Blueridge and Fujitsu Offer Industrial Strength Document Scanning Solution to Businesses with Macintosh and Windows Workstations

FLINT HILL, Va. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - June 3, 1996 - Blueridge Technologies, "The Internet Document Management Company (TM)," announced that their OPTIX® Document Management System now supports the M3099 series of double-sided, desktop document scanners from Fujitsu®;. According to Howie Swaim, Director of Marketing for Blueridge, "Finally, there is an industrial-strength, document scanning solution available for businesses that want to use both Macintosh and Windows-based computers as scanstations."

Blueridge is a leading supplier of industrial-strength, cross-platform document management systems. According to Craig Landrum, Chief Software Engineer at Blueridge, "We've always supported Fujitsu. Supporting their M3099 series of high-speed desktop scanners is a natural progression for us as we continue to integrate OPTIX with the fastest, most reliable hardware available."

Engineered for high-speed, double-sided scanning applications, Fujitsu's M3099 series is capable of scanning up to 100 images per minute in duplex page scan mode. The series features a 500-page automatic document feeder ideal for high-volume document imaging environments.

Blueridge's OPTIX Document Management System, combined with Fujitsu's M3099 scanner series, offers businesses the unique ability to scan and manage an unlimited number of documents, with maximum speed and efficiency, while utilizing all of their existing workstations including Macintosh and Windows.

"Fujitsu scanners and Blueridge's OPTIX Document Management System make a powerful combination for businesses that want to provide high-volume input capabilities to their electronic document management systems," said John Hoye, senior product marketing manager of the imaging products group at Fujitsu Computer Products of America (FCPA). "We believe OPTIX's support for our scanners will be well received by customers looking for high performance and a strong return on investment."

Besides the M3099 series, OPTIX also supports the full line of Fujitsu M3093, M3096, M3097, and ScanPartner® scanner models as well as a wide range of third-party document scanners including large-format and aperture card scanners from Vidar® and microfilm and microfiche scanners from Mekel Engineering Inc..

Founded in 1988, Blueridge Technologies is one of the industry's oldest and most respected providers of electronic document management systems (EDMS). Long the leading industrial-strength document imaging and workflow system for Apple Macintosh computers, in 1994 OPTIX became the first electronic document management system to offer workflow, document imaging, document control, COLD (Computer Output to Laser Disk), and natural language text retrieval for both Windows and Macintosh workstations. Via the new OPTIX WEB interface, OPTIX also supports popular Web browsers, including Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer from Microsoft, Mosaic, and all the client platforms these products support, including Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX workstations. An online demo of OPTIX WEB is available at http://www.optixweb.com. Blueridge Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Metters Industries.

OPTIX systems begin in the range of $40,000 and include server software, client software for both Macintosh and Windows, installation, training, and support.