ABBYY FineReader Server (ранее Recognition Server)

2020

As a part of the solution "Monitoring and Protection"

"The katyusha Ai Ti", the Russian MFP producer and programs for management of corporate printing, became the certified partner of ABBYY – developer of solutions in the field of intellectual information processing and the analysis of business processes. It became known on June 17, 2020. The company is going to use the solution ABBYY FineReader Server as a part of the product "Monitoring and Protection" to recognize texts in the documents sent to printing and then to define whether is not present in files of confidential information. Read more here.

Data storage ordering, removal of duplicates from corporate systems

On June 1, 2020 the ABBYY company announced release of upgraded version of ABBYY FineReader Server using which it is possible not only to digitize large volumes of information, but also to arrange data storage, to automatically delete duplicates and also to process drawings and large-format documents 16% quicker.

According to the research O'Reilly "Status of Quality of Data in 2020", most the companies experience difficulties during the work with corporate information. Among the most widespread problems – a large number of corporate sources and duplication of information in them (60%) and lack of control over quality of the entering data (49%). Technologies of intellectual information processing which allow to manage fully flows of corporate documents help to fix these problems, to obtain only significant data and to use them for business development.

"In any company employees create, print, adjust and send each other documents. It helps them to analyze changes, to save practices and to make decisions what to do next: send the agreement for approval, save the document in archive or, for example, to send to the client. The majority of such files are necessary only temporarily, and to store them in the organizations expensively and inefficiently. Upgraded version of ABBYY FineReader Server is designed to solve this problem: finds the solution in a flow of documents complete copies and defines what of these files should be deleted. Such approach allows to save computing powers at data migration and also reduces costs for processing and information storage", 'Dmitry Shushkin, the CEO of ABBYY Russia noted'

Possibilities of ABBYY FineReader Server mentioned by the developer:

• Automatic removal of complete duplicates – files in other format and with other name which according to the contents differ in nothing from the original. It allows the company to get rid of identical documents to avoid confusion and to make room in file storage. The similar functionality is relevant during creation of electronic archives or data migration when entering the new systems in operation.
• The uniform web interface for recognition and converting of files in the organization. Employees can quickly recognize texts and convert them into the necessary format, without need to use additional programs.
• Profiles of preprocessing of documents. The solution allows to create automatic adjustments of predocument handling before converting or recognition which can be reused in different business processes. For example, turn by 90 degrees, change of chromaticity, correction of distortions, etc.
• Compression of color images is improved. Use of MRC algorithms helps to reduce file size, saving appearance and quality of the initial document that is useful by transfer of large volumes of information in graphic formats. Level of compression shows in the provided version to 30% better result for color and gray images.
• Recognition of barcodes of ISBN, PDF417, Aztec and QR which are applied in library science, passenger, rail and air transportation, marketing and retail is improved. Due to application of neuronets the quality of recognition increased up to 15% for different types of codes. Speed of recognition grew by 20%.
• Recognition of technical documentation, document packages with drawings and large-format documents became 16% faster.
• Support of the legally significant electronic digital signature. The PDF document created in ABBYY FineReader Server it is possible to sign the EDS at once, and then to send to the partner or to save the copy in electronic archive that is relevant, including, in the conditions of remote work.

2019: ABBYY FineReader Server with intellectual OCR technologies of the 16th generation

On March 13, 2019 the ABBYY company provided FineReader Server – upgraded version of Recognition Server with intellectual OCR technologies of the 16th generation.

According to the company, the solution added FineReader product line. Now it includes the program for small and medium business of ABBYY FineReader, tools of ABBYY FineReader Engine developer and the solution ABBYY FineReader Server for big corporate customers. Under the general FineReader brand all products of the company for recognition, converting and editing documents are integrated. ABBYY FineReader Server is the modern productive solution with the built-in support of 64-bit architecture and the updated interface for intellectual processing of PDF. Now at the user stations FineReader Server it became even simpler to edit texts, to index data, to process document packages and to add to them the page. It increases accuracy at digitization of data, simplifies storage and information search. FineReader Server transfers documents to the PDF formats, including PDF/UA which is often used at the organization of electronic archives.

The updated possibilities of ABBYY FineReader Server:

• Built-in support of a 64-bit system;
• Enhanced capabilities of work with PDF: the accelerated digitization of documents with a text layer, a possibility of improvement of images, preserving of tabs from originals of documents in PDF, processing of files with the digital signature, protection of PDF watermarks;
• The improved processing of one-dimensional and two-dimensional barcodes and possibility of recognition of the following, including Maxicode extended when sending loads, and code 39 which is often used in retail trade;
• The updated interface of stations of verification and indexing. Now to edit texts and images and also it is possible to hide confidential data at all stages of work with documents. Also there was an opportunity to set templates of fields of indexing that accelerates document handling of one type;
• An opportunity to add the user languages. Relevant at document handling with decorative fonts and on ancient languages;
• The complemented recognition languages: Georgian, modern Japanese and Farsi. ABBYY FineReader Server will recognize more than 190 languages;
• Access to cloud services via the administration console.

2014: ABBYY Recognition Server 4

On May 27, 2014 the ABBYY company announced release of ABBYY Recognition Server of version 4 – high-performance server solution for text recognition and conversion of documents to the electronic edited formats.

Developers announced significant expansion of opportunities for work with archive of documents, integration with information systems, in the new version of a product. In a system new scenarios of work with documents, ampler opportunities on work with the PDF files appeared.

• Opportunities for creation of archives of documents are improved. Image translation in the edited formats expands opportunities for work with documents for employees and also allows to create full-text index of documents for search services. The new version is most flexibly configured for work with electronic archives of documents depending on business challenges of users. ABBYY Recognition Server can create in the automatic mode text versions of all documents – both again coming to archive, and already stored in it. At transfer of archive the scan images of documents in the edited type the solution can recreate completely structure of initial archive, saving or replacing initial the scan images with documents with the text.

• Support of electronic archives on the basis of Microsoft Office SharePoint. The latest version of a product does not require separate integration with electronic archives based on Microsoft Office SharePoint: the scenario of document handling, stored in MS SharePoint, is set directly using the ABBYY Recognition Server settings. The new version of a product can add in the automatic mode a text layer to all images of documents which are already stored in archive that will allow to perform their search by standard means of MS SharePoint.

• Integration with information systems became simpler. In ABBYY Recognition Server there was an opportunity to import user groups from the Active Directory and to appoint to the imported users of the right for work on scanning stations.

• The list of possible values for the indexed fields can be imported from external files or from the database now that allows to use identical lists of fields for different workflows.

Integration with different information systems became simpler and can be implemented by means of setup scripts and the application programming interface (API) Recognition Server.

• There were new scenarios of work with documents. The special mode for processing of technical drawings is added to the new version of ABBYY Recognition Server. During the work in this mode all graphic objects will be left without changes, and the text on drawings which can be located both vertically, and is horizontal, will be recognized.

• Opportunities for work with the PDF documents are expanded. When importing the ABBYY Recognition Server PDF file saves all features of the initial PDF document: tabs, metadata, applications (images, text documents, etc.) are also added by a layer with the recognized text to the new file when unloading - all characteristics of the source file and quality of images remain invariable.

• The possibility of fast viewing documents in the web browser is created. For the companies which use the intranet service or the web focused ECM systems the possibility of creation of the adapted document revisions for fast viewing in the web browser is implemented (files of the minimum size with the quality sufficient for comfortable reading from the screen). It allows to save time for loading of big files and to reduce traffic volume.

• The fault tolerance of a system is increased. ABBYY Recognition Server became steadier against failures, and process of system recovery became even quicker, more conveniently and more simply.

"ABBYY Recognition Server provides an expanded set of scenarios of stream input of documents and can help to optimize business processes practically in any modern organization, – Dmitry Shushkin, the director of corporate projects of ABBYY company Russia noted. – The solution allows business to process effectively document files and to quickly transfer the saved-up documents and scans to information, useful and available to search".

2012: ABBYY Recognition Server 3.5

For August, 2012 ABBYY Recognition Server 3.5 is high-performance server solution for the document handling and the PDF files received from the scanner, the fax, the MFP. Works of this solution are result the recognized documents in usual text formats: PDF, PDF/A, MS Word and others. The solution has ample opportunities of integration with different information systems; it can be implemented by means of scripts, XML-requests and also by means of API.

There were new opportunities of the ABBYY Recognition Server 3.5 setup for business processes of the user. So, the new scanning station supports individual user scenarios which can be implemented by means of scripts. In particular, it is possible to set an order of arrangement of pages after bilateral scanning, to select a method of splitting images of a big format, to specify at once several folders in which copies of the scanned files and so forth will be stored.

ABBYY Recognition Server is successfully used for the solution of different problems of stream input of data in many commercial and state organizations. For example, during creation of electronic archive ABBYY Recognition Server will allow to transfer quickly paper documents to an electronic form for the subsequent adding them in archive. At correctly configured scenarios of processing all process of converting is automatic. The user-friendly interface of workstations allows to scan documents and to register them in a system using only several mouse clicks.

ABBYY Recognition Server is automatically integrated with search servers Google Search Appliance and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, giving the chance to execute full-text search according to the documents which are stored in a type of images.

2010: ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0

For September, 2010 ABBYY Recognition Server represents high-performance server solution for the process automation of optical image understanding and the PDF files received by fax from the scanner or the MFP (multifunction device). Works of ABBYY Recognition Server 3.0 are result documents in usual text formats: Microsoft Word, HTML, PDF and others.

Thanks to a server architecture this application is especially effective for the tasks connected with processing of large volumes of documents both within separate departments and in big corporations.

System operation: Documents are scanned using the scanning station or arrive on processing through the "hot" folder in the local area network and by e-mail; The program automatically executes image understanding and search of barcodes; If necessary it is possible to involve verification and to visually check results of recognition for stations of verification; The flow of the recognized images is separated into documents. The program allows to define type of each document and to appropriate it the corresponding attributes; Documents are exported in the necessary format (remain in the folder, are loaded into EDMS, go by e-mail, etc.).

ABBYY Recognition Server consists of the 6th main a component:

• The manager of the server manages all components, settings of processing and a job queue;
• The scanning station for work with documents at a scanning stage;
• The station of processing performs process of recognition and converting of images and PDF files;
• The station of verification serves for visual check of results of recognition;
• The station of indexing serves for assignment to the document of attributes;
• The console of remote administration provides the general interface of administration for setup and control of work.

It is in addition possible to provide access to the ABBYY Recognition Server functions via the open program interface (open API) that gives opportunities both for implementation of a client part, and for integration into applications of other producers.