Logitech Introduces Full-Page, Boardless, 24-Bit Color Scanning for the
Desktop

PageScan Color Offers Simple, Powerful, Personal Scanning, with
Parallel-Port Interface, Integrated Software, Built-In Intelligence

Fremont, Calif. -- September 20, 1995 -- Logitech Inc, international market
leader in pointing devices and imaging solutions for the PC, announces
PageScan Color, a compact, multi-function sheetfed scanner that plugs into
any parallel port and transforms papers and pictures into instantly usable
information and high-quality color images. Scheduled to ship later this
month and targeted at the rapidly expanding Small Office-Home Office
(SOHO) market, PageScan Color will be available through Logitech dealers
and distributors at an estimated street price of U. S. $399.

With its motorized, detachable scanning head, PageScan Color enables users
to scan bound or loose pages. The integrated software, activated from
within any Microsoft Windows application by simply inserting a page,
provides optical character recognition (OCR) capability with Xerox
Textbridge software, plus color, grayscale, or black-and-white image
scanning, copying, and faxing. It also includes personal paper management
and electronic filing capabilities using Documagix PaperMaster SE.
Built-in intelligence determines the appropriate settings and resolution
for each task selected. The scanner supports Microsoft OLE 2 0, for easy
placement and updating of images among different Windows applications.

"PageScan Color is the result of extensive customer studies," says Maureen
Lord Mohr, Logitech's Business Director for sheetfed scanners. "Again and
again, we heard the request for a powerful, complete text and imaging
solution that was simple to use -- with no need to open up the PC and
install a board, no complex imaging technology or resolution formulas to
understand. And, of course, with the price of color printers in today's
market, customers wanted color. To meet these needs, we combined our
expertise in imaging solutions with that of industry leaders in image
management, OCR, and electronic filing to bring this extremely intuitive
product to the desktop "

The integrated software in PageScan's paper-activated Control Center
includes:

Logitech Image Editor: Easy-to-use editing basics for achieving desired
results.

Xerox Textbridge Optical Character Recognition: Automatically rekeys text
from hard copy documents. Retains tables and charts for subsequent editing
within the original format.

Xerox PerfectScan Image Enhancement: Optimizes the quality of scanned
material for more accurate OCR and enhanced images. Produces high-quality
output through tailored "printer profiles" for leading printers.

Documagix PaperMaster SE: Provides a "file cabinet" inside the PC for
personal paper management. Files, finds, faxes, and copies papers
instantly.

A parallel port adapter included with PageScan Color offers built-in
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support for performance equal to that of a
dedicated interface board, and a pass-through for simultaneous connection
to a printer. The product's compact industrial design, with its small
footprint and retractable paper tray, permits easy access and use on
crowded desktops.

System requirements for PageScan Color include an IBM-compatible system,
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, and an available parallel port.

Logitech designs, manufactures, and markets products that make
communication between humans and computers more intuitive and natural.
Logitech International, the financial holding company for the Logitech
Group, is traded publicly in Switzerland on the Geneva and Zurich
exchanges. With operational headquarters in Fremont, Calif., the group
maintains manufacturing facilities in the Pacific Rim, and offices in
major cities in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Logitech Inc
6505 Kaiser Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
510-795-8500,  fax 510-792-8901
 
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