ATLANTA, Sept. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Financial institutions will have one more resource available to help them implement the requirements of Check 21 thanks to a partnership between Harland Printed Products and Orbograph.
Harland Printed Products, a division of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), is introducing the IQ Diagnostic Form(r), a new form jointly developed with Orbograph, the leading provider of check image recognition solutions, to test the image quality on check sorters.
The IQ Diagnostic Form is part of Orbograph's AutomatedIQA Solution, which captures and analyzes large groups of images, such as checks being processed for payment. With the new diagnostic form, financial institutions can monitor images at the point of capture and can distinguish the results between multiple scanning devices on both a local and enterprise level. If the images are of poor quality or other defects are detected, the AutomatedIQA solution notifies the end user. The new diagnostic form is available exclusively through Harland.
"This new form is a tool that enhances the image quality control process for our customers," said Tom Jones, with Harland Printed Products. "It's one more way that we are helping our customers prepare for Check 21."
"The consistency of Harland's production operations provides the foundation to eliminate document-related quality issues," said Joe Gregory, vice president of strategic sales with Orbograph. "This new diagnostic form builds on that foundation and enables us to identify and eliminate check image problems at their source. As a result, we can help financial institutions to prepare for image exchange and improve overall check processing performance."
To learn more about the AutomatedIQA solution, visit www.orbograph.com. To learn more about Harland, please visit www.harland.net.
About Orbograph
Orbograph (www.orbograph.com) is the leading developer and provider of recognition solutions for the U.S. check processing market. Their technologies are in use at hundreds of banks and financial institutions across North America, processing millions of documents each day. Through their recognition solutions, Business Process Outsourcing technologies, image quality assurance applications and data collection/data mining tools, Orbograph enables customers to accelerate Check 21 readiness, improve operational efficiencies and achieve rapid ROI.
About Harland
Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) (http://www.harland.net) is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial and educational markets. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary (http://www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com), supplies software and services, including customer relationship management, deposit and loan origination, core systems and mortgage services to thousands of financial institutions of all sizes. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms. Scantron Corporation (http://www.scantron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of both paper and electronic-based services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets.
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