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Fujitsu's fi-4860C Color Scanner Receives 2003 Product of the Year Award from Transform Magazine

Production-Level Scanner With Ultrasonic Double-Feed Detection Honored in "Document Scanner" Category

San Jose, CA, January 13, 2004 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that CMP Media's Transform Magazine selected Fujitsu's fi-4860C production-level scanner, equipped with state-of-the-art ultrasonic double-feed detection technology, as its 2003 Product of the Year winner in the "Document Scanner" product category.  

The Fujitsu fi-4860C was chosen from an outstanding group of qualified candidates, including 24 Product of the Year Finalists, to take home the 2003 Product of the Year award. The Transform Product of the Year Finalists and Winners were selected for innovations and advances in technology, outstanding value and proven market success. Transform Magazine's editors examined the latest in content and collaboration technologies throughout the year, and selected this year's winners through intense market research, customer interviews and, in some cases, lab experience with the products.

"With only 24 Finalists from among the many content and collaboration technologies we cover, the Product of the Year 2003 Winners are true standouts chosen from among an already select group of deserving products," said Doug Henschen, editor-in-chief, Transform Magazine. "We congratulate all the Transform Product of the Year Winners and Finalists on their achievements in 2003."

The honored Fujitsu fi-4860C production-level scanner is equipped with state-of-the-art ultrasonic double-feed detection technology, which helps prevent lost images and enables larger batches of mixed document types to be scanned quickly, reliably, and automatically. With the addition of ultrasonic technology, Fujitsu's fi-4860C is the first scanner in the document imaging market to include three independent methods to detect document double-feeds -- the scanner is also equipped with infrared and length sensors.  

"Fujitsu is thrilled to receive Transform's Product of the Year award for the second consecutive year," said Victor Kan, senior director of product and channel marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America. "We positioned the fi-4860C to be one of the most significant products in the document imaging market. The new functionality incorporated into the scanner provides our customers with a second-to-none product."

In addition to ultrasonic double-feed detection functionality, the Fujitsu fi-4860C includes an optional field upgrade kit to integrate Kofax's newest version of VirtualReScan® automated document image-perfecting software and Adrenaline® 650iMV SCSI interface boards. Furthermore, the fi-4860C offers high-speed duplex scanning, automatic page-size detection, grayscale document deskew, and a 500-page automatic document feeder (ADF) that handles document sizes ranging from 2.9" x 2.9" to 11" x 17".  FCPA's Imaging Products Group (IPG) has priced the fi-4860C starting at less than $17,000 (U.S. list).

The Fujitsu fi-4860C production-level scanner is available through authorized resellers, VARs, and distributors including Compucenter de Mexico, Cranel Imaging, Ingram Micro, NewWave Technologies, Optical Laser and Tech Data.

For more information about Fujitsu scanners, including the fi-4860C, call 800-626-4686 or visit: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com.

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About Transform Magazine

Transform Magazine is the definitive publication for 54,800 business and IT managers implementing content and collaboration products and strategies. It is the only publication that addresses the full lifecycle of corporate content, from capture to management to delivery and storage.  Transform can be found online at www.transformmag.com. Transform is part of the Network Computing Enterprise Architecture Group, which is comprised of flagship publication Network Computing as well as Intelligent Enterprise, Network Magazine, Secure Enterprise, Storage Pipeline and Transform.  Together, this group of leading publications delivers nearly 570,000 Enterprise IT Professionals, providing technology vendors and marketers with efficient and effective reach across the entire IT spectrum.
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About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace.  Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success.  Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003.  
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About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA) conducts engineering and marketing activities in San Jose, CA and sales operations throughout the United States. FCPA's current product and service offerings include hard disk drives, tape drives, magneto-optical drives, scanners and scanner maintenance. FCPA is located at 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, 95134. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-432-6333.
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