Friday, January 6, 2012

News Items January 6, 2012

ECM Suite Vendor Happenings
Open Text™ Corporation announced that financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2012 will be released on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.

Micrographics Still in the News

The Crowley Company, announced the January 20th debut of the Wicks and Wilson UScan, the firm’s first self-manufactured on-demand microform scanner, at the upcoming American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference in Dallas, Texas. Designed for walk-up patron use, the ultra-portable UScan unit fits on a standard desktop and digitizes all film formats (microfilm, microfiche, jumbo fiche and aperture and micro-cards) as well as photographic materials (slides, negatives, etc.). Wicks and Wilson was recently acquired by The Crowley Company.
Slated to begin shipping in late spring, the UScan offers:
  • Multi microfilm format scanning
  • Output to print/USB/email/cloud
  • Color, bi-tonal and grayscale scan options
  • Whisper-quiet operation
  • One-button frame capture
  • Motorized roll film option with full auto-scan
  • Direct output to searchable text (OCR)
  • Customizable icon-driven touchscreen interface
  • Kensington security lock
The unit measures 20.5”x11.5” x 8.8” (522mm x 290mm x 224mm) without the option roll-film carrier.

Just in Case You Missed It

Kofax plc, a provider of capture-driven business process automation products, announced last month that it has acquired Singularity Limited, a provider of business process management (BPM) software and case management products.

Eastman Kodak Company will release its fourth-quarter 2011 financial results on Thursday, January 26, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time over Business Wire and kodak.com Investor Relations web page.

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