Canon U.S.A. Introduces the DR-3080C High-Speed Document Scanner; Compact Desktop Unit Integrates Color Capability With a Full Range of Features.Business/Technology Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon, Inc. of Japan (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) announced today the immediate availability of the new DR-3080C high-speed color document scanner An optical scanner geared to office documents rather than photographs. Also called "office scanners," "enterprise scanners" and "business scanners," desktop models have automatic document feeders that can scan in the range of approximately 15 to 100 pages per minute. , a compact, robust desktop unit aimed at capturing more of the rapidly growing market of departmental users. Offering multiple scanning modes, including 24-bit color, 256 levels of grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in at up to 300 dots-per-inch resolution, Simplex and Duplex, the DR-3080C includes features and functions typically found in larger, more expensive low-volume production machines. A Web cast introducing the product will take place today at http://www.canonscanners.com. Built upon the strengths of Canon's highly regarded DR-3000 series document scanners, the DR-3080C, with its color capability, offers users even greater scanning versatility. Through the use of state-of-the-art feeding and image sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. technology, the DR-3080C provides fast, efficient scanning of up to 86 images per minute (in Duplex mode). The DR-3080C also includes a 100-sheet 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) that automatically adjusts for documents ranging from business cards to larger-than-legal size, simplifying continuous batch scanning of mixed documents. Skew (1) The misalignment of a document or punch card in the feed tray or hopper that prohibits it from being scanned or read properly. (2) In facsimile, the difference in rectangularity between the received and transmitted page. Correction automatically straightens misaligned mis·a·ligned adj. Incorrectly aligned. mis  a·lign ment n. documents, further improving document throughput.
"By combining high-speed performance, a sleek design and color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour one easy-to-use device, the Canon DR-3080C is positioned to set a new standard for departmental scanners," said Robert J. Stankard, director and general manager, Image Filing Systems Division at Canon U.S.A. "We believe this product will build upon the success of the DR-3020 and attract more users to scanning technology." The market for document imaging scanners has grown tremendously over the past several years, spurred on by improvements in technology and the proliferation of the Internet. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. InfoTrends Research Group, Inc., an estimated 172,000 document imaging scanners are expected to be sold in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. by 2003, with departmental class scanners comprising 50 percent of the total sales. "Canon's new DR-3080C is likely to capture a healthy share of the departmental segment, given its competitively strong feature set, attractive price point, and Canon's expanded distribution strategy," said Susan Moyse, an industry analyst with InfoTrends. Small enough to fit easily on any desktop, the DR-3080C simplifies every aspect of image capture. The pop-up virtual Scan Panel allows settings to be changed during scanning, without interrupting the scan job. Pre-Scan allows users to adjust brightness and contrast for a batch of documents dynamically, while previewing and fine-tuning just the first page. The Skip Blank Page feature automatically detects and deletes blank pages, streamlining the transmission of Simplex and Duplex documents in the same batch. The DR-3080C features two contact image sensors that read the front and back of a document in a single pass for fast throughput. The front sensor is capable of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color scanning and the back sensor scans in grayscale. Both ISIS and TWAIN drivers are included with the DR-3080C to ensure flexible connectivity and compatibility with a host of scanning software applications. All DR-3080C drivers work with Windows 95/98/2K/Me and Windows NT operating systems. "The ISIS driver used in the DR-3080C is the first to be completed by a third party -- Canon -- licensing Pixel Translation's QuickDriver development toolkit," said Mark Edson, director of Engineering at ActionPoint, Inc., whose Pixel Translation Division created the ISIS standard for production scanning. "We were delighted to see that this driver passed our certification testing on the first try - a great testimonial to Canon's engineering skills." The Canon DR-3080C arrives at the marketplace with the seal of approval from a number of software companies that have certified the scanner with their products. These companies include: LaserFiche Document Imaging; eCopy, Inc.; OTG (1) See USB OTG. (2) (The OBJECTive Technology Group, Ltd., Alexandria, VA) An organization that was devoted to distributed computing and object technology. Founded in 1994, it augmented the object and Internet standards community and served as an intermediary between Software, Inc.; Adobe Systems, Inc.; Cardiff Software, Inc.; Information Management Research, Inc.; Microsystems Technology, Inc.; Docuware Corporation; Alto Imaging Technologies, Inc.; Hyland Software, Inc. and TMSSequoia. The optional ED-500 Endorser imprints numbers, stamps and dates onto checks, share-drafts, and letter-sized documents. The imprint position is operator-adjustable and conforms to Federal Reserve bank regulations for check endorsement. The Canon DR-3080C is available through authorized Canon Image Filing Systems dealers and select distributors with a U.S. suggested retail price of $4,800. Canon U.S.A., Inc. is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging solutions and, through its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), is a top patent-holder of imaging technologies. The company's comprehensive product line includes networked multifunction devices; digital and analog copiers (color and black and white); printers, scanners, image filing systems, and facsimile machines; camcorders, cameras and lenses; and semiconductor, broadcast and medical equipment. Canon employs 12,000 people at more than 30 facilities throughout North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective owners Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.032201/bb3 |
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