Fujitsu Unveils Its Next Generation ScanSnap iX500 Desktop Scanner Including PC-Less Scanning to Mobile Devices

Sydney, January 07, 2013

Fujitsu Australia today announced the latest addition to its award-winning ScanSnap product lineup. Maintaining its market leadership in document imaging scanners, the next generation Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity giving customers the ability to scan directly to their Android™ and iOS compatible devices. Additionally, the ScanSnap iX500, for PC and Mac users, is enhanced with faster scanning speeds, a new advanced document feed system, a customizable Quick Menu, and functionality allowing users to easily scan to cloud-based services such as Evernote, Google Docs™, Dropbox, SugarSync and Salesforce.

Equipped with a revolutionary “GI” image processer1 inside the scanner, the ScanSnap iX500 is now empowered for today’s ever-increasing on-the-go lifestyle and mobile professional. Now, users can instantly scan and transmit PDF or JPEG files, such as contracts, receipts, bills, invoices and business cards, to their mobile devices without the use of a computer.

By utilizing the free “ScanSnap Connect” app on their mobile device or tablet, customers can control how they scan right from the palm of their hand. With a simple push of a button, documents are instantly transferred and saved on their device, ready to view, be shared or sent to their favorite cloud service. The “ScanSnap Connect” app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or iTunes App Store and can be used with Android compatible tablets and smartphones running OS 2.22 and both the iPad and iPhone running iOS 4.3 or later.

Powerful, Intelligent and Fast
The ScanSnap iX500, provides the same easy-to-use one-button scanning and advanced imaging technology that customers have come to expect with ScanSnap, while also providing consumers and business professionals additional intuitive productivity features that no other document management company offers. New and innovative features of the ScanSnap iX500 include:

• Faster Scanning Performance: Utilizing the increased power of its “GI” image processor, the iX500 can create PDF files at speeds of up to 25 double-sided color pages per minute (300dpi, color) -- that’s 25 percent faster than its predecessor.
• Advanced Document Feed System: Inheriting the superior paper feeding technology of the industry leading Fujitsu professional-grade scanners, the iX500 achieves exceptional reliability using “Separation Roller” technology to minimize paper jams and multi-feeds.
• Customizable Quick Menu: For additional convenience and flexibility, the ScanSnap Quick Menu is fully customizable and automatically appears after scanning providing a quick and easy way to send those scanned documents to any “Scan-To” application. Furthermore, the Quick Menu provides users with “recommended” applications based on frequently used functions and the type of document that has been scanned.
• “ScanSnap Folder”: Stay in the moment and extend the power of one-button scanning into virtually any Windows application, even in the cloud, with the “ScanSnap Folder” function. This new feature essentially replicates ScanSnap as a Windows folder which the user can open from their favorite software and web applications3 allowing them to automatically attach/upload the digital files produced by the ScanSnap iX500 for the ultimate in "Scan there!" versatility.
• Cloud Services Support: Users can scan documents directly to Evernote, Google Docs, Dropbox, SugarSync and Salesforce Chatter, giving them even more flexibility to store, share and access their paperwork. Whether it is scanning contracts, bills, invoices, or business cards on the road or using a PC in one place and a Mac in another, consumers have the necessary tools to be even more productive and paperless virtually anywhere.

Additional Productivity Features
The ScanSnap iX500 comes with software for PC and software for Mac so users who use both can optimize their ScanSnap for either platform. In-box software includes:

• ScanSnap Manager (PC & Mac): Provides PC and Mac users one button searchable PDF creation, access to intelligent features and custom scan settings (profiles) for simple operation with sophisticated results.
• Scan-to Functions (PC & Mac): Offers users a flexible way to manage PDF, searchable PDF and JPEG files, providing them with an easy way to scan to a folder, attach scans to an email, send scans to a printer, as well as to a variety of cloud-based repositories like Evernote, Dropbox, and others.
• Efficient Business Card Scanning (PC & Mac): PC users can capture a business card, extract the information automatically and export it to Outlook, Excel, Salesforce and other contact management software. While Mac users can conveniently scan their business cards and export the contact information directly to Address Book or Outlook for Mac.
• ScanSnap Organizer (PC): Offers PC users a convenient way to store, manage and view PDF and JPEG files as well as perform post-scan editing, keyword entry and searchable PDF conversion.
• ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap: ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ allows users to be productive by quickly transforming their paperwork into editable Word, Excel ® and PowerPoint ® files at the push of a button.
• Intelligent and Convenient Document Processing: Comes loaded with a full suite of intelligent scanning features, such as automatic paper size and color detection, automatic de-skew, orientation, and blank page detection & deletion, and the ability to scan a document up to 34 inches long, to support a wider range of documents. The Scanner is also equipped with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF).
• Paper to Digital at the Push of a Button: The ScanSnap iX500 comes bundled with Adobe Acrobat X Standard for PC allowing users to quickly transform their paperwork into editable documents at the push of a button.
• Post scan OCR for Mac Users: The ScanSnap iX500 comes bundled with ABBYY Fine Reader Express for Mac which quickly turns any scanner paper document or PDF file into editable and searchable formats while keeping the original layout intact.
• Rack2-Filer Smart (PC): Rack2-Filer Smart comes bundled with the ScanSnap iX500 Deluxe model and enables PC users to organize their digital files into graphical e-binders and virtual cabinets.

Pricing & Availability

The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 is available now for RRP of $699 (ex GST) through Fujitsu authorized resellers.

¹The “GI” processor was developed by Fujitsu and is equipped with a dual-core CPU-mounted processor supporting Wi-Fi and USB3.0 interfaces.

²Fujitsu does not guarantee that ScanSnap Connect will work on all devices running Android OS 2.2 / iOS 4.3 or later. Please check the ScanSnap Android and iOS device support page for latest information.

³ScanSnap Folder is a Windows only function and is intended for cloud services and software applications capable of data uploading/attachment of PDF and JPEG files.

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