of handwritten text into alphanumerics Intelligent character recognition (ICR): Extends OCR and HWR to use comparison, logical connections, and checks against reference lists and existing data to improve recognition Optical mark recognition (OMR): Reads special markings (such as check marks or dots) in predefined fields Barcode recognition: Decodes industry-standard encodings of product and other commercial data Image cleanup Image-cleanup features include rotation, straightening, color adjustment, transposition, zoom, aligning, page separation, annotations and noise reduction. Forms processing Forms processing has two groups of technology, although the information content and character of the documents may be identical. It is the capture of printed forms via scanning; recognition technologies are often used, since well-designed forms enable automatic processing. Automatic processing can capture electronic forms (such as those submitted via webpages) if the layout, structure, logic, and contents are known to the capturing system. Enterprise report management Enterprise report management (ERM) records reports and other documents on optical disks or other digital storage for ECM systems. The technology was originally used with laserDiscs. Data aggregation Data aggregation unifies documents from different applications and sources, forwarding them to storage and processing systems in a uniform structure and format. Subject indexing Subject indexing improves searches, providing alternative ways of organizing information. Manual indexing assigns index database attributes to content by hand, and is typically used by a "manage" database for administration and access. Automatic and manual attribute indexing can be facilitated with preset input-design profiles, which can describe document classes that limit the number of possible index values or automatically assign certain criteria. Automatic classification programs can extract index, category, and transfer data autonomously. Based on the information contained in electronic information objects, it can evaluate information based on predefined criteria or in a self-learning process. Manage The manage category has five application areas: Document management (DMS) Collaborative software Web content management, including web portals Records management Workflow and business process management (BPM) It connects the other components, which can be used in combination or separately. Document management, web content management, collaboration, workflow and business process management address the dynamic part of the information's life cycle. Records management manages finalized documents in accordance with the organization's retention period, which must comply with government mandates and industry practices. Manage components incorporate databases and access-authorization systems. Document management Document management systems control documents from creation to archiving. They include: Check in-check out: Checks stored information for consistency Version