Agfa Introduces SnapScan 1212p Scanner.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1998-- Puts Professional Imaging Experience to Work in an Easy-to-Use, Aggressively-Priced Scanner for the Home Market Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ), the world's leading provider of award-winning desktop scanners and digital cameras, introduces the SnapScan 1212p -- a 36-bit, parallel-port model from new generation of SnapScan scanners. Agfa combines high-performance image capture, convenient plug-and-play operation, and no-guess, intelligent software in a sleek new design. At the suggested price of $99, Agfa has positioned the SnapScan 1212p to appeal to the home user. Agfa puts many years of professional level imaging experience to work in the SnapScan 1212p, giving home users a high-quality image capture in an easy-to-use package. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Agfa's Per Save, vice president of marketing, Desktop Product Group, "As a result of increased storage capacity, processor speed and high print quality, today's home users cando more with their computers. Our goal is to provide a device that lets them take advantage of their computing power and stretch the limits of their creativity. Because of our professional imaging experience, Agfa is in a unique position to offer these users more advanced tools in a format they are comfortable with." The SnapScan 1212p, with Agfa's Enhanced Parallel Port See EPP. (hardware) enhanced parallel port - (EPP) A parallel port that confirms to the IEEE's EPP standard. An EPP is actually an expansion bus that can handle 64 disk drives and other peripherals. ["PC Magazine", 1996-01-09, p. 262]. , is a true plug-and-play scanner. There are no internal controller cards to install. The user attaches the parallel cable, plugs it in and loads the software -- the SnapScan is ready to use in just seconds. For computers with only one parallel (printer) port, the SnapScan 1212p has a second parallel port, so the user can daisy-chain the connection--from computer to scanner, then scanner to the printer. The Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP (1) (Enhanced Parallel Port) See IEEE 1284. (2) (Ethernet Packet Processor) A chip from Kalpana, Inc., Santa Clara, CA that doubles speed of Ethernet transmission to 20Mbits/sec. In 1994, Kalpana was acquired by Cisco. ) interface ensures reliable connectivity. The SnapScan EZ (introduced in April, 1998) was the first Agfa model to offer the EPP interface. The Enhanced Parallel Port has proved to be exceptionally reliable. The software bundled with the SnapScan 1212p is easy-to-use and gives less experienced users the ability to incorporate color images in everyday documents. Home users can create greeting cards See e-card. , send digital photos via email to family, friends and colleagues; as well as produce attractive reports or newsletters for school or work. The space-saving, compact design accommodates originals up 8.5 X 11 inches, while the cover features an adjustable hinge for scanning oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. items such as books or photo albums. Performance Features The SnapScan 1212p features true optical resolution of 600 X 1200 ppi (pixels per inch “Ppi” redirects here. For other uses, see PPI. Pixels per inch (PPI) or pixel density is a measurement of the resolution of a computer display, related to the size of the display in inches and the total number of pixels in the horizontal and ) which can be interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. to 9600 ppi, 36-bit color depth Same as bit depth. (12 bits per color), and an Enhanced Parallel Port interface. Agfa's Enhanced Parallel Port interface includes the unique OptiSpeed module that automatically sets the scanner to its maximum speed regardless of the computer's limitations. This allows the SnapScan 1212p to operate at the same speed as scanners with faster SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. connections. Through OptiSpeed and other software embedded in this parallel port scanner A port scanner is a piece of software designed to search a network host for open ports. This is often used by administrators to check the security of their networks and by hackers to compromise it. , the SnapScan 1212p is one of the market's most user-compatible scanning solutions. The SnapScan 1212p offers scanner driver software that responds to all needs and experience levels. With an intuitive easy-to-use user interface, FotoSnap is ideal for the inexperienced user. The software reads the image on preview and automatically selects the best setting for the final scan. As the users' experience and skill level increases, FotoLook lets them adjust scanner parameters to correct or enhance characteristics of the original. Additional bundled software includes iPhoto Express, which lets the user manipulate photos and create images for a variety of creative applications, and Caere's OmniPage Limited Edition 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. (Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. ) software. OCR software scans and converts hard-copy text into a writable format. In addition, the software bundle includes the popular Visioneer PaperPort document management software for sending, filing, copying and locating scanned documents. The maximum scanning area is 8.5 X 11.7 in. The SnapScan 1212p supports Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT. Minimum system requirement is an IBM compatible with a Pentium processor. Pricing and Availability The SnapScan 1212p will be available this month (September) at the manufacturer's suggested price of $99. About Agfa The Agfa-Gevaert Group is a worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual worldwide sales of $4.5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical, and technical diagnostic and amateur and professional photographic markets. Headquartered in Europe, Agfa-Gevaert is wholly-owned by Bayer AG. In the United States, Agfa operates as a division of Bayer Corporation, with headquarters in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 12,873 at the 2000 census. Out of 566 municipalities statewide, Ridgefield Park is only one of four villages in New Jersey, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgewood and South Orange. . Bayer, headquartered in Pittsburgh, has major businesses in chemicals, health care and imaging technologies. Agfa is on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfahome.com. (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. In addition: -- The domestic activities for Agfa DTP (including desktop scanners, digital cameras and AgfaJet ink-jet materials) are headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. -- For general product information, customers can call 888/281-2302 -- To purchase products, customers can call 978/658-5600, ext. 5196
CONTACT: Agfa DTP
Scott Signore, 978/658-5600, ext. 5567
Agfa DTP Public Relations Manager
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