Ricoh Americas has launched Personal Paperless Document Manager (PPDM), a new desktop application that makes document scanning and conversion with network multifunction products (MFPs) easier and personalised.
According to Ricoh, the new application is developed with Nuance Communications and is designed for the Ricoh family of MFPs under the Ricoh, Savin and Lanier brands. It allows users to eliminate paper processes by scanning documents to folders on a desktop and into ECM solutions.
Ricoh claims that the new application makes scanning personal by allowing users to customise the MFP touch-screen menus from their PCs. It allows scanning at the MFP with single icons for scanning to the desktop, network locations and content management systems, such as Microsoft SharePoint.
Ricoh said that the new application simplifies scanning with features that allow users to combine scanned documents with existing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint content with drag and drop functionality.
The company said that the new application includes both PDF-MRC, which compresses scanned colour PDFs, and PDF Converter Professional, which allows users to create PDFs from any PC application, and provides support for viewing, annotating and editing PDF files. It also supports PDF features, such as redaction, form-filling and digital signatures.
Ron Potesky, SVP of corporate communications, product/solutions and channel marketing at Ricoh Americas, said: The addition of personalized scanning features within the PPDM solution is impressive, as users can now instantly customize their MFP touch-screen experience right from their computer.
