Canon Middle East, world-leader in imaging solutions, has launched the image FORMULA DR-C130, a versatile and compact desktop scanner that comes with a full suite of professional scanning software for high-quality document processing. It is the latest addition to Canon's imageFORMULA desktop scanner range, offering a user-friendly and reliable scanning experience, versatile software including seamless connectivity to the cloud, and productive scanning speeds of up to 30ppm/60ipm. Hendrik Verbrugghe, Marketing Director at Canon Middle East, said "we see a growing need for decentralized document capture processing; especially in branch office locations and across departments and teams. Organizations in insurance, finance, healthcare, transportation or government sectors have a growing demand for compact, easy to use scanners to improve the way they digitally capture and share information. The new imageFORMULA DR-C130 has been specifically designed for these busy and paper intensive environments." The new desktop scanner is extremely easy-to-use and comes with a full suite of powerful professional software enabling users to scan and process their documents more effectively. The bundled software includes CaptureOnTouch, CapturePerfect, eCopy PDF Pro Office, BizCard, PaperPort, OmniPage and Kofax VRS. Plugins for cloud based connectivity with Microsoft SharePoint, Evernote and Google Docs are also integrated, allowing users to instantly and seamlessly process documents to the cloud and access them from anywhere around the world. The DR-C130 also allows the installation of runtime controls that support direct communication with the EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit1, allowing software developers to effortlessly create web based scanning applications for the device. To ensure precise and accurate document capturing, the new DR-C130 offers a variety of advanced image processing features, including auto color detection, text orientation recognition, and "multistream" processing that accommodates dual output workflows for increased efficiency and cost savings. With its robust feeder mechanism, the DR-C130 ensures reliable batch scanning of mixed document types, including very thick documents such as embossed card or ID cards and long documents of up to 3 meters. The device comes with ultrasonic double feed detection that ensures all documents within a batch are processed. – SG