Gitex, Dubai, November 20th 2006 - I.R.I.S. Group, a publicly traded company (Euronext: IRI), market leader in Automatic Document Recognition (ADR), Electronic Document Management (EDM) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) announces at GITEX Dubai, the worldwide release of Middle-East versions of Readiris Pro 11 and Readiris Pro 11 Corporate Edition.
Over the years I.R.I.S. imposes itself as the leading provider of multi-lingual OCR software. About a year ago, I.R.I.S. officially announced that it had developed an Arabic and Farsi OCR. It was therefore, the first leading OCR company that was able to address the text recognition needs in the Middle East. This technology has immediately been integrated into three of its best selling professional products: Readiris Corporate Edition, IRISPdf and iDRS.
Today, on the occasion of the GITEX, in Dubai, I.R.I.S. launches a Middle East version, including Arabic and Farsi text recognition, of its flagship product: Readiris Pro 11.
Readiris Pro 11 Middle-East is an Optical Character Recognition software for flatbed scanners, "all-in-one" devices and digital cameras. It retypes scanned documents and image files and converts PDF files in editable Office documents, maintaining the original layout and offering an unprecedented speed and OCR accuracy.
It is therefore now possible for consumers from the Middle East region to benefit from all the latest improvement on the OCR and document management market and I.R.I.S. 20 years experience in the "Document to Knowledge" industry.
Pierre De Muelenaere, President & CEO of I.R.I.S. Group, comments this new launch: "The Middle-East version of Readiris fulfills a need for Arabic and Farsi OCR and represents a major step forward in addressing the MEA markets. Considering the incredible size of this market and I.R.I.S.' leading position, we expect this launch to be a real success. "
Readiris Pro 11 Middle-East Readiris Pro 11 Intuitive User Interface
Readiris Pro logical interface is the easiest to use of any OCR software on the market.
Input Formats
Readiris Pro opens the most common used images (JPEG, BMP, TIFF, etc.) and PDF files. It supports the compression formats DjVu and JPEG 2000 and easily handles multi-page documents such as TIFF or PDF file
OCR engine optimized for Speed and Accuracy
Possibility to choose between either a faster recognition or a more accurate mode
Microsoft SpreadsheetML Ouput
Based on XML, it generates richer editing and formatting of Excel files optimized for Windows Office 2003.
Microsoft WordML Output
Generate richer editing and formatting documents than regular RTF with the WordML output format.
Comprehensive PDF Output Types
Four types of PDF output are now available: image over text, text over image, text or image only. Turn any documents into a light and easily shared PDF file, the perfect format for any document archiving and sharing.
Unique Handprint Recognition
Equipped with the I.R.I.S. ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) engine, Readiris Pro 10 not only reads and recognizes typewritten text but also handprinted capital letters, figures or symbols.
Powerful Bar Code Recognition
Do your documents contain bar codes? Simply draw a frame around them and the embedded information will be retyped in the output file.
New version of Autoformat technology
The I.R.I.S. powerful Autoformat technology retains color backgrounds, texts and underlines. An improved formatting of columned documents reproduces the original lay-out at perfection.
Readiris Pro 11 Corporate Edition Middle-East
Besides the features of the standard version, the Corporate Edition contains unique features especially developed for the needs of the corporate market.
Price and availability Readiris Pro 11 Middle-East and Readiris Pro 11 Corporate Edition Middle-East will be available in the distribution and retail channels in the Middle-East, Asia, Europe and the USA and on I.R.I.S.' online shop (http://shop.irislink.com ) as from 25th March 2006.
Windows versions Suggested Street Price (VAT included) Readiris Pro 11 Middle-East 495 $ Readiris Pro 11 Corporate Edition Middle-East. 990 $
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About I.R.I.S.
Image Recognition Integrated Systems (I.R.I.S.), a Belgian company founded in 1987 and listed on Euronext Brussels (IRI), is a leader in the "Document to Knowledge" market, and provides extremely high-quality solutions for converting paper documents into electronic formats for archiving, storing, managing and sharing digital information.
In 2005, the revenue of I.R.I.S. Group was 73,968,432. I.R.I.S. has more than 300 employees based in Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels (Belgium), Orly (France), Luxembourg and Delray Beach (USA).
I.R.I.S. has been awarded "Enterprise of the Year 2002", and received the "Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 Award" in 2002 and 2004. In 2005, I.R.I.S. has been listed on the "Europe's 500 fastest growing companies" for the third year in a row.
For more information on our company, our solutions or our products, visit the I.R.I.S. website at http://www.irislink.com
To get more information
I.R.I.S. Europe Headquarters
Press contact: Sarah Dheedene
Tel: +32 (0) 10 48 75 13
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