Bowe Bell + Howell certifes Kofax VRS 4.2 Professional

BÖWE BELL + HOWELL has certified the latest version of Kofax’s VirtualReScan® (VRS) technology for its line of reliable and easy-to-use production scanners after an intense round of testing.VRS 4.2 builds on many of VRS 4.1’s image enhancement and efficiency-boosting features that help users get picture-perfect digital images while reducing the need for manual intervention in the scanning process.BBH worked closely with Kofax to ensure that the Professional and Basic versions of VRS 4.2 are fully compatible with its high-volume Spectrum XF Series, low-volume Truper Series and Sidekick, its desktop scanning series.

The Spectrum XF Series, which scans at 140 pages per minute, will soon come bundled with VRS 4.2 Professional. Onboard hardware VRS on the Spectrum XF Series allows users to scan in color just as efficiently as scanning in bitonal or grayscale. Onboard VRS will help BBH customers use VRS 4.2 Professional’s image enhancement and interactive problem resolution functionality without sacrificing scanning speed.

The Truper 3200 low-volume production scanner also will come packaged with VRS 4.2 Professional. The rotary-only Truper 3600 will continue to offer customers an option to buy their scanner packaged with either VRS 4.2 Basic or Professional technology.

VRS Builds on 4.1 with New and Improved Features. VRS 4.2 Professional improves on a number of image and productivity enhancement features introduced with VRS 4.1 and adds new features like Desktop Productivity. Working in sync with all certified BBH scanners, VRS 4.2 Professional reduces document prep time and produces consistently clear and accurate digital images.

VRS 4.2 Professional includes an improved version of Advanced Clarity. Introduced in VRS 4.1, this feature creates readable digital images out of hard-to-scan documents like blueprints, schematics, checks, crumpled documents and any paper documents with dense or textured backgrounds. Clear images mean faster, more accurate processing, and better intelligent character recognition (ICR) and optical character recognition (OCR) rates. An improved Auto Orientation feature allows users to forego the time-consuming process of manually turning pages to the correct orientation before scanning.

The new Desktop Productivity feature enables users to scan, correct, save and distribute documents directly from their email program instead of having to switch to a separate scanning application. Using the Fast Scan feature, VRS 4.2 Professional users can scan, enhance images, name files and attach the scanned image to an email for quick and easy distribution.

VRS 4.2 also supports Windows Vista and includes improved TWAIN compatibility and an expanded list of supported image storage and compression file formats.

Free Upgrades for BBH Customers
All certified BBH scanners will ship with VRS 4.2 starting later this year. Current owners of BBH scanners equipped with VRS 4.1 Professional and Basic can get a free upgrade to the corresponding versions of VRS 4.2 at www.bbhscanners.com/support.

All other users with VRS 4.0 or lower also can find ways to upgrade to VRS 4.2 at www.bbhscanners.com/support. Paid upgrades to VRS 4.2 Professional are available directly from Kofax resellers.

Bowe Bell + Howell Sidekick scanners to bundle VRS 4.2 Professional

The BB+H Sidekick series of desktop scanners, which currently ship with VRS 4.1 Basic included, will instead soon come bundled with VRS 4.2 Professional at no extra cost to the customer. VRS 4.2 Professional, which will be available with both Sidekick 1200 and Sidekick 1400u, will provide an added productivity boost for the small offices and departments where Sidekick scanners typically are deployed.

The new HP N9120 document flatbed scanner ships with VRS 4.2 Professional

Designed for enterprises in a fast-paced environment, the HP Scanjet N9120 Document Flatbed Scanner delivers rapid and highly reliable scanning from an A3 document scanner. The HP Scanjet N9120 is designed to easily integrate into enterprise environments that use document management systems – from the very simple to very complex. The scanner features an integrated ink imprinter and Kofax Virtual ReScan Professional, making this the ideal device for users looking to enhance productivity, efficiency, document handling and reliability.

Canon Releases New VRS Option for Canon’s DR-X10C Production Scanner

Canon, a leading provider of digital imaging technology, announces the release of a controller board option for Canon’s DR-X10C High-Speed Color Production Scanner that can leverage Kofax’s VirtualReScan (VRS) functionality.

The Canon DR-X10C is designed for high-volume, paper intensive environments with an impressive suggested daily volume of 60,000 scans, and scanning speeds up to 128 pages-per-minute (ppm) and 256 images-per-minute (ipm). Kofax VRS improves the accuracy of data captured from scanned documents that are processed by intelligent character recognition (ICR) and optical character recognition (OCR) technology, significantly reducing the need for manual corrections. VRS performs a real-time, multi-point inspection of the images created as documents pass through a scanner, identifying and correcting any impairments that could impact ICR’s and OCR’s ability to read them correctly.

The Kofax CGA Board option implements the VRS capabilities via hardware allowing users to complete scanning tasks at high speeds for the VRS features selected.

“The Canon image DR-X10C scanner spearheads Canon’s DR-Series Scanners,” said Jim Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. “The combination of Canon’s digital scanners and Kofax’s VRS technology will help maximize scanning performance in high-volume environments.”

According to Andrew Pery, Kofax’s chief marketing officer,“Image quality significantly impacts the success of data extraction, recognition and retrieval.  By incorporating the Kofax VRS into the Canon imageFORMULA scanner, Canon and Kofax can help users reduce the time involved in manual document preparation and dramatically enhance the quality of their scanned images.”

The Kofax VRS Kit for Canon DR-X10C scanners, which includes the Kofax CGA controller board and CD containing VRS software designed specifically for the Canon DR-X10C, is available now.

The Epson GT-1500 Component Installer component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available

The Epson GT-1500 Component Installer component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available for download from the Kofax Technical Support Web site.

This component installer patch can be downloaded and installed after VRS 4.2 has been installed on your PC. Run the executable to install the new scanner driver as a certified VRS 4.2 scanner.

Please note: This component installer requires VRS 4.2.

Click here to download this component installer

The Epson GT-1500 component installer component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available

The Epson GT-1500 Component Installer component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available for download from the Kofax Technical Support Web site. This component installer patch can be downloaded and installed after VRS 4.2 has been installed on your PC. Run the executable to install the new scanner driver as a certified VRS 4.2 scanner.

Please note: This component installer requires VRS 4.2.

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The Xerox DocuMate 765 component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available

The Xerox DocuMate 765 component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available for download from the Technical Support Web site.

This component installer patch can be downloaded and installed after VRS 4.2 has been installed on your PC. Run the executable to install the new scanner driver as a certified VRS 4.2 scanner.

Please note: This component installer requires VRS 4.2.

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The Plustek MobileOffice D428 component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available

The Plustek MobileOffice D428 component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available for download from the Technical Support Web site.

This component installer patch can be downloaded and installed after VRS 4.2 has been installed on your PC. Run the executable to install the new scanner driver as a certified VRS 4.2 scanner.

Please note: This component installer requires VRS 4.2.

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The Panasonic KV S4085CW component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available

The Panasonic KV S4085CW component installer for VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 is now available for download from the Technical Support Web site

This component installer patch can be downloaded and installed after VRS 4.2 has been installed on your PC. Run the executable to install the new scanner driver as a certified VRS 4.2 scanner.

Please note: This component installer requires VRS 4.2.

Click here to download the Panasonic KV S4085CW component installer for VRS 4.2.

A VRS 4.2 update which resolves a problem with Kodak i600 series scanners is now available

A VRS 4.2 update which resolves a problem with Kodak i600 series scanners is available for download from the Technical Support Web site. This release contains numerous bug fixes. Please see the VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 Kodak i600 Update ReadMe for details.

Click here to download the VirtualReScan (VRS) 4.2 Kodak i600 Update