Document Mgt Roll-up: Xerox Previews Document Reviewer Software, Oce Expands MPS Portfolio

By David Roe (@druadh20) Jan 4, 2011

It may have been the Christmas season, but in the document management world the clock continued ticking. In addition to a couple of acquisitions worth noting, Xerox gave us a glimpse of its ‘smart’ document review software, Oce expanded its MPS portfolio and Adeptol expanded the reach of its document viewer.

Xerox Previews Doc Reviewer

One of the new pieces of document management software we will be looking forward to later this year is Xerox’s (news, site) new “smart document” review system. Users can gather around a large touch-sensitive table top display and sort documents merely by moving their fingers across the screen.

According to Xerox, which previewed a prototype just before Christmas, the interface is like an iPhone or smartphone touch screen — but more than a 150 times larger.

The new software aims to help users quickly group similar documents. Documents can be put side-by-side for comparison, scaled up or down or piled in a corner of the table, just as real sheets of papers are placed on a real desk, but with all the capabilities of digital documents.

By simply pointing to a few relevant documents, the user “teaches” the system what information is important. The system then uses this knowledge to automatically categorize and sort millions of documents in a fraction of the time it takes to do so manually.

The research technology promises to significantly improve the document review process. The prototype system is going through a customer pilot phase before being further developed for commercialization. A full release date will be announced later this year. Want to find out more? Check out the video.

Oce Expands Managed Print Services

Document Management provider Océ (news, site) has also just announced the expansion its portfolio, this time with an expansion of its Managed Print Services (MPS) program to include the new MPS Express for SMBs and MPS Enterprise for mid to large-sized office environments.

The Océ MPS program is designed to help corporate office environments manage their printing network without having to invest in new printing hardware.

MPS Express is a simple print management program designed to help SMBs get started with MPS immediately. After a quick and simple assessment, Océ uses the MPS Express web-based tool to generate a program proposal, which includes pricing based on the users printing data and contract documents.

MPS Enterprise is a consultative engagement process designed for larger office environments. With this new process, Oce is offering companies tailor-made packages depending on the size and printing needs of the company.

While there are many companies that currently offer a number of different software packages for different sized companies, this one offers packages for individual enterprises.