Image Capture Software: Applications that facilitate the conversion of paper documents to electronic images. Originally designed to facilitate batch processing, capture software is now evolving to accomodate smaller volumes in Web capture and front-office applications.

OCR/ICR– These processes involve converting the text on document images to text that can recognized by a computer application. Optical and Intelligent Character Recognition uses computer algorithms to read the printed text on a document image and converts that text to ASCII, XML, or some other sort of electronically usable language.

Color management: Color scanners are now available for approximately the same price as black-and-white and grayscale ones. Advanced layering technology such as MRC (mixed raster content) helps create color files that are about the same size as black and white ones.