Award-Winning Xerox DocuMate 152 Now Includes Visioneer OneTouch with Kofax VRS Technology.First Duplex Scanner under $500 to Automatically Improve the Quality of Every Scanned Image PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : XRX XRX Xerox Corporation (stock symbol) ) today announced a significant enhancement of its award-winning Xerox DocuMate([R]) 152 duplex scanner with the incorporation of Visioneer OneTouch([R]) with Kofax([R]) VRS (Video Relay Service) A communications service for the hearing or speech impaired. A VRS is the video counterpart of a TTY relay service, in which the user types on a terminal, and the relay operator speaks the messages to the recipient (see TDD/TTY). [TM] technology that automatically improves the image quality of faded or degraded original documents at the press of a single button. This technology combines the ease of Visioneer OneTouch scanning, with the superior image enhancement See image editing. of Kofax Virtual ReScan([R]) (VRS) software. The DocuMate 152 is the only duplex scanner under $500 to include Kofax VRS, which is directly integrated into the OneTouch scanner driver rather than bundled as a separate utility. For details on how, visit www.xeroxscanners.com/vrs. The Visioneer OneTouch driver also has the ability to automatically drop scanned images into Microsoft SharePoint([R]), Kofax Ascent([R]) Capture, Hyland OnBase([R]) and Datacap Taskmaster task·mas·ter n. 1. One who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones. 2. A source of burden or responsibility: The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster. ([R]). Only Xerox DocuMate scanners offer these links across its entire product line from sub-$500 desktop scanners all the way up to its $5,000 production scanners. "The next generation of scanner technology is not just about scanning images faster and cheaper It's about solving real world problems such as scanning receipts that are hardly legible, scanning colored multi-part shipping forms that are difficult to read from smudge marks, and scanning reports that have been highlighted with markers, all at the push of a button so that the user is practically unaware of the complex technology at work," said John Capurso, vice president of marketing for Xerox DocuMate scanners. "Clean, laser quality documents are easy to scan, but that's not the real world. When mixed documents with highlights, colored background and fills or faded print are scanned as black and white (to reduce file size and maximize scan speeds), the scans are usually unreadable. Visioneer OneTouch with Kofax VRS technology delivers near perfect scans from poor originals and made the impossible, possible." The Xerox DocuMate 152 is a small, easy-to-use, color sheetfed scanner designed for desktop use and allows users to scan double-sided documents at speeds up to 30 images per minute. The scanner includes over $600 in 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. , such as ScanSoft PaperPort, OmniPage Pro 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. , X1 Desktop Search, NewSoft Presto! BizCard, Visioneer OneTouch with Kofax VRS technology and an advanced TWAIN driver. "The tight coupling Refers to hardware and software components that are linked together and dependent upon each other. For example, in a multiprocessing environment, where several computers share the workload, a tightly-coupled system would have to be shut down in order to add or replace a machine. of Kofax VRS technology with Visioneer OneTouch is a major breakthrough in the information capture and scanning markets because it will enable users of Xerox DocuMate scanners to automatically improve the quality of every image they scan," said Rob Klatell, chief executive officer of Kofax's parent company, DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. Group. In July 2006, the Xerox DocuMate 152 received the prestigious Editors' Choice Award from PC Magazine and was given a rating of 41/2 out of 5. In the review, published on July 21, PC Magazine's lead analyst for printers and scanners, M. David Stone
Pricing and Availability Priced at $499.99, the Xerox DocuMate 152 is currently shipping in the United States through distributors such as Cranel, D&H, Ingram Micro, NewWave, Optical Laser, Tech Data, solution providers (VARs) and online retailers, including xeroxscanners.com. About Xerox DocuMate Scanners Xerox DocuMate high-performance business scanners and document management solutions give people speed, image quality, advanced paper handling and ease-of-use with exclusive Visioneer OneTouch technology. These products have received numerous awards including AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. Best of Show in 2004 and 2005, as well as consecutive PC Magazine Editors' Choice Awards in 2005 and 2006. For additional information on Xerox scanning solutions, visit www.xeroxscanners.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information about Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/news. XEROX[R] and DocuMate[R] are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION. Prices, features, specifications, capabilities, appearance and availability of Xerox products and services are subject to change without notice. |
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