ibml (Imaging Business Machines, L.L.C.), founded in 1992, is a privately held

information capture Information capture is the process of collecting paper documents, forms and e-documents, transforming them into accurate, retrievable, digital information, and delivering the information into business applications and databases for immediate act ...

company headquartered in

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, United States. Combining hardware and software products and services, ibml products provide end-to-end scanning and

document capture Document Capture Software refers to applications that provide the ability and feature set to automate the process of scanning paper documents or importing electronic documents, often for the purposes of feeding advanced document classification an ...

History and technology

Founded as a document scanning company on August 1, 1992, by Gary Murphy, ibml has grown into an

business that focuses on design, manufacture, delivery, and the support of high-speed

scanners and software. The ImageTrac scanner, a core product, was first shipped to

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to read ticket numbers and capture color images of tickets for the airline revenue accounting process. It became the scanner of choice for the airline industry soon thereafter. In 1997, ibml released SoftTrac software to manage ImageTrac scanners. The series continued to evolve; ImageTrac II was introduced in 2000, and ImageTrac III and ImageTrac IV were released in about 2003. In 2009, these scanners were selected for use by the

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. 2010 saw the introduction of the ImageTrac Series 5000 platform. This was followed by the launch of SoftTrac Capture Suite software in 2011, the ImageTracDS line of products in 2012, SoftTrac Synergetics intelligent document recognition software in 2013, and the ImageTrac Series 6000 in 2014. In 2020, the company unveiled the FADGI 3-Star Certified ibmlFUSiON™ high-speed intelligent scanner. In June 2007, the majority of ibml was purchased by the private equity firm

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. A minority is owned by management. The board of directors consists of two individuals from Ares Management, one independent party, and ibml's CEO, Martin Birch.ibml hires Martin Birch, an experienced and growth-minded executive, as President and Chief Executive Officer
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Business Insider article "ibml Unveils World's Fastest, Ultra-High-Volume, Intelligent Scanner: The ibml FUSiON, the Most Comprehensive Intelligent Information Capture Solution", February 10, 2020

RealWire news article "ibml appoints Donald C. Monistere as chief operating officer", June 13, 2019

ECM Connection news article "ibml's ImageTrac Named High Volume Imaging Product Of The Year For Ninth Consecutive Year", November 5, 2015

Zawya news article "Kodak Alaris Showcases Knowledge Share Initiative at GITEX 2014 as it Focuses Investment in the Middle East Region", September 17, 2014

* ttp://www.documentboss.com/interviews/business-leader-interview-derrick-murphy-ceo-ibml Document Boss article "Business Leader Interview with Derrick Murphy, CEO of ibml", September 30, 2013
Document Imaging Report article "ibml's Software and Solutions Business Accelerating", October 1, 2014

* [http://www.ecmconnection.com/doc/ibml-wins-uk-document-manager-product-of-the-year-award-0001/ ECM Connection news article "ibml Wins UK 2016 Document Manager Product Of The Year Award", December 6, 2016] Software companies of the United States Software companies established in 1992 Computer storage companies 1992 establishments in Alabama 2007 mergers and acquisitions

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