Document Image Processing Systems—Where they are and where they are going

Introduction During the last year many document imaging systems, which are based on the storage of compressed digitised images on optical disk and of various sizes and configurations, have been installed in Europe for a variety of applications. These include records management, correspondence management, transaction processing, litigation management and others. Some are single function, filing and retrieval systems; others involve the integration of many technologies, systems, and products from many vendors to give complex configurations that are tying together many business functions within an organisation's operations.