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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce From: lance@insight.com (Lance Charlish) Subject: PRESS RELEASE: INSIGHT SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES ELECTROWORX OCR SOFTWARE Organization: Next Announcements Approved: sanguish@digifix.com For Immediate Release Contact: Lance Charlish Director of Sales Insight Software (503) 222-2425 lance@insight.com Insight Software 3004 SW First Avenue. Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 222-2425 Fax: (503) 222-0257 E-mail: info@insight.com INSIGHT SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES ELECTROWORX OCR SOFTWARE Portland, Oregon, May 18, 1993 - Insight Software, the producers of ElectroFile, announced today that ElectroWorX OCR will begin shipping May 24, 1993. ElectroWorX OCR is based on the ScanWorX API developed by Xerox Imaging Systems (XIS). ScanWorX is an advanced Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) system currently available for the Sun Workstation and the IBM RS/6000. Insight Software's release of ElectroWorX will be in conjunction with the NeXTWORLD EXPO conference in San Francisco, California. Information pertaining to ElectroWorX OCR will be available at Insight Software's booth at the NeXTWORLD EXPO. ``We chose to port ScanWorX to the NeXT Computer because of its reputation as the best OCR system on any platform,'' said Sam Van Vactor, President of Insight Software. ``Our electronic filing system, ElectroFile, has a strong competitive advantage in that it is incredibly easy to use and operate. It is extremely important to us that our company's OCR solution be just as fast and powerful.'' ElectroWorX is based upon the ScanWorX API. It is specifically designed to handle the demands of a high-volume production environment. ElectroWorX can operate uninterrupted for hours, automatically converting image files to text files as the documents are scanned. Alternatively, the user may decide to optimize processing time during off-peak hours by scanning volumes of documents and leaving the TIFF images queued in ElectroWorX's TIFF Queue for processing. At a later time, ElectroWorX retrieves the files and begins the recognition and conversion process. ElectroWorX can read ``dirty documents'' and has the ability to learn from the document itself. As it ``learns'' to understand previously troublesome characters, it automatically corrects those characters wherever they occur. In addition, ElectroWorX will allow the user to identify and select zones of text or images for processing allowing the user to recognize only the text that she needs. ElectroWorX recognizes ten languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish. Feature List *ElectroWorX is able to read poor quality documents with a mix of typefaces, multiple columns and images. ElectroWorX identifies the features which make a letter unique-instead of trying to match it to a standard font. *Accuracy and speed actually increase during processing because ElectroWorX is able to ``learn'' from the document itself. If it doesn't recognize a character, it continues to process, familiarizing itself with the particulars of that document. As it ``learns'' to understand previously troublesome characters, it automatically corrects them wherever they occur. The result is the remarkably quick and accurate processing of information. *Accuracy is enhanced by the Verifier. Where characters or symbols prove unrecognizable, the Verifier flags them in context for you to identify. Once the necessary correction is made, the information is stored for future reference and automatically applied throughout the document. This feature allows ElectroWorX to process poor quality documents which would defeat most competitive systems. *On-Screen Zoning allows you to segment complex documents. ElectroWorX allows you to identify and select zones of text or images for processing. You can define and sequence multiple text and image zones on the page. Templates can be created to apply to repetitive pages or to other documents. *Optimize your processing time in off-peak hours. You can scan volumes of documents at any time because Electroworx allows you to store TIFF images after they're scanned. When you are ready to process them, simply retrieve the files and ElectroWorX will begin the recognition and conversion process. *ElectroWorX can convert scanned documents into RTF, XDOC and ASCII automatically. *NEXTSTEP For Intel Processors support is currently under development. A ``fat'' release of the application that supports NEXTSTEP For Intel Processors is expected to be released by the third quarter of 1993. Price and Availability ElectroWorX will be available on May 24, 1993 from your NEXTSTEP VAR or reseller as well as directly from Insight Software. A single user license will have a suggested retail price of $1,295.00. Reseller, volume and educational discounts will be available. Insight Software is a division of Economic Insight, Inc. (EII), an economic consulting firm specializing in litigation support. EII's expertise in document and database management, statistical and economic analysis, and information processing led to the development of ElectroFile. Insight Software was established in 1990 to develop and market software application for NeXT Computers. ElectroFile is a trademark of Economic Insight Inc. NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer Inc.
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