New Book Scanner From Atiz Featured at AIIMExpo 2009
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PHILADELPHIA, PA, Mar 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
Atiz Innovation, Inc., the leader in content digitization, will unveil its
latest book scanning solution, BookDrive Pro, this week at the AIIMExpo
and Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed to address the
growing movement to digitize bound content and books, BookDrive Pro's
affordable price point lowers the barrier of entry for many of those
tasked with digitizing bound content.
From service bureaus, deed registries and archivists to enterprise data
managers and government entities, the need for a solution to help manage
the ever growing volume of bound content is reaching a critical mass.
Enter Atiz -- whose products have scanned more than 2 million books
worldwide. Atiz's book scanners help those tasked with digitizing bound
content get the job done at a price point that they can afford.
Priced more competitively than other book scanners, BookDrive Pro is a
powerful, cost-effective book digitization solution. By combining digital
SLR cameras with a unique v-shaped book cradle, BookDrive Pro is gentle
on books and eliminates curvature problems to produce high-resolution
scans at up to 700 pages an hour. BookDrive Pro features a user-friendly,
ergonomic design; automatic center positioning to ensure consistent
borders and lessen manual intervention; a double security locking
mechanism; distortion-eliminating even light distribution and standard
auto capture to simplify the whole process.
Additionally, BookDrive Pro has the ability to scan oversized books -- up
to A2, newspaper size -- and heavy, cumbersome items such as deed
registries.
"Everybody has bound content that needs to be scanned," noted Nick
Warnock, president of Atiz. "With BookDrive Pro, Atiz gives organizations
the option of bringing digitization projects in house, allowing them to
choose what is scanned as well as control the sometimes sensitive content
-- all while saving money by not having to outsource these projects."
Atiz's innovative approach utilizes high performance SLR cameras as
capture devices, making BookDrive Pro the best value proposition in the
industry, as it will never become obsolete. "When new, improved camera
models become available, users need only to replace their cameras -- not
the entire scanning system as is the case with other offerings," explained
Warnock.
In addition to book spine damage and low productivity, conventional or
overhead scanners also produce curved page images and rely on software to
correct resultant curvature problems. This approach has proven to produce
poor, often unreliable results. Atiz has taken a different approach, and
BookDrive Pro eliminates the need for page curvature correction, making
it faster and less expensive than other offerings. The combination of a
v-shaped book cradle and transparent platen which sets the book in an
angled position for scanning by high-speed, high resolution digital SLR
cameras is a unique design that guarantees sharp, flat-looking pages in
every scan.
Included with BookDrive Pro is Atiz's proprietary software package:
BookDrive Capture and BookDrive Editor Pro. BookDrive Capture allows for
the simultaneous capturing of images. The software supports SLR cameras
manufactured by Canon. BookDrive Editor Pro allows for image editing
functions such as the ability to batch crop, deskew, despeckle, color
adjustment, TIFF conversion, and the output of eBooks in PDF format.
Concurrent with the launch of BookDrive Pro, Atiz is offering optional
installation and consulting services to assist in digitization initiatives
and ensure smooth integration.
Please visit www.atiz.com to learn more about BookDrive Pro.
About Atiz Innovation, Inc.
Founded in 2005, Atiz is a privately held company headquartered in Los
Angeles, Calif. In support of the global effort to create a universal
library of all human knowledge, Atiz is focused on providing digital
solutions to capture books and other documents, preserving them for
generations to come. After intense research and development, Atiz
successfully developed its first revolutionary product, the initial
iteration of BookDrive.
Atiz has a strong market presence in the education, library and government
sectors, with customers ranging from UCLA, Conjuring Arts Museum (NY),
Hampden County Deed Registry in Mass., Los Angeles Public Library, and
Miami University of Ohio to name a few.
Please visit www.atiz.com for more information.
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Atiz Media Contact:
Dena Grigas / Bob Menzies
Lages & Associates
(949) 453-8080
Email Contact / Email Contact
AIIMExpo and Conference
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Booth # 1041
March 30 - April 2, 2009
Philadelphia
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