Captaris and Canon U.S.A. Announce Support for Canon Network Scanners
Integration enhances collaboration for documents scanned via ScanFront 220 devices
Highlights
- Captaris RightFax, FaxPress and Alchemy support Canon ScanFront 220 devices
- Canon and Captaris customers can scan to Captaris products for capture, delivery and archival
Bellevue, WA ─ May 15, 2008 ─ Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric processes and Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today announced Captaris product support for Canon network
scanners. Successful testing demonstrated Captaris RightFax, FaxPress and Alchemy MFP Module provide efficient capture, distribution
and archival for documents scanned via Canon imageFORUMLA ScanFront 220 network scanners.
The ScanFront 220 (standard) and 220P (professional) devices enable scanning and delivery of documents to network destinations.
Captaris solutions automate the management of paper and document processes. Together, the technologies provide a full range
of reliable and efficient document management capabilities.
For document distribution, Canon and Captaris users select the Scan-to-Email option via the ScanFront 220 touch-screen interface.
RightFax and FaxPress then retrieve and send the documents via an email gateway that allows the delivery of faxes from an
email client using SMTP. To load files in the Alchemy MFP Module digital repository, users scan documents via the Scan-to-Shared
Folder selection, then index the files from any networked PC. ScanFront 220 devices also allow routing of scanned files to
FTP servers or USB memory. The compact color duplex scanners handle up to 26 letter-sized pages per minute (35 ipm).
“Canon’s ScanFront capture and sharing technology enhances document collaboration within a customer’s network,” noted Jim
Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. “The combination of Canon’s ScanFront and
Captaris solutions extend productivity and cost-efficiency for communication with external contacts and for secure, accessible
digital archival.”
“Canon and Captaris customers recognize the demands of a digital workplace. Our joint solutions provide tools to manage the
full range of document-related tasks so customers can focus on core business objectives rather than shuffling paper,” said
Paul Yantus, executive vice president of marketing and new product development for Captaris.
RightFax is the proven market leader in fax server, document delivery and fax software. FaxPress “all-in-one” fax servers
are a complete hardware and software solution. RightFax and FaxPress enable distribution of fax documents directly from applications,
various email environments and over the Internet. The Alchemy MFP Module is an electronic filing cabinet for multifunction
devices and network scanners. Users can securely store any document type and then find it within seconds, even years later.
About Captaris Inc.
Captaris, Inc. is a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric business processes. Captaris specializes
in document capture, recognition, routing, workflow and delivery. Captaris integrated solutions provide interoperability with
leading line of business applications and technology platforms. Captaris products include RightFax, Captaris Workflow, Alchemy,
FaxPress, DOKuStar, RecoStar, Single Click Entry and IDStar which are distributed through a global network of leading technology
partners. Captaris customers include the entire Fortune 100 and the majority of Global 2000 companies. Headquartered in Bellevue,
Washington, Captaris was founded in 1982 and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol CAPA. www.Captaris.com
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc.
(NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2007†, with global revenues of $39.3 billion, is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is on the 2007
BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS
news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/pressroom.
†IFI Patent Intelligence Press Release, January 2008
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are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, the Captaris logo, Alchemy, RightFax, FaxPress and Captaris
Workflow. RecoStar, DOKuStar, DOKuStar Capture Suite, Single Click Entry, and Invoice CENTER are trademarks of Oce Document
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EDITORIAL CONTACT
Kim LaPlante
425-455-6000
kimlaplante@captaris.com
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