Publisher's Synopsis
Document image processing is the capture, storage and processing of documents in the form of digitized images, rather than as coded data or text. The advantages of storing them in this form are that any form of information can be captured eg drawings, photographs and that less labour is needed to capture them, since the scanner does most of the work of encoding. DIP is therefore an alternative to filing on paper or on microfilm, enabling rapid retrieval of documents and permitting multiple access over geographical distances. However the great majority of businesses have yet to be persuaded that DIP really can be justified as too often it appears to be either too complicated or too costly for businesses to contemplate.;The "DIP Applications Handbook" is the latest and most comprehensive guide to DIP, presenting to potential users illustrations of the wide variety of working DIP applications. It contains a large set of DIP case studies, detailing the application area, the system solution and the facilities provided to show that DIP applications are not limited to large and affluent organizations and to make potential users aware of suppliers and their products.;It provides prospective users, whether large or small, with a detailed assessment of the market. The full range of DIP applications are considered toether with a review of the wide variety of solutions in terms of price and performance.
