Captovation Announces Support for InoTec Document Scanners
Leading European document scanner vendor introduces new scanners in U.S. market

Minneapolis, MN, December 3, 2003 -- Captovation, a leading provider of production-level and browser-based document capture software, announced today that the SCAMAX^® document scanners manufactured by InoTec have passed eCapture certification testing.  This announcement also means that Captovation will now officially recognize InoTec as a Hardware Technology Partner.

The certification testing verified that eCapture’s production-level scanning component, ecScan, supports the entire line of SCAMAX scanners through the ISIS^® (Image and Scanner Interface Specification) scanning interface developed by Pixel Translations.  Specific tests were conducted to ensure that the scanners could scan in the industry-accepted formats (Group IV TIFF, JPG, etc.), at different resolutions (100-400 dpi), and in black and white, grayscale and color.

“As a document capture software company, we feel it is important and necessary to certify our eCapture product with any new document scanner that enters the market.  It gives us an opportunity to see first hand the latest scanner technologies and how our capture software utilizes those technologies,” said Ken Peterka, Captovation’s President and CEO.  “The SCAMAX scanners provide many unique features that are not typically provided by similar class document scanners.” 

InoTec - headquartered in Wolfersheim, Germany - currently has three scanners for sale in the United States market.  The scanners are the SCAMAX 270, 410 and 510.  The SCAMAX 270 and 410 are mid-range scanners that run at 200 images per minute (duplex) at 200 dpi.  Essentially, they are the same scanner with the 270 offering black and white scanning and the 410 color scanning.  The 510 model is a black and white and grayscale, high-volume scanner with a scan speed of 460 images per minute (duplex).

The scanners feature operation via the TSCP (TouchScreen Communication Panel).  This panel is about five inches wide by five inches high and appears on the front of the scanner right above the automated document feeder.   This panel allows the scanner operator to simply instruct the machine what it should do. It also allows the operator to interact with and receive feedback from the scanner without PC software intervention.  The interface uses full text and the screen is user definable.

Additionally, the SCAMAX scanners feature PaperSurfaceControl (PSC), which offers the user increased paper feeding versatility.  PSC offers the user additional controls and adjustments to significantly minimize friction.  The feeder system of the scanners automatically compensates for the different friction coefficients, texture and weight of various paper types.  This allows paper from onionskin to almost cardboard thickness (manila folder) to be easily scanned. 

"InoTec is committed to working with the leading document capture companies in the U.S.  Most of our new Value Added Resellers (VARs) requested that we work with Captovation due to its industry channel strengths.  We have been delighted to work with Captovation and see significant synergy for our mutual resellers, " said Klaus Atzbach Founder and International Sales Director for InoTec.

About Captovation

Captovation, Inc. is a privately held company established in 1994, which specializes in the design and development of document capture products for the electronic document management industry.  Their software products and custom integration services provide paper-intensive organizations with the ability to streamline and tailor the document capture process to meet their needs.  eCapture, the company’s flagship product, is a suite of document capture modules for the Enterprise.  The software modules include: ecScan (production-level scanning), ecIndex (production-level indexing), ecNet (distributed, browser-based capture), ecAutoFile Server (bar code recognition server), ecCommit Server (schedule batch commits), ecImport Server (import images directly into eCapture), and ecCheckScan (production-level scanning interface for check scanners).  For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.captovation.com.

About InoTec, GmbH

InoTec, is a leading European manufacturer of production scanners for medium and high volume applications. Combining speed, ease of operation and maximum dependability, its line of SCAMAX scanners offer high quality digital information capture for both color and black and white originals and competes extremely well against the industry leaders at the high-end. In Europe, InoTec is #2 in market share at high-end scanners.  InoTec was started in 1992, performs its own R&D and manufacturing, and distributes and services its scanners through a network of value-added resellers and system integrators worldwide. Please visit their website at: http://www.scamax.com.

Trademarks

eCapture and ecScan are trademarks of Captovation, Inc.  ISIS is a registered trademark of Pixel Translations.  SCAMAX is a registered trademark of InoTec.  Other company or product names may be trademarks of others.

 
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