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OCR: Everything You Need to Know About Optical Character Recognition

OCR: Everything You Need to Know About Optical Character Recognition

Date: September, 2023 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic

Optical Character Recognition (OCR), is a technology that has revolutionized how we interact with text. This technology enables computers to decipher and manipulate printed, handwritten, and images of text, from an array of sources, including digital files, scanned documents, web pages, and more.  

In this blog post, we’ll look into the fundamentals of Optical Character Recognition, explore the distinctions between live, rasterized, and vectorized text, and discover its versatile applications across various industries. 

Read on to find out everything you need to know about OCR’s potential and how it can benefit your specific use case.

What is Optical Character Recognition?

OCR, short for Optical Character Recognition, is a transformative technology that converts printed, handwritten text or images into machine-encoded text, otherwise known as live text. It allows computers to recognize, understand, and manipulate text from various sources. 

The primary goal of Optical Character Recognition is to make text more accessible and editable, enabling users to extract valuable information from physical documents or images and convert it into a digital, searchable format. Besides live text, text can also be rasterized or vectorized which makes the need for OCR crucial when editing digital assets and documents. 

It is also important to note that OCR is otherwise a field of AI that focuses on recognizing and extracting text from images without live text. While Optical Character Recognition itself is a specific application within AI, it relies on various AI techniques and algorithms to perform its tasks such as machine learning.

Difference Between Live, Rasterized, and Vectorized Text

Knowing the difference between live, rasterized, and vectorized text is important in various contexts, especially when working with digital designs, graphics, and prints. 

Here is a simple breakdown to help you understand their meanings and main differences: 

  • Live Text: Refers to text that is editable and retains its text properties, such as font, size, color, and style, within a digital document or design software. In other words, live text is dynamic and can be modified or formatted. This is the text you would see in a Word or Google document, or other writing and editing platforms. 
  • Rasterized Text: Refers to text that has been “flattened” or converted into a grid of pixels. Rasterized text loses its ability to be edited as text and is treated as a static image or part of an image. This would be text that is seen in a screenshot or image.
  • Vectorized Text: Refers to text that is represented using vector graphics rather than pixels. In vector graphics, text is shown as shapes, positions, and attributes. This means the text is shown as a graphic within a graphic and can be edited as a shape but not as text characters. You can increase the size of the graphic and change its position, but the text itself cannot be edited.

Optical Character Recognition For Different Use Cases 

Now that we understand the difference in text types, it’s important to understand how Optical Character Recognition can benefit users in real-life scenarios. Optical Character Recognition technology is valuable in a wide range of industries and applications where converting printed, handwritten text, and images into machine-readable digital text is essential. 

This is especially useful in regulated industries and print and packaging during the quality review and proofreading stages of the product life cycle. Highly regulated industries have little room for error in their critical content. As such, any inaccuracies in content can lead to catastrophic consequences such as product recalls or customer safety issues. The addition of OCR in the editing and revision stages enables errors to be caught and fixed before products go out to market.   

Here is a detailed look at how Optical Character Recognition is beneficial in different use cases: 

  • Regulatory Compliance: In situations where critical content is provided as rasterized or vectorized text, such as product information, ingredients or warning labels, and other artwork files, OCR simplifies data extraction, document quality inspections such as spell checks, and ultimately the editing process by reducing the chance of errors slipping through and costs associated with similar compliance efforts. 
  • Labeling Quality Control: Teams that work in labeling quality control deal with label proofs that are more often than not graphics instead of dynamic files that include live text. Because of this, Optical Character Recognition is crucial to extract the text and inspect and edit labels before they go out to production and print. 
  • Promotional Materials: Marketing materials, particularly in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, sometimes need to be reviewed in the form of PDFs, screenshots, images of webpages, and flattened email content. Additionally, global companies often deal with these assets in a multitude of foreign languages. OCR can convert this text so files can be easily inspected and edited to ensure all materials are error-free when they reach consumers.
  • Press Quality Control: Optical Character Recognition enables the automatic extraction and verification of text content within print-ready materials. This ensures that printed documents, such as packaging, newspapers, and magazines, meet quality standards and contain no print errors, enhancing the overall quality assurance process and reducing the risk of costly mistakes or reprints. 

The Importance of Optical Character Recognition in Proofreading

When proofreading documents, it is best to ensure that all text is live text to ease the revision and editing process. If text is not live, and is instead rasterized or vectorized, it is best that your proofreading platform offers Optical Character Recognition capabilities to transform any and all text into live text. 

Here are some reasons why OCR is important when proofreading your documents: 

Handling Non-Live Text: One of the primary reasons Optical Character Recognition is crucial in proofreading documents is its ability to handle non-live text effectively. As non-live text is text that has been rendered as static images or part of an image, without OCR, proofreaders would face significant challenges in identifying and correcting errors in content. OCR’s capability to convert non-live text into dynamic, editable formats allows proofreaders to efficiently review and edit content that would otherwise be inaccessible or difficult to modify.

Streamlining Compliance Efforts: In industries where regulatory compliance is essential, OCR plays a vital role in streamlining proofreading processes. Many compliance-related documents contain non-live text, such as labels, warnings, packing, etc. making Optical Character Recognition crucial for ensuring the accuracy of critical content. By using OCR to extract, review, and edit content, organizations can reduce the risk of compliance errors, maintain adherence to legal standards, and minimize the associated costs and potential liabilities. Ultimately, this significantly reduces the risk of recalls and any non-compliance issues with FDA or other health authority requirements.

Enhancing Efficiency in Quality Control: Whether it’s labeling quality control or press quality control, Optical Character Recognition significantly enhances efficiency in many industries. In labeling quality control, where label proofs often consist of non-live text and graphics, OCR’s conversion of non-live text into editable formats simplifies the proofreading process. Similarly, in press quality control for printed materials, Optical Character Recognition technology helps identify typographical errors, formatting issues, or missing text. This efficiency not only saves time but also reduces the likelihood of costly printing errors and reprints, thereby enhancing the overall quality assurance process.

GlobalVision’s Verify and OCR

GlobalVision’s newest, most innovative cloud-based proofreading software, Verify, is currently developing and testing the platform’s Optical Character Recognition capabilities that allow users to inspect flattened text on documents such as promotional material screenshots and supplier proofs by converting the digital images into readable, live text format.

Verify’s OCR technology relies on machine learning which is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Verify, uses machine learning and computer vision algorithms to recognize characters and words in images or documents. It involves the use of computational methods to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence or manual work, such as reading and understanding text within images.

Because of its use of artificial intelligence, it’s important to note that Optical Character Recognition can never be perfect and there is always a chance of error. An example would be when detecting characters that are very similar such as “O” and “0”. 

For a detailed overview of Verify’s OCR capabilities, watch our informational video.

 

Optical Character Recognition For Error-Free Content 

Optical Character Recognition is a powerful technology that transforms non-live text from various sources, making it editable and accessible. It’s essential for proofreading as it can handle non-editable text, streamline compliance tasks, and improve quality control processes. 

It is important to note that in most cases, it is best to follow best practices and create files with live text. For more information about how to follow these best practices, read Section 3 of our Artwork Creation Guide. However, sometimes we cannot avoid working files with non-live text making the need for Optical Character Recognition inevitable. 

In these cases, it is best to turn to software to transform your non-live text documents, enable editing, and ease the complete revision process. GlobalVision’s Verify, along with its lightning-fast inspection capabilities and robust set of proofreading features, is developing its OCR capabilities to further strengthen inspection processes for those dealing with non-live text. 

If you’re ready to delve into Verify’s many market-leading proofreading capabilities, get started today and try Verify for free! 

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GlobalVision is Going to RAPS Convergence 2023 in Montreal

GlobalVision RAPS Convergence 2023 in MTL

Date: September, 2023 | Category: Company | Author: Hana Trokic

GlobalVision is thrilled to announce our participation in RAPS Convergence 2023, set to take place in Montreal from October 3rd to 5th. This event promises to be a pivotal networking and learning experience for all professionals in the regulatory industry and similar fields. 

Join us at one of the top life sciences events of the year as we engage with industry leaders and professionals, highlighting our innovative proofreading solutions while fostering valuable connections. Make sure to stop by our booth #225 during the event to gain valuable insights into our products and services and see what’s new with GlobalVision! 

Why RAPS Convergence 2023

RAPS Convergence is renowned for bringing together experts, innovators, and thought leaders in regulatory affairs and life sciences. It serves as a hub for networking, knowledge sharing, and exploring the latest advancements in regulatory science. 

As GlobalVision is a market-leading proofreading software and a top choice for regulatory experts in quality assurance, we understand the significance of staying at the forefront of industry trends. That is why we are excited to showcase our products to an even broader audience, helping regulatory professionals drive efficiency across their entire proofreading workflows and ensuring flawless critical content. 

What to Expect from GlobalVision at RAPS

As a market-leading quality control software and solution for regulated industries, GlobalVision is committed to helping organizations enhance their quality control processes. Our innovative technology helps ensure packaging, labeling, and all critical content are accurate and compliant with regulatory requirements. 

At RAPS Convergence 2023, we will showcase our cutting-edge software, offer free demos to attendees, and showcase how our innovative products, including our newest and most innovative cloud-based software Verify, can streamline quality control processes, reduce errors, and save time and resources.

Engage with Our GlobalVision Experts

Our team of experts will be on hand at our booth to provide live demonstrations of our software and answer all questions. We value every opportunity to engage with professionals in the regulatory affairs community, and we’re eager to hear about the latest and most specific challenges and needs of the industry.  

In addition to our booth presence, GlobalVision will also have an educational session and presentation during the conference. Our presentation “How AI Will Power the Future of Proofreading in Pharma” will cover the growing role of technology, specifically artificial intelligence, in the pharmaceutical and regulatory industries. 

Finally, RAPS Convergence 2023 is an excellent platform to connect with like-minded professionals. That is why we are excited to use this opportunity to network with top industry experts, share experiences, and build connections that can help drive success in the regulatory affairs and life sciences industry.

Join Us in Montreal

Mark your calendars for October 3-5, 2023, and join us at RAPS Convergence in Montreal for an incredible opportunity to learn, network, and explore the latest innovations in regulatory affairs. 

We can’t wait to meet you, showcase our solutions, and discuss how GlobalVision can empower your organization to achieve compliance and quality excellence. See you at RAPS Convergence 2023!

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An Introduction to Automated Quality Control

An Introduction to Automated Quality Control

Date: August, 2023 | Category: Quality | Author: Hana Trokic

Terms like “audit,” “inspection,” and “quality control” are prevalent in any manufacturing business. The first one refers to analyzing manufacturing organizations and processes, whereas the second and third refer to any product-checking activity.

Generally, quality inspectors do this by following a pre-established list based on certain product specifications. In fact, any type of product can be inspected, starting with just the components used for the product to semi-finished ones and (most often) the finished product itself.

According to the ISO 2859 standard – which is derived from MIL-STD 105 E – quality inspection involves activities such as testing, gauging, examining, or measuring one or more product characteristics. 

These quality inspections are usually extremely time-consuming and tedious processes that leave little room for error, due to their critical nature of ensuring product quality and safety. 

Thankfully, automated quality control is a cutting-edge technological approach that revolutionizes the way industries ensure product excellence, utilizing advanced systems and algorithms to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and consistency throughout the manufacturing revision processes. 

Want to learn more about automation, proofreading, and quality control? Read more content from GlobalVision here!

Quality Inspections – Getting Started Early 

Quality inspections in any product lifecycle should begin early. 

Starting quality inspections early in the product development lifecycle is essential to minimize errors that may arise during any stage of manufacturing, including development, production, and delivery.

This is a critical concept for product developers since identifying and addressing errors as early as possible can help reduce costs significantly. 

Various studies have shown that there is a 1:10:100 cost/time ratio among the three manufacturing categories. This means that identifying and correcting a mistake during production is likely to cost ten times more, both in terms of time and money, then if it were caught during development.

Following the same ratio, an error will then cost 100 times more to fix if it actually reaches consumers. That’s why applying quality inspection at the end of the production line is a risky move that few major companies dare to take. Big, organized, and customer-oriented companies are now focusing on inspecting earlier to prevent catastrophic consequences and save resources.

Automated Quality Control as a Solution

In order to lower the risk of errors slipping through in all stages of the quality control process, businesses are turning to technology to increase the accuracy of their inspections. Automated quality control is a comprehensive solution that not only allows all differences and errors to be found in critical content, it also speeds up inspections saving businesses time and money. 

Businesses can use automated quality control to conduct digital inspections on both hardcopy samples and digital files. This eliminates the need for manual proofreading. By using automated quality control, users can compare sample files to approved content automatically and detect any discrepancies between the two immediately.

The role of automated quality control consists of both speeding up the proofreading process and improving the accuracy of content. To learn more about automated quality control read our detailed blog post here.

How Automated Quality Control Gets Products to Market Faster

Automated quality control technology helps businesses get products to market faster without compromising quality. By automating manual tasks that would otherwise take hours to complete, this technology speeds up the entire quality control process and significantly cuts down proofreading time. In turn, errors can be detected quickly and accurately as inefficiencies like fatigue and human error are eliminated.

Some benefits of implementing automation technology in your business’ quality control process include: 

Time benefits of automated quality control

  • Eliminates hours spent searching content for errors
  • Inspects files in seconds compared to hours spent manually proofreading
  • Automatically detect all types of errors at any stage of the process
  • Achieve faster turnaround times by accelerating approvals and reducing quality delays

Efficiency benefits of automated quality control

  • Easily compare two files to detect any differences between the two
  • Identify any touchpoints within your business that are prone to errors
  • Utilize time usually spent on proofreading to bring jobs to market faster

To find out more about how automated quality control speeds up product time to market, read our blog post. 

Automated Quality Control for Increased Efficiency 

Automated proofreading software simplifies workflow processes, leading to better, more efficient processes. In order to increase productivity in the workplace, practices need to be instilled that allow businesses to get tasks completed more quickly without compromising on the quality of the work.

The implementation of automated quality inspection will enable corporations to rely entirely on digital verification while almost completely reducing and eliminating the need for manual proofreading. 

Automated proofreading eliminates the need for overly complicated processes and simplifies to only a couple of steps. Once content is created, the software inspects the entire file looking for discrepancies in the master document and the print.

Errors will be identified within seconds, with the software pinpointing all differences in the document. All that’s left is for quality control teams to make the necessary corrections, and the content is ready to be printed and published.

The software also eliminates the need for large teams to overlook proofreading processes and brings it down to just a few people and the software. Proofreading times are also heavily decreased as the software thoroughly inspects all aspects of the document finding errors that would be extremely difficult to find through manual inspections, such as those of colour, graphic, and barcode deviations. 

Find out more about how you can increase efficiency with automated quality control here. 

Industry Benefits of Automated Quality Control 

Automated quality control presents many benefits for diverse industries operating within regulatory markets. It not only ensures stringent compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines it also efficiently detects deviations and errors, reducing the likelihood of non-compliance and associated penalties. 

Some industries that can extremely benefit from automated quality control include: 

Automation for Pharmaceuticals 

Automated quality control benefits pharmaceutical companies by ensuring accuracy, reducing errors, and speeding up processes. It helps meet regulatory standards, brings products to market faster, and provides valuable data for continuous improvement. 

Automated inspections for pharmaceuticals have become essential to the day-to-day affairs of companies wishing to attain the efficiency and error-free work that is demanded of them. In addition to the rigorous quality control implemented on the products themselves, it is important to ensure the compliance of packaging and labeling information.

If labels and packaging components are not up to the same quality standards as the products themselves, there could be detrimental consequences to both the brand and the consumer. In this article, we explore the numerous ways that automated packaging inspections can benefit the pharmaceutical industry.

Ensure the accuracy of your critical pharmaceutical content through automation. 

The Importance of Quality Inspection in Print and Packaging

Companies needing to print in bulk will find that having a quality inspection process is extremely beneficial. Print inspection systems can provide the assurance and quality control your company needs to minimize mistakes. They will also guarantee the delivery of consistent results that will enhance your brand’s image through error reduction.

In fact, the role of quality inspection systems becomes even more vital when dealing with offset commercial printers. Given that most printing presses operate at incredibly high speeds, irregularities in the final product are more than possible, if not mandatory. 

Quality inspection software in print and packaging – as opposed to manual inspection systems – provides the necessary accuracy to achieve consistent and flawless results on a regular basis.

Modern Solution for Prepress

Modern print inspection systems consist of advanced technology that links with your printing press or web rewinder to achieve exceptional results. It works by integrating vision systems (cameras), web viewers, and high-tech software that will catch any errors in time before they are printed in bulk.

Over the years, these quality inspection systems have been developing at a rapid pace. Nowadays, you can find multiple options online at very competitive prices. In fact, given that they require little to no maintenance, one of the key advantages of implementing these non-traditional tools is that you only need to make a one-time investment. Other benefits include ease of use and operation and the ability to have more control over your result.

Benefits of Automation for Creative Agencies

Quality control systems are essential to ensuring that no content errors affect the quality of campaigns and other projects.

Built to ensure the quality of work at all stages of the agency workflow, GlobalVision’s software eliminates inefficient and costly errors that can delay projects and negatively impact client satisfaction. Manual proofreading simply isn’t accurate enough to meet the defined standards that clients expect from their hired agencies, especially when multiple departments are involved.

The various divisions of a creative agency require standardization when it comes to quality control, which is where GlobalVision’s software comes in. From ensuring the accuracy of copies and vendor proofs to graphic and editorial consistency, automated quality control elevates your agency’s credibility and inspires confidence in your clients.

Everything you need to know about automated quality control for creative agencies is right here. 

The Role of Quality Control in Consumer Goods

Automated quality control has emerged as a game-changer for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, revolutionizing the way manufacturers ensure product excellence. By leveraging advanced technologies like machine learning and computer vision, automated quality control streamlines and optimizes various aspects of production. 

It enhances accuracy and consistency in inspecting content, identifying defects, and monitoring the manufacturing process. 

With real-time data analysis, potential issues can be detected swiftly, reducing the risk of faulty products reaching consumers. This not only enhances overall product quality but also minimizes waste and recalls, resulting in cost savings for CPG companies. 

Furthermore, automation eliminates the need for extensive manual inspections, freeing up human resources for more strategic tasks, such as research and development, fostering innovation, and driving long-term growth in the industry. Overall, automated quality control empowers the CPG sector to deliver higher-quality products, bolster consumer trust, and maintain a competitive edge in a dynamic market landscape.

Automated Proofreading to Replace Obsolete Difference Checker Tools

According to official Food and Drug Administration numbers, the majority of product recalls are caused by labeling errors. How can companies accurately keep track of the quality of millions of products being packaged daily? It’s definitely a challenge, but that’s why proofreading is crucial in order to release products into the market with complete confidence.

Over the last 20 years, companies have come to realize that human inspection is inherently prone to error. There’s no arguing that, as safety regulations are continuously increasing, automated inspection has become the gold standard for the industry.

Early on, ”diff checker” and ”text compare” tools were the ultimate proofreading solution in the market, allowing for the comparison of characters between two documents and spotting changes in the text before they reach the printer to ensure data integrity.

With the advent of sophisticated machine vision systems and automated proofreading software, technology is progressively becoming more powerful, efficient, and easier to set up and use.

Modern text inspection tools can even generate progress reports, outlining all errors corrected for faster approval times. Meanwhile, plain old document comparison software continues to fall behind when it comes to innovation.

Read more about how automated proofreading is replacing obsolete difference checker tools. 

Automate Your Workflows for Success

Quality inspection is an essential part of every production line.

Those who do not understand how valuable they are, are not looking at the big picture. Money-wise, the cost of manufacturing a product extends far beyond the build cost, as it continues across its lifecycle, from support and delivery to warranty claims.

The one-time investment in quality inspection software can reduce future costs relating to customer support, warranty returns, and rejected or returned items. They can even add value to your company, as you’ll count on a competitive defense tool that will eventually pour more money into your pockets.

Ready to step into the world of automated quality control? Request a demo of our innovative proofreading software and see how this technology can revolutionize your everyday business practices. 

Transform your quality control processes with GlobalVision’s cloud-based quality inspection tool. 

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Upgrading Your Brand? Streamline Brand Transitions With Document Comparison Software

A long and strenuous task, upgrading your brand is a complete journey but document comparison software is a solution that makes it that much easier.

Date: August, 2023 | Category: Quality | Author: Hana Trokic

In the world of design and communication, font plays a pivotal role in conveying the right message and aesthetics. 

Microsoft took note of this and recently made the significant decision to transform its brand through a typeface upgrade. They said goodbye to their old trusted friend, Calibri, and introduced a new default typeface, Bierstadt – now called Aptos. While this transition enhances and upgrades the visual appeal of the Microsoft brand, it also raises concerns about content errors that might arise due to the new typeface changes. 

Making big brand changes like these is never easy and as Microsoft notes, it’s quite intimidating changing a typeface that was used for 15 years. The fonts we saw on our screen for over a decade not only became a part of the brand’s visual identity but a part of the brand itself. 

A long and strenuous task, upgrading your brand is a complete journey but document comparison software is a solution that makes it that much easier. Not only does it prevent content errors, but it also ensures a seamless transition to new typefaces by automating a good deal of the proofreading process. 

The Importance of Upgrading Your Typeface 

Microsoft’s decision to transition to the Aptos font comes with a range of motivations. A refreshed font will give the company a more contemporary and uniform visual identity, aligning with modern design trends. 

Also, technology has changed significantly in the last 15 years, and the screens and computers we use today are far from what they used to be. This posed the need for a new font that was better suited to high-resolution screens and was sharp, modern, and an overall better fit for the sleek machines we use today. 

However, font and brand transitions can pose millions of challenges, particularly in maintaining content quality and accuracy. 

The shift in font styles can inadvertently introduce formatting discrepancies, typographical errors, and inconsistencies that could affect the overall user experience. This is where document comparison software steps in to maintain content integrity.

The Role of Document Comparision Software

Document comparison software, like GlobalVision, offers an advanced solution to ensure the smooth implementation of font transitions while preserving content quality. 

Here are some key ways in which it can help:

Error Detection: Document comparison software is designed to identify various types of errors, including text, spelling, image, graphics, color, print, and more. Regarding font changes –  spelling mistakes, grammar errors, punctuation errors, and formatting inconsistencies are more common issues. These errors can easily go unnoticed due to letter shape and size differences. Document comparison software’s algorithms can detect these errors regardless of font style, making it an indispensable tool in maintaining content accuracy.

Consistency Check: Maintaining consistent terminology and style is crucial during font transitions. Document comparison software detects errors and ensures that your content adheres to specific guidelines and style preferences. This is particularly important for brands that want to uphold their image consistently across various communication materials.

Efficiency: Document comparison software significantly accelerates the review process. Manually combing through content to identify errors and inconsistencies can be time-consuming and prone to human oversight. Document comparison software automates this process, allowing your team to focus on more creative and strategic tasks during your brand’s upgrade.

Adaptability: Document comparison software adapts effortlessly in the case of a font transition. It recognizes that the font has changed and evaluates the content based on the new typography, reducing the likelihood of overlooking errors due to the font switch.

Seamless Brand Transitions with Document Comparison Software

GlobalVision, a leading document comparison software, offers a comprehensive solution for businesses undergoing font transitions like Microsoft’s shift to Aptos. 

Here’s how this innovation in quality inspection software it can make the process seamless:

Comprehensive Content Inspections: GlobalVision’s advanced algorithms run comprehensive checks of files and documents. This allows the software to identify any and all errors across critical content which include various fonts. This also ensures that content remains error-free even after a typeface change.

Customizable Inspections: The software allows users to set specific guidelines and rules for content quality inspections, ensuring consistency and adherence to brand standards throughout the transition.

High Volume Inspections: GlobalVision enables batch processing, making reviewing large volumes of content effortless during any transition period. A crucial feature as seemingly infinite amounts of content will need to be proofread to ensure new changes are updates have been made. 

Effortless Collaboration: The software supports collaboration among team members, allowing them to review and approve content changes collaboratively, thus expediting the entire process.

Ensure Your Brands Integrity 

Typeface or font transitions are necessary and exciting aspects of brand and design evolution, but they must be approached with caution to maintain content quality, accuracy, and, ultimately your brand’s image. 

While it’s a heavy and time-consuming task, upgrading your brand’s image is necessary to maintain relevance in the market and stay competitive. Document comparison software can play a vital role in this process, offering a reliable solution to detect errors, ensure consistency, and make seamless brand guideline transitions. 

As companies, designers, and brands embrace changes to refresh their visual identities, the integration of a comprehensive solution such as document comparison software becomes crucial to uphold content integrity in the midst of change.

Looking to guarantee the consistency and accuracy of your brand? Take the first steps towards flawless content and accelerated time-to-market using GlobalVision’s state-of-the-art document comparison software. Begin experiencing the advantages of our cutting-edge software today.

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Exploring Effective Security Measures: Safeguarding Data and Building Trust

Exploring Effective Security Measures: Safeguarding Data and Building Trust

Date: August, 2023 | Category: Compliance | Author: Hana Trokic

In today’s digital age, information security has become an utmost concern for organizations and their customers. As cyber threats continue to evolve, businesses must prioritize safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 

ISO 27001 is one of the leading international standards for information security and provides a comprehensive framework to achieve these goals. 

What is ISO 27001

ISO 27001 outlines the necessary requirements for an information security management system to follow. This comprehensive standard offers valuable guidance to businesses on establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually enhancing their information security management system.

Achieving compliance with this framework signifies that an organization has implemented a system to effectively manage risks associated with the security of their data, including that of their customers. This system aligns with the best practices and principles outlined in the International Standard, ensuring a systematic and cost-effective approach to safeguarding sensitive information.

ISO 27001 consists of 3 main pillars:

  • Confidentiality: Only authorized persons have the right to access information
  • Integrity: Only authorized persons can change the information
  • Availability: The information must be accessible to authorized persons only, whenever it is needed

The Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification

There are many benefits of being certified. They include: 

Instill Trust for Our Customers & Prospects: Demonstrate our commitment to maintaining the highest level of security for our customer’s and prospects’ information, which builds trust and confidence in our ability to protect their data.

Improve Security & Protection of All Data: Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of both sensitive and non-sensitive data, reducing the risk of data breaches and other security incidents. This leads to a more secure and protected environment, which is critical in today’s interconnected digital world.

Compliance with Regulatory Requirements: Our customers in regulated industries are required to comply with various regulatory requirements related to information security. This framework helps us demonstrate compliance with regulations as their supplier, providing them with confidence that their data is being accordingly.

Reduced Risk of Data Breaches: Data breaches can lead to significant financial and reputational losses for both us and our customers. ISO 27001 provides customers with peace of mind knowing that their data is less likely to be compromised.

Improved Business Continuity: The framework requires us to have a business continuity plan in place, which helps to ensure that critical business functions can continue in the event of a disruption or disaster. This helps customers maintain the continuity of their critical business activities and reduces the risk of disruptions.

Better Communication: ISO 27001 requires us to communicate our information security policies and procedures to all relevant stakeholders, including customers. This helps us improve communication between us and our customers, further promoting transparency and trust.

A Trustworthy Partner 

Always adhering to the most recent stringent measures, GlobalVision has always been committed to the protection and integrity of information to ensure that data remains protected for our users, employees, and third parties. 

With validated systems, comprehensive internal audits, and multiple verifications during the development and delivery stage, we address data integrity issues and can be counted on by all regulated companies.

This certification provides GlobalVision with yet another affirmation that proves this to be true. For highly regulated companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and financial services industries, ISO 27001 certification becomes a crucial factor when considering potential partners or suppliers. GlobalVision’s commitment to security strengthens our position as a market leader for continuing innovation with trust. 

More Than Just a Standard 

ISO 27001 is more than just a standard; it is also a powerful tool that helps organizations protect their information and build trust with their customers and prospects. By adhering to its three pillars of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, organizations can ensure robust information security, reduced risk of breaches, and enhanced business continuity. 

For GlobalVision, this certification is yet another attestation to its commitment to keeping customers first. Whatever their needs be, we strive to go above and beyond to offer the best and more secure services and products to our users. 

Embracing this framework not only strengthens information security but also reinforces our commitment to safeguarding the data entrusted in our care.

To learn more about GlobalVision, please visit our webpage here. 

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Verify x Veeva Vault: Empowering Promotional, Regulatory, and Labeling Teams in Life Sciences to Maximize Content Efficiency

Verify X Veeva integration - Revision

Date: May, 2023 | Category: Company | Author: Gabriella Naguib

In Life Sciences, Speed-to-Market is Key 

In an industry where being first to market is critical in maintaining credibility and leadership, life sciences companies that embrace digitization in content management and proofreading workflows are likely to have an edge over their competitors. 

GlobalVision provides life sciences teams with accuracy and efficiency while minimizing the resources required in the review process. Now, with a Veeva Vault RIM Suite integration, highly regulated businesses can achieve efficiency in their review and regulatory workflows while also achieving global efficiency alignment and cross-functional unification — otherwise challenging tasks for large multinational enterprise companies.

From Vault Submissions to Vault Promomats , Vault QMS, and more, Veeva tackles use cases for a wide range of life sciences stakeholders. While regulatory, promotional, and labeling teams extract much value from these solutions, Veeva and GlobalVision partnered up to address an important piece of this elaborate puzzle: the need for content proofreading. This task often spans multiple stakeholders while cross-functional approvals need to get products to market fast, without compromising quality. This challenge is especially true for pharmaceutical and medical device companies as they strive to:

  • Get critical products to market quickly and safely
  • Mitigate the risk of non-compliance issues such as recalls and sanctions
  • Protect their brand’s reputation in a highly competitive market
  • Minimize financial losses caused by errors and workflow bottlenecks

An Integrated End-to-End Quality Ecosystem

The Verify x Veeva Vault integration is the ideal solution for regulated industries that want to ensure speed, accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation. Verify is GlobalVision’s latest cloud-based automated proofreading software which is designed to protect the critical assets produced in highly-regulated industries. Verify was specifically engineered to accommodate the rigorous demands of the life sciences industry, providing companies with the necessary tools to scale their operations and achieve long-term success. The former, along with its strict security and compliance architecture make it the ideal complement to Veeva’s digital cloud solutions, from R&D through to Commercial business functions.

The Verify x Veeva Vault integration is seamless and prides itself on simplicity thanks to its easy-to-deploy REST API technology.

Simply, it enables Veeva Vault users to securely pass files into Verify to perform inspections on critical content and graphical items, input the required annotations, and then send the working file back into the Vault to continue with their day-to-day operations.

The result? Life sciences benefit from a seamless end-to-end content ecosystem. 

Below are some of the use cases happening in the industry today. 

Simplified Regulatory Submissions 

In the regulatory space, the Vault Submissions integration with Verify enables teams to navigate and automate the extensive amounts of proofreading often needed at this stage. Using text inspection to proofread documents in any language, as well as custom dictionaries, and a built-in medical dictionary, turnaround times for regulatory submissions are significantly reduced. Moreover, the integration of platforms strengthens data integrity, allows for continuous visibility and traceability of content changes, and allows regulatory teams to work more efficiently with global health authorities.

Efficient Promotional Content & Editorial Reviews

Honing in on the promotional content use case for Vault PromoMats, the Verify integration empowers creative teams to maximize editorial efficiency by reducing the number of content revisions needed. The character-for-character text inspection coupled with the pixel-to-pixel precision graphics comparison in Verify allows creatives to focus on more meaningful work while the integration takes care of proofreading critical content. 

Comprehensive Labeling Quality Checks

Remaining on the commercial side of the life sciences product workflow, the Verify integration with Vault QMS enables teams to optimize speed-to-market. Teams involved in packaging and labeling development can seamlessly send files from the Vault directly into Verify for an automated text and graphics inspection, and then push reports back into the Vault, ensuring document versions are error-free and GxP Compliant before they go to production. This end-to-end quality ecosystem is essential in getting critical products like patient drugs and medical devices out swiftly while also protecting the end consumer. 

Across the entire quality workflow in life sciences, teams across various departments and business units can find value in integrating their Veeva Vault with GlobalVision’s Verify solution. The integrated solution not only maximizes process efficiency but also boasts a sophisticated security architecture and effortless cloud hosting.

From automating the proofreading process to saving time, and ensuring the utmost quality of documentation, regulated industries can expect to reap many benefits from this integration. Request a free Verify trial today.

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How to Choose the Best Proofreading Software For Your Business in 2023

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Date: May, 2023 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic

Proofreading is a vital aspect of the content creation process that ensures the accuracy and quality of any written or graphic asset. However, it can be time-consuming and tedious, especially when dealing with lengthy, complex files associated with highly-regulated industries.   

Luckily, technology has made it easier to catch errors and inconsistencies through the use of proofreading software or file comparison technology. With its endless benefits and capabilities, this comprehensive proofreading tool makes it essential for any quality control team that needs extra reassurance that their documents are error-free.  

Yet, with so many proofreading software options available, choosing the right one can be overwhelming. Thankfully, we’ll provide you with some key features to look out for so you can heighten your quality control process and ensure the integrity of your content and products.

Let’s go into each of these features in detail.

Criteria to look out for when choosing a proofreading software

Ease-Of-Use 

When proofreading documents, it can be challenging to keep track of all changes made to a file throughout the revision cycle. This is particularly true when working on long, complex documents or collaborating with other teams. 

Proofreading software can help ease the entire revision process by making it easier to follow all changes made to a document. That is why when choosing software for your industry and quality assurance needs, ensure that it offers features and capabilities that enhance your ease-of-use, through difference tracking that makes it easier to adjust and correct files accordingly. 

Proofreading software is ideal in these situations as it works by comparing two documents, a final master copy to a sample copy, and highlights any differences between them. It detects differences in all aspects of a file including text, color, graphics, formatting, and any other inconsistencies that may be present in the document. 

Within minutes quality assurance and revision teams can have a comprehensive report of all differences found in their document. The differences are pinpointed in an easy-to-follow format allowing teams to make adjustments in record time. All they have to do is run through the list of found differences and correct them accordingly.  

This also allows teams to make adjustments to a single file instead of multiple, which often causes confusion in cross-team and department collaboration. Every person, team, and department working on the development of a product or piece of content can be assured that all corrections are being made to the appropriate file and that no mistakes are being added throughout the process. 

Some key features to look out for that help with ease of use include: 

  • Holistic automated digital inspections: Inspects text and graphics simultaneously and compares files with different layouts, from Word to PDF to Adobe Illustrator.
  • Pixel-to-Pixel graphics inspection: Check artwork files from top to bottom including color difference, broken text, missing aspects, etc. 
  • Auto-Save Functionality: Automatically save all work to ensure documents are always up-to-date and you never miss a beat. 
  • Single-Sign-On Feature: Unify your passwords to ease the logging-in process and sign in to your account to proofread documents with ease. 

The whole process is completely automated, transforming the entire proofreading process and streamlining it to be as efficient as possible. This not only gives companies leeway to use critical resources in other areas of business, but it also gives assurance that the quality of revisions is being heightened through the addition of a single software. 

Efficiency

Another critical feature to look for in your proofreading software is its efficiency. How can the software help increase productivity in teams? Does it help save time, effort, and resources when proofreading content? 

It’s important to note that implementing most proofreading software into your revision cycles is sure to save infinite time, resources, and effort that are otherwise wasted on these outdated methods and practices. Unfortunately, many businesses still rely on outdated manual checks to ensure the integrity of their content and products. 

Manual checks are not only are they extremely time-consuming, but they are also unreliable due to the high chance of human error occurring. The human eye, simply cannot detect certain differences in files and artwork.

Some errors that are difficult to detect by the human eye include: 

With file comparison technology, the proofreading process is completely automated as files are holistically inspected finding even the smallest of errors. What was once impossible to detect with the human eye, or what would take additional resources and extensive amounts of time to inspect manually, is now a simple and easy inspection through automated quality control. 

In order to ensure that you are getting the most out of your proofreading software, make sure to also check if these efficiency-enhancing features are included in its capabilities:

These features and innovations are particularly helpful for teams working in regulatory industries, where the accuracy and consistency of documents, labels, and packaging are paramount. By using proofreading software, quality assurance, and revision teams can streamline their proofreading process, reduce the risk of errors, and ultimately deliver high-quality documents in a shorter amount of time.

Accuracy

File comparison technology plays a significant role in increasing the accuracy of file inspections. That is why, when choosing the right proofreading software, make sure to implement one that will increase the accuracy of your files comprehensively, not just certain aspects such as text and spelling. 

With file comparison technology, you can automatically verify printed and digital content against approved files with pixel-to-pixel accuracy, ensuring that your work is 100% accurate every time.

When manually proofreading documents, it is easy to overlook small errors, especially when dealing with long documents or multiple versions of a single document. However, proofreading software can automatically compare files, highlighting even the slightest differences between them. 

This can help revision teams quickly identify errors and inconsistencies, ensuring that all files are consistent and accurate. Additionally, file comparison technology can help to ensure that all changes made to a document have been properly recorded and implemented, reducing the risk of errors and discrepancies “slipping through the cracks”. 

Overall, the right proofreading software can significantly improve the accuracy of the proofreading process, ensuring that documents are error-free and of high quality. Look for these key capabilities that increase accuracy when choosing proofreading software:

  • Completes your quality control process: Protects your work from critical errors as it moves through the entire quality control process. From file creation to print, the software pinpoints exact differences in text and artwork for quick and easy inspections.
  • Keeps track of every important detail: Reviews and navigates through all found differences with comprehensive inspection reports that facilitate the approval process.
  • Ensures accurate content every time: Inspects content as it changes file formats to detect any errors that may have been introduced between versions.

Collaboration 

Implementing proofreading software is your best bet if you want to simplify your cross-team and department collaboration. Therefore, it’s critical to implement one that allows for seamless teamwork. 

The life cycle of a single piece of documentation goes through many stages. From content ideation to creation, production, revision, print, and distribution, there are many different people and teams involved in getting sensitive content out to consumers. 

Because of the complicated nature of content collaboration, it can be difficult to keep track of all feedback, changes, and revisions that need to be made. This is especially true when dealing with highly sensitive documentation in regulated industries, where the risk of an error slipping through is zero tolerance. 

The right proofreading software takes this usually complicated process and simplifies it to an automated process. This reduces many risks and errors that come with manual inspections and also transforms the revision process completely. 

When it comes to content collaboration, in some cases, different team members work on different versions of the same document. Look for a file comparison technology that offers features such as team accounts, an auto-save feature, and seamless integration into your company’s quality assurance platforms. This allows teams to easily adjust, correct, and keep track of changes made to a critical file. 

By using a single account, and working on a single document, team members can quickly identify discrepancies and inconsistencies, and work collaboratively to ensure that all changes are properly incorporated into the final document. 

This helps streamline the collaboration process and ensures that all team members are working from the most up-to-date and accurate version of the document. It also ensures that the final product is error-free and completed in record time.  

These powerful collaboration features simplify and improve the efficiency of teamwork. Overall, with file comparison technology teams can focus their energy and resources elsewhere while still guaranteeing perfect files, artwork, and subsequently, labels and packaging. 

Implement Proofreading Software Into Your Workflows 

There is a lot to consider when choosing proofreading software but once implemented, it will surely be a game changer for your revision and quality control processes.

File comparison software is a valuable tool for proofreading that can simplify the entire revision and quality control process. Its innovation in proofreading allows teams to make all necessary adjustments quickly and efficiently while guaranteeing document integrity and accuracy. 

That is why it is essential that your organization choose and implement this innovation in automated quality control into your regular business practices. 

Automating your quality control processes through proofreading software reduces the risk of errors and improves the accuracy of file inspections. Additionally, the technology simplifies collaboration between teams, allowing multiple people to work on the same document and easily keep track of revisions. 

Overall, proofreading software is a powerful innovation that can save time and resources, increase productivity, and ensure the accuracy and quality of critical assets and files.

Are you ready to streamline your workflows by implementing proofreading software? Learn more by requesting a demo of GlobalVision here or try our web-based proofreading software, Verify, for free!

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Ready for a New Verify Release? 2023.2 is Here

Date: April, 2023 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic

GlobalVision’s latest and most innovative cloud-based proofreading technology just got an upgrade. Verify 2023.2 is now live! 

With this latest release, users can expect a heightened and more streamlined automated proofreading experience. This upgraded version comes equipped with new features and capabilities that not only enhance the user experience but also improve the accuracy and efficiency of quality inspections. Verify 2023.2 ensures a seamless and user-friendly proofreading experience while delivering superior results.

Innovation in Proofreading Software

GlobalVision has devoted significant effort in recent years to developing Verify, a state-of-the-art cloud-based proofreading solution designed for regulated industries. This innovative technology has been widely adopted by pharmaceutical companies, consumer goods brands, and agencies seeking to streamline their proofreading processes.

Verify’s automated proofreading platform promotes efficient work processes and enables the creation of higher-quality content in record time. Its advanced features and capabilities make it a best-in-class solution for companies striving to optimize their proofreading efforts.

What Does Verify 2023.2 Bring?

One of the most noteworthy enhancements of Verify 2023.2 is its improved text inspection accuracy. The Text Inspection 2 algorithm has been improved to deliver superior inspection quality and accuracy, resulting in a smoother, more seamless proofreading experience for users. Verify 2023.2 also brings the addition of Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which will be available for a group of select users. 

Here is a detailed overview of what Verify 2023.2 brings: 

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) available to select customers:

  • OCR allows users to inspect flattened text on documents such as promotional material screenshots and supplier proofs by converting the digital image into a readable text format. 

Spell Check Improvement:

  • Ability to whitelist certain special characters in Custom Dictionaries

Several Text Inspection 2 algorithm issues have been resolved, including:

  • False positives related to underlined differences decreased by 86% on average
  • Duplicated differences showing in the Results Panel
  • Differences not being displayed in the right order in the Results Panel
  • Non-completion of certain inspections

Who Can Benefit From This Release?

While Verify caters to regulatory affairs and promotional teams across all industries, it offers significant advantages to those working in enterprise-level pharmaceuticals and consumer packaged goods.

With the addition of OCR, an otherwise high-demand feature for brands and agencies, Verify will also be extremely beneficial for marketing and advertising industries as well as promotional departments in regulated industries specifically.

Whether you are part of a creative or technical team, Verify 2023.2 is guaranteed to improve your proofreading and revision processes. Our user-friendly and comprehensive platform provides ease of use, convenience, and simplicity, making it a crucial resource for professionals across industries.

A Heightened Proofreading Experience 

With Verify 2023.2, users can expect to experience a heightened proofreading experience through many Text Inspection 2 enhancements and the addition of Optical Character Recognition.

Its advanced features and capabilities make it a powerful resource for companies seeking to streamline their proofreading efforts and increase their quality control processes. Through constant innovation, Verify 2023.2 ensures a seamless and user-friendly proofreading experience, delivering superior inspection results. 

If you are interested in a more personalized overview of Verify, request a demo here or take advantage of a free trial to discover how Verify can specifically benefit your team’s quality control processes.

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How GlobalVision Helps Hero Group Eliminate Human Error in Their Quality Control Process

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Date: April, 2023 | Category: Quality | Author: Hana Trokic

About Hero Group 

Hero Group is an international consumer food manufacturing company whose core business focuses on baby food along with nutritional snack foods and spreads. Based in Switzerland, it was founded in 1886 in Lenzburg and has since grown into a worldwide enterprise. They currently have offices and production facilities spread across five continents including Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa, and Turkey and Central Asia. 

Their mission is to provide customers with high-quality, nutritious food while using only the best ingredients. Hero Group prides itself on products with fewer, more natural ingredients prepared with minimum processing. 

Today, Hero Group employs 4,300 employees worldwide and in 2015, generated revenues surpassing CHF 1.26 billion. 

The Challenge: Overcome the Limitations of Manual Checks on a Global Scale

As Hero Group deals primarily with baby and natural food products, their products fall under a heavily regulated umbrella that has to adhere to the highest standards. 

Any errors that slip through in critical content files or artwork could lead to food recalls, financial losses, a decrease in brand loyalty, or in the worst-case scenario, consumer health risks. All these issues could be detrimental to the company and oftentimes difficult to reverse.

Francisco Tomás López Ramírez, Packaging Lab Manager at Hero Group’s Spain division, gave us in-depth insights into the issues their quality control teams were facing with regard to their revision processes. He noted that teams consistently noticed a gap in their inspections due to the many limitations of manual, visual checks. 

“Visual checks have limitations due to human factors. In some cases, printed errors in designs weren’t detected in earlier checks allowing them to slip through.”

  • Francisco Tomás López Ramírez, Packaging Lab Manager, at Hero Spain

Despite numerous rounds of manual proofreading, errors in text and graphics were slipping through due to human factors, which often lead to mistakes being overlooked. Manual and visual checks often failed to catch all differences in labeling and packaging, particularly when it came to graphic files where errors can be easily missed by the human eye. This emphasized the setbacks of relying solely on human checks to ensure accuracy. 

Due to these limitations, quality control teams at Hero Spain quickly realized that there was a necessity to automate the proofing of their printed designs and graphics. 

The Solution: Eliminate Human Error Through Automated Quality Control 

After several years of looking for an automated inspection system, in 2021, Hero Spain decided to test GlobalVision’s inspection technology. The results of the inspections showed that it was very much possible to automatically proofread and inspect files with few false positives and in record time. 

Since then, Hero Spain was quick to implement GlobalVision into their everyday quality control processes and use the software as an added quality control measure for their graphic files. In their day-to-day operations, it is used to look over design changes to ensure final graphics are completely error-free. At the moment, the Packaging Lab is the primary department using GlobalVision for its inspections. 

Throughout the years, Hero Spain observed numerous advantages of using GlobalVision’s file comparison technology but has particularly noted three main benefits of the software: 

  • Automated inspections of printed graphics that prevent human errors from slipping through
  • Fully automated inspections of artwork files in foreign languages (Chinese, Swedish, etc.).      
  • Innovative and modern solutions to their quality control processes

When asked if he was satisfied with the system, training, support, and ease of use of GlobalVision’s software, Mr. López said that he was “highly satisfied” and that he has “already recommended the system to our quality colleagues in Hero Group.” The main benefit he boasts about is that it is a feasible system to control artwork files and avoid human errors and factors.

“I’m extremely satisfied with GlobalVision. I’ve already recommended the system to our quality colleagues in Hero Group!”

  • Francisco Tomás López Ramírez, Packaging Lab Manager, at Hero Spain

With 527 files successfully inspected in 2022, Hero Spain has seen an overall improvement in their graphic and packaging accuracy, a decrease in errors, and an increase in the quality of their packaging and food safety. They expect to increase that number in the coming years to continue to better their offer of only the most premium products. 

He also went on to add that not only have internal teams noticed the benefits of implementing GlobalVision but clients have also been impacted. Clients have taken note of the added efforts taken by Hero Spain to ensure the high quality of their products.

When asked what they would do if GlobalVision were to hypothetically no longer be available, Mr. López said they would be at a loss as they simply cannot imagine going back to manual, visual checks in their quality control processes. 

If your organization also wants to reap the many benefits of GlobalVision’s automated proofreading technology, request a free demo here and begin streamlining your quality control processes today!

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  • See how GlobalVision has helped top industry leaders release products with confidence here. 

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GlobalVision Chosen as One of Canada’s Best Places to Work

Date: April, 2023 | Category: Company | Author: Hana Trokic

GlobalVision is not a great place to work anymore. 

Our market-leading proofreading software company was previously certified by Great Place to Work. In 2022, we received the certification as a testament to our dedication to creating a positive and fulfilling work environment for our employees.

This year, however, is a little different. 

In recent years, GlobalVision has made extensive efforts to make our organization an amazing place to work and our efforts have not gone unnoticed. In addition to gaining the Great Place to Work certification, this year, we are extremely proud to announce that we won the Best Workplaces in Canada for 2023 award. More specifically we received the 2023 award for the Best Workplace in Canada for the 50-99 Employees category.

The Global Authority on Workplace Culture

The Great Place to Work certification recognizes companies that have gone above and beyond to create an outstanding work environment. It works by surveying employees about their experiences and the environment they find themselves in Mondays to Fridays. 

The certification is a two-step process that includes a survey as well as a short questionnaire about work culture. Survey results are completely based on employee feedback about their organization. Results also offer valuable insights to potential job seekers about a company’s work culture and its efforts to keep employees motivated and happy. Results of this year’s certification have also been received extremely well, with even the Globe and Mail advertising the 2023 list of lucky winners. 

GlobalVision employees participated in the Great Place to Work survey in November 2022 and met the Trust Index score to secure certification for 2023! The Trust Index is designed to measure employees’ perception of the quality of their workplace relationships which includes their relationship with their peers, their job tasks, and with management. 

This year, GlobalVision received a Trust Index Score of 92%, increasing from 88% in the 2021 survey – a true testament to our company’s continuous efforts to keep employees satisfied.

Best Workplaces Start With Happy Employees

Over the past years, GlobalVision has made significant progress in establishing a top-tier remote-first company culture that prioritizes the well-being of its employees. The many initiatives put into place to increase employee satisfaction have proven to be extremely successful; the proof being in how employees feel about their day-to-day on the job.  

The Great Place to Work questionnaire gives critical insights for employers and employees alike, giving each an overview of the major advantages of an organization. For GlobalVision, employee responses reflect an overwhelming appreciation for flexibility, asynchronous and remote-first work, self-managed time off, and amazing work-life balance. In other words, a great company culture. 

According to a majority of GlobalVision employees, a high point of company culture was the remote-first, self-managed work and time-off policy. Employees feel that the flexibility they are given to create their own hours and schedules shows that they are trusted, that their skills and capabilities do not go unnoticed, and that micromanagement is not needed in order to complete tasks. 

There is no “one-size fits all” work process that GlobalVision employees need to follow, instead, they are free to work however and wherever they please through independent, asynchronous work. Employees feel that this leads to autonomy over their work and the ability to have a great work-life balance which is reflected in the high productivity and performance of every individual at GlobalVision. 

What’s more, the survey found that not only do employees feel a sense of pride and accomplishment in their work, but they also feel empowered to be innovative, driven, and ambitious. It helps that the open work environment allows for seamless teamwork with talented, passionate colleagues who are always readily available to help and collaborate on daily tasks. 

Yet, what sets GlobalVision apart from other remote-first, tech companies is not the endless benefits that it offers its employees. Many companies boast a long list of benefits while still struggling to find and retain top talent. What truly sets GlobalVision apart is that the entire company, from top to bottom, lives and breathes its company culture and values. 

At GlobalVision, it’s not about listing company values and benefits, it’s about actually implementing them for the overall development and well-being of each and every employee. 

Extensive efforts are constantly being put into place to ensure the benefits and freedoms given to employees remain true. From complete transparency to constant, open communication and feedback, employees notice all the genuine efforts being made to keep them happy. A winning combination for company and employee success.

Continued Efforts to be Great 

GlobalVision’s certification as a best place to work in Canada is a positive development for the company and its employees and an affirmation that a remote-first, asynchronous company culture works. It is also a recognition of the company’s commitment to excellence and its ongoing efforts to create a workplace culture that supports and empowers its employees.

As the world continues to navigate the challenges posed by market changes and uncertainties, it’s more important than ever for companies to prioritize the well-being of their employees. GlobalVision’s certification as a Great Place to Work and a Best Workplace in Canada is a testament to our company’s commitment to creating a positive and fulfilling work environment and is a model for other companies to follow.

Here’s to continuing to grow an amazing workplace culture and to one of many Best Workplace certifications! 

Want to join one of Canada’s best places to work? Check out our careers page to see our open positions and become a member of our team!

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