Captovation Announces Support for Castelle's FaxPress Fax Server.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002

Captovation, which develops production-level and Internet-based document capture software for the Enterprise, announced today integration support between their flagship document capture product eCapture and Castelle's FaxPress(TM) Fax Server network appliance. This integration allows eCapture to automatically import incoming faxes from a FaxPress network appliance. Once imported, the fax images are processed by eCapture and archived into an electronic document management system (EDMS).

This integration was made possible because of the eCapture component called ecImport Server. ecImport Server can import images from fax servers, microfiche conversions, multi-function copiers, and images scanned with third-party software. Captovation developed a Castelle FaxPress Import Provider to facilitate direct integration between ecImport Server and FaxPress.

"The seamless integration between ecImport Server and FaxPress shows the adaptability of eCapture," said Ken Peterka, President and CEO of Captovation, Inc. "This level of integration is aligned with our goal of providing document capture software that adapts to a customer's environment."

Companies that have implemented an electronic document management system sometimes need images from incoming faxes stored in their EDMS as well. Business-critical documents such as invoices, insurance claims, and purchase orders are often sent via fax from company to company. This allows them to retrieve faxes quickly and easily, and ensures that electronic copies of incoming faxes are permanently saved. However, the file format of fax images can vary, which means the user may not have the ability to view them with their imaging system. ecImport Server converts the fax image from its native state into Group 4 TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), which can be easily viewed my most electronic document management systems.

By importing the images, companies don't have to print the fax and then scan it. The process of printing and scanning a fax can further degrade image quality.

An administrator uses the Captovation provided FaxPress Import Provider to create ecImport jobs, which retrieve incoming faxes from a Castelle FaxPress appliance. Configuring a job involves selecting the name of the FaxPress server that faxes will be imported from along with associated security access settings. When a FaxPress Provider job is executed, it will check any FaxPress users Inbox for faxes. These jobs can be scheduled within ecImport Server to occur every minute, hour, or an exact time such as 12:00 a.m. A single ecImport Server can be configured to import from multiple FaxPress servers through the creation of multiple jobs.

After the fax has been completely imported, the fax is deleted from the FaxPress Inbox. A comment will be generated for the newly created batch in eCapture consisting of the date the fax was received and the Remote Terminal ID of the machine that sent the fax. If an error occurs in the process, an email notification will be sent to an administrator notifying him or her that a critical error has been detected.

About Captovation

Captovation, Inc. is a privately held company established in 1994, which specializes in the design and development of document and Internet-distributed capture products for the document management industry. Their software products and custom integration services provide paper-intensive organizations with the ability to streamline and tailor the document capture process to meet their needs. eCapture, the company's flagship product, is a suite of document capture components for the Enterprise. The tools include: ecScan (production-level scanning), ecIndex (production-level indexing), ecNet (distributed, web-based capture), ecAutoFile Server (bar code recognition server), ecCommit Server (schedule batch commits), and ecImport Server (import images directly into eCapture). For more information, visit the company's website at www.captovation.com.

About Castelle

Founded in 1987, Castelle develops and markets products that enable organizations to easily implement Internet and Intra-office messaging, data storage and printing over local area networks. Castelle is one of the pioneers of application server appliances and has developed expertise to integrate most complex functions into very easy-to-use and maintain, "plug-&-forget" shared devices. Castelle believes that its products are more economical than comparable software-only solutions, as they do not require a large technical staff to install, operate and maintain. Castelle products are utilized by industry leaders including Fortune 1000 companies and also by small and medium-sized business worldwide and are available through a worldwide network of distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, e-commerce retailers, and the Castelle On-Line Store. Castelle is headquartered in Morgan Hill, California and can be reached at 408-852-8000, fax [phone] or www.castelle.com.