TMSSequoia Prizm Document Image Viewing Plug-in Version 4.2 Released; Now Supports Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 and 6.0.Business Editors STILLWATER, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2001 TMSSequoia(TM) (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. :TMSS TMSS Transportation Management Services Solution (US GSA) TMSS Technical Manual Specifications & Standards (US DoD) TMSS Trailer Mounted Support System (US DoD) ) today announced the release of the Prizm(R) plug-in for Windows, a web-based imaging plug-in version 4.2 which supports Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. (R) Browser versions 6.0 and 5.5 Service Pack 2 using ActiveX(R) technology. The Prizm Plug-in is the industry leader in plug-in viewing support for corporate end users, allowing them to annotate, view and print document images seamlessly through Netscape 4.0-4.7x and Internet Explorer 4.5-6.x web browsers on Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and XP systems. "Microsoft has recommended upgrading to IE 5.5 Service Pack 2 and IE 6.0 in order to access security patches that make user systems less vulnerable to malicious viruses like Nimda. This recommendation came in conjunction with the abrupt removal of support for Netscape style plug-ins with the release of Service Pack 2," said Vaughn Henson, TMSSequoia senior product manager. "Our challenge has been to provide the same robust functionality our users expect using ActiveX technology quickly and completely, as many of our users are upgrading their browsers across the enterprise as a result of security concerns." "TMSSequoia is committed to supporting our installed base of over 1 million plug-in users by providing them with the tools to annotate, view and print document images through the browser of their choice," said Debbie Klarfeld, TMSSequoia vice president and general manager, component products division. "We are extremely proud that the new version of the Prizm plug-in, using an ActiveX adaptor, provides full functionality in the new Internet Explorer browser environment while continuing to support Internet Explorer versions 4.5 through 5.5 Service Pack 1 as well as our many Netscape browser users." Batch Printing and Collaboration The Prizm plug-in offers unique functionality to companies that provide document images over the Internet. Virtual multipage documents use List Files to allow users the convenience of viewing and printing batches of documents without the overhead of a traditional multi-page TIFF file. Batch printing is supported on corporate intranets as well as secure and authenticated servers. In addition, the Prizm plug-in supports collaboration with a full set of annotation tools, allowing end users to view, edit, print and delete annotations based on permissions. One Click Installation from the Web "With our single-click installation, the Prizm plug-in elegantly addresses one of the chief objections IT professionals have to plug-ins in general -- the deployment difficulties inherent in supporting a large workforce," said Henson. "Using single-click installation, end users can download and install the plug-in from a web page without exiting their browser." The single-click installation feature is available as part of the Prizm Web Server Samples. Prizm Web Server Samples enable large corporate users to implement the full feature set of Prizm plug-in quickly and easily and include CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. and ASP based Annotation Web Servers, a single-click Batch Printing sample and other user profile identification and handling ASP examples. The Prizm plug-in version 4.2 supports TIFF single or multi-page images in these formats: uncompressed, modified Huffman, Group 3 1-D & 2-D, Group 4, and PackBits, as well as JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , CALS (Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support) A DOD initiative for electronically capturing military documentation and linking related information. Type 1, PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. , BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . , GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. and JEDMICS JEDMICS Joint Engineering Data Management Information & Control System . Support for other platforms The Prizm plug-in version 4.2 with 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. , which includes patented ScanFix(R) image enhancement technology to clean images for optimum OCR results is scheduled to release later this year with support for IE 5.5 SP2 and IE 6.0. Versions of the Prizm plug-in are available for the Mac and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms for those companies who require multiple platform support. The plug-in is supported on five UNIX platforms (Sun Solaris, HP UX, AIX, SGI, and DEC Alpha), where it is generally used in engineering applications due to its unparalleled ability to open large engineering drawings quickly and reliably. Feature sets for the Mac and UNIX platforms are available on the TMSSequoia website at www.tmsinc.com. About TMSSequoia TMSSequoia is a software technology company that provides image viewing, image enhancement and forms processing software solutions for businesses worldwide. Founded in 1981 and based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the Company has shipped their document imaging software to more than 1,500,000 users worldwide. The TMSSequoia customer list includes American Express, BancTec, DaimlerChrysler, Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools is the public school system in Denver, Colorado, United States. The first school was a log cabin on the corner of 12th street between Market and Larimer streets that opened in 1859. , Eastman Software, General Dynamics, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin, Matsubo Company Ltd., Oracle Corporation, Ricoh, Siemens, Sprint, US Patent and Trademark Office, World Bank, Xerox, and others. For more information about TMSSequoia and its products, visit the website at http://www.tmsinc.com or call 405/377-0880. TMSSequoia, Prizm and ScanFix are trademarks or registered trademarks of TMS, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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