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BancTec, Inc. (NYSE: BTC) announced its new ReadFIRST...

check and document recognition solution that capitalizes on the latest ICR (intelligent character recognition) technology. ReadFIRST analyzes character and field-level data in a variety of image-enabled applications, including remittance, sales draft, lockbox, check, POD, and international GIRO document processing. Its recognition process can be adjusted to match specific end-user application requirements and document quality needs. Check and document images are preprocessed to locate fields of interest such as courtesy and handwritten legal amounts. Courtesy (or numeric) amounts can be processed for recognition multiple times to obtain the best possible read rates. Confidence levels are established for each recognition pass both for the courtesy amount field and on a character basis. Running in a Windows NT environment, the ReadFIRST platform provides scalability, upgradability, and flexibility for growth and performance. It supports multiple ICR engines which, when coupled into a multi-engine voting system, produces a 15-20% recognition improvement and a significant reduction in error rates over traditional single-engine processing. Bitonal and/or grayscale versions of ReadFIRST are currently available. In late 1998, BancTec plans on adding a change of address and mark sense capability that will enable ReadFIRST to identify customer-written change of address notifications on remittance documents and to perform other mark sense detections. For more information about BancTec and its products, visit their Web site at www.banctec.com.

Chrystal Software Ships New Applications For Astoria 3.0...

Chrystal's content management solution for technical publishing groups. These applications, Web Services and Web Services Advisor are the first in a series of new products for Astoria 3.0 customers in the United States and Europe. Chrystal's Web Services offers secure access to and navigation through the content of documents or document components stored in a corporate repository. Advisor allows reviewers to construct their own comments and edits on-line while viewing the remarks of others. Web Services provides online access to content stored in Astoria for any casual reader seeking information as well as technical editors, reviewers, authors and other contributors with access privileges. By providing both guest and authenticated user access, Web Services can provide general access to public documents while maintaining controlled access to confidential information. Since Web Services provides a direct link to the Astoria repository, users have access to the most current information. Web Services works in Intranet, Extranet and Internet environments and incorporates the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption standard to protect all transmitted data. In addition to necessary security measures, Web Services provides an easy-to-use Web-style search interface that can use both content and context to locate documents or document components in the Astoria 3.0 repository. Any document type may be accessed using Web Services: XML and SGML documents are converted on-the-fly to HTML and displayed within the browser; other web standards (HTML, JPEG and GIF) are viewed directly from within the browser; formats not supported by the browser are downloaded to the desktop. Web Services Advisor eliminates the need to print and distribute a document to initiate the review process. When authors are ready to send content out for online review, they will use Astoria Navigator and Advisor to point the reviewer directly to the content under review. Reviewers can attach comments directly to the appropriate content. Advisor automatically records the reviewer's name, time of day, status, actual comments and other meaningful information. Authors can access annotations in real time for processing and integrate the suggested changes into the document. Standard Web browsers allow reviewers to participate in the review process without the need for special hardware or software. These are the first two of several applications announced in May that are now shipping to customers worldwide. Web Services server licenses start at $15,000. Additional licenses are available at a lesser price. Advisor server licenses are $7,500. Chrystal Software is a Xerox New Enterprise Company. For more information, call 619-676-7700, fax 619-676-7710, email info@chrystal.com, or visit http://www.chrystal.com.

DOCUMENTUM, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTM) Launches EDMS 98...

(Enterprise Document Management System 98), an enterprise application platform for automating the lifecycle management of business-critical documents. This latest version of EDMS delivers more new capabilities: enhanced Web clients that feature an intelligent user interface; DocInput to capture paper documents; DocViewer to view documents and images; FrameLink to publish complex documents; and Records Management Services to archive documents. This addresses user needs for a one-vendor solution to manage the complete document lifecycle, including creation, review, approval and release under control of a single secure database. EDMS 98 is based on the Docbase common enterprise repository. SmartSpace Intranet uses Java and a Java Applet to provide a browser-based interface to control and manage documents in the Docbase. ViewSpace Intranet uses the same approach to deliver the documents to consumers using TIFF and PDF formats, and is based on viewing technology from Informative Graphics. DocInput uses scan-capture technology from Input Software and supports a wide range of scanner hardware. FrameLink uses Adobe FrameMaker technology to create complex documents. All of these capabilities are completely integrated and supported as a system from one vendor, DOCUMENTUM. Add to this new Records Management Services (retention services that are included at no extra cost) developed by DOCUMENTUM and you have a complete document lifecycle solution. EDMS 98 begins shipping in July and is price-ranged depending on functionality and quantities as follows: SmartSpace Intranet/ViewSpace Intranet $200-$650 per desktop; DocInput $6,000-$40,000 per scan station with no limit on number of images scanned; DocViewer $195; FrameLink $645-$1,045. In a separate announcement, DOCUMENTUM is relicensing PLATINUM Technology, Inc.'s Knowledge Management application for internal sales productivity. With this application, PLATINUM has empowered its sales force and increased its productivity by providing a central repository for easy access of large amounts of information. The first year's return on investment were reported at $6 million, more than 8 times the cost to develop the application. Information at 510-463-6800, fax 510-463-6850, or visit the Website at www.documentum.com.

Excalibur Technologies Corporation announced RetrievalWare, release 6.6...

Enhancements include a new plug-in architecture, access to the Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange groupware platforms, and a new semantic search capability that recognizes proper names and places. The new plug-in architecture, called Access Filter Modules (AFMs), will allow the addition of a new data source or document type, without modifying the base system or requiring reinstallation to take advantage of the new functionality. The Lotus Notes and MS-Exchange support are the first examples of this new plug-able architecture. The new semantic search capability is based on the NetOwl Extractor from IsoQuest, Inc. This natural language technology will identify proper names, places, organizations, etc., contained in the document repositories accessible to RetrievalWare. Using this capability, a user could ask the tool to identify all people named in a document collection, without first having to know all the possible names and then specifying them in the search terms. Someone's name appearing multiple times in a document collection might, for example, suggest that person is a knowledge resource in the context of the particular query. Excalibur RetrievalWare 6.6 is available this month on Windows NT Intel, NT Alpha, and all major UNIX platforms. U. S. pricing begins at $9,950 per server. For more information on Excalibur or visit: www.excalib.com. Courtesy of The Delphi Group (www.delphigroup.com).

NovaSoft Systems, Inc. announces Novation...

the next generation enterprise workflow and document management system. Novation allows companies to quickly automate their business processes and manage information across applications, organizations, customers and suppliers. Based upon the Intranet component architectures of JavaBeans and ActiveX, Novation enables the rapid change of business processes as conditions dictate and easily integrates with current systems to leverage existing organizational assets and knowledge. Novation is the first product that brings together document and workflow management with Web content management, rapid applications development, visual component assembly, Web delivered applications, database access and Intranet standards into a single integrated EDMS solution. Features of Novation include: Document and Content Management (all Web content is now secure, controlled and directly tied to user's business process), Intranet Component Model (solutions can be quickly modified and extended to meet the future needs of the Intranet component model, based on the use of JavaBeans and ActiveX on the client and Enterprise JavaBeans on the server), Graphical Workflow Enabled Applications (user is able to control the process, without programming, through the use of rapid application development tools that support "visual component wiring" to graphically build workflows and customize the Novation application), Enterprise Intranet Architecture (provides the reliability, security, manageability and performance needed by large customers through use of industry-standard application servers supplied by such companies as IBM, Oracle, Netscape, WebLogic, Inc. and others), Global Process Management (integrates geographically distributed teams and multiple information sources within a shared business process, ensuring accurate and timely information flow throughout the enterprise. Novation provides a complete, out-of-the-box, zero administration client application that includes full document library services and graphical workflow. Novation can be immediately deployed throughout the enterprise via Web servers, and can be customized to meet the various needs of users throughout the enterprise. Novation is immediately available from NovaSoft's direct sales force and Solution Providers. Novation is sold on a server basis and is priced at $800 to $1,000 per seat, depending on volume ordered. For additional information, visit www.novasoft.com.

BancTec, Inc. (NYSE:BTC) announced the launching of its online resource...

for business-related supplies at www.supplytec.com. Installed primarily as an alternate channel for expediting customer purchases, SupplyTec is also open to the general public. Visitors to the BancTec SupplyTec site will find four "catalogs" through which they can browse: (1) BancTec Equipment SuppliesÑcarries products specific to BancTec machines, (2) Business FormsÑoffers custom forms for banking and business, along with labels, envelopes, and miscellaneous paper products, (3) General SuppliesÑa catch-all category where users can find fax machines, copiers and printers, along with their consumables, (4) Promotional ProductsÑlets users order from a variety of promotional items with custom messages and company logos, or to choose shirts, caps, pens, golf items, and other items with the BancTec logo. First-time users will be asked to register when making a purchase. Password protection ensures confidentiality. Current BancTec customers have the option of purchasing through a Purchase Order or credit card, while other customers may use their credit cards. Online credit card security will be handled through Verisign. Pricing on supplytec.com is applicable to all orders from North America. For pricing outside of North America, pricing on special-order products, or general questions, call 800-221-9965.

USDATA introduces Xfactory...

a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) product that incorporates Microsoft's newest technologies and is built on Microsoft's DNA (Distributed interNet Applications) architecture. Xfactory enables manufacturing plants to more easily and quickly automate their production processes. The introduction, which was held at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA and was also available by Webcast and teleconference, included a demonstration of Xfactory, a work-in-process (WIP) tracking product that can improve production in a variety of ways across multiple areas of a manufacturing plant. Xfactory's visual object modeling MES enables manufacturers to integrate multiple production areas, inventory management, scheduling, planning and business management into a single environment. By creating a visual representation of the factory using objects that represent different manufacturing functions, Xfactory users are able to model, configure and define applications for their plant by using simple point, click, drag and drop methods. This Windows NT-based environment has enabled USDATA to link existing islands of information to create a product that is scalable from the smallest to the most complex manufacturing installations. The Xfactory architecture is based entirely on ActiveX components. For more information, visit USDATA on the Web at www.usdata.com.

Keyfile Corporation upgrades flagship document management product to support 32-bit architecture and provide Web access...

Keyfile 4.0 offers businesses 32-bit support end-to-end including API Kit, SQL access, ISI scanning and Caere Corporation's OCR. The APIs allow customers to extend and integrate with existing corporate solutions and legacy applications. Additional integration with customers' infrastructure is found in Keyfile 4.0's MAPI Gateway which allows it to seamlessly work within an established email system, like Microsoft Exchange Server. Keyfile for Microsoft Internet Information Server allows users to access the Keyfile server via the Web from any workstation with access to a Web server and Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape on the desktop. A new INSO Viewer adds the ability to read HTML documents and link from a document to the Web page by clicking on a URL while maintaining full document management control. Keyfile 4.0 lists at $7,995 for the Keyfile server and $795. per client. The Keyfile for IIS option is expected to price out at $4,995 per server and $495 per client. Keyfile operates with Windows NT and Windows 95 clients and Windows NT servers. Contact 603-883-3800 or fax 603-889-9259.

ActiveX freeware now available for AutoCAD users...

no-cost version of MyriadX, the first ActiveX software component that gives users an easy way to view drawings and documents in native formats inside the Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers. MyriadX DWG is available at no cost for free download now at www.infograph.com/myriadxdwg.

TREEV, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:TREV), formerly Network Imaging Corp., introduces its newest technology...

the TREEV suite of integrated document management software. Using a building block architecture with Microsoft Active X components, the TREEV suite offers developers and integrators a foundation for creating customizable client/server, Web and integrated Windows Explorer applications for managing documents and other unstructured data types. Based on Microsoft's COM architecture, TREEV utilizes industrial strength imaging, COLD, workflow and document management engines for rapid, cost-effective development of enterprise document management solutions. TREEV's standards-based design and architecture allows for connectivity to leading third-party document management systems and seamless integration with existing line-of-business applications. At its foundation, TREEV draws on four core document management engines: DocuTREEV-for capturing, storing and retrieving scanned images, word processing documents, spreadsheets and other graphical files; DataTREEV-COLD report storage and retrieval engine; AutoTREEV-workflow engine stores business logic that moves documents through an automated process based on the definition of work types, user and tasks, and the recognition of dynamic processing conditions; OmniTREEV-for capturing, storing, retrieving and managing all file types. For additional information, call 800-254-0994, email treevinfo@treev.com, or visit www.treev.com.

Banta corporation (NASDAQ:BNTA)...

a $1.2 billion leader in printing and digital imaging, introduced Centrus, the first enterprise-wide digital content management system to fully integrate the needs of marketing, production and advertising into a collaborative asset management system. Unlike existing document management, catalog publishing, or asset management systems, Centrus accesses content from existing enterprise business systems, facilitates the seamless flow of text, data and images for both print and web publishing applications, and creates an easy-to-use centralized content repository. Key Centrus features include a content manager for storing and searching assets, a product manager for organizing and classifying product information, and a security manager for controlling access to all assets. For more information, contact Ament-Ruder at 617-497-6811, fax 617-441-9265, or visit www.banta-im.com.

Bell & Howell Document Management Division introduces the new Ivory Digital Item Imaging System...

to enable banks and credit unions to more quickly and inexpensively scan, index, retrieve and electronically store hundreds of daily work items in just minutes. According to Bell & Howell officials, the Ivory system is significant to the financial industry because it allows institutions to have instant access to items such as checks, deposit and withdrawal tickets, credit card vouchers, return items, and treasury, tax and loan (TT&L) coupons. Additionally customers will have the ability to share images across an internal network, print images on the systems desktop printer, and fax and email images to customers. Also introduced by Bell & Howell was the Bell & Howell 500 FB scanner. This powerful scanner geared for the small office gives users decentralized scanning capabilities with the versatility of a flatbed at an affordable price. The 500FB joins Bell & Howell's 1000 FB and 1500 FB scanner in the FB Series of flatbed scanners. Equipped with a 30-sheet Automatic Document Feeder and capable of speeds up to 24 pages per minute, the 500 FB will be available at a U.S. list price of $3,995. The 500 FB includes many of the features of a production-level scanner, such as user-selectable resolutions between 60 and 800 dpi and adjustable contrast settings that sharpen, smooth or soften images as needed. A standard SCSI-2 interface makes it possible to connect to any industry-standard SCSI controller, and the TWAIN and ISIS drivers, which ship in the scanner box, allow for easy connectivity to the many software applications that support the scanner. Fully backed by Bell & Howell, the 500 FB comes bundled with a one-year, on-site service package with a 72-hour response time, with optional upgrades to four- or eight-hour response times. For information visit www.bellhowell.com.

IDEAL Scanners & Systems introduces the Color Digital Blueprint Machine...

a large format (40" media width, 36" scan width) color copier/scanner. The IDEAL Color Digital Blueprint Machine is a multi-purpose scan to print system where scanning and plotting are controlled by a built-in Touch Panel and users can toggle between color and monochrome modes. The copier/scanner interfaces directly to any color inkjet for color plotting, and interfaces directly to the Xerox 8830 for monochrome plotting. With an IDEAL 9400 print controller, the Color Digital Blueprint Machine will print to the OcE' 9400 high-speed, monochrome plotter. Built into IDEAL's color Digital Blueprint Machine is JetStream Power Accelerator that performs image capture, color mapping, and transfer directly to a standard color inkjet plotter. Included with Color Digital Blueprint Machine is IDEALScanOS, scanner operating software that scans monochrome images, indexes on a single field, and plots to multiple Xerox 8830s, OcE' 9400s, or any other large format Windows plotter. IDEAL's Color Digital Blueprint Machine starts at $21,900. For more information on the Color Digital Blueprint Machine, contact Kathy Magenheim at 301-468-0123, ext. 1230 or email kathy@ideal.com.

Engineering Animation, Inc. (NASDAQ:EAII) introduced VisView...

a new product for viewing 3D assemblies, 2D drawings, documents and product structure, enabling users in any department throughout a corporation to easily access, view and analyze all digital product data in a single visual environment. The VisView product line, which includes VisView 3D, VisView 2D and VisView Docs, provides an integrated, seamless visualization solution for intuitive data access on Windows, NT and Unix platforms. As the first product produced from the recent merger of EAI and Rosetta Technologies, VisView protects Rosetta customers' investment in the former Pre VIEW product line by preserving and enhancing Rosetta Technologies' 2D and document viewing and PDM integration capabilities. VisView combines the strength and functionality of PreVIEW with EAI's best-in-class large model 3D visualization, analysis and CAD integration expertise. For more information about VisView, visit www.eai.com or call 800-EAI-7760 or 515-296-9908.

Canon delivers high-speed image recording and CD-based document access anywhere...

with the touch of a finger. Canon U.S.A., Inc. has announced the availability of the compact CD 4046 Digital Document Recorder. With the desktop device, document-critical businesses such as insurance companies will now be able to quickly scan and custom-archive a wide range of documents, photos and other images onto a built-in CD recorder via a simple-to-use touch panel display. With a recording rate of 39 pages per minute and a high-speed scanning engine that both captures double-sided documents in a single pass and performs advanced batching separation, the CD 4046 achieves a new level of office efficiency for desktop document filing and control at a suggested list price of $7,995. An embedded Write/Read CD-Recordable drive stores up to 20,000 pages on a single disk, creating a secure, turn-key document management solution. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

Parametric Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:PMTC) announced its new family...

of Windchill enterprise information technology products. First customer shipments were expected in June 1998. PTC's new Windchill product family includes Windchill Foundation, an information framework capable of addressing a variety of information management problems with a single consistent architecture; Windchill Document Manager, an enterprise document management application offering that includes vaulting, workflow, and life-cycle management capabilities; Windchill Configuration Manager, including applications that address product structure, alternate views, and change management; and Windchill Information Modeler, and information modeling and development environment. By unifying the power of enterprise information management technology with a native Web architecture, the Windchill product family represents a significantly faster and more effective means to achieve mission-critical enterprise PDM objectives. The new Windchill products coexist with, and add value to, existing PTC CAD data management offerings such as Pro/INTRALINK and Optegra. Windchill has been in pre-production use with customers such as Airbus Consortium, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), and Lockheed Martin since October of 1997. For information, visit www.windchill.com.

Xerox Corporation announces a new 5,000-sheet in-line stacker for the Xerox DocuTech Publisher Family...

that improves productivity by enabling long, unattended print runs, and offers increased finishing flexibility. The new Xerox High Capacity Stacker stacks up to 5,000 sheets ranging up to ledger and A4 sizes and permits multiple High Capacity Stacker units to run together in-line for even higher capacity. It also has a bypass path permitting an additional Document Finishing Architecture (DFA)-compliant in-line finishing device, such as a signature booklet maker or perfect binder, to remain connected and available for use. the new High Capacity Stacker runs in-line with DocuTech 6180 and the DocuTech 6135 at launch and will be available on the DocuTech 135 with integrated scanner in late summer. The suggested manufacturer's list price (MLP) in North America is $15,000 and requires installation of a DocuTech ByPass Transport, which has an MLP of $10,000. Additional High Capacity Stacker dollies are available at an MLP of $995 per dolly. For more information on the High Capacity Stacker, visit www.xerox.com.

IKON Office Solutions' Business Document Services group introduces its Digital Express service...

for document production and distribution. With Digital Express, IKON clients can distribute and print documents on an intercontinental basis via Internet connection. With digital Express, clients send documents electronically from their computer, over the Internet, to their local IKON facility. Upon receipt of the file, IKON checks it to ensure no errors occurred during transmission. A proof is also produced and sent to the client to verify the document printed to their exact specifications. Once approved, the document is distributed via the Internet to the remote IKON site(s) for production. Access to IKON's Digital Express can be obtained on the company's Business Document Services Web site at www.ikon.com/bds. Additional information and procedures pertaining to IKON's online entry are also contained on the Web site. IKON Document Services offers complete document management services in more than 100 North American cities. With fiscal 1997 revenues of more than $5 billion, IKON Office Solutions has more than 1,100 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Denmark. For more information, call LeAnn Tchoryk at 281-587-4131.

NetRight Technologies Acquires FrontOffice's Technology...

NetRight Technologies, a provider of scalable enterprise-wide document management systems (DMS), announced the acquisition of FrontOffice's technology. The combined strengths of this new entity delivers a unique product offering which will satisfy diverse corporate enterprise-wide document processing needs. NetRight believes there is tremendous payback for companies that achieve high-value document mobility across the enterprise. The acquisition of FrontOffice's technology provides the necessary components to ensure that documents can be accessed and reviewed by the broadest set of authorized corporate users. Corporate buying trends indicate that departments with high document processing "pain-factors" generally take the initiative to pilot DMS solutions that meet their specific needs. Although the goal is enterprise deployment, the pilots are resulting in highly customized departmental solutions that fail to meet the needs of the company as a whole. The value proposition that NetRight and FrontOffice bring to the user community is the ability to solve this dilemma. The combination of strengths between the two products promises to address both the depth and breadth of corporate document processing needs. NetRight believes document management will extend its reach to not only include internal document accessibility but also to become an epicenter for conducting E-commerce. The ability to broker information (via DMS) between business partners and suppliers is a compelling reason for corporations to select a single-source enterprise-wide DMS solution. NetRight's delivery of high-value documents across geographically dispersed locations has provided iManage with strong E-commerce and extranet capabilities that forward looking companies are demanding. NetRight Technologies is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The combined products of FrontOffice and iManage will be sold through authorized resellers. Additional NetRight/FrontOffice product announcements will be made in Q4, 1998. For more information please contact Edith Greene at (408)523-4005 or sales@netright.com.

Lotus Development Corp. and Compaq Computer Corporation...

announced the formation of a business alliance to deliver integrated Knowledge Management solutions through resellers. The partnership is offering two knowledge management applications that run on, and come bundled with, Domino 4.6 and Compaq's Windows NT-based servers. According to The Delphi Group, Inc., Lotus continues to aggressively deliver vertical knowledge-based applications based on Domino, in its quest to stake early dominance in the knowledge management market. While this partnership with Compaq is viewed as a positive move, it is not seen as strategic. A hardware platform on which to implement the knowledge application is perhaps one of the least critical elements to a knowledge solution, but it does further the turnkey-like nature of the knowledge applications that Lotus is promoting. The real strength of the offerings come with the bundling of knowledge management software that promotes the leveraging of collective wisdom in targeted vertical applications. Early market reaction to this Lotus' campaign indicates that it is achieving the right results. A recent Delphi survey of users and evaluators of knowledge management ranked Lotus/IBM the leading vendor of knowledge management applications. The first two applications offered through the partnership are Cipher Systems' Knowledge Works, which captures and analyzes competitive intelligence, and GlobalServe's Research Accelerator, a collaboration tool for research and development organizations. These bundled solutions are immediately available in the United States only. Pricing varies by reseller. Lotus and Compaq will launch a joint sales program to enable and train sales teams on Lotus Notes and Domino Knowledge Management solutions and will continue to recruit additional business partners who have expertise in the leveraging of knowledge in specific vertical markets. Lotus plans to introduce similar bundles for messaging, enterprise resource planning, and vertical markets such as health care and retail later this year. For more information contact Elena Fernandez, Lotus Development, 617-693-1606, elena_fernandez-@lotus.com. Courtesy of The Delphi Group (www.delphigroup.com).

Canon Selects NSM...

NSM Jukebox, a provider of archival storage systems, and Canon U.S.A. have partnered to provide a turn-key digital document management and imaging archival solution. NSM's Mercury 31 jukebox will now serve as the Digital Filing Cabinet for the Canon CD 4046, a document management solution designed to feed and digitally scan up to 39 documents per minute onto CD-Recordable discs. By combining the Mercury 31's read/write library with Canon's image management system, enterprise and government organizations can write images and incremental data to CD for permanent, low-cost storage and fast, easy retrieval. The Mercury 31 is available through Canon dealers in the U.S. as an addition to the CD 4046 or may be purchased as a stand-alone CD library. Contact NSM at 630-860-5100, 630-860-5144 (fax), Canon at 516-328-5565, 516-328-5559 (fax).