Agfa DuoScan T1200 Selected as Desktop Scanner for Mentalix's Low-Cost, Fingerprint Scanning Solution.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1999-- DuoScan T1200 helps the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit Pass IAFIS IAFIS Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (FBI) IAFIS International Association of Food Industry Suppliers Test; Receives FBI Certification Agfa Corporation's Desktop Products Group (USA-DTP), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, has teamed up the DuoScan T1200 with Mentalix, Inc. to create the latest Fingerprint Scan API Runtime Library A collection of executable software functions in the machine language of the target computer. A runtime library can be linked into an application at compile time with links already resolved from the programmer's code to the functions when the application is loaded. , and Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit. The Fingerprint Scan Runtime Library, and Scan API Toolkit are targeted toward systems integrators and developers who wish to add IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) is a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ) IQS-compliant fingerprint scanning to larger, customized solutions for civil and law enforcement applications. "We are proud to offer the standard solution for taking the necessary fingerprints," said Christophe Fremont, Director, Agfa DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing . "Just proving once again what a versatile and useful product the DuoScan T1200 really is." On May 27, 1999, Mentalix, Inc. (http://www.mentalix.com) announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI) has certified that Mentalix's latest Fingerprint Scan API Runtime Library module complies with the IAFIS IQS IQS Initial Quality Study (JD Power and Associates) IQS Initial Quality Survey IQS Integrated Quality Services IQS Institute of Quantity Surveyors IQS Intelligent Query Service Appendix F 500 dpi (Section 2.0) Scanner Specifications. The Runtime Library, teamed with the AGFA DuoScan T1200 scanner and a Windows(R) 95/98/NT system, sets the new low-cost/high-performance standard for Appendix F 500 dpi 10-print card scan solutions. This DuoScan T1200 Runtime Library module is available to systems integrators and developers as part of Mentalix's Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit. The Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit provides a common API for a growing list of certified and non-certified scanner models on Windows and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) systems. With typical FBI 10-print card acquire and process times of just 30 seconds, the T1200/Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit solution performs at two to three times the speed of competing products while shaving nearly $2,000 off of the overall solution cost. About the DuoScan T1200 Designed to meet a variety of needs in the office environment, the T1200 is ideal for graphic designers, service bureaus, educational institutions and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. professionals. Key functionality is provided by Agfa's award-winning line of bundled software (1) Applications that are included with new hardware. For example, a new PC often comes with several applications, many of which may be light versions or full versions with no limit on usage. Others may be only 60- or 90-day trial packages. See bundle. , including FotoLook 3.0 and ColorTune. In addition, the DuoScan T1200 includes PHOTO-PAINT 8 from Corel and Caere's OmniPage LE OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. software. PHOTO-PAINT 8 provides all the tools for state-of-the-art image correction, photo retouching and painting in one streamlined package. Through exceptional Internet graphics support, PHOTO-PAINT 8 lets the user create professional designs and special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. quickly, and publish them to the Web. Caere's OmniPage LE OCR software allows users to edit text from any scanned document, while FotoLook simplifies the scanning process by providing a wide range of intuitive imaging capabilities. Key T1200 Features The DuoScan T1200 is a true 36-bit, 8.5 x 14 inch flatbed color scanner, with 600 x 1200 ppi optical resolution and a maximum output resolution of 2400 ppi for color and 3600 ppi for line art. The scanner offers a Dmax of 3.0 and maximum transparency size is 8 x 10 inches. Agfa's award-winning TwinPlate technology provides separate beds for scanning transparencies and reflective images to deliver the optimum results for each type of original. TwinPlate technology ensures better control over the optical path and results in very sharp scans and high color The ability to generate 32,768 colors (15 bits) or 65,536 colors (16-bit). 15-bit color uses five bits for each red, green and blue pixel. The 16th bit may be a color, such as XGA with 5-red, 6-green and 5-blue, or be an overlay bit that selects pixels to display over video input. See true color. quality, a significant advantage over competitive scanning systems. With the T1200's optional batch slide holder kit, there is no glass between the lens and original, thus eliminating the possibility of optical distortion. Users can also prepare the transparency plate offline and prepare reflective originals while transparencies are scanning, or open the scanner while transparencies are being scanned. FotoLook 3.0 Scanning Software Agfa's award-winning FotoLook 3.0 was designed to simplify the scanning process. Column-width scanning, for instance, lets the user indicate the final output size by highlighting one or more columns in the layout. FotoLook automatically calculates the correct resolution and size for any variety of original formats. While FotoLook's default settings make it easy to get high-quality results on the first scan, the software's manual tools allow more experienced users to use a variety of advanced image enhancements and special effects. FotoLook 3.0 makes use of Agfa's exclusive Total Film Scanning (TFS TFS The Forum Site (online forum) TFS Team Foundation Server (Microsoft Visual Source Safe) TFS Toyota Financial Services TFS Thanks for Sharing TFS Tactical Fighter Squadron TFS Three-Five Systems Inc. ) technology to optimize the quality of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color negative scans. With TFS, when users scan color negative film, they select from a list of brand names and type or create a specific film profile. This allows the software to take into account the individual characteristics of a specific film. A fail-safe batch scanning feature also saves scan settings automatically, even if the scan iFotoLook also provides seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with ColorTune, Agfa's market-leading color management software. ColorTune and ICC profiles can be accessed from FotoLook 3.0 to specify color spaces for the different components (monitors/printers) of the user's system. FotoLook's preview mode is completely interactive, giving the user full control over the scanning process, as well as an immediate softproof of what the final result will look like. FotoLook is available for Macintosh, Windows 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Pricing and Availability As a stand alone unit, the Agfa DuoScan T1200 is currently available in the U.S. for the suggested retail price of $699. About Mentalix Incorporated in 1987, Mentalix was founded to develop easy-to-use products for the purposes of scanning, editing, and printing photographic images from high-performance workstations. In recent years, Mentalix has applied its software development and imaging expertise to the creation of industry-recognized, FBI-certified fingerprint acquisition solutions. Corporate-wide, Mentalix continues to provide fast, elegant solutions for scientific, technical, GIS, manufacturing, fingerprint analysis, medical, educational, and government industries. Mentalix targets custom, systems integration and off-the-shelf solutions for Windows, Java and a variety of UNIX systems. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. maintains its headquarters north of Dallas in Plano, Texas. Mentalix, Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit and Pixel!SCAN API Toolkit are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mentalix, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks acknowledged. About Agfa Agfa Corporation is a subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical and industrial radiography, and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation, headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, employs 3,400 people. Worldwide, Agfa's annual sales are nearly $5 billion. (Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.) EDITOR'S NOTE: Color images of Agfa products are available for download from Agfa's press site on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfapress.com or by contacting Scott Signore si·gno·re n. 1. pl. si·gno·ri Abbr. Sig. or S. Used as a form of polite address for a man in an Italian-speaking area. 2. A plural of signora. of Agfa DTP at 978/658-5600, ext. 5567 Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfahome.com. |
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