Today’s business world is constantly evolving and in order to keep pace, businesses require cutting-edge technology and solutions. Office connectivity and portable scanners are increasingly important resources when supporting new hybrid and remote workflows.
With nearly two-thirds of Australians working from home, access to office-based scanning resources aren’t always available.
Fortunately, portable scanning devices allow workers to perform critical business functions while working remotely. Scanning apps are designed to allow workers to review and edit scanned documents and are able to support traditional office solutions when working remotely.
Business Wire reports findings from a recent study that suggest nearly one-half of Australian businesses are concerned about the productivity and efficiency of their remote workforce. This article will examine how today’s scanning platforms are accelerating productivity at home.
Benefits of scanning
Scanning devices and apps provide versatile functionality for today’s workforce. Mobile apps provide value-added features that support your scanning devices and resources without any additional cost to your business. Some of the key features include:
- Ease of use: The Brother Mobile Connect app provides a clean, intuitive and user-friendly interface for your smart device. With this app, you can automatically identify compatible printers and scanners across a shared network. With Brother Mobile Connect, your smart device becomes a control panel for your office equipment
- Mobility: Critically, scanning apps bring the efficiency of your scanner’s core functionalities to your mobile device. The connectivity of a scanning app means that your workforce can scan a document from an office device and immediately observe the result on their phone. This increases productivity by removing the need to return to a desktop
- Scalability: Deploying mobile solutions is fast and simple since most employees already have the necessary technology at their fingertips. Employees can download and take advantage of scanning apps at their own pace. Tech Unwrapped champions the efficiency of the Brother Connect Mobile app, touting the ability to automatically detect and connect to compatible scanners and Multi-Function Centres (MFCs). This feature saves valuable time once lost to linking and configuration processes
- Document backup: The best applications maintain a history of scanned documents to ensure they are never lost and can always be recovered
Brother scanning technology accelerates your workflow
The versatility of scanning apps affords today’s businesses a competitive advantage in the battle for increased productivity. Here are some enhanced performance outcomes you can rely on when implementing a Brother scanning solution.
Increased workplace efficiency
You can use scanning apps to view the digitised versions of many types of documents after they’ve been scanned. Receipts, business cards, tax forms, handwritten notes, invoices and more can be viewed on mobile devices to increase the efficiency of remote-capable operations.
Enhanced document security
Whether visiting a prospective client or making an at-home healthcare visit, the safest way to keep important documents secure is to digitise them right away. Mobile apps allow you to bring up scanned information quickly and efficiently, without the risk of damage or loss associated with relying on a paper copy. As long as you’ve got your phone, you’ve got your important health documents.
Remote collaboration
With the rise of hybrid work, you never know when you’ll need to collaborate – or even where your workspace might be on a given day. Regardless of location, scanning apps allow you to share scanned documents quickly and easily. Whether that means sending a scanned document to the office or sharing it over email, all of this can be accomplished within the application.
What features of a scanning app can benefit you?
When looking for your ideal app, there are many important features to consider, based on the needs of your business. You’ll want to select an app that allows you to view and edit scanned documents and communicate directly with in-office or at-home scanning hardware. The features and functionality of today’s scanning apps can pack the power of an entire office in the palm of your hand. Some of the more prevalent functionalities to aid in on-the-go efficiency include:
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Many of today’s scanners can be synced with OCR software that can transcribe paper documents to actionable data effortlessly
- Automatic edge detection: Take the worry out of perfectly aligning your documents, thanks to the real-time calculation capabilities of today’s mobile scanners. Devices work to smooth edges and ensure you’re capturing the document as intended
- In-app editing: The days of waiting to get back to the office to change a document are over. Today’s scanning apps have the ability to edit, format and customise documents
- Customisable interface: Arrange icons and in-app services to reflect your working needs, and keep your high-usage functions and features accessible with the click of a button
- Scan to email, PDF or office: Take the office on the road with remote communication capabilities. Link to office devices on or off a shared network and send your valuable documents to other stations
- Cloud service compatibility: Your documents, data and resources are automatically backed up and protected with the cloud-based platforms that house today’s leading-edge mobile scanning apps
Today’s scanning solutions effectively complement your work device infrastructure. With so many business operations and tasks occurring outside of traditional office hours, we offer a series of mobile-capable solutions that offer customisable scanning features.
Brother stays at your side by providing scanning solutions that match today’s business needs. To learn more, contact us today.
