Caere Announces New Level of Windows NT Support with OmniPage Pro; Direct Scanning Capabilities Increase OCR Productivity with NT.LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1997--Caere Caere (sē`rē), ancient city of Etruria, c.30 mi (50 km) N of Rome, Italy, at the site of the modern Cerveteri. Although a few miles from the sea, it had ports at Alsium (near modern Palo) and Pyrgi (modern Santa Severa). During the 7th and 6th cent. B.C., Caere reached the period of its greatest prosperity. Corporation (NASDAQ:CAER), the world's leading optical character recognition (OCR OCR - Optical Character Reader OCR - Optical Character Recognition OCR - Obligational Contractual Relations (customer-supplier model) OCR - Off the Cuff Remark OCR - Off-Color Remark OCR - Office Claim Representative OCR - Office for Civil Rights OCR - Office of Civil Rights OCR - Office of Coal Research OCR - Office of Collateral Responsibility OCR - Office of Community Relations OCR - Office of Congressional Relations (OPM)) software provider, today announced that OmniPage Character recognition software for PCs and the Macintosh from ScanSoft, Inc., Peabody, MA (www.scansoft.com). It was the first personal computer software that could distinguish text from graphics and convert a wide variety of fonts into text. Its capabilities include taking PDF documents and converting them to word processing or spreadsheet format, ready for editing. Originally developed by Caere Corporation, which merged with ScanSoft in 2000. Pro now provides direct scanning capabilities with Microsoft Windows NT. Now users can easily scan their documents and be directly integrated into OmniPage Pro for OCR'ing capabilities. Direct scanning increases OCR productivity for OmniPage Pro users with NT-compliant scanning devices. "As Windows NT plays an increasingly important role as a major desktop operating system The control program in a user's machine (desktop or laptop). Also called a "client operating system," Windows is the overwhelming majority while the Macintosh comes second. There are also several versions of Linux for the desktop. Contrast with network operating system., NT support by scanning software and hardware is essential for scanning to be pervasive on the desktop," said Susan Moyse, a scanning industry consultant with InfoTrends Research Group in Kansas City. "Scanner users expect leading software products like OmniPage Pro to support their operating system of choice - whether it is Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT or Macintosh." The new capabilities allow OmniPage Pro for Windows 95 version 7.0 to accept scanned pages directly from NT-compliant scanners into the program for OCR processing. OCR is the process that converts static images into dynamic, computer editable text that can be used in word processing and other text-based applications. OCR eliminates the retyping of essentially any printed paper document. Previously, users were required to save scanned pages as image files (pcx, TIFF, etc.) and then load them into OmniPage Pro for processing. Direct scanning makes this step unnecessary. Users of OmniPage Pro for Windows 95 version 7.0, (U.S. and international English versions) who would like the direct scanning capabilities need "scannt.exe". This file is available on the Caere website, www.caere.com, free-for-download or through Caere customer service for a nominal fulfillment charge. Caere is expected to announce direct scanning capabilities for its international versions of OmniPage Pro version 7.0 in forthcoming announcements. The Company Caere Corporation (NASDAQ:CAER) is the world leader in optical character recognition (OCR) technology and a leading developer of desktop forms conversion and document management products. Caere products bridge the gap between the paper and digital worlds by converting static, paper documents into dynamic, electronic information. Caere products include the OmniPage, WordScan, M/Series, and Recognita families of OCR software; OmniForm and OmniForm Internet Publisher family of forms conversion software; PageKeeper family of personal document management software; Recognita Forms, forms processing software; and a broad array of hardware/software solutions for document processing and OCR and barcode reading. Caere is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Its subsidiaries, Caere GmbH and Recognita Rt., are located in Munich and Budapest, respectively. The Company notes that the above projected product shipments are forward-looking statements that are subject to change based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, work stoppages, engineering delays, quality assurance testing delays, successful completion of beta site testing, the scheduling of orders, changes in operating systems, a significant change in the competitive environments, and timely delivery by component suppliers. -0- Note to Editors: Caere, OmniPage, OmniPage Pro, OmniForm, PageKeeper, and WordScan are registered trademarks, and OmniForm Internet Publisher and M/Series are trademarks of Caere Corporation, in the United States and/or other countries. CONTACT: Caere Corporation Patrick Crisp, Public Relations Mgr. 408-395-5148 ext. 2049 patrickc@caere.com |
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