) April 2, 2009 -- Contex, the world's leading manufacturer of wide format scanners, announced the inclusion of two new aperture card scanner models to their product line. These scanners are available in the United States, Canada, Central and South America, the geographic areas that are served by Contex Americas' office out of Derwood, Maryland.

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) September 2, 2009 -- Contex, the world-leading developer of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today released Nextimage Touch wide format scanning and copying software with touchscreen capability. Nextimage Touch includes all the features of Nextimage SCAN+COPY software plus the ease of touch-screen use. This means that users can scan-to-file, scan-to-email, copy, edit files and print directly from the touch-screen interface, with no sacrifice of features or scan quality. It supports scanning and copying in color, grayscale and black and white and is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.

) March 9, 2009 -- Contex -- the world's leading manufacturer of wide format scanners -- today announced a new release of Nextimage software that includes support for 64-bit Windows installations.

) April 28, 2009 -- Contex, the world's leading wide format scanner manufacturer, announced today the inclusion of a new standard for measuring the productivity of its Contex and Vidar award-winning scanners. This new standard measures productivity by number of completed scans in a specified period of time. While inches-per-second is still the accepted standard for large format scanners, many scanner users appreciate a more practical measurement regarding the scanner's productivity. Contex's completed-scans-per-hour provides a more accurate representation of scanner speed and productivity.

) October 1, 2008 -- Contex and VIDAR brand of Contex - the world's leading wide format scanner manufacturer - today announced the global availability of a new upgrade to Nextimage multi-function scanning and copying software. This upgrade, available in 10 languages, includes innovations that extend the value and capabilities of installed first release Nextimage. Earlier this year, Contex released a completely new user experience with Nextimage.

) September 14, 2009 -- Contex, the world-leading developer of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announced the first professional wide-format scanner with a suggested retail price under $4,000 USD, excluding freight and local taxes (price may vary by region). The XD2490 scanner provides architects, engineers and construction personnel with the first affordable way to scan and communicate drawing changes directly from the field. Contex designed the XD2490 scanner for businesses who want to improve efficiency, reduce costly delays and mistakes and offer greater service to their customers. With the XD2490, users can mark-up drawings, then quickly and easily Scan-to-Email to communicate the drawing change with other team members.

) January 22, 2009 -- Contex announced today that BERTL has awarded the Contex SD4400 series scanners the 2008 BERTL's Best Award for best value for price in a wide format scanner. This new award is in addition to the previously announced 4 ½ star "Outstanding" Award that BERTL gave to the SD4400 series in September, 2008 - the highest award yet achieved for a wide-format scanner.

) May 11, 2009 -- Contex, the world's leading wide format scanner manufacturer, is launching a Partner Program offering resellers financial benefits, sales and marketing support and product training. Contex has more than 20 years experience in the wide format market and works closely with 132 distributors around the world.

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) January 12, 2009 -- Contex - the world's leading manufacturer of wide format scanners - today announced the appointment of Jerry Cheng as General Manager in China. Cheng adds to Contex's strength in the Asian market, together with Nobuo Kanzaki, who is General Manager in Japan joining Contex in last May, as part of the Asian team. Both Cheng, in China, and Kanzaki, in Japan, emphasize the high level technology that Contex scanners bring to the Asian market, as well as the large market share that Contex enjoys.

) May 20, 2009 -- Contex, the world’s leading manufacturer of wide format scanners, has launched a new warranty and support program for all current Contex and Vidar products.

The program, which is available in the US, converts the standard factory 24-month “Spare Parts” warranty to a 24-month on-site warranty and is included in the price of the scanner. Up to three additional years can be added to the two year warranty for a nominal cost.

) May 1, 2009 -- Colortrac announces two, brand NEW, full high definition SmartLF Gx+ wide format scanners

Colortrac began shipping the SmartLF Gx+ 56 extra-wide format scanners in March 2009; the first scanners in the all-new SmartLF Gx+ large format scanner range. Now, two new Gx+ scanner models are announced that complete the launch of Colortrac's 18 model, full high definition (HD), CCD scanner product line up.

) October 10, 2008 -- Colortrac Ltd has announced its fourth generation contact image sensor (CIS) large format scanner range, the SmartLF Ci 40 Series. These high definition (HD) 40" technical document scanners are designed to provide AEC, CAD and GIS professionals with instant-on, walk-up scanning and copying direct to the drawing office network via Gigabit ethernet or fast USB2 connection.

) December 11, 2008 -- Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world's most widely used scanning software, has released it's latest version 8.5 - with more than 600 improvements since the release of VueScan 8.4 two years ago.

"We've been working on VueScan for 10 years and have made thousands of improvements in this time. We'd like to thank everyone who has purchased VueScan in the past by giving them a free upgrade to VueScan 8.5" says Ed Hamrick, President of Hamrick Software.

) March 5, 2010 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today launched the bizhub® C652DS/C552DS Series of Color Multifunctional Products (MFPs – print, copy, fax, and scan all in one system). With the availability of two finisher options, the bizhub C652DS and bizhub C552DS systems produce superior, cost-effective color when customers require it most while allowing for a multitude of output options.

) October 6, 2008 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today unveiled the bizhub® C31P Series of network printers, which combines quality color output with easy connectivity to deliver the perfect solution for workgroups and small business teams. The bizhub C31P and bizhub C31PX printers provide outstanding color for true-to-life images and vibrant graphics that stand out from the competition.

) June 29, 2009 -- In these challenging economic times, outsourcing authority, Penny Imaging Exchange, is a champion for many companies, especially when it comes to scanning and digitizing documents. The affordability of document scanning and PDF OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing services makes it an effective business solution for any organization.

) June 24, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced BERTL® Inc (BERTL) has awarded two 2009 BERTL's Best Awards to the magicolor® 7450 II grafx.

) August 19, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced the receipt of the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award for the magicolor® 1600W.

magicolor 1600W from Konica Minolta

"As a personal color laser, the Konica Minolta magicolor 1600W is an impressive beast," said PC Magazine.com in a recent product review. "It is a touch less expensive than its closest competition and a touch faster, and it offers higher-quality text."

) November 13, 2008 -- DVD neXt COPY Inc. announces the release of DVD neXt COPY Ultimate. A completely new and improved software program that provides the fastest burns and highest quality of any DVD Copy software available. The many new features include the ability to copy up to 10 DVD movies to one Blu-ray blank Disc.

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) May 22, 2009 -- CD Dimensions introduces a new auto-loader CD printer for labeling CDs and DVD that is the only automated CD/DVD printer offering standard HP ink cartridges. The Recordex StudioJet CD printer uses a two ink cartridge system that utilizes HP black and color ink that is widely available in office supply stores and discount stores thus lowering cost per print significantly. Based on competing CD printers the savings is around $40 per set of ink cartridges. This is about half the cost of other proprietary inkjet disc printers like Microboards Technology's PX-1 and the Primera Bravo II printer-autoloader.

) May 22, 2009 -- CD Dimensions introduces a new auto-loader CD printer for labeling CDs and DVD that is the only automated CD/DVD printer offering standard HP ink cartridges. The Recordex StudioJet CD printer uses a two ink cartridge system that utilizes HP black and color ink that is widely available in office supply stores and discount stores thus lowering cost per print significantly. Based on competing CD printers the savings is around $40 per set of ink cartridges. This is about half the cost of other proprietary inkjet disc printers like Microboards Technology's PX-1 and the Primera Bravo II printer-autoloader.

) November 2, 2009 -- iVina, Inc., is pleased to announce its faster and more accurate BulletScan S300 duplex color sheetfed scanner with detachable mobile scanner: 2-Scanners-in-1. The BulletScan S300 is not only a USB-powered duplex mobile scanner but it also transforms into a business class sheetfed scanner with an automatic document feeder (ADF) when placed into its patented docking station. At scanning speeds up to 30 images per minute in color at 200dpi, it is the fastest sheetfed scanner under $350. iVina has integrated the ABBYY optical character recognition (OCR) engine into its scanner to produce documents with unmatched accuracy.

) October 30, 2008 -- System ID Warehouse, an industry provider of barcoding and data collection products and services that caters to the SMB space, has been given the prestigious distinction as an Intermec Printer Service Partner (IPSP). Intermec, a leading manufacturer of barcode printers and mobile computers, reserves this designation for only a select group of partners that can meet the stringent requirements necessary to be called Intermec authorized repair centers. System ID was chosen for excellence in servicing the barcode printer marketplace, expertise in media applications, and commitment to Intermec customer satisfaction.

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) September 12, 2009 -- Relyco Sales, Inc., recognized worldwide as a leading business solutions supplier, announces the launch of innovative document security to prevent check fraud and the reproduction of other valuable documents that totals billions in lost revenue annually. Securatek™ Copy Prevention Technology is the latest global security solution that makes reproducing checks and other legal documents virtually impossible on a digital color copier.

) December 4, 2008 -- In addition to the base package, the new version allows a developer to create documents in a specified color space. The PDF library now includes special functions for transforming gray and RGB colors into CMYK colors while creating any PDF document. A developer can simply adjust the output color profile and work with the PDF library, ignoring the color modification since it will be done automatically.

) September 9, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, announced that it will highlight the newest production print systems, including the recently launched bizhub PRO® 1200 Series, as well as innovative new technologies at PRINT 09 in Chicago starting this week (September 11-16, 2009). Show features include:

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In May 2009 Colortrac Ltd, the manufacturer of SmartLF large format scanners and universal copy stations, completed the sale of 26 SmartLF Ci 40m (monochrome) high resolution technical imaging scanners to the Lebanese Ministry of Internal Affairs. (PRWeb Jun 29, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2581774.htm

) December 19, 2008 -- Maxatec launches its own high speed clamshell receipt printer, the Maxatec MD-500 Impact Dot Matrix Clamshell Receipt Printer.

Andrea Percival, director of Maxa Technologies (Maxatec), said, "In the current demanding marketplace, dot matrix receipt printers need to be super efficient, fast and cost-effective, so we had to produce something exceptional to answer these needs. The MD-500 is ideal for receipt printing in the retail and hospitality sectors, and is ideal for use as a kitchen printer. It is a robust, high performance impact receipt printer which is very easy to use."

) October 6, 2008 -- ExactCODE GmbH is proud to announce an upgrade for its award-winning software ExactScan that makes scanning faster.

The newly updated software offers faster speeds under MAC OS X. It also allows the use of different scanners with TWAIN drivers due to its new TWAIN support and comes with language support for more than 20 languages.

) March 12, 2009 -- Condé Systems has introduced the DyeTrans RJ-900, a professional inkjet sublimation printer that offers 42" wide output, blazingly fast print speeds, an economical bulk ink delivery system, optional media take-up reel, and an exceptional price point. Ideal textile applications include indoor and outdoor banners, point-of-purchase displays, custom decorated bulk fabrics, team sports apparel, towels, tote bags, exercise mats, and more. Garment decorators that have previously outsourced their apparel production or those that have older/slower wide format printers can greatly benefit from the speed and simplicity of the RJ-900.

) March 16, 2009 -- Large format digital printing company Adage Graphics in El Segundo, California announces its recent acquisition of the DURST Rho 600 Pictor printer. President and Founder, Larry Christian and key members of the Adage Graphics production team examined the direct printer as it was up and running before purchasing. After being in the market for a Flatbed UV Print-Direct imaging system for approximately three years, the Austrian-manufactured DURST won the order. The economic downturn caused a close examination of current products offered by Adage. "We want to be able to offer our customers more options, including the ability to print more types of products for less money," stated Christian.

) September 11, 2009 -- Condé Systems is now offering the ChromaBlast-R Professional Cotton Decorating System for the Ricoh GX7000 ink jet printer - a very fast, low cost, and reliable desktop system for producing customized wearables with extreme color, an incredibly soft image feel, and unmatched washability.

) May 15, 2009 -- Microfacs Inc., an image and document conversion expert, announces receiving a major contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation. North Grumman Corporation is a major defense contractor that focuses in the aerospace, shipbuilding, electronics and information systems markets. The contract is for digitizing aperture cards that contained schematics and instructions for aircraft. There are over 360,000 aperture cards to be digitized. The cards were old and many in poor conditions; however Microfacs was able to use its latest scanning equipment to produce quality images.

) September 10, 2009 -- Using Arcis's proprietary Digital Void Pantograph Technology, Kodak Versamark V-Series Printing Systems are now capable of producing:

• Secure digitally printed documents in full color at high speed
• On-Demand digitally printed security features incorporating variable data

The Kodak Versamark VX5000, Kodak Versamark VT3000, and the full Kodak Versamark VL-Series Printing Systems (including the VL2000/2200, VL4000/4200 and the VL6000/6200) can now also help customers:

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) August 16, 2009 -- Infonic Document Management, one of the markets' leading Document Management (DM) solution providers, today announced it has joined the Fujitsu "One Capture Alliance" Imaging Partner Program and has certified all Fujitsu fi-series scanners with its document management software solutions.

The combination of Fujitsu scanners and the Infonic Document Manager Business Edition, which was recently launched for the Small to Medium Business (SMB) market, enables companies to scan documents directly into the Infonic DM system for secure management and retrieval. The complete solution can be purchased through Tech Data Corporation.

) September 29, 2009 - NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that its 2700 Touch Overlay product has begun shipping to partners. The NextWindow 2700 turns any large display, such as a plasma or LCD, into an interactive multi-touch screen. In addition to offering full mouse-like functionality, the NextWindow 2700 touch screen overlay allows users, for the first time, to take advantage of native Windows 7 multi-touch features on a large-format display.