Case Study: RWS Group achieves searchable, scalable PDF archiving and fast ROI with ABBYY Recognition Server

Benefits of ABBYY Recognition Server Patently Clear to RWS

RWS is a global leader in patent translation and search services, employing about 350 staff across the UK, USA, Japan and Germany. Facing rapid growth and a document-intensive workflow (millions of pages per year across many file types and languages, including double-byte scripts), RWS needed to move from multi-page TIFF storage to searchable PDF archives with metadata in EMC Documentum to improve searchability and long-term storage.

ABBYY Recognition Server was deployed as a centralized, automated OCR service integrated via a hot-folder workflow to convert new and archived documents. The solution processed 28 million pages in seven months (≈100,000 pages/day), delivered ROI in under 12 months, saved about £100,000, and provided a scalable, low-training system with fully searchable PDFs—streamlining processes and improving customer service.

RWS Group

Alan Price

Technical Manager