eCopy, I.R.I.S. Announce Joint Sales Agreements
eCopy, Inc. and I.R.I.S. Group (Euronext Brussels: IRI) recently significantly strengthened and expanded their partnership with two sales agreements. I.R.I.S. will sell the entire eCopy document imaging software product line in Europe while eCopy will offer I.R.I.S. production scanning software Worldwide.
I.R.I.S. will sell eCopy through its Professional Solutions Group, which targets enterprise customers. It has a base of more than 900 enterprise accounts using solutions with I.R.I.S. products, and third-party software and hardware. It is a sophisticated group that is skilled at document imaging and management solutions selling.
eCopy software complements the high-volume scanning capabilities of I.R.I.S. solutions. eCopy ShareScan® and eCopy PaperWorks™ software add value to the I.R.I.S. portfolio with ad hoc and distributed document scanning capabilities for multifunction devices (MFDs) and scanners that meet the needs of any size workgroup or enterprise.
The I.R.I.S. production scanning software portfolio of products provide a wide range of capabilities including but not limited to advanced optical character recognition (OCR), document compression, invoice reading, high volume scanning, form recognition, invoice classification and digital mailroom capabilities.
eCopy will sell I.R.I.S. software products through its Professional Services Group and its expanding network of SIs and VARs. eCopy Professional Services deliver expert, value-add services that help organizations optimize document imaging and business automation opportunities. This group provides software customization that advances business efficiency, document security and regulatory compliance by leveraging eCopy software and third-party applications.
"This agreement further expands our longstanding and successful relationship with eCopy, which is the global market leader in document imaging software that addresses distributed and ad hoc needs," said Pierre De Muelenaere, president and CEO, I.R.I.S. "eCopy's ability to integrate our industry leading optical character recognition (OCR) technology with MFD document imaging makes it an ideal choice for customers looking to merge paper-based information into business applications."
eCopy products convert paper-based information into electronic images that can be added into the workflow of critical business processes. The software offers an intuitive interface that makes it easy to incorporate documents into business software applications, including Microsoft SharePoint, EMC Documentum and Interwoven WorkSite.
eCopy has incorporated I.R.I.S. Readiris OCR technology in eCopy software products since 1998. During that time, over 2.7 million licenses of I.R.I.S.' Readiris OCR software have been sold embedded within eCopy document imaging solutions.
"Our two companies have enjoyed a very productive partnership for over ten years and this agreement deepens our shared commitment to help customers transform paperwork into business value," said Edward Schmid, eCopy president and CEO. "Working with I.R.I.S. expands our current European sales profile and allies us with an organization that excels in selling software solutions. It also extends our Professional Services capabilities to address a broader range of customer needs."
About I.R.I.S.
I.R.I.S.' mission is to increase our customers' productivity and knowledge through helping them better manage their documents, data and information.
I.R.I.S. Products & Technologies develops technologies and products for Intelligent Document Recognition and markets its portfolio on a worldwide basis through strong partnerships.
I.R.I.S. Professional Solutions enables companies and administrations to find in one company the innovative expertise and hi-tech solutions to efficiently manage documents, information flows and IT infrastructure.
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About eCopy, Inc.
eCopy™, Inc. is an innovative provider of open and flexible solutions that transform paperwork into paper that works. With more than 100,000 units of eCopy ShareScan sold, eCopy is the market leader in MFP document imaging software. eCopy customers include GE, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo!, Nissan, Verizon Wireless, BP, Sprint, General Motors, Siemens, Cisco Systems, SAAB, and Sony Corporation. eCopy, Inc. is a global company headquartered in the United States, with subsidiaries in Japan and the UK, offices in Germany, France, Scandinavia, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.eCopy.com or join the conversation at eCopy's Document Imaging Blog at http://documentimaging.typepad.com/.
SOURCE: eCopy, Inc. and I.R.I.S.Group