HP Introduces Industry's First Scanner to Optimize Every Element of a Page in a Single Scan.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 1998-- Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced the HP ScanJet 5100C color flatbed scanner, which uses HP's Intelligent Scanning Technology, making exceptional photo-quality scanning easy and automatic -- even for users with no previous scanning experience. This scanner is the first to scan and optimize every element of a page simultaneously, so users have a "finished" scan ready for direct placement into the most commonly used desktop applications. The ScanJet 5100C scanner, expected to sell for about $299 (U.S. street), is HP's first flatbed scanner to connect through a parallel interface, making it as easy to install as a desktop printer.

"In a series of user project tests, this scanner is, on average, two to three times faster than competitors' in overall project time," said Phil Faraci, general manager of HP's Greeley Hardcopy Division. "In one test, the ScanJet 5100C scanner was six times faster than the competition, scanning a magazine article with text, photos and line art into a Microsoft(R) Word(R) document in an average of five minutes from start to finish -- while competitors' scanners took an average of 31 minutes to complete the same project."

HP'S INTELLIGENT SCANNING TECHNOLOGY

HP's Intelligent Scanning Technology in the ScanJet 5100C scanner optimizes text and images in a single scan automatically, delivers unsurpassed quality for line art and provides push-button productivity for a variety of projects. Customers using other scanners typically have to complete several steps to achieve a scan resembling the original. The ScanJet 5100C scanner, on the other hand, delivers the following: -0-

  -- Page analysis sets the resolution, bit-depth and file format for
     each individual page element, (text, photos, color/black and
     white line art), and optimizes each for the desired application
     and printer;

  -- Black-and-white logos and drawings are turned into clip art to
     appear as sharp and clean as the original image, with no jagged
     effects or loss in quality.  These scanned images have infinite
     scaling capability; and

  -- Original page layout, form and content are retained after the
     scan, eliminating the need to rebuild or reformat in most word
     processing packages.  The page is "de-skewed," and all images
     are straightened automatically.

-0- BUNDLED SOFTWARE

A CD-ROM containing scanning software ships with the ScanJet 5100C scanners. The bundled software includes HP PrecisionScan for one-step scanning with fully automated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software with Caere's OmniPage, HP ScanJet Copy Utility for scanning documents directly to a printer, Adobe(TM) PhotoDeluxe 2.0 for image editing and publishing and Caere's PageKeeper Lite for paper and electronic document management.

The ScanJet 5100Cse scanner, available in the U.S. retail channel, includes by Design software from Streetwise Software, Inc. with easy-to-use business templates. The ScanJet 5100Cxi scanner, available in the U.S. commercial channel, includes Extensis Intellihance SE Image Editor for photo enhancement.

The new scanners are compatible with Microsoft Windows(R) 95. Software supporting Windows 98 (pending release from Microsoft) and Windows NT(R) 4.0 is expected to be available in May, and an automatic document feeder is expected to be available in the summer of 1998.

WARRANTY

The ScanJet 5100C scanner comes with a limited, one-year HP warranty and Express Pick-up and Delivery service.

The information in this release pertains only to products available in North America. Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets.

ABOUT HP

HP is the world's leading supplier of hardcopy products that set the standard for technology, performance and reliability. HP's market-leading products include LaserJet and DeskJet printers, DesignJet large-format printers, ScanJet scanners, OfficeJet all-in-one products and the PhotoSmart family of PC photography products.

HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament.

Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 121,900 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.

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Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/ScanJet . -0-

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