Technology Demonstration Provides Advanced Look the Industry's First PC-Based
OCR Application for ADC
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Caere(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: CAER), a leading developer of automated identification (Auto ID)
technologies, today announced a technology demonstration of its Imager
OCRpc(TM) at ScanTech '99. Imager OCRpc is a new non-contact OCR technology
for hand held cameras (HHDC) and represents the industry's first PC-based OCR
application for automated data capture. The demonstration will also show how
OCR readers provide a cost-effective alternative to bar code by eliminating
the need for special bar code printers, adaptation of the user's computer
systems or, in many cases, any changes to product labels.
The Imager OCRpc builds on Caere's Imager OCRsl(TM) product, which
pioneered a new Auto ID industry product category, non-contact OCR. Imager
OCRpc collects images directly from a high-speed hand held digital camera and
utilizes the processing power of a desktop PC for both OCR and image
processing. As a result, Imager OCRpc can read multiple lines of text with a
single trigger pull and provides a lower cost solution to the single line
capabilities of the Imager OCRsl.
Imager OCRpc is easily programmable by the VAR to find character strings
of interest, such as part numbers, serial numbers, date codes, lot codes, and
account numbers. The software operates as a background application as it
instantly performs OCR and inputs the scanned and formatted information
directly into any Windows application via the keyboard buffer. This approach
enables data collection VARs to take advantage of the emergence of OCR
solutions with new lower-cost, non-decoded HHDCs.
A complete description of the Imager OCRpc will be available at a later
date from Caere. Customers can contact Caere at 800-543-0334.
Alternative to Bar Code
OCR provides an alternative to bar code because it provides many
advantages. First and foremost, OCR readers can scan and read regular printed
text, eliminating the need for special printing processes. Second, OCR is
effective for placing scannable information in a small space. For example,
12 characters can easily be placed in a space only 1/10th of an inch high by
one inch long. Third, OCR readers process human-readable information,
increasing the value of real estate required for identification labeling.
Fourth, OCR-readable text can be printed on rough substrates. Fifth, OCR
enables users, in many cases, to scan existing printed identification. For
this reason, non-contact OCR is the lowest cost Auto ID solution available.
The Company
Caere Corporation, headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif., with subsidiaries
Caere GmbH., Recognita Rt., Caere B.V., and Caere S.A.R.L. located in in
Munich, Germany, Budapest, Hungary, the Netherlands, and France, respectively,
designs, develops and manufactures information recognition hardware and
software products that provide a low-cost, accurate means of converting text,
numeric and bar code data into computer usable form. Other Caere products
include the OmniPage(R), WordScan(R) Recognita(R) families of OCR software;
PageKeeper(R) document management software; OmniForm(R) electronic forms
conversion software; ImageAXS media asset management software; the 800 and
5000 Series handheld OCR Readers; the 1500 Series Batch Document Processors;
the Model 1200 Travel Document Reader; the MicroWedge(R) low cost bar code
reader and the Easy-Scanner(R) Series of Bar Code wedges and terminals.
The Company notes that the statements in this release that relate to
future plans, events, performance, including without limitation, the projected
shipment dates, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change based on numerous factors including,
but not limited to, work stoppages, engineering delays, quality assurance
testing delays, contractual negotiations, successful completion of beta site
testing, the scheduling of orders, changes in operating systems, a significant
change in the competitive environment, and timely delivery by component
suppliers. Actual results, events or performance may differ materially.
Readers are cautioned not to place undo reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
NOTE: Caere, Easy-Scanner, MicroWedge, OmniPage, OmniForm, and PageKeeper
are registered trademarks and Imager OCR is a trademark of Caere Corporation.
Other products named may be trademarks of their respective manufacturers and
are hereby recognized.
SOURCE Caere Corporation
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CONTACT:
Andrew Allansmith, Product Marketing Manager
of Caere Corporation, 800-239-6341, ext. 2180, or ade@caere.com
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