1. A method for processing, saving and viewing a digital image of a microscope slide, comprising: providing an acquisition computer connected to a network server in communication with a computer network; inserting at least one microscope slide into a digital slide scanner connected to the acquisition computer; the acquisition computer generating a pre-scan of the microscope slide at a pre-scan magnification and a pre-scan resolution, the pre-scan comprising a plurality o sequentially scanned image tiles; the acquisition computer uploading each of the plurality of image tiles to the network server as each image tile is scanned; the network server analyzing the image tiles while the pre-scan is being generated to identify an area of interest in the pre-scan; the acquisition computer generating a local scan of the area of interest at a second magnification higher than the pre-scan magnification, the local scan comprising a plurality of local image tiles; the acquisition computer uploading each of the plurality of local image tiles to the network server while the local scan is being generated, each local image tile being viewable by a client computer in communication with the computer network while the plurality of local image tiles are being uploaded; the network server assembling a raw final image of the local scan from a mosaic of the plurality of local image tiles; and saving the raw final image on the network server independent of whether the raw final image is saved on the acquisition computer.