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Press releases - the spin by scanner manufacturers and distributors

We have arranged these press releases in descending date order, i.e. the most recent releases are at the top of the list.

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2008

Océ 14th July 2008.
Océ Business Services Shares Tips to Help Businesses Implement "Green" Document Management Practices

First Trace 10th July 2008.
First Trace Releases Korrigo Engineering Document Management Solution

Allied Images 10th July 2008.
UK EDM Solutions provider orders 20 Colortrac SmartLF Cx 40 scanners

Colortrac 9th July 2008.
Colortrac initiates first Code of Conduct in Wide Format Scanning

IDEAL.com 3rd July 2008.
IDEAL Scanner Distribution Division Acquired by Contex

Contex 2nd July 2008.
Contex Acquires Scanner Distribution Division of US Distributor IDEAL

Image Access 4th June 2008.
WideTEK 36 wins BERTL´s BEST Spring 2008 Award

IDEAL.com 2nd June 2008.
IDEAL introduces Contex SD scanners

Contex 2nd June 2008.
Fast, affordable solution brings wide format scanning into the office

Contex 2nd June 2008.
User-friendly Nextimage software enhances productivity, scanning experience, and image results

Canon 30th May 2008.
Canon launches 40” Colortrac SmartLF Ci 40 for extra-fast, high-resolution technical document scanning

American Reprographics Company 28th May 2008.
American Reprographics Company Announces Launch of PlanWell EasyPrint TM for KIP IPS Systems

Colortrac 16th May 2008.
New corporate offices and changing image reflect Colortrac's global success

Paradigm Imaging Group 14th May 2008.
Paradigm Imaging Group receives BERTL's Best® Award for EIS SUPRA!

American Reprographics Company 14th May 2008.
American Reprographics Company Announces Collaboration With HP to Provide Instant Printing and Wide-Format Printing Devices to PlanWell and On-Site Services Customers

Colortrac 14th April 2008.
Canon invite Colortrac to exhibit SmartLF high definition scanners at drupa 2008

Paradigm Imaging Group 10th April 2008.
Paradigm Imaging Group introduces the HD-Plus Scanner Series - 9 New Models from Graphtec!

IDEAL.com 10th April 2008.
IDEAL Introduces Contex HD Scanners

Contex 10th April 2008.
Contex's new large format imaging solutions

Paradigm Imaging Group 7th April 2008.
Paradigm Imaging Group Announces On-Line Installation Videos for Graphtec Scanners!

Colortrac 28th March 2008.
Colortrac Expands Senior Leadership Team

SCP Software GmbH 14th March 2008.
SCP exhibits wide format software solutions with Canon at DRUPA 2008

Contex 13th March 2008.
Contex has long-standing ISO certifications

Vidar A/S 13th March 2008.
Contex has long-standing ISO certifications

Colortrac 10th March 2008.
Colortrac Production Plant Awarded ISO14001 Certificate

Image Access 20th February 2008.
Image Access Announces Company's Largest Product Launch at CeBIT 2008

IDEAL.com 16th February 2008.
Contex Scanners, Distributed by IDEAL, Awarded Prestigious BERTL Award

Paradigm Imaging Group 13th February 2008.
Paradigm Imaging Group announces BERTL® Four Star Rating for Graphtec CS500 and CS600 scanners!

Vidar A/S 12th February 2008.
VIDAR Awarded BERTL 4-Star "Highly Recommended" Rating

Graphtec USA 11th February 2008.
Graphtec CS500 & CS600 Color Scanners Receive BERTL® 4 Star Rating

Colortrac 6th February 2008.
Colortrac's CopySmart enhances CAD and reprographics colour

Paradigm Imaging Group 5th February 2008.
Paradigm Imaging Group announces the new and improved Rocket Scanner Controller!

Image Access 30th January 2008.
Walk Up Scanning - Scan to USB Stick Now Available

Paradigm Imaging Group 28th January 2008.
Paradigm Imaging Group receives BERTL® Four Star Rating on EIS Supra!

Image Access 25th January 2008.
Bertl Test on Industry Leading Large Format Scanners - The Fastest Large Format Scanner in the World

Colortrac 10th January 2008.
Colortrac boosts Quality Assurance with appointment of Kevin Zheng as QA Manager

2007

IDEAL.com 27th November 2007.
IDEAL Announces ScanCENTRAL® Single Foot Print Color Scan, Copy and Print Systems

Shapemakers Creative Solutions 22nd November 2007.
Shapemakers to show Deskan FastParts at Westec 2008

Softcover International Ltd 15th November 2007.
New Scan2CAD Pro adds raster PDF read, write and convert to CAD

Paradigm Imaging Group 6th November 2007.
Paradigm Imaging Group Announces Printer Enhancements for the EIS SUPRA System

Océ 24th October 2007.
Océ Debuts New Inline Folder for Océ TCS500

Allied Images 30th September 2007.
Document Capture Co buys second scanner to go with first SmartLF 4080 delivered in UK

Image Access 18th September 2007.
Scan2Edit Builds A Bridge Between Scan2Net® Scanners And Graphics Applications

SCP Software GmbH 14th September 2007.
SCP's reprocontrol.net deliver CAD deadline revolution at Handlerbau

IDEAL.com 12th September 2007.
IDEAL.com Introduces Scanning System3

Image Access 11th September 2007.
Image Access present the WideTEK 36 A0 scanner at Intergeo 2007

IDEAL.com 5th September 2007.
IDEAL.com announces the new SFP353 adjustable scanner stand

Bowe Bell + Howell 23rd August 2007.
Bowe Bell + Howell's New Wide-Format Scanner Now Shipping

Allied Images 2nd August 2007.
Facilities Management company buys ten Colortrac SmartLF Gx 42 scanners for legal firm print room contract

Allied Images 3rd August 2007.
Lincolnshire County Council Transport & Roads Department purchases Four Colortrac SmartLF Cx 40 scanners

Contex 25th July 2007.
Ratos AB has signed an agreement to buy the Contex Group

Paradigm Imaging Group 11th July 2007.
Paradigm Imaging Group Signs Distribution Agreement with NewWave Technologies

Contex 2nd July 2007.
Niels Appel Appointed Executive VP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for Contex

GEI Wide Format 8th June 2007.
GEI Fortifies Its Wide Format Solutions Team

Paradigm Imaging Group 6th June 2007.
Jane Hicks Joins Paradigm Imaging Group

Contex 22nd May 2007.
Contex's Crystal G600 Wins Reader's Choice Top Products of 2007 Award

Colortrac 21st May 2007.
Colortrac SmartLF scanner sales grow by 44% in 2007

GTX Corporation 11th May 2007.
GTX announces GTXRaster CAD series v11 for AutoCAD 2008

Allied Images 3rd May 2007.
Allied Images sells CopyStation MFP to West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

Océ 25th April 2007.
Océ systems and software honoured with seven BERTL's Best Awards

Bowe Bell + Howell 17th April 2007.
Bowe Bell + Howell introduce their first wide format scanner

Océ 27th March 2007.
Océ TDS450 Printing System Gets 4-Star Award from BERTL®

Paradigm Imaging Group 13th March 2007.
Paradigm Imaging Introduces Express Imaging Station - Quatra

GEI Wide Format 7th March 2007.
GEI WideFormat Debuts Colortrac SmartLF Gx 25

Contex 1st March 2007.
Contex announce shipment of PUMA G600 iJET Colour Scanner

Image Access 23rd February 2007.
Image Access unveil WideTEK 36 A0 scanner at CeBIT 2007

Colortrac 22nd January 2007.
Colortrac release new SmartLF Gx 25 A1 scanner

Paradigm Imaging Group 19th January 2007.
Paradigm Imaging Introduces Express Imaging Station - Supra

Softcover International Ltd 17th January 2007.
Softcover announce new Graphtec ScanPrint scan, print, copy system

Contex 11th January 2007.
Contex Announces JETimageNET Software Upgrade

2006

Paradigm Imaging Group 15th December 2006.
Paradigm Imaging Introduces imagePRO Large Format CCD Scanner Line

Océ 27th October 2006.
Océ introduces Océ CS2044 Multifunctional "Successful Colour"

GEI Wide Format 26th October 2006.
Newest Colortrac Scanner Now Available from GEI WideFormat

Graphtec 23rd October 2006.
Graphtec cut prices by 29% while adding unique on-site support

Colortrac 9th October 2006.
Colortrac announces NEW SmartLF Gx 42 scanners

Allied Images 30th September 2006.
Allied Images to distribute Mutoh DraftStation printers

Contex 1st August 2006.
NEW Contex Toucan G25 Colour Scanner Announced

Contex 1st August 2006.
Contex Announces NEW Family of 36” Colour Scanners

Contex 1st August 2006.
NEW Contex G600 42" Series Scanners Announced

Contex 1st August 2006.
NEW Contex MAGNUM G600 Colour Scanner Announced

Colortrac 1st July 2006.
Colortrac implements EU directive on RoHS

GEI Wide Format 2nd June 2006.
New Colortrac Scanner Now Available from GEI WideFormat

Colortrac 5th May 2006.
Colortrac SmartLF wins China Computer Users Award

Canon USA 1st May 2006.
Canon introduces its first wide format scanning solution from Colortrac

IDEAL.com 1st May 2006.
IDEAL/Contex 'Green' Scanners Help Protect the Environment with Superior Energy Efficiency

Xerox Corporation 3rd February 2006.
Xerox Packs New Wide-Format Printer with Powerful Features

Allied Images 18th January 2006.
Colortrac announce SmartLF Cx scanner range

Colortrac 13th January 2006.
Colortrac announce NEW SmartLF Cx 40 series

2005

Graphtec America 30th December 2005.
Graphtec updates the IS200Pro-LC Image Scanner to include 8-Bit color

Colortrac 23rd December 2005.
Colortrac establish China manufacturing company

Océ 8th December 2005.
Introducing Océ's TDS320 wide format system

Colortrac 4th July 2005.
Colortrac SmartLF wide format scanner supported by Scan2CAD

Contex 17th June 2005.
Contex introduce new PUMA HS 36 colour scanner with iJET technology

Contex 15th April 2005.
Announcing the Contex HAWK-EYE Mx 36 Monochrome Scanner

Softcover 7th March 2005.
First under-£5000 A0 colour scanner includes Scan2CAD

2004

Ricoh 14th June 2004.
Ricoh targets designers and copy shops with the world’s smallest wide format MFP

2003

Xerox Corporation 16th April 2003.
How Green is Your Office? Xerox Offers 7 Tips to Make the Workplace More Eco-Friendly.

Tekgraf Corp 1st February 2003.
Vidar Wide-Format Scanners to be Available Exclusively Through Tekgraf

1999

WideCOM Group 4th May 1999.
WideCom introduces world's widest scanner

WideCOM Group 29th April 1999.
WideCom introduces world's fastest large document scanner

1996

WideCOM Group 8th May 1996.
WideCom introduces first software for large format document distribution across Internet.

ANA Tech 4th March 1996.
ANA Tech's new APOGEE processor powers the Eagle SLI 3840/Plus scanner

1995

ANA Tech 19th April 1995.
ANA Tech's Eagle SLI 3840 brings large format scanning to desktop; high performance scanner targets office environment