ABBYY (pronounced /ˈæbi/[1]) is a software house based in Moscow, Russia. The company was founded in 1989 by David Yang. ABBYY had over 600 employees, as of November 2006, including offices in Russia (Moscow), the USA (Fremont, CA), Ukraine (Kiev), the UK (Bracknell), Germany (Munich) and Japan (Tokyo).
In May 2006 ABBYY USA was awarded the Fujitsu Quarterly Innovative Leadership Award.1 In February 2007 ABBYY was selected for 'KMWorld 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management' Award.2
ABBYY FineReader OCR, for converting document images and PDFs into editable and searchable files
ABBYY FlexiCapture, a dynamic data capture solution to automatically process multiple document types in a single stream
ABBYY Recognition Server, a server-based solution for automating document recognition and PDF conversion processes in enterprise and service-oriented environments
ABBYY PDF Transformer, a two-in-one solution for PDF conversion and creation
PC Advisor commented, in 2005, "FineReader 8.0 Pro is the best OCR software we've seen"3 while PC Magazine gives it four stars out of five 4.
However, also in 2005, PC Pro gave FineReader four stars out of six, saying, "FineReader offers a decent compromise between the value and accuracy of Readiris and the power and automation features of OmniPage. If you need automation on a budget, it's the package to go for, but for home and occasional office use Readiris is the better package at this price."5
