Oct. 5, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it has acquired eCopy, a leading provider of solutions that integrate paper documents into business software applications. The acquisition of eCopy combines Nuance’s multifunction printer (MFP) desktop solutions and eCopy’s server offerings to deliver network scanning solutions that connect the widest range of MFPs to a broad set of business applications and content management systems.
eCopy’s network scanning solutions are offered by leading MFP vendors – including Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, Océ, Ricoh, Toshiba and Xerox – providing organizations with an intuitive touch-screen application that has a consistent user experience across devices. eCopy’s solutions support document connectivity to more than 100 enterprise applications, such as Microsoft SharePoint, EMC Documentum, Oracle and SAP, adding value to an organization’s existing investments in database, CRM, content management, legal, accounting and financial solutions.
“Nuance and eCopy share a vision of connecting MFP devices to a wide range of applications in an easy and productive way,” said Robert Weideman, general manager and senior vice president of the Nuance Document Imaging Division. “eCopy has earned a strong reputation for quality and innovation, and its team is respected for providing high levels of customer and partner service. We look forward to welcoming eCopy to the Nuance organization.”
A growing number of organizations are combining scanning software with intelligent MFP devices to increase productivity and reduce costs by creating efficient document workflows. This allows organizations to easily move invoices into accounting systems, contracts into practice management systems, patient records into electronic medical records (EMR) systems, and office documents into content management systems. In order for these workflows to be successful, MFP scanning solutions must be easy to use, provide robust document processing capabilities, and support a variety of content management systems and business applications.
“The MFP industry is poised to benefit greatly from our mutual focus on delivering integrated solutions that solve real business problems for customers,” said Edward Schmid, eCopy president and CEO. “The combination of eCopy and Nuance creates an organization that can drive the expansion of this opportunity, and is an important advancement for our MFP partners and customers.
