I don't think it's as bearish as you seem to indicate. Somehow, you are still going to have to get images into whatever database you are populating and make it accessible over the Web using a variety of different "Webifying" tools. In the visually rich Web-space, now coming on strong with Active X, Java, and 3-D renderings, you will always have a need for both hardware/software to capture, compress, and store images, as well as to display them in an attractive manner.
While it is true that some documents already in electronic form will be converted to HTML using some of the many products already out there, what about the immense backlog of legacy data that exists only in paper form? For these data, you will need to have good scanning and display technology--where Cornerstone excels.
I think with the growth of the Web being what it is, the demand for legacy data conversion and image capture will grow as well. Both sides will benefit, in my opinion--the Web tools for Web conversion, as well as image capturing and display.
Al Klein
Lockheed Martin |
