Bush Presidential Inauguration Publications Use High-Tech Code.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 Persons with Print Disabilities Have Full Access to Inauguration Guides (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ITAC ITAC Information Technology Association of Canada ITAC Information Technology Advisory Committee ITAC Identity Theft Assistance Center (Financial Services Roundtable) ITAC International Telework Association and Council ) Intacta Technologies, Inc.'s latest application of INTACTA.CODE(TM) technology is being used by IDEAL at NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers to enhance Inaugural-related publications into screen-readable text, in support of persons with print disabilities. Using encoding, compression, and error correction algorithms developed by Intacta engineers in Israel, Intacta developed the software being used by IDEAL to convert both the Presidential Inauguration Program Book and Inauguration Guidebook into a tiny pattern of dots called INTACTA.CODE(TM). This code resembles a sophisticated barcode. However, unlike traditional barcodes requiring sophisticated optical or laser scanning equipment, INTACTA.CODE(TM) can be scanned by any of the millions of TWAIN compliant scanners already in today's homes and workplaces. "Being able to scan the full text of the Presidential Inaugural Committee's 10,000 word Guidebook into a computer, from one small 3 x 4 inch printed code, is an incredible leap forward for scanning technologies in support of persons with print disabilities," said Steve Jacobs, President of IDEAL at NCR. "Although our primary use for INTACTA.CODE is in wireless, logistics and pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. environments, we're happy that it has found a use in enabling persons with print disabilities to have a wider and more affordable means to access printed materials." About Intacta Technologies Inc. INTACTA (OTCBB:ITAC) is a U.S. based software company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with its research and development facilities in Beer Sheva Sheva (shē`və), in the Bible. 1 Son of Caleb. 2 David's scribe: see Shavsha. , Israel. The Company develops and markets software components designed to bridge enterprise communications and information management systems across digital and non-digital media. Intacta.Code(TM), the company's flagship product, is an award winning technology patented in the United States, Israel and Europe. Platform independent, and language transparent, Intacta.Code is designed to integrate with existing enterprise communications and information management systems which require enhancements to security, transmission, and device handling capability on handheld platforms, including Windows CE, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. and Palm OS. Intacta licenses its Intacta.Code to developers and system integrators, either as a stand-alone module or as an SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). for seamless and transparent integration within any application. More information about Intacta.Code may be found at www.intacta.com. About IDEAL at NCR IDEAL (Individuals with Disabilities: Enabling Advocacy Link) at NCR is a not-for-profit NCR employee-led organization that supports the development of Information Technologies that are accessible to, and usable by, persons with disabilities on a global basis. More information about IDEAL at NCR may be found at: www.ideal-group.org/ncr About NCR Corporation NCR Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NCR) is a US$6.2 billion leader in providing Relationship Technology(TM) solutions to customers worldwide in the retail, financial, communications, manufacturing, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include privacy-enabled Teradata(R) warehouses and customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) applications, store automation and automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. (ATMs). More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com. NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries. Intacta.Code(TM) is a trademark of Intacta Technologies Inc. |
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