Close
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home IT Management
    • IT Management
    • Small Business
    • Storage

    NeatDesk Helps Reduce SMB Paper Loads

    By
    Nathan Eddy
    -
    January 7, 2009
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      Ever wonder how any small business owner is able to keep track of all the miscellaneous business cards, credit card receipts and papers that find their way into (or under) every desk in the office? If entropy is an inevitability, then at least The Neat Company is trying to help small to medium-size business (SMB) owners prolong the disarray.

      The Philadelphia-based company markets a line of software-enhanced scanners that can digitize the mounds of paper cluttering you office. NeatDesk is a high-speed desktop scanner and digital filing system that scans receipts, business cards and documents all in one batch. It includes NeatWorksTM software that identifies and extracts important information and automatically organizes it for you. NeatDesk’s removable input tray can scan both sides of up to 10 receipts, 10 business cards, and 10 documents at a time, as well as up to a 50-page document.
      “We provide you with a digital filing cabinet,” says Rafi Spero, co-founder and general manager of Neat Co. “It helps your business become more organized.” Spero says his company has created “scanning for dummies,” giving small businesses a simple way to deal with the constant problem of paper accumulation. “All you have to do is get the paper inside and from there we will scan it, automatically use the right brightness and contrast, auto-rotate, auto-crop it, and then classify the document automatically,” he says. “From there, the software will intelligently read the specific text of a document, like figures on a receipt.”
      Optical Character Recognition (OCR), used by most scanning devices, is not a new technology. What makes this machine better than a glorified scanner, besides its compact, sleek design, is its ability to classify scanned items and distribute that information into whichever programs your business needs.
      The company’s NeatReceipts is a mobile scanner and digital filing system uses OCR and patented parsing technology to identify and capture key information from scanned documents. On receipts, it looks for the date, vendor, amount and sales tax, while on business cards, it captures all of the contact information: name, company, title, address, phone, e-mail, Web site and fax. The bundled software allows SMB owners to export that data to PDF, Excel, Quicken, QuickBooks and other accounting software. All scanned documents can also be searched by keyword.
      With NeatScan To Office, companies can scan and capture information from printed documents directly inside Office applications, allowing SMBs to edit documents in Word, manage contacts in Outlook, create expense reports in Excel and add images or text to PowerPoint presentations. Neat Co. also offers a Mac-based version of NeatReceipts.
      The company recently released a retooled version of their software, NeatWorks 4.0 featuring a streamlined user interface, Quick Scan Center and Filmstrip view for viewing multi-image items in the image viewer of each organizer. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Spero says the company will announce a new version of its Mac-based software, along with a high-resolution imaging product, NeatScan.
      Spero says the process of digitally converting your business documents is inevitable, in the same way digital music replaced hard media. “People want to get their paper digital as well,” he says. “We help you do that. A common response from our customers is, -I can finally see my desk again.'”

      Nathan Eddy
      A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Nathan was perviously the editor of gaming industry newsletter FierceGameBiz and has written for various consumer and tech publications including Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, CRN, and The Times of London. Currently based in Berlin, he released his first documentary film, The Absent Column, in 2013.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Latest News

      Zeus Kerravala on Networking: Multicloud, 5G, and...

      James Maguire - December 16, 2022 0
      I spoke with Zeus Kerravala, industry analyst at ZK Research, about the rapid changes in enterprise networking, as tech advances and digital transformation prompt...
      Read more
      Applications

      Datadog President Amit Agarwal on Trends in...

      James Maguire - November 11, 2022 0
      I spoke with Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog, about infrastructure observability, from current trends to key challenges to the future of this rapidly growing...
      Read more
      Applications

      Kyndryl’s Nicolas Sekkaki on Handling AI and...

      James Maguire - November 9, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nicolas Sekkaki, Group Practice Leader for Applications, Data and AI at Kyndryl, about how companies can boost both their AI and...
      Read more
      Cloud

      IGEL CEO Jed Ayres on Edge and...

      James Maguire - June 14, 2022 0
      I spoke with Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL, about the endpoint sector, and an open source OS for the cloud; we also spoke about...
      Read more
      Careers

      SThree’s Sunny Ackerman on Tech Hiring Trends

      James Maguire - June 9, 2022 0
      I spoke with Sunny Ackerman, President/Americas for tech recruiter SThree, about the tight labor market in the tech sector, and much needed efforts to...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2022 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×