Toronto, ON – Crawford Technologies, provider of innovative document solutions that streamline, improve and manage customer communications, announces its recently introduced SmartSetup with Autosense has been awarded Xplor International’s Technology of the Year Award, which recognizes a product that is transforming the industry by expanding the capabilities of document and communication systems. SmartSetup is a powerful solution designed to revolutionize application onboarding, reduce development staff requirements and optimize resources, marking a significant leap forward in productivity and job setup efficiency.

Whether transitioning from a legacy system to a cutting-edge CCM platform, migrating applications from cutsheet to inkjet output or onboarding new applications for a fresh business unit, the process of setting up new workflows is time consuming. SmartSetup offers a rapid application onboarding capability that harnesses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to fully automate the time-consuming task of indexing and extracting data from print files. With SmartSetup, business users can perform the task with the push of a button and quickly verify that it is done correctly. The no-code solution makes it possible to accomplish tasks that once devoured hours of application developers' time, now to be achieved in minutes, reducing the cost and time needed by more than 90%.

“We are honored to be recognized by Xplor with this prestigious award for what we know is a true game changer in its ability to reduce the time needed to set up applications to a few minutes per application,” said Ernie Crawford, president and CEO of Crawford Technologies. “The most exciting thing is that SmartSetup has the potential to save organizations millions of dollars, significant labor costs and shave years off complex migration projects.”

Crawford Technologies will be demonstrating SmartSetup at the PRINTING United Expo in Atlanta October 18-20, 2023 and the Xplor 2023 CCM Summit in Orlando November 14-16, 2023. Visitors to the Crawford Technologies booth will have the opportunity to try out SmartSetup and experience firsthand the incredible speed of the solution.

Xplor International is a not-for-profit association that provides thought leadership to the customer communications industry. As a community, Xplor provides advocacy, education, training, mentoring and networking opportunities.