and profits."
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