The Enhanced SmartSource Elite

A look back at our history, from the analog era of the 1950s to the modern digital age.

Inside our Serial Embedded (SE) technology – a mini-computer in your scanner!

How our company helped bring photos from the Viking and Mariner missions to life.

In certain developing countries, check usage has defied the global trend by staying flat or increasing over the past several years. We investigate the causes of this phenomenon.

Networking is nothing new – but virtual desktops and barebones workstations are changing the way branches operate.   Part 1   Part 2   Part 3

Our microfilm division recently opened a new headquarters near Boise!

Where it came from, how machines read it, and why the fonts look so strange.

Why the “camera” inside your scanner isn’t actually a camera at all.

Why unreadable checks occasionally “fix themselves” when you re-scan them.

How sea shipping helped one of our partners in India come in on time and under budget.

Our ultra-compact check scanner is now available in network-ready models!

Why we changed our cleaning cards,
and how the new versions are better!

Certain difficult-to-scan documents are notorious for causing unreadable images – but we’ve developed software that can clean them up automatically.

The UK financial industry must work together to fight cheque fraud.

Examining why the decline in check usage suddenly slowed in 2017.

A lot has changed to make it possible to clear Canadian cheques from the U.S.

Why right-sizing branches might be just as important as tablets and touchscreens.