MFP Software Environments -- Two Alternatives

Only the really educated MFP document scanning buyers understand that there are two types of MFP software operating environments. Even fewer people know what are the advantages and disadvantages.

The first development environment to hit the market was embedded Java, which is what Canon, Ricoh and Lexmark MFPs use today to support document scanning and other MFP software applications. The other is Web services, which is used by all the other major MFP manufacturers, including Konica Minolta, HP, Xerox, Sharp, Toshiba and Fuji Xerox.

Why is this important? Both environments have significant advantages and disadvantages that you will want to understand before you make an important investment, especially if your implementation involves custom software development.

Embedded Java is a widely used and powerful programming language. One or more MFP software applications can reside within the device, although the application may also require a server.

The Web Services approach leverages international Web standards, like XML, HTML and AJAX to create applications and link them together. It is typically less demanding and complex than developing in Java. Earlier this week, Nuance announced its first version of eCopy ShareScan available for the Konica Minolta bEST platform, a Web services environment. Read the press release here.

If you are considering developing custom applications or integrations for MFP scanning, you should look more deeply into these two different approaches. I hope this post will get you started.

Comments

[Document Capture]

What about a third? What i would call a detached environment, where the software/service runs on a hosted machine within the environment (Not the MFP).

[Bill Brikiatis]

This is an important question. Lets take a minute to understand.

Both environments mentioned in my post typically involve a server that that takes care of the heavy processing. This server (or host as you call it) runs on the network outside of the MFP.

I believe the third environment that you are suggesting is when the MFP software scans to a "watch" folder and the document is swept up into the document imaging system. Is this the type of system that you are suggesting?

This third type of system still would involve either a Web services or Java system at the MFP because that is where the MFP scanning software runs. Because the scanning software sometimes comes with the MFP, buyers typically don't think about where this software resides.

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These two environment is used widely though they have some limitations. What about the third? The third will come with all the features to fulfill the demands of all.

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I'm very interested in the third type of environment. Could you tell us more?

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Yeah..I am very much interested in third environment. It looks like it will solve my all problems. Can you please send me more details about the third environment.

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The scanning software sometimes comes with the MFP, buyers typically don't think about where this software resides.The Ad-hoc scanning of individual documents into computer files.Where as the desktop batch scanning of documents to network files or to a document management system.

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