We have tested scanners from most major brands and found Fujitsu to b the best overall scanner for document conversion.
There are many OCR products on the market. We like the power and features found in OmniPage Pro.
You will need a good text editor for clean up and processing. There are many to choose from. I like PAD. The program has a fantastic script library function.
In order to test your OCR results I found the resources at NANPA to be a great asset. Here you will find area code and city codes, as well as number assignments.
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