Blueridge Announces Support for Vidar Large Format Scanners on Both Macintosh and Windows Workstations

Flint Hill, VA - August 19, 1996 - Blueridge Technologies, "The Internet Document Management Company," announced that their OPTIX® Document Management System now offers cross-platform support for the large format TruScan 800 scanner from Vidar Systems Corporation. Blueridge's cross-platform OPTIX Document Management System together with Vidar's TruScan 800, offers businesses the unique ability to scan and manage large-format documents, while taking advantage of both Macintosh and Windows workstations.

Howie Swaim, Director of Marketing for Blueridge Technologies says, "Vidar's reputation for providing reliable, cutting-edge scanning solutions is well-known. We're proud to add their new E-size scanner to the growing list of quality hardware products supported by OPTIX."

According to Mary Jefferson, Vidar's Director of Marketing Communications, "Blueridge and Vidar are dedicated to providing reliable, productive solutions for the customer. This combination of high performance scanners and an industrial-strength document management solution makes the Blueridge offering particularly attractive to companies looking for high productivity solutions."

Vidar's TruScan 800 is a high-performance, large-format scanner ideal for organizations that need to scan large format engineering-sized documents. It accepts documents up to 41 inches in width and of unlimited length. The scanner offers image resolutions ranging from 75 to 800 dpi. When set to a resolution of 200 dpi, the scanner is capable of scanning at a rate of 1" per second.

In addition to the Vidar TruScan 800, OPTIX also supports the M3093, M3096, M3097, M3099 and ScanPartner® scanners from Fujitsu, heavy duty microfilm and microfiche scanners from Mekel Engineering, Inc., and a wide range of third-party document scanners.

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.