The Image Communications Company
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`Biscom, Inc.
`321 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824
`508-250-1800 • FAX 508-250-4449
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`NEWS RELEASE
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`Contact: (cid:9)
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`Chris MacKenzie
`V.P. of Marketing
`Biscom, Inc.
`(508) 250-1800 ext.22
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`Biscom and Hewlett-Packard Advance Network Scanner/Fax Pact
`Direct Network Scan/Fax Capabilities Enhanced with HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner
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`Chelmsford, MA - March 3, 1997 - Further extending the cooperation between Hewlett-
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`Packard and Biscom on the integration of network scanning and faxing technology, the
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`two companies will offer tightly integrated compatibility between the HP Network
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`ScanJet 5 scanner and Biscom FAXCOM fax server products running in all major
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`network operating system environments.
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`The strategic partnership between the two companies was announced in April of 1996.
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`In accordance with this partnership, Biscom, the leading provider of enterprise-wide fax
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`server solutions, will cooperate in technology and marketing efforts with Hewlett-
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`Packard, which commands the dominant share of the network printing and scanning
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`According to Chris MacKenzie, Biscom's vice president of marketing, "Hewlett-Packard
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`has increased the integration of the two companies' products by co-developing a direct
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`link between the Network ScanJet 5 and our FAXCOM fax server products. This will
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`effectively make the Network ScanJet 5 scanner a client to the fax server, allowing the
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`Network ScanJet 5 scanner to interact directly with the server for the exchange of
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`information."
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`Bank of Boston as a financial institution has a very diversified realm of business
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`applications. Several of these businesses have benefited from using FAXCOM products.
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`The fax server has provided us with the ability to store, re-route and manage faxes. We
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`anticipate interfacing Word documents and cc:Mail documents with hard-copy
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`documents by using the HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner. The Bank will take advantage of
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`the savings in time, money and work flow efficiency by using a centralized network
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`scanner," said Deborah Murphy, senior technical specialist for Bank of Boston.
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`"This agreement with Biscom signals our company's combined commitment to improve
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`people's productivity and provide new tools for their changing workplace," said Dennis
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`Hamann, product marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard Bergamo Hardcopy Division
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`in Bergamo, Italy.
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`Fax servers provide an extremely cost-effective method for managing fax traffic in an
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`organization. Most computer-based faxes originate directly from within a computer
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`application. With scanning technology, it is possible to provide the benefits of fax server
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`technology to office workers that also need to send hardcopy documents. Network-based
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`scanning, like network-based fax servers and network-based printers, offers the additional
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`economy of providing a shared resource that all users in an office or department can
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`access. The result is an office solution that is considerably more powerful and versatile
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`than a traditional fax machine.
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`Biscom FAXCOM fax servers, for instance, can provide many important capabilities to
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`fax users, including:
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`* The ability to handle computer-based documents from networked client
`computers
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`* Buffer queued faxes for automatic transmission and retransmission
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`* Perform least-cost routing of faxes over a wide area network of distributed
`offices
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`* Schedule and perform off-peak transmission of faxes
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`* Archive copies of stored, and received, faxes
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`* Receive faxes and route them directly to their destinations
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`* Provide integration with E-mail and groupware systems
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`* Support SNMP (including integration with HP OpenView) and alarm
`management
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`* Provide enterprise-wide integration to all workstations, LANs, minicomputers
`and mainframes
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`Like the HP ScanJet 4Si scanner, the Network ScanJet 5 scanner provides an office fax
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`user with the ability to feed a multipage document into the scanner, select a workstation
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`destination from a list of names, and route the scanned .document to a local desktop.
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`Users are then able to select a recipient from his or her FAXCOM phonebook, compose a
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`short message, attach the scanned file, and click "Send" to offload the document for
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`transmission to the FAXCOM fax server.
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`Unlike the HP ScanJet 4Si, however, the Network ScanJet 5 scanner offers direct faxing
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`capability. The Network ScanJet 5 scanner control panel provides a comprehensive user
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`interface that allows additional capabilities. These capabilities are intended to allow the
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`user to perform functions, such as sending a fax via a FAXCOM fax server, without the
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`need to return to the desktop to complete the transmission request. To send a fax, the
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`user simply places the document into the scanner and keys the fax number into the
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`control panel or selects a fax number from a predefined list of destinations. The
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`document is then scanned and sent directly to the FAXCOM fax server for transmission.
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`fn order to achieve this tight integration, HP and Biscom incorporated functionality
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`directly into the Network ScanJet 5 scanner that allowed it to send requests to the fax
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`server. Similarly, transmission status information is returned to the Network ScanJet 5
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`scanner upon completion or failure, after several retries. The Network ScanJet 5 scanner
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`is effectively acting as a client to the FAXCOM fax server.
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`Another major improvement is the Network ScanJet 5 scanner's ability to interface with
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`multiple network operating systems. The Network ScanJet 5 scanner supports Novell
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`NetWare, Microsoft NT and IBM LAN Servers. Accordingly, support for a broad range
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`of Biscom fax server products will be available, including: FAXCOM for NetWare,
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`FAXCOM for LAN, FAXCOM/WorkGROUP for NetWare, and
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`FAXCOM/WorkGROUP for NT.
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`For purchasers of a Network ScanJet 5 scanner who wish to try the network scan/fax
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`solution, Biscom will provide free ten-user trial copies of its FAXCOM/WorkGROUP for
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`NetWare and NT users. To obtain a copy, call 1-800-477-2472 ext. 53, outside the
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`U.S.A., call 1-508-250-1800 ext. 53. Biscom also maintains a web site at:
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`http://www.biscom.com.
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`Biscom will be presenting its FAXCOM fax server solutions at a number of forthcoming
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`industry trade shows, including Networld Interop in Las Vegas (May 6-8), Windows NT
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`Solutions in San Francisco (August 13-15) and DCI Internet Expo in Boston
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`(August H -14).
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`Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, Biscom is the leading provider
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`of enterprise-wide computer/fax solutions and a pioneer in the field. Biscom's FAXCOM
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`fax server solutions can be integrated with any existing computer system or network in
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`the enterprise, including personal computer networks, minicomputers, and mainframes.
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`FAXCOM fax servers are expandable, scaleable, turnkey, production fax servers that can
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`grow with a business.
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`HP is the world's leading supplier of hardcopy products that set the standard for
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`technology, performance and reliability. HP's LaserJet and DeskJet printers are the
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`world's best-selling printers and range from high speed network devices for workgroups
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`to inexpensive desktop products for the home. Other market leading products include
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`DesignJet large-format printers, ScanJet scanners, OfficeJet printer-fax-copier devices,
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`CopyJet color printer-copiers and HP FAX facsimile machines.
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`Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing,
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`communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in
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`quality and support. HP has 112,000 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its
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`1996 fiscal year.
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`Press Contacts:
`Patrick Crisp Public Relations Mgr.
`Caere Corporation
`408-395-5148 ext. 2049
`patrickc@caere.com
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`FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
`Embargo Until March 3, 1997
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`Caere OmniPage Limited Edition OCR
`Selected for HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner
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`OmniPage Limited Edition Provides Highly Accurate OCR Technology
`and an Inexpensive Upgrade Path to OmniPage Pro;
`Special Multi-Seat Upgrade Pack Also Announced
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`Los Gatos, Calif., March 3, 1997 — Caere Corporation (NASDAQ:CAER), the leader in
`optical character recognition (OCR) and a leading provider of desktop document
`management and electronic forms software, today announced its bundling arrangement
`with Hewlett-Packard Bergamo Hardcopy Division. Part of the Hewlett-Packard/Caere
`strategic relationship announced in December, the bundling arrangement provides Caere's
`OmniPage® Limited Edition OCR software in the just-announced HP Network ScanJet 5
`scanner. OmniPage Limited Edition includes introductory-level OCR capabilities and
`provides the Network ScanJet 5 scanner user with an inexpensive upgrade path to Caere's
`full-featured OmniPage Pro® product for $1291. Caere also today announced OmniPage
`Pro for Hewlett-Packard Network ScanJet 5, a 25-seat upgrade pack.
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`Background
`OCR technology eliminates the need to retype paper-based information by converting
`scanned pages into more useful, computer-editable text for word processing and other
`text-based applications. Caere is the recognized leading developer of this technology and
`is responsible for bringing the technology to the desktop user. HP's Network ScanJet 5
`scanner is the second generation of the world's first true network scanner. It enables
`rapid distribution, sharing and filing of paper-based documents throughout and beyond an
`enterprise.
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`"The new Network ScanJet 5 scanner is an effective device for sharing and distributing of
`information," said Dennis Hamann, Product Marketing Manager of HP's Hardcopy
`Division in Bergamo, Italy. "OCR technology continues to be a vital component of our
`network scanner and allows users to convert static, paper-based information into more
`useful, dynamic computer-editable text."
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`Availability and pricing will vary outside of the United States and Canada.
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`For Your Information.
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`OmniPage Limited Edition
`OmniPage Limited Edition with a 25-seat user license is included with the Network
`ScanJet 5 scanner and provides highly accurate recognition of English and 11 other
`Western European languages. The introductory-level OCR application can be installed to
`a network drive - accessible by diskless workstations or by multiple users simultaneously
`- or installed to a local hardisk. Providing a high level of flexibility, the product can run
`as a standalone application or in the background (transparently to the user). With
`OmniPage Limited Edition, users can:
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`• drag-and-drop pages onto the "OmniPage" icon on the Taskbar of the PaperPort
`for HP desktop software which is also included with the Network ScanJet 5
`scanner. Users simply drag single pages or "stacked" multiple pages to the icon
`that invokes OmniPage Limited Edition. Then, users can identify areas of the
`image to OCR (eliminating the processing of unwanted areas), perform other
`basic OCR functions, and save the resulting text in a wide variety of text formats.
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`• drag-and-drop pages onto icons of text-based applications available on the
`PaperPort for HP Taskbar, such as MS Word and Excel. In this case, OmniPage
`Limited Edition processes the scanned image in the background and is invisible to
`the user. The resulting text is placed directly in the destination application.
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`take full advantage of the innovative Automatic Workflow capability of the
`Network ScanJet 5 scanner which implements the scanner's "direct scanning to
`application" feature. In this case, users scan a document and route it to a
`supported text-based application, such as MS Word or Novell Groupwise.
`OmniPage Limited Edition converts the scanned document to editable text and
`places the resulting text into the destination application - all in the background
`and invisible to the user.
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`• easily access OmniPage Limited Edition from within supported 16- and 32-bit
`text-based applications, including MS Word and Corel WordPerfect. Users select
`the "Acquire Text" option that is added to the File menu of these text-based
`applications and then select the scanned image to be processed . OmniPage
`Limited Edition will process the image in the background and invisible to the
`user. The resulting OCR'd text is dropped directly into the "host" application.
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`OmniPage Pro
`For users who require more robust OCR features beyond the capabilities of OmniPage
`Limited Edition, Caere offers low cost upgrade solutions to OmniPage Pro for Windows
`95 ver. 7.0 for individuals and workgroups. A "Try-Before-You-Buy" CD is included in
`the Network ScanJet 5 scanner box that provides a "timed-limited" version of Caere's
`full-featured OmniPage Pro OCR application. OmniPage Pro offers significant
`enhancements over OmniPage Limited Edition including:
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`• Caere's newest OCR engine for increased accuracy;
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`• An AutoOCR Toolbar, which performs all the key steps of the OCR process
`automatically with a single mouse click;
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`• An OCR Wizard, which interactively guides the user through the entire OCR
`process;
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`• Superior accuracy on degraded documents such as photocopies or faxes;
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`• A Check Recognition feature, which allows users to easily verify recognition
`of OCR text;
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`• True PageTM technology, which maintains the original format of the page, both
`text and graphics, so that users do not have to recreate a page's look and feel;
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`• A Schedule OCR feature, which allows users to schedule a convenient time to
`automatically OCR documents;
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`• An Advanced OCR settings panel for greater precision and accuracy;
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`• HTML output capabilities and others.
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`"OmniPage Limited Edition is designed to offer introductory-level OCR capabilities and
`let scanner users try OCR first hand, in order to evaluate its usefulness, without any
`additional investment up front," said Chad Kinzelberg, vice president of marketing at
`Caere. "For users who decide that they want more robust OCR capabilities like higher
`accuracy and ease of use features, Caere makes upgrading easy and affordable."
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`Upgrade options to OmniPage Pro for the HP Network ScanJet 5 user include:
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`• A single user upgrade is available to HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner owners for
`$129. The low cost upgrade is available at major software resellers and represents
`over a $350 reduction in the cost of the non-upgrade OmniPage Pro.
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`• Caere's OmniPage Pro 7.0 for HP Network ScanJet 5, a 25-user upgrade pack is
`available for $1,8952. Priced at approximately $75 per seat, the upgrade pack
`represents Caere's most cost effective upgrade solution. The product includes a
`25-user license, 2 sets of manuals and a set of diskettes. The multi-seat upgrade is
`available through major distributors and direct from Caere and is expected to be
`available in November 1996.
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`System Requirements
`OmniPage Pro 7.0 for HP Network ScanJet 5 requires Microsoft Windows 95, a
`minimum of 15 MB free hard disk space, 8 MB RAM, a 386-based or higher PC, a
`Windows 95-compatible pointing device, and a 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive.
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`The Company notes that the above projected product shipments are forward-looking statements that are
`subject to change based on numerous factors including, but not limited to , work stoppages, engineering
`delays, quality assurance testing delays, successful completion of beta site testing, the scheduling of orders,
`changes in operating systems, a significant change in the competitive environments, and timely delivery by
`component suppliers.
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`2 Expected street price: availability and pricing will vary outside of the United States and Canada
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`Caere Corporation
`Caere Corporation, with U.S. headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. and European headquarters, Caere GmbH,
`in Munich, Germany, is the leader in OCR technology and a leading developer of desktop form processing
`and document management products. Caere's products include the OmniPage and WordScan lines of OCR
`software that convert printed and faxed documents into electronic text; the PageKeeper line of Windows
`based document management software that effortlessly retrieves a wide range of information from virtually
`any source; OmniForm, which converts paper forms to electronic format; the M/Series high-speed, high-
`volume OCR hardware and software for commercial applications; and a broad array of OCR and bar code
`readers that accelerate transaction processing. Caere corporate and product information is available at
`www.caere.com on the World Wide Web.
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`Hewlett-Packard Company
`Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications, and
`measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 110,800
`employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year.
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`Cardiff Software, Inc.
`III,. San Marcos, California 92069
`1782 La Costa Meadows Drive
`(619) 752-5200 100,, Fax (619) 752-5222
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`NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT
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`For Immediate Release
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`Contact: Tim Dubes
`Cardiff Software
`Phone: 619-761-4515
`Internet: tdubes@cardiffsw.com
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`TELEFORM LEVERAGES HEWLETT-PACKARD'S NEW HP NETWORK SCANJET 5
`SCANNER FOR DISTRIBUTED SCANNING AND FORMS PROCESSING
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`Departmental Forms Processing with Minimal User Training
`Creates Flexible Data Collection Solution
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`San Marcos, CA—March 3, 1997— Cardiff Software, Inc., a leading provider of data
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`collection solutions, today announced that TELEform®, the company's award-winning forms
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`processing software, is implemented with the new HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner.
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`TELEform is a scaleable local area network solution that provides high-volume throughput for
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`automated data entry to leading databases and spreadsheets. With the Network ScanJet 5
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`scanner, forms can be scanned and routed through the LAN to centralized TELEform Readers. A
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`true 32-bit Windows 95/Windows NT application, TELEform interprets hand print (ICR),
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`machine print (OCR), check mark (OMR) and barcode data on forms and sends that information
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`to a database. Any mismarked or questionable characters are routed to TELEform's Verifier
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`module for quick correction. TELEform can automatically detect which network scanner has
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`forwarded a form and with the Network ScanJet 5 scanner's intuitive keypad, TELEform can
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`even identify the individual who has entered the form.
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`TELEFORM LEVERAGES HEWLETT-PACKARD 9S NEW HPNETWORK SCANJET 5SCANNER / PAGE 2
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`"Reading data from a form is a key business application for networked scanning," explains
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`Dennis Hamann, product marketing manager at HP. "TELEform's feature-rich software
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`leverages the HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner's enterprise-wide document management
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`capabilities to offer a complete solution for processing paper forms."
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`Moving Forms Processing out of the Back Office
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`For years, forms processing has been a back office operation. Batches of order forms, invoices,
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`market surveys, etc., were collected and re-keyed by the data entry department. TELEform has
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`automated the data entry function with its ability to read hand print, machine print, and mark
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`sense data from paper forms. Typically, these forms are collected from around the company—the
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`mail room, accounting, sales, marketing, shipping and administration—for batch scanning on
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`centralized, production-level scanners. With Network ScanJet 5 scanners accessible to all
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`employees in these departments, HP has removed one of the potential bottlenecks associated
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`with paper to digital data conversion.
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`"The HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner is an exceptional hardware tool for managing mission
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`critical data where it occurs—on paper throughout the workplace," said Joseph P. Larson,
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`president of Cardiff Software. "With its simple user interface and direct connection to the
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`network, the Network ScanJet 5 scanner creates a new model for cost-effective, paper-based data
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`collection."
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`Vertical Markets Around the World
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`TELEform is used by thousands of companies worldwide in a variety of industries: medical
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`clinics collect research and process patient information forms; insurance companies have instant
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`access to accident reports and policy holder claims; and financial service companies collect data
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`for market reports and forecasts. The software is available internationally, with local-language
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`versions available in France, the United Kingdom and Germany.
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`Pricing and Availability
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`TELEform Version 5 Standard & Elite are now available with suggested retail prices of $1,495
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`and $4,995 respectively. TELEform requires a 486 PC or higher, 16 MB of RAM, 40 MB
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`available hard drive space, and Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT.
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`TELEFORM LEVERAGES HEWLETT-PACKARD'S NEW HPNETWORK SCANJET 5SCANNER / PAGE 3
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`Company Information
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`Cardiff Software, Inc., headquartered in San Marcos, California, is the leading global supplier of
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`data capture solutions. Designed to improve and accelerate business processes, Cardiff's
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`products are optimized to create, distribute, and read information from paper-based and
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`electronic forms with unmatched accuracy and system performance. The company's product line
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`includes TELEform® Standard Version 5, TELEform Elite and TELEform Filler. For more
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`information, contact Cardiff Software at 619-752-5200 or WWW.CARDIFFSW.COM.
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`Teleform, Tri-CR and Cardiff Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cardiff Software, Inc. (c) 1991-96 Cardiff
`Software, Inc. Other products are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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`Scott BoIdpvalci
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`C:ar 0 Coecwio 9.5054
`Agency contaas: 108 190 050 2
`William Orrange
`Janis Ulevich
`Ulevich & Orrange, Inc.
`415-329-1590
`uando@radiomail.net
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`Company contact:
`Rosella Fernandez
`Castelle Corporate Headquarters
`408-496-0474
`rfernandez@castelle.com
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`CASTELLE AND HEWLETT-PACKARD ANNOUNCE
`COMPLETE FAXING AND SCANNING SOLUTION FOR NETWORKS
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`SANTA CLARA, CA, (March 3, 1997)-- Castelle, Inc. (Nasdaq--NNM:CSTL), a supplier of plug &
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`play network fax servers, and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE, HWP), the developer of the first true network
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`scanner, today announced a joint marketing effort to deliver network-ready fax and scanning solutions
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`that can eliminate the need for stand-alone fax machines.
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`Bringing the Castelle FaxPress and HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner together allows users to
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`fax directly from the front panel of the scanner or scan in a document, edit it (if necessary), and
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`quickly fax it, maintaining a 300 dots per inch quality. The tight integration of the two products
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`effectively turns the ScanJet 5 scanner into a 15-page per minute (ppm) fax machine which uses the
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`Castelle FaxPress as its back-end.
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`Castelle's FaxPress is a self-contained software and hardware network fax solution designed
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`to give users the ability to send and receive faxes directly from their workstations. Network fax
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`servers eliminate the need to print a document, take it to a stand-alone fax machine, and wait for its
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`transmission. In addition, a fax server can sort incoming faxes and route them electronically and
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`confidentially directly to the electronic mailboxes of the intended recipients.
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`The Hewlett-Packard Network ScanJet 5 scanner, which attaches directly to Ethernet or
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`Token Ring LANs, was developed to provide an easy way to scan documents/images into files and
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`share them with multiple users on the network. The Network ScanJet 5 scanner allows users to
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`quickly scan documents and then distribute to users through an intuitive control panel. The combined
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`Castelle/HP product offering changes the usage model for a network user sending paper faxes. The
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`integration at a software and network level, along with the addition of a six line display and alpha-
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`numeric keypad allows the network user three scan/fax options:
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`1. Go to the scanner, enter a phone number, and "send" the fax
`2. Go to the scanner, select a phone number from a predefined fax destination list, and "send" the
`fax
`3. Scan a document return to the desktop and utilize the Castelle user interface to send or attach the
`paper document to an electronic document for transmission.
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`The ScanJet/FaxPress combination becomes a "virtual" 15 ppm network fax machine.
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`By joining these two technologies, the need for a stand-alone fax machine is reduced. In
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`addition, Castelle and HP have solved many of the problems associated with faxing, including
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`relatively low quality transmissions, low data transmission rates, and the inability to send and receive
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`faxes simultaneously.
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`"The combination of the Network ScanJet 5 scanner and the Castelle FaxPress network fax
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`solution provides users the ability to take their paper-based information into the digital realm. The
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`increased speed and higher quality of this combined network solution, as well as the ability to edit
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`scanned material before sending, make stand-alone fax machines practically obsolete. The Network
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`ScanJet 5 scanner is a key component to HP's Digital Workplace strategy, which is aimed to provide the
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`seamless flow of information in digital and paper form," said Dennis Hamann, product marketing
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`manager for Hewlett-Packard's Bergamo Hardcopy Division in Bergamo, Italy.
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`The Hewlett-Packard/Castelle relationship invites network administrators to evaluate both
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`products for 30 days. The products are designed for Windows NT or Novell NetWare Ethernet/ Token
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`Ring environments. Users can obtain both units from Castelle which can be reached at 800-289-7555 or
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`408-496-0474. Hewlett-Packard and Castelle will continue to develop flexible products that will
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`enhance network environments.
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`HP is the world's leading supplier of hardcopy products that set the standard for technology, performance,
`and reliability. HP 's LaserJet and DeskJet printers are the world's best-selling printers and range from high-speed
`network devices for workgroups to inexpensive desktop products for the home. Other market-leading HP products
`include DesignJet large format printers, ScanJet scanners, OfficeJet printer-fax-copier devices, CopyJet color
`printer-copiers and HP FAX facsimile machines.
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`Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and
`measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 112,000 employees
`and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year.
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`Castelle, founded in 1987, designs, develops, markets and supports hardware and software products that
`provide simplified access to, and control over, workgroup fax and print resources. Products, available through a
`worldwide network of more than 40 distributors in 31 countries, include the FaxPress and OfficeConnect fax server
`families; the FactsLine fax-on-demand product family; and the JetPress, LANpress MP and OfficeConnect print
`server families. Castelle also develops network connectivity products for OEM customers.
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`Castelle's headquarters are located at 3255-3 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Castelle can be
`reached in the United States at 408-496-0474, in Europe at +31-2356-50240, or at our Web site at
`http://www.castelle.com.
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`DIAMOND HEAD
`SOFTWARE•INC
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`EDITORIAL CONTACT:
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`Les Iczkovitz
`Diamond Head Software
`(214)479-9205
`lesrci,dhs.com
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`DIAMOND HEAD SOFTWARE INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S
`FIRST NETWORK SCANNER TOOLKIT
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`ActiveX Control Enables Developers to Build Custom Applications using Microsoft
`Visual Basic to Maximize Potential of the HP Network ScanJet 5 Scanner
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`RICHARDSON, Texas, March 3, 1997- Diamond Head Software, Inc., the leader in
`software components for document imaging, today introduced the ImageBASIC Network
`Scanner Toolkit for the HP Network ScanJet 5 scanner.
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`Available for FREE to purchasers of the Network ScanJet 5 scanner, the Network
`Scanner Toolkit enables programmers who use Microsoft Visual Basic and other high level
`development environments, to develop customized imaging applications that take full advantage
`of the powerful features of this new network scanner.
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`The ImageBASIC Network Scanner Toolkit includes a Network Scanner ActiveX Control
`written to HP's API that controls the Network ScanJet 5 scanner. This ActiveX Control is fully
`compatible with the entire suite of twenty ActiveX Controls that are available in Diamond
`Head's ImageBASIC Development Environment. The Scanner ActiveX Control is available in
`16 & 32-bit versions and runs under Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and Windows NT clients.
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`The Network Scanner Toolkit also includes the following applications that were
`developed using ImageBASIC and the Network Scanner ActiveX Control:
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`A. A foundation application developed with the Network Scanner ActiveX Control that
`enables the user to scan, view and print images;
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`B. An applet that enables users to scan documents and route them into a MAPI-
`compliant e-mail system, to selected users, distribution groups and/or via an Internet
`gateway;
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`C. A thirty-day evaluation version of an applet that enables users to scan documents into
`Lotus Notes;
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`D. A thirty-day evaluation version of an applet that enables users to scan documents into
`DOCS OPEN from PC DOCS;
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`E. The Visual Basic source code to these applications and applets so users can customize
`them to meet precise requirements using an ImageBASIC toolkit; and,
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`F. A 30-day evaluation version of the complete ImageBASIC development toolkit
`including the ImageBASIC Electronic Filing Cabinet foundation application ("EFC").
`Using Microsoft Visual Basic and the corresponding source code, users can develop and
`modify EFC and these other applications developed especially for the Network ScanJet 5
`scanner.
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`" The Network ScanJet 5 scanner is a great scanning solution for departments that want to
`digitize their documents. The scanner supports a distributed capture architecture, permitting
`network users to manage images as they are scanned. Employing the ImageBASIC Network
`Scanner Toolkit, users can develop a complete, customized imaging system that meets the users
`precise requirements and integrates tightly into their existing hardware and software
`environment" says Bill Burke, president of Diamond Head. "The ImageBASIC Network Scanner
`Toolkit also enables users to take full advantage of the scanners features to automate numerous
`processes."
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`The primary market for the Network Scanner Toolkit consists of systems integrators and
`corporate / government end-user developers who want to integrate a customized imaging solution
`that meets their (or their clients') needs, as well as vertical software developers who want to
`easily add support for the Network ScanJet 5 scanner and imaging capabilities to new and
`existing applications.
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`The ImageBASIC Development Environment
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`ImageBASIC is the premier development environment for the development of document
`imaging and workflow applications. Awarded Imaging Magazine's Product of the Year for the
`last four years in a row, ImageBASIC provides all of the software components users need to
`develop ad hoc or production imaging systems with very little effort using Microsoft Visual
`Basic and other visual development environments. With ImageBASIC's 16 & 32-bit ActiveX
`Controls, users can include powerful image display and manipulation features, machine print,
`handprint, bar code and/or mark sense recognition, powerful image processing capabilities, full-
`text indexing and choose from various optical servers including FileNet Image Management
`Services and IBM ImagePlus Visuallnfo to support a department or a large enterprise system.
`The Electronic Filing Cabinet is a foundation application that is available with its customizable
`Visual Basic source code. The thirty-day evaluation version of ImageBASIC enables users to try
`all the products before they buy. A 30-day money-back guarantee eliminates any risk.
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`Company Information
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`Diamond Head Software, Inc., develops programming tools and foundation applications
`for document imaging and workflow Its products are used by corporate and government
`developers, OEMs, system integrators and vertical software developers. The company is
`headquartered in Richardson, Texas, has offices in New York, California and Washington, D.C.
`and a European technical support office in the Netherlands.
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`ImageBASIC is sold worldwide via a network of authorized distributors and resellers.
`Plus there are hundreds of systems integrators around the world that