Decoding Barcodes in F# with Barcode Xpress
F# is a strongly-typed functional-first language developed by Microsoft to bring the paradigms and advantages of functional style programming into the .NET platform. Influenced by languages like OCaml and Haskell, F# allows programmers to write more concise, readable software while maintaining the advantages of a strongly static typed compiler. While templates and support for F# […]
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Document Management at a Distance – Without Breaking the Bank
The COVID-19 crisis has permanently changed the way banks do business. While many financial firms were already shifting away from brick-and-mortar branches toward both mobile and digital alternatives, pervasive pandemic priorities required a rapid shift in physical presence — forcing companies to rapidly react with remote work alternatives. Some — such as JPMorgan — were […]
Get Native Excel Workbook Support with PrizmDoc Cells
Despite the explosive growth of big data and sophisticated analytics platforms, a 2019 study by Deloitte found that 67 percent of business leaders are not quite comfortable using them to inform decision making. For many organizations, spreadsheets remain the preferred tool for managing data and evaluating trends. Developers looking to build the next generation of […]
Adding Text-to-Speech to Your Document Viewer
Text-to-speech (also known as speech synthesis) is the artificial production of human speech. It is most commonly used to allow people with visual impairments or reading disabilities to listen to written words. Thanks to the Speech Synthesis API, which is natively supported in modern browsers, text-to-speech functionality can easily be integrated into a web application. […]
The Top 3 InsurTech SDKs
The insurance market is booming. As noted by research firm Deloitte, the property and casualty (P&C) sector saw a massive income uptick in 2018 and steady growth last year that’s predicted to carry forward through 2020. To help manage the influx of new clients and handle more claims, many firms are spending on insurance technology […]
Design Patterns: Coding Like a Rockstar
Michael Samuel, Accusoft Software Engineer III Introduction: Gang of Four Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and alcohol don’t mix; Please don’t drink and derive! 😉 Now that my public service announcement is over, let’s dive into the design pattern ocean. Way back in 1994 (when I was saving the world from evil… on my […]
Image-Only PDF in FormAssist
FormAssist, a part of FormSuite, makes it easy for you to automatically extract your data from your forms. At Accusoft, we are currently working on a new update that will support extracting image data directly from compatible PDF documents. We want to allow our users to process their scanned documents using FormAssist and FormSuite as […]
Streamlining Data Capture in the Age of COVID-19 with FormSuite for Structured Forms
When it comes to the COVID-19 crisis, the only constant is change. As noted by Insurance Business Magazine, this creates a “growing opportunity” for insurance firms to embrace digital transition and improve their processes — provided they can quickly embrace insurance claim form automation to underpin underwriters’ efficiency. This is no small task. From […]
Communicating with External Systems in a Salesforce Application
Salesforce applications provide a way to easily extend the capabilities of the popular customer relationship management platform Salesforce. A Salesforce user can choose from thousands of apps that are available on the Salesforce App Exchange One common capability provided by Salesforce apps is the ability to communicate with external systems in order to extend the […]
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Bulk Change JIRA Descriptions with Python
Roderick McMullen, Accusoft Software Engineer III Earlier this year, I was tasked to prepare a JIRA epic and issues to improve continuous integration for ImageGear under our existing build infrastructure. Only after creating the epic’s story and several dozen issues did I notice a mistake in the boilerplate description used to create each issue. The […]