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Smartforms
Turn your existing business forms into fast, efficient data capture tools that talk directly to your computer systems with low costs, high payback and no hassle. They even recognise your handwriting.
Snagmaster
Construction professional? Find how technology finally meets tradition with our digital pen and paper based snagging system. Data entry has never been so easy.

Leading the Way

Sysnet have been a leading partner in the Anoto ecosystem for over three years and in that time have energised the B2B market in the UK, produced the first consumer products for digital pen and paper and also commoditised B2B solutions such as Smartforms™.

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Solutions & Integration

As an accredited IBM solutions provider and an Anoto enablement partner we provide the best of both worlds and have the experience to integrate handwritten information accurately with virtually any back-office system, database or device.

Services Provided

  • DIGITAL FORM DESIGN ·
  • APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT ·
  • PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ·
  • HANDWRITING RECOGNITION ·
  • DATA INTEGRATION ·
  • DIGITAL PAPER PRINTING ·
  • APPLICATION HOSTING ·
  • HELPDESK AND MAINTENANCE ·
  • USER SUPPORT ·

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Pervasive Computing

One of our focus areas with IBM is pervasive computing and the convergence of mobile technologies. The digital pen offers huge potential in this area and promises to revolutionise the way we interface to digital systems, now and in the future, directly impacting on process efficiency, quality assurance, knowledge management and personal effectiveness. In the office, or on the road.

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If you are new to digital pen and paper continue browsing this site. If you feel that digital pen and paper could make a difference for you or your business, please make an enquiry and we will contact you.

The Anoto Concept

The Anoto concept is that of using pen and paper as an interface to the digital world — combining intuition with technology. After all, we all know how to use a pen and paper.

The functionality combines the mobility of voice and messaging with the world of email and IT systems via digital paper forms and a compatible pen.

Concept Diagram

As you can see from the above diagram, the difference that the Anoto Functionality can make to your daily workflow is plain to see. Which would you prefer?

The Pattern

Illustration of digital pen with blowup of the dots pattern

The functionality relies on paper printed with a subtle pattern which is printed on ordinary paper with conventional printing techniques. Each square of 6x6 dots provides unique information. Consequently, different parts of the paper can be assigned to an unlimited number of different functions.

Unique vs. Copied Pattern Pages

Unique Pattern Pages
Where the pattern page has a specific, dedicated purpose, such as part of a notebook or newspaper advert. The pattern you use is only associated with that particular purpose and that page (as is the case with the Black n Red A4 Notebook).
Copied Pattern Pages
Where the pattern page has a common function and the pattern page is used repeatedly, such as a message pad. The same pattern occurs on each page (e.g. the Smartforms™.

The Pen

Example Pen Schematic

Example Pen Schematic

Anoto has designed the concepts and technology that goes into the digital pens. The pens themselves are manufactured by industry leaders like Nokia, Maxell and Logitech with others on the way.

The pens each have their own characteristics but share the following:

  • They are all ballpoint pens at heart and feature replaceable ink cartridges
  • They record the following pen attributes:
    • Position
    • Pressure
    • Time
    • Rotation
    • Inclination

What Will the Future Hold?

The possibilities of digital forms are endless. Applications can range from rendition of simple forms (see right) to complex technical forms and interactive print advertisements as shown below.

A montage of complex forms

And because the pattern can be printed virtually anywhere, your palette becomes magazines, newspapers, catalogues, cards — in fact almost everything that you can write on with a pen.

You can see this functionality in action in solutions such as Smartforms™, Penmail™ and Snagmaster™ from Sysnet.

In fact, these Sysnet services allow information on Anoto enabled forms to be seamlessly transferred into IT systems, databases, workflow applications and so on — effectively creating an easy to use and natural interface.

Sysnet allow you to put intelligence into your paper forms.

Anoto functionality is one of the most exciting innovations since the mouse or the Apple Mac — it's that fundamental. This genuinely is a technology that will touch all of our lives at some point, something that every company can use and benefit from right now, and it is our mission to spread that message and help them make that difference.
- Dr Peter Burtwistle Managing Director, Sysnet

Smartform™

…revolutionise your dataflow with digital pen and paper.
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Snagmaster™

The construction industry’s first shrink-wrapped digital pen & paper product takes away the data entry blues…
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