QMS announces expansion into document imaging marketplace; QMS CrownImage products expand value of print systems, delivering broad, image-enabled document management services.MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1995--QMS, Inc., the network printer company, today significantly advanced the capabilities of enterprise-wide document utilization with the introduction of QMS (1) (Minolta-QMS, Inc., Mobile, AL) A manufacturer of laser printers founded in 1977 by Jim Busby. Initially involved with controllers for printing bar codes and labels, it entered the laser printer business in the mid-1980s and set numerous records. CrownImage. CrownImage is a fully-integrated suite of advanced Windows-based applications created to enable image-rich document acquisition, management and distribution in network Client/Server environments. Based on widely-used open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , CrownImage provides an extensible, scaleable architecture which can be easily adapted to specific requirements. The QMS CrownImage products represent a new level of integrated functionality for document imaging products. The system provides support for standard electronic printing, image/document capture, image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished for document imaging (display, print, intelligent recognition storage and retrieval), digital copying services, and document "publishing" to enterprise messaging and on-line services. Because the system utilizes standard, readily available scanners and laser printers, complete solutions can be assembled at a fraction of the cost of comparable systems available on the market today. "This expansion of our traditional product focus is a logical one for QMS," said James Busby James Busby (7 February 1801 - 15 July 1871) was involved in the drafting of the Treaty of Waitangi and is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. , QMS President and 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. , "Our emphasis in network/enterprise printing technology provides a strong technological foundation from which to base our new Document Imaging product offerings. Growing demand from our current and new customers alike point to a significant market opportunity for these value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. product offerings." 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. industry research firm International Data Corporation estimates, the market for document management software is expected to reach $4.5 billion by 1996. "The market need for enterprise-wide document imaging systems is exploding as more and more organizations continue to transition from paper-based storage to the electronic storage of information which can then be printed on-demand," said Donald Parker, Executive Vice President Products and Technology at QMS. "QMS recognizes a strong need for enhanced document services which complement our capability in document output. CrownImage extends QMS' traditional print services to deliver complete document services which go beyond printing to provide complete document management and utilization facilities." Together with image-enabled laser printers such as QMS ImageServer-based products and other peripheral devices, the CrownImage suite of software applications form a complete, high-capacity, cost effective, digital imaging system with capabilities beyond those of existing, higher cost, proprietary systems. A minimum configuration includes a QMS Crown ImageServer Print System, a Scanner, and a Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. server. This basic system provides printing, copying, and scanning functions. Specific user configurations may include specialized output devices or communications connections. While the CrownImage software is designed to work with virtually any brand of laser printer, systems using QMS ImageServer printers will benefit significantly from better performance and additional capabilities through QMS host-based and printer resident imaging software. The CrownImage application suite consists of several distinct application packages: CrownImage Arranger The QMS Image Arranger provides powerful document manipulation capabilities to make it easy to assemble and arrange complex documents from a variety of sources and file formats. CrownImage Browser Image Browser software gives users the ability to quickly identify images from any local or user-addressable network storage device. The Image Browser can create a variety of views of files, allowing them to be printed, mailed, moved or copied to other directory locations. This application is ideal for creating complex, image-based compound documents, books and Coursepaks that can be demand-printed or electronically archived for later use. CrownImage Copier QMS CrownImage Copier software allows users to output documents to any printer on the network, save them to network storage devices, or distribute them through an enterprise messaging system An enterprise messaging system (EMS) is a set of published Enterprise-wide standards that allows organizations to send semantically precise messages between computer systems. . The simple interface of this unique digital copier capability enables a full complement of digital copier features, such as digital reduction and enlargement, watermarks, and image cropping. QMS Image Ready Print Systems QMS manufactures a complete range of print systems for use in document enabled enterprises. QMS ImageServer print systems provide high speed image printing with print speeds ranging from 10 to 45 pages per minute. QMS continues to lead the industry in providing the broadest selection of print systems, offering the performance and client/server network (1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that is processing applications designed for client/server architecture. connectivity required in the most demanding enterprise applications. Pricing and Availability Windows NT and Windows '95 versions of CrownImage are available today. QMS also plans to offer versions of the software and network support for Macintosh and UNIX based Refers to a Unix operating system. The operating system may comply with the UNIX specifications governed by The Open Group, such as Sun's Solaris, or it may be an operating system based on the architecture and principles of Unix, such as Linux. systems. Availability will be announced at a later date. While pricing is dependent on configuration, the cost of a minimum CrownImage system including CrownImage software, a scanner and Windows NT CrownImage server start at approximately $30,000. QMS Crown ImageServer print systems, with print speeds from 10 to 45 pages per minute, range in price from, $3,000 to $60,000. QMS, Inc. QMS, Inc. is a leading producer of monochrome and color network capable print systems. The company's print systems fit seamlessly into a wide variety of computer networks, and include color and monochrome laser printers used for electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. , graphic design, office automation, advanced imaging and automatic identification applications. QMS is certified to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 standard for the manufacture of print systems. QMS, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol AQM AQM Active Queue Management AQM Air Quality Management AQM Acquisition Management AQM Assistant Quartermaster (Civil War) AQM Additive Quark Model AQM Analog Quadrature Modulator AQM Acenaphthenequinone Monoxime . -0- Note to Editors: QMS, the QMS logo, Crown, CrownImage, ImageServer, and CrownNet are registered trademarks or trademarks of QMS, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. If your publication prints direct reader contact information, please use the following: QMS, Inc. One Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 800/523-2696 or 334/633-4300 QMS Internet Address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. , http://www.qms.com CONTACT: QMS, Inc. James Busby, 334/633-4300 |
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