Expense report software, and more
A common scenario wherein you would greatly benefit from having a portable scanner is when you have several business cards cluttering up your desk. With a portable scanner at hand, you can convert all of these cards into a more convenient digital database. Many portable scanners also come with optical character recognition software. This allows you to scan printed documents and store them in a digital format that you can easily edit later on. The resulting digital files are compatible with a wide range of word processing software.