Contex Unveils HD iFLEX A2 / C-Size Flatbed Scanner for Unmatched Scanning Capabilities

Contex, the world's leader of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces the launch of the intuitively designed HD iFLEX flatbed scanner. Speed, versatility, and an ultra-flexible design make the Contex HD iFLEX the perfect scanning solution for the demanding user. The HD iFLEX's innovative design gives users the flexibility to capture originals without the restrictions typically associated with other flatbed scanners. For example, its unique adjustable lid can be raised or removed to accommodate fragile, oversized, and thick originals, such as books, textiles, newspapers, clippings, plants, stones, etc. The HD iFLEX is also capable of doubling its scanning area from A2/C-size to A1/D-size, and unlike other flatbed scanners, its single camera design eliminates stitch errors in an image. The HD iFLEX ships September 27th and is available now for pre-order from Contex distributors and resellers.

"The HD iFLEX builds upon Contex's history of driving innovation by offering users a scanner unmatched in image quality and adaptability," says Jacob Bendix, General Manager EMEA-AP & Head of International Marketing. "The flatbed scanner can be used for a diverse range of applications. Imagination is the only limit."

Scan Books and More with Flexible Color Spaces

The HD iFLEX uses a single CCD camera with full 600 x 600 dpi optical resolution to capture uneven materials in a single scan. It easily facilitates the scanning of books and printed materials into several individual files or multipage images, with a counter to keep track of the pages as they are turned. Ultra-bright LED light also delivers targeted, detail-enhancing illumination to originals by removing unwanted shadows from scans, only preserving those necessary to give depth and texture. The flatbed scanner delivers images with high color fidelity in Adobe RGB, sRGB or even RAW RGB in full 48-bit color.

The HD iFLEX uses the latest intuitive technology to streamline the scanning process, delivering a flatbed scanning experience unlike any other. For example, Contex Nextimage software enables the HD iFLEX's oversized document scanning capability and supports Contex's one-touch, high-speed scanning feature that captures an entire image in four seconds. Cloud-based solution PageDrop also simplifies scanning by allowing smartphone and tablet users to send scans from the HD iFLEX directly to desired web destinations without a computer or additional software.

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Epson Announces WorkForce DS-510 Professional Sheet-Fed Document Scanner

Epson America, a leading provider of exceptional performing business imaging solutions, expands its lineup of professional-grade scanning solutions with the introduction of the WorkForce^® DS-510 sheet-fed scanner. This compact scanner offers a range of features to increase efficiency, including scan-to-cloud capabilities¹ with intuitive one-touch button, fast scan speeds and the ability to scan to email and PDF. The WorkForce DS-510 comes with a robust software package including Epson Document Capture Pro, advanced color and image adjustment capabilities, OCR software, and TWAIN and ISIS drivers for ultimate compatibility with third-party programs, providing the image quality and flexibility businesses require to take document management to the next level.

The WorkForce DS-510 scanner brings a new level of efficiency to your busy business with fast, easy, document management. Scan documents, business cards, ID cards and more directly to popular cloud services² with the included software and intuitive one-touch scanning. Boasting speeds up to 26 ppm¹ and a built-in Automatic Document Feeder, the DS-510 can scan stacks of documents in no time. Easily create searchable PDFs or documents you can edit when you need to. This compact performer even features advanced color and image adjustments. Best of all, it’s compatible with most existing office software, with both ISIS and TWAIN drivers available.

Robust performance. Compact Design.

This powerful performer speeds through scans up to 26 ppm/52 ipm¹. And, it scans both sides of one sheet in just one pass from its built-in 50-page Automatic Document Feeder. It also saves time and avoids paper jam delays with the ultrasonic double-feed detection technology, which senses if more than a single page has been fed in, and automatically stops the scan, so you don’t have to restart from page one. Packing a lot of power into a small footprint, the DS-510 is an ideal fit for nearly any office environment. Plus, with the optional network interface unit, each member of your team can access high performance scanning for critical project needs.

Ready for any task

The WorkForce DS-510 makes it easy to scan and edit documents, create searchable PDFs, and save critical documents as PDF files to archive or access later. It can also scan oversized folded pages without using a carrier sheet. Both sides will be scanned, stitched together and saved digitally. The DS-510 also accommodates stacks of business cards and rigid ID cards.

Discontinuation of the imageFORMULA DR-9050C and the imageFORMULA DR-7550C Scanners

Canon imageFORMULA DR-9050C and DR-7550C scanners are discontinued.

Supplies are very limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first ship basis.  Service, spare parts, and support are still available.


Customers currently using the DR-9050C Scanner should transition to the new imageFORMULA DR-G1130 Production Document Scanner, and those currently using the DR-7550C Scanner should transition to the new imageFORMULA DR-G1100 Production Document Scanner.  The DR-G1130 and DR-G1100 production document scanners provide businesses with high-performance, reliable, and flexible scanning solutions to help enhance document management systems.

From	To	Item #	MSRP
DR-9050C	DR-G1130	8073B002	$9,975
DR-7550C	DR-G1100	8074B002	$6,775

Some differences between the models include:

Model Differences
Feature	DR-G1130	DR-9050C (discontinued)	DR-G1100	DR-7550C (discontinued)
Speed	Up to 130pm	Up to 112ppm	Up to 100ppm	Up to 90ppm
Interface	USB	USB / SCSI	USB	USB / SCSI
Suggested Daily Volume	30,000 scans	27,000 scans	25,000 scans	22,500 scans
Roller Durability	450,000 sheets	250,000 sheets	450,000 sheets	250,000 sheets
Deskew	By angle & contents	By angle	By angle & contents	By angle
MSRP	$9,975	$9,975	$6,775	$6,775

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The New Canon imageFORMULA DR-G1130 and DR-G1100 Production Scanners

  

Canon announced the availability of the new imageFORMULA DR-G1130 production document scanner (item # 8073B002, MSRP $9975), and imageFORMULA DR-G1100 production document scanner (item # 8074B002, MSRP $6775), as of  February 27, 2013.  The Canon imageFORMULA DR-G1130 and DR-G1100 production document scanners provide businesses with high-performance, reliable, and flexible scanning solutions to help enhance document management systems.

DR-G1130 / DR-G1100 User Applications:

The DR-G1130 and DR-G1100 scanners are ideal for processing large amounts of documents in mission-critical, centralized production scanning environments.  They have been developed to withstand the rigors of production-level scanning, while maintaining high-speed, high-quality imaging.  These scanners will help companies improve productivity, maintain business continuity, and increase efficiencies.  Legal, government, financial, healthcare, and other industries can benefit from its use. 

DR-G1130 / DR-G1100 Highlighted Abilities and Advantages:

• Capable of single-pass duplex scanning, at up to 130 ppm (DR-G1130) / 100 ppm (DR-G1100), and include a 500-sheet ADF, and a dedicated, onboard, image processing chip, for high performance and improved productivity
• Can handle a variety of document types, from business cards to ledger-sized, thin or thick documents, and long documents, for flexible feeding and reduced job preparation time
• Will detect double-feeds and attempt to recover from them, and have a durable, solid-body design with heavy-duty trays, to increase reliability and minimize downtime
• Have an intuitive control panel for access to scanner settings and user-programmable jobs, for efficient, smooth operation
• Include features such as Character Emphasis, Text Enhancement, and an advanced Deskew function, as well as bundled Kofax Virtual ReScan (VRS), to provide high quality imaging
• ISIS and TWAIN drivers enable easy integration with third party capture or content management systems
• Meet ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency, comply with the EU RoHS and WEEE directives, and are part of Canon’s Generation Green Program for an environmentally conscious choice
• eCarePAK extended service options are available for hardware investment protection

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Fujitsu Unveils Its Next Generation ScanSnap iX500 Desktop Scanner Incorporating “PC-Less” Scanning to Mobile Device Functionality

Control and Access Documents From the Palm of Your Hand With Your Smartphones and Tablets; Instantly Send Documents to the Cloud for Easy Organizing and Sharing

Sunnyvale, CA, January 7, 2013 — Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, today introduced the newest addition to its award-winning ScanSnap product lineup – the next generation ScanSnap iX500 featuring built-in Wi-Fi connectivity giving customers the ability to scan directly to their Android™ and iOS compatible devices 1. Additionally, the ScanSnap iX500, for PC and Mac users, is enhanced with faster scanning speeds, a new advanced feeding system, an intelligent and customizable Quick Menu, and functionality allowing users to easily scan to cloud-based services such as Evernote, Google Docs™, Dropbox, SugarSync and Salesforce.

Equipped with a revolutionary “GI” image processer 2 inside the scanner, the ScanSnap iX500 is now empowered for today’s ever-increasing on-the-go lifestyle and mobile professional. Now, users can instantly scan and transmit PDF or JPEG files, such as contracts, receipts, bills, invoices and business cards, to their mobile devices without the use of a computer.

Utilizing the free “ScanSnap Connect” app on their mobile device or tablet, ScanSnap users achieve a whole new level of convenience in scanning; literally from the palm of their hand. With a simple push of a button, documents are scanned and saved to their mobile device ready to view, share or send to their favorite cloud service. The “ScanSnap Connect” app can be downloaded in the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store and can be used with Android compatible tablets and smartphones running OS 2.23 and both the iPad and iPhone running iOS 4.3 or later.

“There’s a simple reason why ScanSnap is the top selling personal scanner on the market today – it continues to offer the most intelligent, powerful scanning tools to keep up with the growing demands of our customers,” said Scott Francis, senior vice president of marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. “The ScanSnap iX500’s built-in GI processor allows you to scan and save optimized PDFs to your mobile device without the need for a PC, while its advanced productivity features allow consumers and business professionals to be even more productive and paperless anywhere, anytime. All of this functionality provides customers with the highest performance personal scanning experience combined with extremely easy operation. The iX500 truly pushes the performance bar to a new level.”

Powerful, Intelligent and Fast
The ScanSnap iX500, enhanced with USB 3.0 connectivity, provides the same easy-to-use one-button scanning and advanced imaging technology that customers have come to expect with ScanSnap, while also providing consumers and business professionals additional intuitive productivity features that no other document management company offers. New and innovative features of the ScanSnap iX500 include:

• Faster Scanning Performance: Utilizing the increased power of its engine and “GI” image processor, the iX500 can create PDF files at speeds of up to 25 double-sided color pages per minute (300dpi, color) -- that’s 25 percent faster than its predecessor.
• Advanced Document Feeding System: Inheriting the superior paper feeding technology driving the higher-end scanners from Fujitsu, the iX500 achieves exceptional feeding reliability using enhanced “Separation Roller” technology to maximize feeding reliability across an even wider range of documents and scanning situations.
• Customizable Quick Menu: For additional convenience and flexibility, the ScanSnap Quick Menu is fully customizable and automatically appears after scanning providing a quick and easy way to send those scanned documents to several popular “Scan-To” applications. Furthermore, the Quick Menu incorporates new intelligence that anticipates the appropriate application while keeping users in the driver’s seat for easy and faithful disposition of content.
• “ScanSnap Folder”: Stay in the moment and extend the power of one-button scanning into virtually any Windows application, even in the cloud, with the “ScanSnap Folder” function. This easy but powerful feature essentially replicates ScanSnap as a Windows folder which the user can open from their favorite software and web applications4 allowing them to scan into it without making complicated setting changes in ScanSnap or their application. It’s the ultimate in "Scan there!" versatility.
• Cloud Services Support: Users can scan documents directly to Evernote, Google Docs, Dropbox, SugarSync and Salesforce Chatter from their Mac or PC, giving them even more flexibility to store, share and access their paperwork. Whether it is scanning contracts, bills, invoices, or business cards on the road or using a PC in one place and a Mac in another, consumers have the necessary tools to be even more productive and paperless virtually anywhere.

Additional Productivity Features
The ScanSnap iX500 comes with software for PC and software for Mac so users who use both can optimize their ScanSnap for either platform. In-box software includes:

• ScanSnap Manager (PC & Mac): Provides PC and Mac users one button searchable PDF creation, access to intelligent features and custom scan settings (profiles) for simple operation with sophisticated results.
• Scan-to Functions (PC & Mac): Offers users a flexible way to manage PDF, searchable PDF and JPEG files, providing them with an easy way to scan to a folder, attach scans to an email, send scans to a printer, as well as to a variety of cloud-based repositories like Evernote, Dropbox, and others.
• Efficient Business Card Scanning (PC & Mac): PC users can capture a business card, extract the information automatically and export it to Outlook, Excel®, Salesforce and other contact management software. While Mac users can conveniently scan their business cards and export the contact information directly to Address Book or Outlook for Mac.
• ScanSnap Organizer (PC): Offers PC users a convenient way to store, manage and view PDF and JPEG files as well as perform post-scan editing, keyword entry and searchable PDF conversion.
• ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap (PC & Mac): ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ allows users to be productive by quickly transforming their paperwork into editable Word®, Excel and PowerPoint files at the push of a button.
• Intelligent and Convenient Document Processing: Comes loaded with a full suite of intelligent scanning features, such as automatic paper size and color detection, automatic de-skew, orientation, and blank page detection & deletion, and the ability to scan a document up to 34 inches long, to support a wider range of documents. The Scanner is also equipped with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF).
• Paper to Digital at the Push of a Button:The ScanSnap iX500 comes bundled with Adobe Acrobat X Standard for PC allowing users to quickly transform their paperwork into editable documents at the push of a button.
• Post Scan OCR for Mac Users: The ScanSnap iX500 comes bundled with ABBYY Fine Reader Express for Mac which quickly turns any scanned paper document or PDF file into editable and searchable formats while keeping the original layout intact.
• Rack2-Filer Smart (PC): Rack2-Filer Smart comes bundled with the ScanSnap iX500 Deluxe model and enables PC users to organize their digital files into graphical e-binders and virtual cabinets.

Pricing & Availability
The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 is available now for $495 (U.S. list) through Fujitsu authorized resellers and mail order catalogs. The ScanSnap iX500 Deluxe Bundle is now available for $595 (U.S. list).

Additional Supporting Resources
For more information about Fujitsu ScanSnap visit:

• ScanSnap iX500 Product Page: http://scanners.fcpa.fujitsu.com/scansnap11/iX500.html
• ScanSnap Community: http://scansnapcommunity.com
• Follow @ScanSnap on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ScanSnap
• Become a fan of ScanSnap on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ScanSnap
• Android and iOS device support:
  http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/peripheral/scanners/ss/feature/ssca.html

1 The ScanSnap iX500 and mobile device must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network to allow scans to be sent to the mobile device. 
2 The “GI” processor was developed by PFU Limited and is equipped with a dual-core CPU-mounted processor supporting Wi-Fi and USB3.0 interfaces. 
3 Fujitsu does not guarantee that ScanSnap Connect will work on all devices running Android OS 2.2 / iOS 4.3 or later. Please check the ScanSnap Android and iOS device support page for the latest information.
4 ScanSnap Folder is a Windows only function and is intended for cloud services and software applications capable of data uploading/attachment of PDF and JPEG files.

The Fujitsu Service Advantage
The Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner comes standard with a 1-year depot limited warranty. Additionally, the Advance Exchange™ service offering, the Fujitsu overnight replacement program, provides the customer a replacement scanner prior to shipment of any malfunctioned scanner back to Fujitsu. The Advance Exchange offering is available for $99 covering 12 months. For more information about Fujitsu services, contact a Fujitsu distribution partner or service sales at 800-301-9475 or visit