OmniPage

OmniPage
Developer(s)Kofax
Stable release
19.2 (Windows platform)
X (Macintosh platform)
Operating system
TypeOCR
LicenseCommercial proprietary software (Retail or volume licensing)
Websitewww.kofax.com/Products/omnipage

OmniPage is an optical character recognition (OCR) application available from Kofax Incorporated.

OmniPage was one of the first OCR programs to run on personal computers.[1] It was developed in the late 1980s and sold by Caere Corporation, a company headed by Robert Noyce. The original developers were Philip Bernzott, John Dilworth, David George, Bryan Higgins, and Jeremy Knight.[2][3][4] Caere was acquired by ScanSoft in 2000.[5] ScanSoft acquired Nuance Communications in 2005, and took over its name.[6] By 2019 OmniPage had been sold to Kofax Inc.[7]

OmniPage supports more than 120 different languages.[8] OmniPage provides software development kits for integrating OCR functionality into other applications, such as Microsoft Office Document Imaging and UiPath.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Markoff, John (17 August 1988). "Now, PC's That Read A Page and Store It". New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ^ US 5131053, Bernzott, Philip; Dilworth, John & George, David et al., "Optical character recognition method and apparatus", issued Jul 14, 1992 
  3. ^ US 5278918, Bernzott, Philip; Dilworth, John & George, David et al., "Optical character recognition method and apparatus using context analysis", issued Jan 11, 1994 
  4. ^ US 6038342, Bernzott, Philip; Dilworth, John & George, David et al., "Optical character recognition method and apparatus", issued Mar 14, 2000 
  5. ^ Junnarkar, Sandeep (18 January 2000). "ScanSoft buys rival Caere for more than $140 million". CNET News. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  6. ^ Nuance Press Releases – ScanSoft Changes Name to Nuance Communications, Inc.
  7. ^ Kofax. "OmniPage Family". www.kofax.com.
  8. ^ Nuance Communications (September 2010). "OmniPage". Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Microsoft Announces New Office Document Imaging Tool Included in Office XP". Stories. 31 May 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Document Understanding Activities". docs.uipath.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.


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