Recognition Server 3.0

Recognition Server 3.0 Server-based OCR and PDF Conversion Solution

ABBYY Recognition Server is a server-based solution for automating document processing, OCR and PDF conversion in enterprise and service-based environments. By leveraging its scalable architecture, customers can easily deploy document processing projects of any scale with significant time and cost savings.

ABBYY Recognition Server is designed to automatically convert large volumes of paper documents or document images into fully searchable electronic text suitable for business processes such as document archiving, e-discovery, and enterprise search.  The product enables automated, unattended document processing which can be centrally managed and accessed from multiple points within the organization or remotely. Recognition Server can also connect with a variety of back-end systems and third-party applications with integration via Scripts, XML tickets, a Web-service API, or a COM-based API. ABBYY intelligent OCR and PDF conversion technology delivers highly accurate document conversion with recognition of up to 190 languages.

What’s New?

The new ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 encompasses all the essential parts of the document capture process: scanning, recognition, document separation, classification, indexing, and delivery. In addition, it provides instruments for tight integration with popular Enterprise Search Systems.

New features of ABBYY Recognition Server include:

  • Scanning Station – The new Scanning Station offers an intuitive interface for high-speed production scanning via TWAIN, WIA, and ISIS drivers. Scanned batches can be sorted into documents and exported to network folders, FTP servers or directly to ABBYY Recognition Server workflows for further OCR and indexing.
  • Indexing Station and Indexing Scripts – ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 introduces an Indexing Station that provides an intuitive user interface for specifying document types and attributes. The “rubber-band” indexing feature is fast and efficient: instead of typing the text in, the operator can simply outline the necessary areas on the page, and the attribute fields will be populated automatically.
    With the new scripting functionality, document type detection and indexing may be done automatically based on the structure and content of a document.
  • Customization of Document Separation Rules – ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 introduces scripting functionality that allows the administrator to create more flexible rules for document separation. For example, a new document can be started whenever a certain word, phrase or barcode value occurs on a page.
  • Automated Routing and Handling of Output Documents – The Server intelligently routes output documents based on their content and attributes. The documents can be delivered to file storage, e-mail addresses and ECM systems through an export script. A separate export handling script can be set up for dealing with failed jobs.
  • Connector to Google Search Appliance™ – integration with the Google enterprise search system from Google. In addition to the conventional indexing of text-based documents, it adds to the search system the ability to index the full text content of faxes, scanned agreements, correspondence, and any other TIFF, JPEG or PDF documents thus making them easily retrievable.

  • Connector to Windows® Search Systems (IFilter) – ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 expands the capabilities of Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server and Windows Desktop Search. The IFilter component enables the search systems to index the full text content of faxes, scanned agreements, correspondence, and any other TIFF, JPEG or PDF documents, thus making them easily retrievable.
  • Improved Chinese, Japanese and Korean Support – ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 includes a new ABBYY technology for Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages.  Functionality enhancements include better accuracy, faster processing and the ability to combine the CJK languages with other languages (not only English).
  • New OCR Languages – These languages are new to the ABBYY Recognition Server product line:
    1. Vietnamese
    2. Yiddish
    3. Latvian Gothic
  • New 2D Barcode Types – ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 expands the set of recognizable 2D barcodes now covering several most popular formats. New barcode types to appear in ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 are:
    1. Aztec
    2. Data Matrix
    3. QR Code
  • Adaptive Document Recognition Technology (ADRT) for precise document reconstruction – This is a new recognition technology based on an innovative set of document synthesis algorithms. It automatically builds a logical model of the document identifies its elements and decides on:
    • The formatting role of elements such as headers, footers, footnotes, page numbers, etc.
    • the order in which the document should be read
    • how the document’s elements should be reconstructed

Key Features/Benefits

  • Unmatched Scalability

With its ability to easily extend to multi-core CPUs or multiple servers, and therefore able to cope with any volume of documents, processing them as scheduled or round-the-clock.  In addition, there is no need for complex system configuration – it takes just a few minutes to extend the processing power by plugging additional stations into the system.

  • Centralized Management

Recognition Server provides a remote management console as a central administration point for defining processing parameters, creating specific “workflows” for particular projects and managing recognition stations across the enterprise. It is an intuitive interface and can be set up and operated without prior training.

  • Reliability and Fault Tolerance

Designed as a highly robust solution, Recognition Server ensures ongoing system stability and data safety.

  • Compatible with various scanners and ECM systems ABBYY Recognition Server will supplement your scanning devices and back-end software with powerful document capture functionality.
  • Ready-made connectors to Microsoft and Google Enterprise Search systems ABBYY Recognition Server connects as a background OCR server to enterprise systems such as Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server, Windows® Search and Google Search Appliance™, enhancing their capabilities to search over the content of document images.
  • ABBYY award-winning technology inside ABBYY Recognition Server includes the well-known ABBYY OCR engine that delivers unprecedented recognition accuracy for any kind of documents. It supports Latin, Cyrillic, Asian and other writing systems, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Thai, and Vietnamese