Nuance Document Imaging Named Largest Global Scanning And Capture Software Vendor For Second Consecutive Year
Nuance Document Scanning and Workflow Solutions Continue to Outpace Competition Worldwide
Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, recently announced it ranked number one in the worldwide document capture software market in a new study from the market research firm Harvey Spencer Associates (HSA) – placing Nuance as the global top scanning and capture software vendor for the second consecutive year.
The report found Nuance products captured 16 percent of the overall global document capture market in 2010 – leading Kofax, EMC, ReadSoft, IRIS and others. The HSA report also calls out that Nuance posted a 48.9 percent market share in the Ad Hoc Image segment, which includes scanning solutions for multifunction printers (MFPs). This is nearly ten times larger than its nearest competitor and increases its market share lead over NSi, Omtool and other MFP capture vendors in this segment.
"Nuance once again led the global document capture software market, and has extended its already large lead in the Ad-Hoc image segment," said Harvey Spencer, president of HSA, the leading analysis company specializing in document capture. "Document capture is an area of significant opportunity as MFP manufacturers seek to differentiate and add value through their products. Nuance is continuing to demonstrate market leadership through its understanding of user experience requirements, expanded R&D investment, growth in its partner ecosystem and relevant acquisitions."
Nuance's document imaging portfolio includes Nuance eCopy ShareScan scanning and workflow solutions, and Nuance OmniPage, PaperPort, PDF Converter Professional and eCopy PDF Pro Office desktop applications. The portfolio boosts personal productivity, increase departmental efficiency and streamline enterprise workflows. It delivers an end-to-end solution that supports workflows from MFPs to desktop and mobile devices. Nuance recently acquired Equitrac, the leading print management and cost recovery vendor, which was not included in the recent HSA round-up.
Nuance has global channel partnerships with nearly every MFP and scanning vendor, including Brother, Canon/Océ, Fuji Xerox, HP, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Ricoh/IKON, Visioneer and Xerox – each of which currently sells or bundles Nuance scanning solutions through dealers or as part of Managed Print Services portfolios.
With over 100 Connectors, eCopy ShareScan connects scanning to the broadest set of enterprise applications and has the market's most widely used SDK for developers to create value-add solutions. It includes OmniPage, the world's best-selling and most accurate document conversion solution for Microsoft Windows. eCopy ShareScan software is used with over one million MFPs at more than 25,000 customers.
"Nuance's leading position in the market underscores the true value of our solutions, providing robust document scanning and workflow features and ease-of-use across our entire software portfolio," said Robert Weideman, senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Document Imaging. "Nuance solutions deliver continuous, quantifiable benefits by helping organizations increase worker productivity and automate business processes."
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, visit www.nuance.com.
SOURCE: Nuance Communications, Inc.