Visioneer Announces New 9450 PDF Scanner Shipping With Adobe Acrobat 5.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002 Visioneer Makes Business Scanning Simple With New Professional Scanner Solution That Converts Scanned Documents Into Industry Standard PDF Files For Only $499 Visioneer, Inc., a leader in intelligent imaging solutions, today announced the new Visioneer 9450 PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. office productivity scanner, the latest addition to Visioneer's highly acclaimed workgroup scanner product family. The new Visioneer 9450 PDF is the perfect tool to turn paper documents into PDF files and put them to work. It can process 8 pages per minute in 200dpi black and white mode, has a built-in 25 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. ) and includes a powerful software bundle for only $499.99. Key features of the Visioneer 9450 PDF include quality color and black and white scanning with 600 dpi optical resolution, robust 25 page automatic document feeder that holds legal, letter, down to check sized paper and up to 8 pages per minute scanning speed in document archiving mode. A new software setting in the TWAIN driver allows users to "drop-out" red, green or blue to make processing of preprinted forms easier than ever by eliminating unwanted boxes and lines. The scanner also includes industry leading applications for creating a paperless office Long predicted, the paperless office is still a myth. Although paper usage has been reduced in some organizations, it has increased in others. Today's PCs make it easy to churn out documents. As one technology eliminates paper, another comes along to increase usage. , including the full version of Adobe Acrobat 5.0, ScanSoft PaperPort Deluxe 8, ScanSoft TextBridge Pro 9 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. , ArcSoft PhotoImpression, a TWAIN driver and a 50% smaller footprint than competing models. "The Visioneer 9450 PDF scanner is the perfect tool to turn paper documents into electronic files and put them to work," said Murray L. Dennis, 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 Visioneer, Inc. "Combined with the 9450 PDF, Adobe Acrobat allows you to scan and convert any document to the widely used PDF file format, the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for electronic document distribution worldwide. It's a PDF machine!" The Best Way To Share Documents The 9450 PDF includes a powerful software bundle to maximize functionality. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 software lets users convert any document to an Adobe Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF) file. Adobe PDF files can be opened reliably across a broad range of hardware and software, and look just like the original files. Users can also digitally sign their Adobe PDF documents for added security. With the Acrobat Self-Sign feature, you're alerted immediately if your document has been altered after you've signed it. Adobe PDF documents can also be protected with passwords that prevent people from viewing them. ScanSoft's award-winning PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 software lets users organize their documents quickly and easily and put them to work in dozens of applications by dragging and dropping them on the LinkBar icons. ScanSoft TextBridge Pro 9 OCR lets users convert scanned text pages into editable documents with a high level of accuracy and excellent format retention. ArcSoft PhotoImpression is an easy-to-use photo editing See photo editor. and creative design program that allows users to edit and retouch photos, then add special effects. A Complete Solution For Users Who Scan Hundreds Of Pages Daily The Visioneer 9450 PDF scanner features an optical resolution of 600x1200 dpi, 42-bit internal color, and a built-in automatic document feeder that allows trouble-free scanning of up to 25 pages at a time. The ADF uses a 180-degree paper path, eliminating the side mounted output tray found on competing models and reducing the footprint by 50%. This makes it small enough to be used on any desktop, allowing decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. scanning with outstanding image quality and speed. The Visioneer 9450 PDF offers departments and workgroups uncompromising quality, reliability and flexibility. The scanner delivers clean color, grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in and monochrome images attaining an efficient 8 pages per minute (ppm) in the 200 dpi document archiving mode. The scanner also has the ability to scan with a maximum output resolution of up to 1200dpi to capture fine details in graphics. The scanner's flatbed accommodates photos, books, or fragile items, while the automatic document feeder handles a wide variety of papers, ranging from small 4.5x5.5 cards to legal documents 14 inches in length. Price and Availability Visioneer 9450 PDF is available immediately through authorized retailers, computer super stores, on-line services, mail order catalogs and from Visioneer's web site at www.visioneer.com. Its suggested retail price is $499.99. For additional information, consumers can visit the Visioneer web site. Minimum System Requirements The Visioneer 9450 PDF requires a Pentium or equivalent processor or higher and Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition See Windows ME. (operating system) Windows Millennium Edition - (Windows ME) An update of Microsoft Windows 98, released in 2000. ME included updates of packaged software and new software such as Windows Media Player 7, Windows Movie Maker. or Windows XP, 64 MB RAM (128MB for Windows XP), 200 MB available hard disk space, a CD-ROM drive, a color monitor and a USB Port. About Visioneer, Inc. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, Visioneer markets and develops intelligent imaging solutions that provide a faster and easier way to scan photographs and documents into computers and put them to work in the most popular applications. The company's first product shipped in 1994. Visioneer personal imaging systems have garnered widespread industry acceptance and endorsements. Additional information about Visioneer and its products may be found on the Internet at http://www.visioneer.com. Note to Editors: The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks. PaperPort and TextBridge are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT SSFT Secure Socket File Transfer ). Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ). ArcSoft PhotoImpression is a registered trademark of ArcSoft. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. |
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