Datacap Release Taskmaster 7.5

Building on the success of the award-winning Taskmaster 7, the latest version of Taskmaster is shipping. The new release contains a number of significant enhancements which broaden Taskmasters’ capabilities, offer performance improvements, provide additional applications, and increase utilization of industry standards such as Web Services.

Highlights of this release:

• Enhancements to Datacap Studio include new hotkeys, automatic synchronization between rule and actions, better fingerprint handling including the ability to search fingerprints, and more
• Authentication and authorization of users in groups using either Active Directory (AD) or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Taskmaster management of the OCR process detects when a recognition engine fails and automatically restarts processing beginning with the failed page
• Support for new versions of Scansoft (Nuance) and RecoStar recognition engines
• Optional high-performance server based Fingerprint Service where fingerprints are loaded just once, greatly reducing response time for subsequent usage
• Support for Actions written in .NET. Optional Datacap Developer Kit required to create .NET actions
• Smart Parameters provide Actions with dynamic access to batch information, enabling a high degree of configuration and control
• Taskmaster APT is the new Accounts Payable Technology invoice application from Datacap. It is built for use with the Datacap Studio and has a new look and many new features
• Taskmaster Flex is a new application that provides easy document identification and data extraction for any document type. Taskmaster FlexID is the component of Taskmaster Flex which provides simple page identification without the use of separator pages

For current Datacap customers with active maintenance, Taskmaster 7.5 upgrades are free of charge and can be requested by visiting the Datacap support website.  Click here.

Datacap's Tom Stuart previewing Taskmaster 7.5 at the 2008 Datacap Capture Conference

Datacap Focuses on Providing Extra Value In 2008

Now more than ever, organizations are looking to maximize the value of their IT investments. They need business partners that understand that flexibility and responsiveness are essential to get through difficult times. To help our end users get the most out of their relationship with Datacap, we are announcing some special offers good for the remainder of the year.

We have four special offers:

1. Rulerunner Quattro - An option to Taskmaster 7.5 that delivers virtualization inside of Taskmaster by utilizing the multiple processors available on many computers.  Gain the benefits of virtualization technology without the expense and complexity of multiple computers or multiple virtual machines.

Rulerunner Quattro will reduce cycle time without adding new hardware

2. Add-On Taskmaster Applications - Special discounts for Datacap looking to extend their applications, add new department applications or add extra clients to support higher volumes.

3. Capture Healthcheck - A technical check-up designed to rate the efficiency of your current Datacap system and make recommendations for achieving peak optimization

4. Multi Year Maintenance - Lock in your current maintenance for up to three years and protect against inflation

You can learn more about all four Datacap special offers by clicking here.

2008 Datacap Capture Conference Pics Are OnLine

September's Conference is just a fond memory now, but people have been asking about photos from the event, especially from the 20th Anniversary Banquet, where attendees donned silly gear and exhibited their true selves. We haven't posted any names (to protect the innocent), but we have put up some of the more outrageous pics for folks to enjoy and download.

Below is just one example of two normally quiet and unassuming Datacap business partners, who truly embraced the spirit of the event.

For more like this, click here.

Forget "Guns N Roses," if you like hair bands, you'll love these guys

Datacap Sponsors New E-Payables Report From Aberdeen Group

The analyst firm AberdeenGroup is known for its coverage of automation in Accounts Payable and its annual studies are frequently quoted by press and business strategists. The most recent study, "The E-Payables Benchmark Series: A/P Strategies For Success," features two Datacap end users, Goodyear and Exel Transportation, in support of the value of automating data entry.

The study includes an evaluation of more than 450 enterprises and distinguished Best-In-Class organizations by two key performance criteria: The overall cost of processing an invoice and the overall time to process an invoice. The report includes recommendations that any AP department would do well to heed.

If you'd like to read this new study, you can access a free copy (a $399 value), courtesy of Datacap by clicking here.

1. Datacap Taskmaster 7.5
2. Q4 Specials
3. Capture Conference Photos Online
4. Datacap Sponsors New E-Payables Study from Aberdeen Group

Visit Datacap at OIT DocFinity November 10-12, 2008 in State College, PA

Visit Datacap at ECM Sharepoint November 17-19, 2008 in Orlando

White Paper: 

"The E-Payables Benchmark Series: A/P Strategies For Success"
Read the latest research on A/P Automation from the Aberdeen Group

  Access It Here

December 15-18, 2008   Taskmaster Implementation Training,Tarrytown, NY  

Click here to learn more

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