In an age where information is often considered just a click away, the reality is that a staggering amount of knowledge remains concealed from our digital reach. While AI and vast digital libraries seem to promise access to all human understanding, the fact is that a considerable portion of our collective knowledge still resides in analog formats. Here, we explore the depth of this issue by examining how little AI truly knows, focusing on the

  MERIDIAN, Ind., Jan. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ST Imaging announced today that the ViewScan microfilm scanner has received its 12th consecutive Platinum Modern Library Award (MLA), a distinction widely regarded as one of the microfilm industry’s most trusted measures of excellence in library technology and services. This remarkable twelve-year streak highlights the ViewScan series’ enduring reputation for reliability, innovation, and user-centered design within the library community. Awarded by LibraryWorks, the Modern Library Awards

MERIDIAN, Idaho, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ST Imaging, a division of Digital Check Corp, and a leading innovator in digital microfilm technology, proudly announces the launch of the ViewScan 5, the latest advancement in its award-winning line of microfilm scanners. Designed and assembled in Meridian, Idaho, the ViewScan 5 reflects over two decades of engineering excellence and customer insight, delivering unmatched ease of use, image clarity, and durability.   Built for libraries, archives,

Microfilm has long served as an archival cornerstone for preserving historical records, newspapers, government documents, financial transactions, and other valuable data. But digitizing these reels of information is no small feat. Converting microfilm to digital files involves far more than pushing a button—it requires precision, patience, and the right technology to ensure the integrity of the source material is maintained while making it digitally accessible. Evaluation of Content Before the conversion process can begin, the

MERIDIAN, Idaho , Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — NextScan and ST Imaging, as divisions of Digital Check Corp., have achieved recertification as System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 compliant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the company announced. The process renews all SOC 2 classifications previously obtained in 2024, including security, availability, and confidentiality. The certification applies to all corporate systems across the company and all company subsidiaries

Duncan Moule has joined nextScan, a leading provider of digital microfilm conversion technology, as the company’s new international sales manager. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — nextScan, a Digital Check company and a leading provider of advanced microfilm scanning solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Duncan Moule as International Sales Manager. With over 30 years of experience in global sales, market expansion, and strategic leadership, Duncan brings a wealth of expertise to nextScan’s international growth initiatives.

Microfilm: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter. We understand that microfilm and microfiche are not the most exciting storage mediums. However, even in the modern world, archives of these formats are still critical for business, government, and research. In today’s Digital Age, we store files in the Cloud or another digital database. Before the modern world, record keepers needed a system to store critical information.

Northbrook, IL, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UPDATE: Corrects earlier release of 1/13/25 For an eleventh consecutive year, ST Imaging has been recognized with the Platinum Modern Library Awards (MLAs) from LibraryWorks for the ViewScan 4 on-demand microfilm scanner. ST Imaging, a Digital Check brand, is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of digital microfilm viewer/scanners, and the only microfilm scanner manufacturer to continuously receive the Platinum MLA for all eleven years. “It’s an honor to

Boise, ID, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Check Corp., including its divisions ST Imaging and nextScan, has been certified as System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 compliant in accordance with the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). These include the availability and confidentiality criteria, in addition to the security criteria, the company announced. The certification covers all corporate systems, as well as ST Imaging’s PerfectView software

The microfilm scanner rated the top, platinum performer by Modern Library Awards for 10 straight years Northbrook, IL, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For a tenth straight year, ST Imaging’s ViewScan 4 microfilm scanner has been recognized for a Platinum Modern Library Awards (MLAs) from LibraryWorks. ST Imaging, a Digital Check brand, is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of digital microfilm viewer/scanners and the only microfilm scanner manufacturer to have continuously