July 2010 Blog Posts
Significant parts of Signate are Windows applications, such as scanning, high-speed capture and the workflow design and monitoring tools. Windows applications have some significant advantages over Web applications:
Can take full advantage of the computers processing power
Can access hardware such as scanners
Can easily perform multiple tasks at once
Can easily work on multiple tasks at once
However they come with two big disadvantages:
They require installation
They require configuration
For Signate we have done our best to address these disadvantages. For starters, the installation process for the Signate client is simple and quick (see...
Many vendors focus on providing as many options when scanning as possible. Pages and pages of options must be perused by the scan operator before scanning can commence. This makes setting up the scanner tricky, usually requiring specialist knowledge. This is great if you're the vendor, not so great if you're the client.
With Signate SimpleScan we went the opposite direction, working hard to reduce the number of options required before you can kick off a scan. So, we slashed the options down to:
Scanner - Which scanner to scan from
Resolution - The image detail required
Color...
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