ROCHESTER, NY, March 6, 2006 - Quickly and easily turning paper documents into digital files that can be simultaneously stored on the network and shared with colleagues across the hall, across the country and around the world may seem like a “mission impossible,” but not for the most experienced company in document imaging.
Today, Eastman Kodak Company announced an innovative office solution: the KODAK Scan Station 100. Using a color touch screen, the desktop Scan Station 100 enables users to convert paper documents—color, black-and-white and grayscale—into digital images for:
- Sharing via e-mail
- Routing to network folders
- Sending to networked printers or copiers
- Saving on portable USB drives
In addition, the portable USB drive allows users to personalize and enable one-touch operation from the touch screen.
“The KODAK Scan Station 100 has taken the design qualities that people appreciate most in our digital cameras and walk-up kiosks and brought them into the office environment,” said Erwin Schwarzl, General Manager, Document Imaging, and Vice President, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. “While sharing paper documents in a digital environment shouldn’t be difficult, a lot of copier-based, multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) make it that way for the average user. The Scan Station 100 is designed to improve the user experience and office productivity by keeping a simple office function just that—simple.’’
Unlike other products on the market today, the Scan Station 100 does not require a dedicated computer, additional software or training to operate because it connects to existing network infrastructure and features intuitive and interactive operation—including image preview of scanned images prior to sharing—from the touch screen. It can image a wide variety of paper documents of up to 34 inches in length—as well as smaller and thicker items including plastic insurance cards or driver’s licenses. It can scan documents into JPEG, TIFF, PDF, or Searchable PDF file formats, using Kodak’s Perfect Page technologies to produce high-quality scanned images.
“One of the biggest issues all-in-one users face when scanning documents on their multi-function devices is the poor image quality,” said Ron Glaz, Program Director at IDC, a leading industry analyst firm. “Kodak is addressing this issue head-on by integrating its image-quality features into a networked device that essentially performs similar functions as other multi-function devices when connected to a network.”
The KODAK Scan Station 100 is ideal for use in paper-intensive office environments. Applications include finance, accounting, insurance, healthcare, transportation, law offices, and government administration. Here are examples of a few ways in which the Scan Station 100 might be used:
- Office staff in a physician’s practice scan a new patient’s information sheet, privacy forms, insurance cards, medical charts, test results and all related paperwork to the same patient file posted on the practice’s private network.
- A law firm’s administrative assistant scans vital client documents that are simultaneously routed to a network file available to its legal team and e-mailed to co-counsel at another firm.
- A delivery service driver scans daily delivery documents, which are quickly and easily transferred to the delivery company’s internal billing system—and subsequently to each customer’s respective account.
Because it interfaces with existing network printers and other network devices within the enterprise, the Scan Station 100 does not generate additional and often much costlier expenses for consumables such as toner or ink cartridges. Instead, the KODAK Scan Station 100 is specifically geared to work with existing networked printers with lower per-page costs, making it a smarter purchase for an office or purchasing manager.
Further, easy installation and quick set-up not only helps users save time and effort but requires little training, dramatically limiting IT staff’s involvement to get up and running.
“The Scan Station 100 is easy to install, easy to use, and easy on the supply budget—all while increasing productivity and delivering outstanding image and color quality, especially on challenging documents in terms of color rendition and physical condition,” Schwarzl said.
The Scan Station 100 is designed and manufactured by Kodak. Additionally, Kodak is pursuing patents on several technologies associated with this product. The Scan Station 100 has a list price under US$3,000 and is backed by KODAK Service & Support, the benchmark service provider for the document imaging industry.
The Scan Station 100 will be available through Kodak’s channel partners, serving business-to-business customers in the middle of May.
About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator, providing leading products and services to the photographic, graphic communications, and healthcare markets. With sales of US$14.3 billion in 2005, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak’s system of digital and traditional image capture products and services to take, print, and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak’s solutions for prepress, conventional, and digital printing and document imaging; creative professionals rely on Kodak’s technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images; and leading healthcare organizations rely on Kodak’s innovative products, services, and customized workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize efficiency and information sharing within and across their enterprises.
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