Document Scanner Shipments Grow Over 50% For Third Straight Year

According to a new forecast report released by InfoTrends, shipments of document-class scanners have grown at a rate of over 50% for the third straight year. This significant growth should not be construed as a mere trend but rather as a newly discovered manner of conducting smart business.

Enterprises of all sizes are coming to the realization that in order to achieve and maintain their competitiveness, they must include scanning as their primary method of capturing data. In other words, they are choosing to compile and organize the same data that had previously been stored in filing cabinets, or worse yet—placed haphazardly throughout their organization.

Companies are systematically getting organized. Compliance regulations are mandating that all information become accessible on demand. Internal staff want information immediately available at their fingertips, regardless of their location. Clients are increasingly demanding enhanced and expedient customer service. Scanners play a key role each of these ventures.

Scanners are becoming a staple hardware item, essential for effective business operations. But, in spite of their contributions toward efficiency, accessibility, and compliance, they should be viewed only as the first step in achieving a truly effective document management solution.

Previously, a document management solution was perceived as a luxury obtainable only to large companies with big budgets. In contrast today, businesses of all sizes are realizing that document management is not optional and expensive, but rather, affordable and necessary to maintain competitiveness. Document management is not simply a trend but a better manner of performing business.