I.R.I.S. Selects NetActive to Support Optical Character Recognition Software Delivery over Broadband.Business/Technology Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000 NetActive(TM) expands productivity software offerings, Broadband customers offered convenient methods to use software NetActive, provider of the dominant technology for the protection and management of valuable digital content, has been selected by Image Recognition Integrated Systems (I.R.I.S.), a publicly traded Belgian company (BXS BXS Brussels Stock Exchange BXS Bronx X-Ray Server : IRI Iri (ē`rē`), former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan. ) and leader in multi-lingual Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (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. ), to support the distribution of I.R.I.S. Readiris 6.0 text recognition software through broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. 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. . Broadband service providers, such as Broadband Now!(TM), will be able to offer a NetActivated version of I.R.I.S. Readiris 6.0. to their customer base. Readiris 6.0 quickly and accurately converts printed documents into editable electronic files. This arrangement marks the entry for NetActive into the productivity software marketplace. "Teaming with I.R.I.S. is an extension of NetActive's goal of ensuring that broadband customers have access to a wide variety of premium content," said Jeff Dodge, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NetActive. "Consumers get easy, online access to a great product while at the same time I.R.I.S is assured that they are able to control both pricing models and online marketing messaging. It's a winning proposition for everyone." "NetActive enables us to reach an untapped market by allowing us to offer our full product to anyone in the world in a protected format," said Marc Ethier, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. director of operations for I.R.I.S. "We can now move beyond the shelf-space to open new distribution and revenue channels. We are convinced that once consumers try the `NetActivated' product, they will want to purchase it." How it Works Patent-pending rights management technology from NetActive is "injected" into the digital content. Upon use, the `NetActivated' version of Readiris 6.0 automatically "calls home" across the Internet to the NetActive server where the appropriate business models are applied and additional product related marketing are generated and displayed to the consumer. Those interested in the I.R.I.S. software can choose between a limited-time trial, rental, or purchase. The trial option allows customers to try the full product - not a demo - before they buy. About Image Recognition Integrated Systems (I.R.I.S.) The Belgian company Image Recognition Integrated Systems (I.R.I.S.), established in 1987, is publicly held (BXS: IRI) as of May 1999. I.R.I.S. is the European market leader in the field of multi-lingual Optical Character Recognition and Document Management. The I.R.I.S. Group reached a turnover of 14 million Euro for the year 1999, an 80% growth compared to 1998. Some 15% of its turnover is dedicated to the R&D effort. The division "Office Automation" develops and markets a full range of OCR applications. Its innovative software for the PC, Macintosh and Unix platforms are sold throughout the world. These are the main products: (1) the IRISPen and IRISPen Translator, which was twice awarded "Editor's Choice" from Imaging Magazine, the Computer Times' "Editor's Choice" and four/five star ratings from major PC and Macintosh magazines in Europe and the US, (2) Readiris Pro, an OCR software package for flatbed scanners and "all-in-one" peripherals of which more than 4,000,000 copies were sold, in part because of a world-wide partnership with Hewlett-Packard, (3) Cardiris, a business card scanning and indexing solution. The company is located on the "Parc Scientifique" of Louvain-la-Neuve in the neighbourhood of the UCL UCL University College London UCL Université Catholique de Louvain UCL UEFA Champions League UCL Upper Confidence Limit UCL University of Central Lancashire UCL Upper Control Limit UCL Unfair Competition Law UCL Ulnar Collateral Ligament university. I.R.I.S. has now 170 employees which are located in Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels (Belgium), in Luxemburg, Paris and Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. (Florida, USA). About NetActive NetActive provides the dominant technology for building valuable online relationships driven by managed digital content. More than fifteen million copies of NetActive software, digital music and video are currently in circulation. NetActive's client list includes companies such as Blockbuster, Disney Interactive, General Mills, Electronic Arts, Sega, Time Warner, Computec Media, Activision, and Diamond Multimedia. Clients such as these leverage NetActive's real-time connection with the end user to offer individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. business and promotional models. NetActive's investors include Upstart Capital, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Nortel Networks. NetActive has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Francisco and Ottawa. Call 1-888-439-0000 or visit our website at www.netactive.com. |
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