Plustek Announces the OpticSlim M12 Corporate Scanner; A Portable Document Scanner That Turns Printed Papers into Searchable PDF Files in Real Time

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2006--Plustek Inc (www.plustek.com), a leading manufacturer of consumer, prosumer and professional imaging devices, announced a new addition to the scanning manufacturer's popular line of OpticSlim scanners, the OpticSlim M12 Corporate. Priced at $249, the OpticSlim M12 Corporate scanner has all the features of the previous M12 models, but can now scan full legal documents and create searchable PDF files with a touch of the scan button.

The OpticSlim M12 Corporate was created to work in tandem with a laptop for mobile executives who work "on the go." The unit is lightweight, slim and compact, and can easily fit in a briefcase or alongside a portable computer. Capable of scanning A4/legal-sized documents using a USB interface for power and communication with the computer, the OpticSlim M12 Corporate could be the most usable piece of mobile equipment since the cell phone.

The unit also comes bundled with scanning and organizing software which makes organizing receipts, documents, photos, articles and business cards a snap. The OpticSlim M12 Corporate is a sheetfed scanner with 600 dpi and 48-bit color to produce clear images. Speed on the M12 Corporate is approximately three pages per minute. Other advanced features, not available on previous M12 models, include auto page de-skewing, merge PDF support, split PDF support, transfer PDF to other document format support, auto document orientation support and much more.

Features:

-- Scan to searchable PDF through a simple process

-- Does not require extra PDF software

-- Generate all scanned files to searchable PDF, merge to a single file or separate sheet

-- Costs less than Adobe(R) Acrobat(R)

-- Scan to e-mail, copy and custom option

-- Scan business cards and send to Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes, Palm Desktop

-- Administrative control over PDF file path

-- Customizable interface

-- 127-language OCR support (with Asian language support)

-- OCR Recognize Numeric or 5 Mixed Languages reorganization in the same time

-- High-quality image scan result

Sales/Purchase

The OpticSlim M12 Corporate begins shipping immediately and is available online at www.plustek.com and at select retail locations. Stores and other vendors interested in carrying Plustek's award-winning line-up of products may contact Plustek directly at sales@plustek.com.

ABOUT PLUSTEK

A Leader in Scanner Technology - Plustek Inc is a leading manufacturer of sheetfed and multifunction scanners for the professional, home and mobile markets. In business since 1986, Plustek continues a tradition of innovative design, superior quality, and world-class support. Plustek, with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, sells scanners worldwide.