Agfa Introduces SnapScan 1236S Desktop Scanners; 36-Bit Flatbed Scanners Perfect for Both SOHO and Professional Applications.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1998--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 1236S and the SnapScan 1236S Artline - two 36-bit, flatbed color scanners designed for SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. and professional applications. The SnapScan 1236S and 1236S Artline models are the latest in Agfa's series of award-winning SnapScan scanners. The SnapScan 1236S brings the small and home office user the capability of powerful image capture, yet is priced to accommodate businesses that operate on a tight budget. Affordably-priced, the level of scanning performance remains high. "The SnapScan 1236S scanners offer quality normally reserved for higher-end scanning equipment," says Per Save, vice president, marketing for Agfa's Desktop Products Group. "In the mid-range scanner category, where internationally we enjoy 40% market share, Agfa is well known for developing breakthroughs that allow lower cost flatbed scanners to rival high-end drum scanners. Our strategy is to bring a similar level of performance value to the SOHO user." The performance specifics of each model in the SnapScan 1236S series are identical -- the differentiating factor between the units is the 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. and the color of the scanner housing. Designed for the creative business user, the SnapScan 1236S Artline scanner includes a graphics-oriented, image enhancing software package. In addition, the color of the SnapScan 1236S Artline is dusky grey -- as opposed to the white SnapScan 1236S model. The SnapScan 1236S scanners feature a 36-bit color depth Same as bit depth. (12 bits per color) and true 600 X 1200 optical resolution (can be interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. up to 9600 ppi). In addition, the SnapScan 1236S scanners include a wide dynamic range and advanced editing tools for scanning a wide variety of originals. The maximum scanning area of the SnapScan 1236S scanners is 8.5" X 11.7". The SnapScan 1236S and 1236S Artline scanners are available on both PC (Win 95, Win 98 and Win NT 4.0) and Macintosh(tm) platforms. Agfa recommends a Pentium processor as the minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for PC. Software The SnapScan 1236S ships with Agfa's FotoSnap scanner driver software, and Color-It! (for the Mac) and iPhoto Express (for the PC) image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. software. In addition, the SnapScan 1236S includes 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. (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 and Visioneer PaperPort document management software, for sending, filing, copying and finding scanned documents. In addition to FotoSnap, Color-It! (Mac) and iPhoto Express (PC), the SnapScan 1236S Artline includes creative tools from MetaCreations. They include Soap SE, which makes it possible to quickly and intuitively correct red-eye, remove scratches, wrinkles or other imperfections. Kai's Power Tools Kai's Power Tools are a set of API plugins created by Kai Krause that were designed for use with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photopaint. Kai's Power Tools were sold to Corel when MetaCreations was closed. The phrase Kai's Power Tools is often abbreviated to KPT. SE provides Special Effects filters for creating special textures, gradients, spheres, etc. Convolver Full is an extended set of tools for enhancing and experimenting with images; it gives users their own visual effects development lab. And Bryce 2.0 SE lets the user design and render 3D images. Pricing and Availability The PC versions of the SnapScan 1336S and 1236S Artline are currently shipping the United States. The Mac version will be available in October 1998. For both platforms, the SnapScan 1236S is available for a suggested price of $249, while the SnapScan 1236S Artline is available for the suggested price of $299. SnapScan 1236S Options An optional automatic document feeder In multifunction or all-in-one printers, fax machines, photocopiers and scanners, Automatic Document Feeder or ADF is a feature which takes several pages and feeds the paper one page at a time into the scanner, allowing the user to scan (and thereby copy, print, or fax) (ADF (1) (Application Development Facility) An IBM programmer-oriented mainframe application generator that runs under IMS. (2) (Automatic Document Feeder) A paper stacker that feeds one sheet of paper at a time into the unit. ) and transparency module further extend the scanner's professional capabilities. Both are currently available, at the price of $249 and $220, respectively. 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 Public Relations Manager
Scott Signore, 978/658-5600, ext. 5567
scott.signore.b@bayer.com
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