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PFU LIMITED (President/CEO: Fujio Wajima; Tokyo Headquarters: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) announces that it will begin releasing of its N1800 network scanner. The company's latest addition to its hugely popular ScanSnap lineup is the first network document scanner of its kind to offer Cloud linking features.*1 *2
The growth of Internet-based IT networks has opened the stage for businesses that want to take full advantage of services on the Cloud and created a large demand for scanners with network capabilities. To address this trend, PFU unveils its latest product, ScanSnap N1800. As a network scanner it is expandable to smoothly integrate with large business systems and link with various Cloud services, yet it is so easy to use in small offices that the company decided to market it under the ScanSnap brand.
ScanSnap N1800 has outstanding cost-performance, especially for a network scanner that can be incorporated into the intranet system of an organization. By emphasizing the device's linking features to Web services like Salesforce CRM, Google Docs and Evernote, PFU aims to improve the efficiency and productivity of everyone at the workplace and enrich the business style of the customer.*3
Product Features
1. A network scanner that can link to services on the Cloud.
ScanSnap N1800 comes ready with functions that enable users to e-mail, save and print scanned data through a network. More functions can be added through specialized applications called Add-ins. An Add-in which introduces a function for linking scanned data to Google Docs will be made available from May 2011. Other similar Add-ins for various Web services will follow, opening a wider range of possibilities with ScanSnap N1800
2. Easy to install. Easy to use. ScanSnap.
3. Flexible and expandable features to suit any business, from SOHO to large enterprises
About the fi-Series fi-6010N network scanner
The fi-6010N network scanner is part of the fi-Series business-grade scanner lineup which features a built-in hardware keyboard. Like ScanSnap N1800, cloud linking functions will also be made available for the fi-6010N via Add-ins. Add-ins are intended to be compatible for both scanners, so PFU shall carry out extensive scanner tests to ensure the Add-ins work properly during actual use.
List Price & Product Release Date
It depends on each area.
Trademarks
・ScanSnap is a registered trademark of PFU LIMITED Japan.
・SharePoint is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
・Evernote is either a registered trademark or trademark of Evernote Corporation.
・Google and Google Docs are either a registered trademark or trademarks of Google, Inc.
・Salesforce and Salesforce CRM are either a registered trademark or trademark of Salesforce.com, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
・Other products and company names that appear in this press release are the registered trademarks of the respective companies.
[Note]
*1 ScanSnap scanners can be purchased in various national computer and electronics retailers.
*2 This statement was true as of March, 1 2011 according to findings by PFU.
*3 The Cloud-linking function for Google Docs will be added through a specialized application (Add-in) in June. The same will be done for Salesforce CRM at a later date. Linking with Evernote is done by e-mail after configuring ScanSnap N1800's job settings.
*4 Automated functions include paper size and color detection, simplex/duplex printing mode and page orientation correction.
*5 N1800 supports fax server software RightFax of Catparis Corporation US (Marketed in Japan via Hammock Corporation).
*6 ScanSnap N1800 SDK is available as a free download. The support option is available for a fee.
Customer Contact.
- Fujitsu global site -
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/shop/computing/peripheral/scanners/