scanR Is the World's Most Accurate Business Card Scanner
PALO ALTO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- scanR, Inc.
today launched the first service that enables camera phones and digital
cameras to scan business cards. The scanR Business Card service extracts
contact information from photos of business cards and delivers the results
to popular electronic address books, such as Microsoft Outlook, or
synchronizes them with Salesforce, Plaxo and Jigsaw. scanR Business Cards
was announced during the DEMOfall '06 conference.
scanR(SM) works with the camera phones and digital cameras that people
already have and requires no new hardware or software. Just snap photos of
business cards, send them to bc@scanR.com, and scanR will extract the
contact information with accuracy levels that far exceed the leading,
cumbersome desktop products. No more lugging around another peripheral or
stacking business cards back at the office to "scan in later." Using
devices already in your pocket or briefcase, you can now turn a business
card into an electronic contact instantly.
scanR's Business Card service isn't just the easiest way to capture
electronic contacts, it is also the world's most accurate. Using its
proprietary technology, scanR easily surpasses existing desktop card
scanners, such as CardScan. In a recent study by Frost & Sullivan, a
leading market research firm, scanR exceeded CardScan accuracy on the four
most critical fields -- person, company, phone and email address. This lead
is likely to increase, as scanR actually improves its own accuracy as more
cards are scanned. Full details of the study are available at
http://www.scanR.com/Business-Card-Scanner.aspx .
"The bridge between business cards and electronic contacts is now
complete and available to anyone with a camera phone or digital camera,"
said Rudy Ruano, CEO of scanR. "Business cards are the latest addition to
the scanR suite of paper to digital services which already includes
whiteboard and document scanning."
In addition to the launch of this new service, scanR is also announcing
today the integration of its Business Card service with the premier contact
management services offered by salesforce.com, Plaxo and Jigsaw. With these
partnerships, millions of people utilizing these services can now use their
camera phones and digital cameras to capture and manage contact information
and sales leads. scanR users can add these services to their accounts
immediately at http://www.scanR.com .
Pricing and availability
scanR's Business Card service works with most 2 megapixel or better
camera phones and digital cameras and is targeted at US and Canadian cards.
All scanR services are currently available as a free trial, although the
company plans to introduce premium paid services.
About scanR, Inc.
scanR enables camera phones and digital cameras to scan, copy and fax.
Using scanR, people can turn paper into useful digital information in a few
simple steps. The scanR service cleans photos of whiteboards, documents and
business cards, extracts the printed information, and delivers a digital
file to your email, contact manager, or fax. scanR is currently free and
has tens of thousands of users located around the world. More information
is available at http://www.scanR.com .
NOTE: All brand and product names are or may be trademarks, and are
used to identify products or services of their respective owners.
SOURCE scanR, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Rick Loughery of Three-Forty Communications,
+1-415-377-1586, or rick@three-forty.com, for scanR, Inc.
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