Features

• Helps connect selling professionals with small businesses
• Easily access, organize, and manage contact details
• Time management tools; track sales opportunities
• Integrates with Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds
• Easily share and synchronize contacts and calendars

Features

• Easily create Adobe PDF files—create PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Enjoy improved performance—with improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
• Assemble documents—create a single Adobe PDF file from multiple sources—including Web pages and e-mail—to deliver one professional document that anyone can open using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software.
• Protect sensitive and confidential documents—control documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline.
• Enjoy improved attachment capabilities—easily attach source files such as spreadsheets and images to an Adobe PDF document.

Amazon.com Product Description

Ultimate Employer enables your personnel management tasks to become more organized, efficient, and performance-driven. Whether you are an HR professional or a small business without any HR systems in place, the Ultimate Employer is everything you need to quickly and easily manage your workforce.

Ultimate Employer streamlines all your HR-related tasks and responsibilities. It gives you the solid advice you need to be knowledgeable and confident when handling all types of employee-related situations. It helps you comply with the many employment laws that could potentially put your business at risk. And it is highly flexible to meet your company's specific needs.

This suite features four software titles in one complete package. Use Descriptions Now to quickly and easily define jobs and hire right. Write, publish, and maintain customized employment policies with Policies Now. Performance Now lets you create fast, easy, and effective employee reviews. And, you can manage all your crucial personnel tasks with People Manager. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Helped me be a better boss
These tools are great. I had used the KnowledgePoint policy writing software years ago. Wrote an entire personnel policy handbook in an afternoon. And I knew nothing about HR or employment law!

So when I started a new company I looked for the latest version, I saw that they had bundled it into the Ultimate Employer suite. Now I have started writing job descriptions for my (4) employees and I plan to evaluate them using Performance Now. It's a great value and time saver.

These tools have helped me create a better work environment and, as we grow, it'll be easy to add new employees and make sure we're all moving in the right direction.

Five stars on quality of output, value and ease of use. Minus one star because the individual programs aren't fully integrated.

No small business should be without this software
With all the legal liabilities out there today from employees, this software is wonderful. I reviewed the individual software packages on those pages, but this is the "bargain pack" where we got 4 packages for less than the price of 3. It enabled our new company to write a policy manual in less than 2 hours; write job descriptions quickly, with legally appropriate language, and consistent through each job; enter and track employee info; and my favorite, manage performance more efficiently and effectively for employees. Includes free technical support, although we have not read the manual and have not had to call. ... Read more

Features

• More than 140 contracts and forms .
• Over 60 interactive forms -- create essential documents with simple step-by-step interviews.
• Five completely searchable Nolo business bestsellers.
• State-specific information.
• Your information remains private.

Features

• PDF Create! and PDF Converter for Microsoft Word combined
• Create industry-standard PDF files; password protection
• Convert PDF files into editable Microsoft Word documents and forms
• Easily extract charts and graphs from PDF files for use elsewhere
• Automated batch creation; merge documents; watermarks and stamps

Reviews (3)

Awesome!
PDF Converter 2 Professional is an awesome product! I have been using it for a few weeks and it leaves Acrobat in the dust. I creates PDF files much quicker and with a lot less set-up and hassle. Why hasn't somebody created a product like this before?

Better than Adobe!
Our company has searched high and low for an alternative to Acrobat because we didn't like Adobe's arrogant take-it-or-leave-it attitude about pricing. We couldn't find a product that offered the same functionality from a reputable company until this came along. This PDF Converter product offered the features that almost everyone in our company needed and was much less expensive than Acrobat. When we pilot tested it, everyone found it easy to use. Based on that decision alone we swapped out Acrobat for PDF Converter and saved about $100,000. Now I think I need a raise!

PDF Create rocks!
PDF Create rocks! As a student, I don't have much money and couldn't afford to spend $300 for Acrobat. My teachers wanted papers sent to them electronically in PDFs so I had to go to the library every time I needed to turn something in and use their computer to create one. It was really inconvenient, plus I couldn't go to the library late at night because it wasn't open. One of the staff told me about this product that would create PDFs for $50 from ScanSoft. I bought it and figured I'd just return it if it didn't work out. After I installed it I found it was really easy to use and saved me from having to go back to the library to create PDF files. It's the best $50 I've ever spent. ... Read more

Features

• Personal organizer software with powerful tools
• User friendly interface; hundreds of printable calendars
• Prioritize and manage to-do list; organize contacts
• Manage and track all business and personal expenses
• Synchronization with handheld devices

Features

• Quickly turn PC documents, drawings, and images into PDF files
• Compressed file sizes; batch conversion of multiple files at a time
• Advanced font embedding, graphics, and page-size controls
• Password security with 128-bit encryption; watermarks and stamps
• Compatibility with PDF 1.5; does not require Adobe Acrobat

Reviews (2)

Great alternative to Acrobat
This gives me PDF 1.5, passwords and other full-Acrobat features at a fraction of the price. I did read another review on its toolbar shortcuts in Outlook - PDF Create! and Adobe Acrobat have the identical behavior and limitation of Word is the editor for Outlook. Overall, I think the batch processing and merging of many documents into a single PDF as the best feature.

Does not work with MS Word!
Scansoft's PDF Create 2.0 does not work with MS Word when MS Word is used as the email editor in Outlook. The PDF Create toolbar and buttons do not appear in this situation, so there is no way to create a PDF document that has links. You can still print to the PDF print driver (which is Scansoft's "solution" to this problem). But printing does not preserve heading information for creating proper PDF files that have bookmarks. Scansoft's other "solution" to this problem is to stop using MS Word as the Outlook editor. ... Read more

Features

• Then select from multiple designs for a resume that really stands out.
• Creating a winning resume couldn’t be easier!
• WinWay® Resume Deluxe is the result of more than a decade of research and innovation in career development software.
• This updated new edition features an enhanced Resume Auditor,™ the foolproof system to catch mistakes before employers do.
• Choose from thousands of customizable resumes for virtually every career, plus more than 100,000 job-winning phrases.

Amazon.com Product Description

Adobe Acrobat Capture 3.0 is a professional production tool that teams with your scanner to convert volumes of paper documents into searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Accurate OCR, advanced page and content recognition, and powerful cleanup tools let you turn all your important paper-based information into high-quality electronic documents ready for publication via the Web, intranets, extranets, CD-ROM, and more. Sophisticated productivity features streamlined processing from start to finish, so you can get your jobs done efficiently. ... Read more

Features

• Supports any customer defined Extensible Markup Language ( XML ) schema, and integrates with Web services
• Helps connect information workers directly to organizational information and give them the ability to act on it, leading to positive business impact
• Makes it easy to collect the right information, with data validation, screen tips and conditional formatting
• Lets you work with forms online or offline to gather and manage information anywhere, anytime
• Familiar Microsoft Office System environment minimizes training time & provides authoring features like spell checker, font formatting & other familiar tools

Reviews (2)

eforms made easy!
InfoPath is an awesome product that allows the creation of electronic forms quickly and easily.

When combined with InfoView from Unique World Software (www.uniqueworldsoftware.com) which converts InfoPath forms into ASP.NET forms then it forms a powerful solution to create web forms.

What , no VIEWER???
I would have to say this product is pretty amazing. However, to use it to it's full capability would require you to have a robust Active Directory, Windows 2003, Sharepoint Portal Server, Exchange 2003, SQL Server 2000 and a ton of trained end users.

The biggest downfall is that there is no viewer availiable so any forms that you create using Infopath will require the client PC to have a copy/liscensed version... You do the math. =) ... Read more

Features

• Easily organize, track, and manage project details
• Schedules clearly communicate project status and goals
• Bold new interface and a wealth of productivity features
• Communicate effectively; track and manage efficiently
• Increase productivity; templates to get started

Product Description

Knowledge Point Performance Impact Workplace - Complete Product - Performance Management - 1 User(s) Complete Product - Standard - PCDeveloped for small to mid-sized organizations, Performance Impact Workplace transforms employee review writing into an effective, year-round performance management solution for your entire organization. An intuitive, easy-to-use interface guides managers through every step of the review process, while our exclusive Intelli-text Designer gets managers past the "blank page" syndrome, ensuring proper language and guaranteeing professional, effective results. ... Read more

Features

• Reminders help maintain consistent interaction with employees
• Quickly and easily communicate and reinforce desired goals and behaviors
• Enjoy the simplicity of using 55 competencies written by human resource experts
• Review forms are provided to save you time and can be easily customized
• Set goals with employees and track their progress with progress notes

Reviews (3)

Please don't buy this
While I realize that it is probably difficult for HR departments to find appropriate software to make the review process easier for everyone, Performance Impact is not the software that they are looking for!

First of all, the technology is outdated. The instructions ask you to download Microsoft Virtual Machine, which I had to figure out on my own doesn't even exist. It also won't work on my Mac, so I had to sit at a terminal in the HR department to fill everything out, thereby missing many phone calls. It also wouldn't work with any browser other than Internet Explorer.

Secondly, the software is anything but intuitive. It is pretty complicated and required everyone in the company to attend training sessions. Things that should exist just don't. There aren't default settings or helpful tutorials.

Thirdly, the system is SLOW. It takes nearly a minute to load a page. This is hosted on their webserver, not ours.

Fourthly, there are so many problems with the system. Entire paragraphs dissappear. HR told everyone to be sure to save the review elsewhere.

Please don't buy this. Your employees will hate it. Maybe I will start a software company to build better software for HR.

Terrible user interface.Keep looking.
We've been using this software for the past two years and it is not by the choice of the managers or the employees actually using the product.The user interface is simply not acceptable in 2004.It is difficult to copy and paste, you need to be careful not to hit the backspace button on your browser or you may lose data, you drill down numerous levels to get to some views, then must find the "done" button to exit back -- and the location of the done button varies from one page to the next.

There must be better packages available.If you have a choice, keep looking.If you have been given this software to use, you have my sympathy.

Helps me manage more effectively
Major upgrade from KnowledgePoint's Performanace Now Enterprise software.Simple Outlook-like interface makes it fast and easy to manage people.My problem is following-up on goals set with employees.Now I just put a Task in Outlook to check PI Workplace every 2 days for reminders.PI Workplace reminds me when to follow-up on the goals and makes it easy to jot down notes on progress.Performance reviews take less than half the time, yet are much more comprehensive.Super solution I recommend to anyone seeking to be more effective in managing their team. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Easily create, convert, and share digital forms. OmniForm Premium 5.0 significantly reduces the time and expense associated with creating forms and collecting form data. It streamlines the process of editing, managing, and distributing forms, while making it simple for companies to collect data from employees, vendors, customers, and prospects. It also simplifies the process of filling in forms, automatically filling in data that has been provided previously, thereby saving time and reducing keystrokes.

OmniForm is a form designer, too. It includes easy-to-use tools to create forms from scratch. Determine the size, position, and color of every element. Add a new field, logo, or edit text. Reorganize entire sections. Use DesignerToolkit to add and reuse form components, or use the predesigned templates to create a new form. Fill in forms faster and easier. Filler/Data Manager lets users fill in forms fast and accurately. It will use data from previous forms while typing, reducing valuable input time.

Automatic Web posting allows users to save forms in HTML and post to a Web site for data collection. Or with OmniForm's SSL-based eOmniForm.com service, users can post their forms and collect data without any programming or HTML experience. Forms can also be made more secure and legal by including a digital signature. For a higher level of security, passwords can be assigned to forms. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

IRIS Business Card Reader is an easy way to input your contacts into your computer. Simply slide a business card into your scanner and in seconds the information is automatically transferred to your contact management database. IRIS Business Card Reader will help you keep your contact database up-to-date and it relieves you of the tedious task of having to type card information into your computer.

Powered by the intelligent text recognition software from IRIS, Business Card Reader will accurately recognize and correctly place the information on any business card in the appropriate database fields. The software knows the difference between the first and last name, a city and its state, and a telephone and fax number. IRIS Business Card Reader supports all American and most European business card layouts and recognizes up to 24 languages. ... Read more

Features

• Converts business cards into database records
• Recognizes data types and assigns them to specific database fields
• Exports to any address database
• Sends contacts directly to your contact management software
• For Mac OS 9.x or OS X

Reviews (1)

Writing about a Reader
If you'd still like proof that the average human mind doesn't think in any manner resembling a computer's processor chip (even those computers we love that help us "think different!"), attempt to comprehend the challenge in how a computer "reads" a sheet of paper.

You and I read an article in the newspaper, skip over to a eye-catching advertisement, pull out our wallets and exchange business cards, and all the time, we have learned to scan the item of interest, pick out those words that are important, discard the rest as unnecessary, and go about our busy lives.

But not a computer. A computer lives for those details. And those same details can mire a processor down.

Which in a way is why the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software engine used by ReadIRIS Pro 9.0 is a delight to work with. The people behind the software have helped to link the scanned data into basic patterns and formats ever so much more useful to the daily lives of the user (me, in this case!)

I initially looked into this review by getting my hands on the Business Card Reader (BCR) device, in this version, roman number II, so that I might make my life easier by managing the growing pile of business cards that I collect, and have collected over the past decade, and expect to continue to collect well into the future.

There is something wonderful indeed about business cards, especially in how succinct the summary of a person's relevance. But I digress away from attempting to deal with this growing pile of cards.

Card files don't seem to work for me. But I have enjoyed manually inputting some of my more frequent contacts into Address Books (both Apple's version and Microsoft's Entourage version.) So it seemed an obvious step to begin to input the business cards using a Business Card Reader!

I will warn you -- skip the software that comes "standard" with the current Business Card Reader II. An upgrade is promised, but in the meantime, consider using another ReadIRIS product -- Pro 9.0 (in my case, I tried the corporate edition).

ReadIRIS Pro is a joy to work with. The install was smooth and easy. The software engine (with all files and reference information) installed in less than 80 megabytes. I thought that quite good, especially with how the software promised to handle so many different fonts and language styles.

I tested the software with both a Hewlett Packard scanner and the BCR device. Switching between the two was very quick. I can see how the OCR software could pay for itself due to some of the vast amount of reference materials still unconverted to digital format (the software outputs in text, rich-text, html and pdf formats). Keep in mind however to put aside some time to proof your new documents against the old. If you have a set of material which needs OCR review, one of ReadIRIS Pro 9.0's benefit's shines -- the work you do to input corrections into a dictionary format can help similar documents in basic recognition of font and language skill.

In order to get back to my original project of dealing with my card piles, I was able to get cards read into Entourage's address book in an average of 3 minutes per card. I'm not too quick at typing, but I might have entered them only slightly faster just by doing it all manually. But -- I haven't done this over time. And, I was sort of mesmerized by watching the scanner process my business card stack. That is the fast part. The other portion of the three minute average was spent looking over the scanned data (automatically exported from ReadIRIS Pro 9.0 into Entourage) and "proofing". I was very impressed by the quantity of correct data, even with "pretty" photograph enhanced business cards.

My business card organization project will be ongoing. But now I have a much better tool set.

I definitely recommend the Iris Business Card Reader, but I also recommend contacting the company to see when the enclosed version of software is upgraded, since I didn't benefit from the full corporate version of the software at the listed price. ... Read more

Product Description

Palo Alto Software Marketing Plan Pro Premier.Designed especially for marketing experts, Marketing Plan Pro PREMIER allows you to focus on the strategy behind your plan. Focused and complete, it takes care of all formatting and calculations. Whether you are a self taught marketing utive or an MBA, you will benefit from the organization and streamlining that PREMIER will bring to your marketing strategy. Expand Your Team Planning Advanced Financial Spreadsheets Chart Your Organization Market Demographic Analysis Expert Analysis Email-Based Collaboration Competitive Analysis Sales Channel Analysis ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

OmniPage Pro X eliminates retyping, saving you time and streamlining document production. Create, convert, edit, and distribute digital documents with superior accuracy and improved formatting. Choose from a host of innovative capabilities, such as table recognition. Pro X also adds PDF functionality to extend the software's value beyond the paper world. Now you can convert PDFs into editable documents with a single click, or save paper documents as PDF files with similar ease. All of which adds up to increased productivity and efficiency. Plus, there's the added ease of working with a program built specifically for Mac OS X.

Note: This is an upgrade version. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

Thanks for the reviews
Just a quick thank-you to the others who have written. I was set to buy the upgrade, assuming that 'Pro X' meant OS X compatible. Thanks for saving me $130, and turning me on to Readiris - actual OS X software.

It's not fully MAC OS X compatable
This version is not 100% Mac OS X compatable. You have to switch to "Classic" mode to scan a document directly into OmniPage Pro X. No where on the box or in the directions does it tell you this. I found out after using my ONE free technical support call. The Mac OS 8/9 version works the way its supposed to.

I wasted my money.

Scansoft ignores the Mac Platform.
I bought this software when it first came out 2 years ago to use with OS X. Since buying it Scansoft has not released one update or bug fix for the program. It will not work with any Photoshop plugins in OS X. I have tried to get it to work with my Canon Lide 30 scanner with no success whatsoever.

You would think when you buy an expensive software program you would at least get free email support. No way with Scansoft! Their philosophy is to milk their customers for as much as they can get, charging $20 for each support question by email.

If you need to buy an OCR program for your Mac I would highly recommend buying Readiris instead. Although far from a perfect program, it puts OmniPage to shame. Unlike Scansoft they do provide free email support. Readiris is also very good at preserving the format of a document when translated into Word Processing and Text Editing programs. This is something that OmniPage fails miserably at.

Inferior to prior versions
I've used Omnipage for years, going through almost all the versions since the first. When an upgrade appeared it consistently offered incremental improvements and I rarely had to even glance at the user's manual.

Not so with this version. In some key respects it is not apparent how it works even after consulting the manual. There are many more errors in text and formatting. Saves don't even go smoothly. I would guess that something that formerly took me 45 minutes now takes me several hours, including corrections. And I still don't know why the text selection doesn't flow from one page to the next in a multi-page document, as it used to. This product should have been put in the "leave well enough alone category." ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 is a terrific way to streamline your life, both personal and professional. Even if your goal is not a paperless home or office, its hard to argue that getting rid of the excess and getting organized isn't a great idea.

Installing PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 was a quick and easy process, especially since the program incorporates any scanner software that you might already use. PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 offers teaching demos for the inexperienced user, but we found this program to be highly intuitive for those familiar with windows-based navigation and functions. One thing we did notice--PaperPort Deluxe takes a heavy toll on your system's resources, so you may want to close out of especially taxing programs while running this software.

PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 includes tons of valuable features that make paying bills, organizing your home office, or doing your taxes faster and easier. You can organize your images using folders and subfolders that can be color-coded, and then annotate them with your comments, dates, history, and contexts. Manage your files visually with clear thumbnails, make use of the PaperPort search engine (which allows you to search for your documents by keywords and phrases), or drag any digital image into a Word document or spreadsheet for instant editing. For business users, PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 allows files to be shared electronically via PaperPort Online. PaperPort also does photos, so you can create albums, and add notes, flags, and annotations to keep your photographs organized and secure.

Perfect for the home office user, student, or small business owner, PaperPort 8.0 makes it easy to clean up your workspace and get organized. Depending on the speed of your scanner, PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 could possibly be faster than looking for another inch of space in your already overcrowded file drawer. --Kendra Hayden ... Read more

Reviews (24)

Paperport, works great with a few minor problems
I am upgrading from Pagis scanning software produced by the same company. I decided to upgrade to Paperport 8.0 last week (3/10/03) Right after I got my copy I saw on the Scansoft website that a new version is out already, 9.0. An upgrade is listed as $....

The program works fine. Seems a little less powerful in some of the editing and file manipulation abilities of pagis. It works better with Windows XP. One glitch, it cannot directly import my Pagis files with an *.XIF format! I have read that the new version (9.0) has a pagis importer built in.

My overall comment: If you are upgrading from Pagis wait for version 9.0 to be widely available. So I now have to upgrade or buy the newer version to have XIF compatibility?

Came with my visioneer scanner & it was love at first sight!
Works great for me.
I showed it to coworker's (whose scanners came with a different software package) and they liked it so much that they ordered paperport for their systems.

Stable. Not buggy.

All around nice program.

Paperless home
I have a paperless home now, thanks to PaperPort Deluxe. I've used it since the early versions.

I scan all of my bills, and store them electronically.

However, I recommend getting version 9. The primary file type documents are stored in is the propriatary MAX file format and extension. Version 9 has a PDF file generator, and the MAX file viewer may eventually go the way of the dinosaur. Only this company's products use it, and it's not directly supported in Windows. Company mergers and buyouts happen all of the time, but I have a feeling that PDF will be supported for many many years to come. Version 8 will store MOST PDF files, but won't generate them from scanned pages. Some encodings of PDF files will for some reason not open in version 8. Version 9 seems to handle them all.

If you only want to keep papers short term, this version is more than adequate. But if you're looking at 5-20 year retention, then you really should get the version 9 for the PDF capability. I say 5 years is critical, because future versions of Windows may eventually stop supporting this version of the program. For example, this software will NOT load on Windows 3.1...and may barely load on Windows 95. Operating systems do move ahead, and companies often just release new software to keep up.

Manages to barely keep up, but the basic product is great
I have used Paperport for years. It is an outstanding product with wonderful features. Version 8.0 Deluxe is the best yet and worth the upgrade. Unfortunately, in spite of some nice new features, there are some old things that don't work anymore or have been put in out of the way places so they are no longer readily accessable. In spite of that I am happy with the upgrade to 8.0 because of its improved robustness.

As a new user, be aware that there are also certain bugs and usability problems that never get fixed. And occassionally they re-arrange the user interface for the worse. Why they can't put functions that I use a lot on the toolbars or allow customizable toolbars, I'll never know. There is a long list of suggested bug fixes and wish list features I sent them years ago, none of which have been addressed.

They don't really seem to listen to the user community or to make changes other than to add "features" that they can use to sell new users or encourage upgrades (typical software company).

That said, the core feature set is worth having. I consider it a necessary piece of software, in just the same way a Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Web Browser, Email reader are necessary. This is a Document Storage and Filing system.

You can store scanned documents in PP. It has a builtin OCR engine. You can print documents to PP (ie. print a web page you want to always have offline into PP via a "dummy" printer). You can just drag a Word or Excel, etc document into PP. You can stack and unstack pages. Straighten scanned pages (others don't need it). And you can store photos (jpgs, gifs, tifs, etc). It also has some ok photo manipulation, cut and paste, crop, etc type of features.

Get organized and paperless easily
I upgraded to Paperport 8 when I will upgraded to Windows XP. I have been using Paperport for many years. I keep hard copies very few documents. Other than my tax return, pretty much everything else is filed electronically.

I originally used PaperPort to organize my scanned documents but have found that it allows me to have a virtually paperless office. With PaperPort, you can create folders and subfolders just as you would organize a file cabinet. You can scan your documents to these different folders. Even better, you can select PaperPort as your printer and print directly to PaperPort. For example if you purchased something online, you would "print" the receipt to your designated PaperPort folder and never have to deal with a sheet of paper. You can similarly store downloaded items from the Internet, such as a bill or bank statement. You can electronically file any document from any application that allows you to print.

It's easy-to-use interface also allows you to drag the scanned item to different applications you might have, such as your faxing software, Outlook, or Adobe Acrobat. You can also use it to save a file into jpeg or other formats.

I have not experienced the CPU drain that others describe. I am using PaperPort on a computer with 512 MB of RAM. ... Read more