Agfa to Show New Desktop Products At Comdex and ImageScape `99.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- ePhoto CL30 Clik! and SnapScan Touch Complete the Circle of High-Quality Imaging Solutions Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ), the world's leading provider of award-winning desktop scanners and digital cameras, will show several new digital imaging solutions at ImageScape '99 and Comdex, both in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , during the week of November 15. New products exhibited at each event include the ePhoto CL30 Clik! digital camera and the SnapScan Touch desktop scanner. "This is an exciting time for every digital imaging company," said Per Save, Vice President Marketing Input Systems, Agfa Desktop Products. "It's particularly important and exciting for Agfa DTP, as we are introducing several different market-driven digital imaging products. We're proud to provide market-leading products to several different levels of users - the ePhoto CL30 Clik! can be considered semi-professional, while the SnapScan Touch is perfect for the technology driven home use." ePhoto CL30 Clik! The ePhoto CL30 Clik! is a high-performing, 1.5 million pixel, 2X digital zoom Simulating a longer focal length in a digital camera via software. The digital zoom is accomplished via image enhancement software within the camera itself rather than the inherent mechanics of the physical zoom lens. For more details, see optical zoom. , USB-compatible digital camera offering 40 megabytes of removable Iomega Clik! disk See PocketZip disk. storage, will be presented at this years Fall Comdex. The ePhoto CL30 Clik! is the first digital camera to offer an Iomega Clik! drive See PocketZip disk. , built-in. In addition to providing expanded storage Additional memory in IBM mainframes that is not normally addressable by applications. Introduced for the 3090 series, the data are usually transferred in 4K pages from expanded storage to central storage (main memory). See hiperspace. capacity, Clik! disks are an affordable solution for those users looking to capture many images - on many memory cards. 40 MB Clik! disks are currently available for an estimated retail price of $9.99 each (U.S.) when purchased in a 10-pack. The ePhoto CL30 Clik! is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for most applications. Included are: camera, cables (PC, Video), powerful software, a 40 MB Clik! removable disk A disk or disk cartridge that is inserted into the drive for reading and writing and removed when not required. Using optical technologies, CDs and DVDs are the most common examples. , one set of four AA-sized alkaline batteries and a soft protective case. In the U.S., the ePhoto CL30 Clik! will be available in the next month for the suggested price of $549. Agfa will offer a $50 mail-in rebate upon immediate availability of the ePhoto CL30 Clik! digital camera. Rebate coupons will be available to customers at national retail chain stores that carry the camera, as well as the Agfa DTP Web site (www.agfahome.com/promotions/usa.html.). In addition, customers can obtain a rebate coupon via fax, by calling 617/747-0943. SnapScan Touch The SnapScan Touch is a hybrid peripheral - able to perform on both PC or Mac platforms and available with six different translucent color handles each providing a refreshing and unique look to the scanner. (The colors of the seven translucent handles are silver, blue, red, teal, orange, lime and purple.) On the right side of the scanner is a touch pad shaped much like a paw, which supplies the user with options to email, fax or copy directly from the scanner at the press of a button. Each button can be set to the option most desired by the user - and switched at any time. The SnapScan Touch has an optical resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi (which can be interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. up to 9600 dpi), 36-bit color depth Same as bit depth. and a scanning area of 8.5 x 11.7 inches. In the U.S. the SnapScan Touch is currently available, for the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $129. 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 Radiography is the use of ionising electromagnetic radiation to view objects in a way that can't be seen otherwise. Radiography in general should not be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography's purpose is strictly for viewing. , and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation, headquartered in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , NJ, employs 5,000 people. Worldwide, Agfa's annual sales are nearly $5 billion. EDITOR'S NOTE: Color images of Agfa desktop products are available for download from Agfa's press site on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfapress.com or by contacting Mandy Heikkila (of Agfa DTP) at 978/658-5600, ext. 5651. 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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