Xerox DocuMate 262 Duplex Scanner Offers One Touch Scanning at Speeds up to 66 Images Per Minute for under $1,300.PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Scanner Quickly and Easily Creates Searchable PDF Files and Includes Kofax VRS (Video Relay Service) A communications service for the hearing or speech impaired. A VRS is the video counterpart of a TTY relay service, in which the user types on a terminal, and the relay operator speaks the messages to the recipient (see TDD/TTY). Software The Xerox DocuMate(TM) 262, announced today, is the first color sheetfed document scanner An optical scanner geared to office documents rather than photographs. Also called "office scanners," "enterprise scanners" and "business scanners," desktop models have automatic document feeders that can scan in the range of approximately 15 to 100 pages per minute. to scan 66 images per minute (ipm) in duplex mode and have the ability to automatically scan documents into searchable PDF files -- all for under $1,300. The DocuMate 262 was designed specifically for desktop use and incorporates One Touch technology for eliminating multiple steps in sending scanned documents to predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: applications or devices. The scanner also includes Kofax VirtualReScan(TM) 3.5 software providing excellent image quality and superior 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. accuracy. "The Xerox DocuMate 262 sets a new price/performance level for distributed desktop scanning, with even faster speeds and superior ease-of-use, at an aggressively low price point," said Susan Moyse, industry consultant with InfoTrends/CAP Ventures. "This attractive duplex solution is sure to boost Xerox's share in this highly competitive marketplace." "The DocuMate 262 stacks up nicely against Fujitsu's recently announced fi-4120C2," said Ralph Gammon, editor, Document Imaging Report. "Both models feature comparable software bundles, while the 262 is rated 30% faster in most modes. The 262 also lists for about $100 less." The DocuMate 262 allows people to easily set the "destination" of their scanned documents by pressing a button and selecting one of nine pre-programmed (or user-customizable) scan settings. "Destination" examples include scan to searchable 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. , scan to print, scan to archive, scan to network, scan to 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. and scan to e-mail. DocuMate 262 Color Duplex Workgroup Scanner The Xerox DocuMate 262 processes 33ppm/66ipm at 200 dpi monochrome and 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 . It also has one of the smallest footprints of any automatic document feed scanner on the market. It offers an optical resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi, 48-bit internal color, a hi-speed USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 interface (USB 1.1 compatible), and a suite of more than $800 in bundled software (1) Applications that are included with new hardware. For example, a new PC often comes with several applications, many of which may be light versions or full versions with no limit on usage. Others may be only 60- or 90-day trial packages. See bundle. applications and utilities. Those applications include TWAIN and ISIS(R) certified drivers, Kofax VRS 3.5 software, ScanSoft(R) PaperPort Pro Office, ScanSoft OmniPage Pro, Pixel Translations QuickScan Version 3.5, and ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.0. The user-friendly 50-page capacity 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) can handle paper and photos from business cards up to legal-size documents. Kofax's award-winning VirtualReScan(TM) software improves image quality and increases overall efficiency of the scanning process for document management applications. Kofax VRS provides such capabilities as autoexposure, autocropping and wide-angle deskew. It also improves the accuracy of recognition software, thereby reducing the need for manual correction of problematic intelligent character recognition In computer science, intelligent character recognition (ICR) is an advanced optical character recognition (OCR) system that allows fonts and different styles of hand writing to be learned by a computer during processing to improve accuracy and recognition levels. and/or OCR results. The included Scan-to-PDF software bundle allows people to automatically scan to image-over-text searchable PDF with One Touch technology. Searchable PDF maintains the visual integrity of the original document, with the text portions of the image converted via OCR for search purposes and stored in a separate layer. This allows for low-cost conversion from paper to PDF, while permitting easy distribution and an ability to search, link, select/copy and index the text. ScanSoft's PaperPort Pro Office enables PDF files to be created from any 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. application, without the need for additional PDF creation, editing or viewing software. ScanSoft's OmniPage Pro is a powerful optical character recognition productivity tool that delivers accurate and precise document conversion. Pricing, Availability Priced at $1,299.99, the DocuMate 262 will ship in mid-December in the United States through distributors such as Ingram Micro, Tech Data, NewWave, Optical Laser, Wynit, value-added resellers, computer resellers and online retailers. For product support and more information on DocuMate scanners, visit www.xeroxscanners.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: XEROX(R) is a trademark of XEROX CORPORATION. DocuMate is a trademark of Xerox Corporation and used under license. The Visioneer brand name is a registered trademark. ScanSoft, PaperPort, OmniPage FormTyper, and TextBridge are trademarks or registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. All other companies and products mentioned may be trademarks of their respective holdings and are hereby recognized. |
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