Imaging Business Machines, LLC
Typeprivate
IndustryComputer software
FoundedAugust 1, 1992
Headquarters
Irondale, Alabama, U.S.
,
United States
Key people
Martin Birch (CEO)
G. Russell Smith (CFO)
Pete Rudak (CTO)
ProductsDocument imaging, production scanners, capture software, high speed image capture, data recognition
Websitewww.ibml.com

ibml (Imaging Business Machines, L.L.C.), founded in 1992, is a privately held information capture company headquartered in Irondale, Alabama, United States. Combining hardware and software products and services, ibml products provide end-to-end scanning and document capture.[1]

History and technology

Founded as a document scanning company on August 1, 1992, by Gary Murphy,[2] ibml has grown into an information capture business that focuses on design, manufacture, delivery, and the support of high-speed document capture scanners and software. The ImageTrac scanner,[3] a core product, was first shipped to Australian Airlines 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.[4]

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 2010 United States Census.[5][6][7] 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[8] intelligent document recognition software in 2013, and the ImageTrac Series 6000 in 2014.[9][10] In 2020, the company unveiled the FADGI 3-Star Certified ibmlFUSiON™ high-speed intelligent scanner.[11]

In June 2007, the majority of ibml was purchased by the private equity firm Ares Management. 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.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Imaging Business Machines, LLC". ibml.com. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  2. ↑ Edwards, Mark (September 30, 2013). "Business Leader Interview with Derrick Murphy, CEO of IBML", Document Boss. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "IBML ImageTrac". kodak.com. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  4. ↑ Kruger, Aaron (June 10, 2011). "Imaging Business Machines is changing world with scanners", Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Glass, Jason M. (January 22, 2007). "Lockheed Martin Selects ImageTrac Scanners to process more than 90 Million Forms for 2010 Census", TAWPI Blog. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "IBML Scanning Platform Helps Lockheed Martin Team Complete 2010 Census Project On Schedule, Under Budget". Health IT Outcomes. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  7. ↑ Swant, Martin (August 09, 2011). "Birmingham firm IBML supplies scanners for Scotland's census", al.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Intelligent Document Recognition Software - Synergetics".
  9. ↑ "Industry-Leading Information Capture Solutions News & Events".
  10. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Ibml Unveils World's Fastest, Ultra-High-Volume, Intelligent Scanner: The ibml FUSiON, the Most Comprehensive Intelligent Information Capture Solution".
  12. ↑ "ibml hires Martin Birch, an experienced and growth-minded executive, as President and Chief Executive Officer". ibml.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

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