EDW 2009 Modules

The ExpeData Enterprise Digital Writing (EDW) server is the core product of the platform with which all modules integrate. The EDW server acquires handwriting from the digital pen, interprets the handwriting and converts it to electronic data. It provides the output in industry standard formats; XML for the interpreted data, and PDF, TIF, GIF, PNG, or JPG for the page images.

The EDW server is cost-effective, easy to implement and scale, and can be installed and configured in as little as one day. The product includes comprehensive documentation on installation, administration, and configuration.

Acquisition software is a PC-based client that receives handwriting files from the digital pens via a USB connection, and then securely transmits the handwriting files to the EDW server. The Acquisition Client can be customized to run in the background with no visible screen interaction, or it can be configured to display a user interface showing the data transmission status. All received handwriting files are archived on the PC and the server for reliable data management.

ExpeData Mobile is a client application which installs on mobile communication devices. Handwritten strokes from the digital pen are received on the phone via a Bluetooth® connection and are then transmitted from the phone to the server.

Form Viewer is a Web-based application where users can view and process forms. It presents form images to the user with the handwritten and interpreted data. Users can then edit and verify the handwriting interpretation, approve a document, seal a document against future writing or changes, and print and e-mail images of a form.

Field Viewer is a Web-based application that significantly reduces the time required to verify handwriting interpretations on form fields. It presents fields one-by-one for rapid examination, showing the image of the handwriting and the system’s interpretation. For increased efficiency, confidence thresholds can be set which identify the fields most likely to be interpreted correctly and remove them from the verification queue reducing the number of fields to be reviewed.

The Administration (Admin) Interface is a Web-based application for administration of the system. Admin can be used to manage user accounts, pens, forms, security policies, datatypes and sheets. Access to these administrative capabilities is controlled by well-defined, role-based security rules.

Print on Demand provides the capability to print digital forms on an as-needed basis, rather than ordering pre-printed pattern forms. This module provides the capability for users to enter customized variable data on each form page. Print on Demand can be accessed with simple commands or through the use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

Form Define is the application which enables adding fields for handwriting interpretation and the assignment of datatypes for highly accurate interpretation. Each field is formatted and assigned a datatype. Selection of correct datatypes, as well as proper formatting, is essential to the accuracy and performance of handwriting interpretation and verification. Please see EDW Platform – Key Features for more information about datatypes.

Print Manager enables the EDW platform licensees to print pattern forms in high volume at a commercial printer or in-house. Print Manager is designed to address diverse needs by supporting different form configurations such as portrait, landscape, multipart forms with pattern on specific pages, etc. Print Manager is designed to meet the needs of customers doing their own printing or of commercial print shops.