Hewlett-Packard Corrects and Replaces Previous Product Announcement; HP Introduces New Professional Series Color Flatbed Scanner.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1997--Hewlett- Packard Company, a world-leading supplier of printers and scanners, today introduced the HP ScanJet 6100C Professional Series scanner family, a premium color/grayscale flatbed scanner A scanner that provides a flat, glass surface to hold pages of paper, books and other objects for scanning. The scan head is moved under the glass across the page. Sheet feeders are usually optionally available that allow multiple sheets to be fed automatically. , expected to sell for about $799 (U.S.). The ScanJet 6100C Professional Series scanner family includes Macintosh- and PC-compatible models, and features HP-developed Intelligent Scanning Technology, rendering superior image-scanning quality. With the inclusion of the 35mm HP ScanJet slide adapter See transparent media adapter. and comprehensive set of industry-leading software, the HP ScanJet 6100C Professional Series scanner takes scanning to a whole new level. Through Intelligent Scanning Technology, the ScanJet 6100C Professional Series scanner utilizes light more efficiently and captures high-level information with virtually no distortion. With Intelligent Scanning Technology, a majority of scanned information is processed inside the scanner by a custom image processor, which means faster scans, smaller file sizes and better images. The scanner also includes such online and Internet publishing software as Adobe(TM) Acrobat 3.0, which enables users to create and publish documents online and send them to anyone, anywhere, while maintaining the document's original formatting. "With Acrobat 3.0 software and the ScanJet 6100C Professional Series scanner, customers can make practically any document ready for distribution on corporate intranets or the World Wide Web through a process as simple and familiar as printing or scanning," said Kevin Wandryk, director of Internet product management at Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. . Corel WEB.GRAPHICS Suite (for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) only), also included, allows users to author and animate their Web pages. The scanner comes with Caere OmniPage Limited Edition OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. software with HP AccuPage technology for converting paper documents to editable text without retyping; Corel PHOTO-PAINT Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a raster graphics editor created by Corel. The current version is Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3 (13). It is not sold by itself, but instead included with CorelDRAW (CorelDRAW Graphics Suite). Its main uses are image manipulation and creation of web graphics. for Windows or Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. (TM) LE for Macintosh image-editing packages; and the HP ScanJet Copy Utility for convenient copying from the desktop. Additional accessories for the ScanJet 6100C Professional Series scanner include a 50-page 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) (ADF (1) (Application Development Facility) An IBM programmer-oriented mainframe application generator that runs under IMS. (2) (Automatic Document Feeder) A paper stacker that feeds one sheet of paper at a time into the unit. ), which provides easy scanning of multiple pages of up to 8.5 inches by 14 inches at an estimated price of $499 (U.S). A transparency adapter A device that allows a flatbed scanner to scan 35mm slides and other film transparencies. It provides a mechanism that shines light through the film. Today, most flatbed scanners support transparencies either with a removable tray or by adding or removing an attachment. that can scan 35mm and other transparent media Transparent materials such as 35mm slides, large transparencies and photographic negatives in which the scanner shines light through the objects to the sensors on the other side in order to record the image. Transparent media require a transparency adapter in the scanner, if available. of up to 8.5 inches by 11 inches is expected to sell for an estimated price of $699 (U.S.). The HP ScanJet 6100Cse Professional Series scanner, available now through the U.S. retail channel, is available exclusively for PC-compatible computers running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT(R) 4.0, Windows 95 or Windows 3.1. The retail version of the scanner also includes an offer from FaxSav, Inc. This offer allows users to fax 20 pages for free and offers HP ScanJet 6100Cse Professional Series scanner users an exclusive 15 percent discount. Buyers shopping in retail for a Macintosh-compatible scanner can purchase the ScanJet 6100C for Mac. Additional information can be found on HP's Web site at www.hp.com or through HP's scanner-specific Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/scanjet . In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , HP provides 24-hour Express Exchange service that ensures next-business-day replacement of the scanner throughout the warranty period. HP SupportPack, a plan that extends Express Exchange service for an additional two-year period, also is available. 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. ABOUT HP 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 114,600 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com . -0- Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Adobe, Adobe PostScript and Adobe Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Caere OmniPage Limited Edition is a product of Caere Corporation. Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a product of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation. Information in this release applies specifically to products available within the United States. Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets. -0- Note To Editors: Customers can obtain sales information by calling 1/800/SCANJET (722-6538), or at http://www.hp.com on the World Wide Web. Please do NOT use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. If you review this product, your readers will receive the fastest response by mailing their inquiries to Hewlett-Packard Company, Direct Marketing Organization, P.O. Box 58059, MS511L-SJ, Santa Clara, Calif. 95051-8059. CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Company Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Lakkees, 360/212-6692 kara_lakkees@hp.com or Copithorne & Bellows for HP Kris Wilen, 408/988-2100 kris.wilen@cbpr.com |
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