Stuttgart. , 04 August - Kodak announces today the introduction of the new i1200 Plus and i1300 Plus Series Scanners with up to 50 percent speed increase over their predecessor models. With no additional cost to its customers, the KODAK i1200 Plus and i1300 Plus Series Scanners will improve document capture productivity for departmental and workgroup scanning.

The KODAK i1200 Plus Series Scanners will boast impressive speeds of up to 45 pages per minute (ppm) compared to 30ppm on their predecessor models.

The KODAK i1300 Plus Series Scanners also feature an improvement of scanning speed for colour at 200 dpi to 40 ppm - a 33 percent increase.

“We continue to provide all customers with affordable and state-of-the-art document scanners, supporting businesses with the means to reduce costs, improve productivity and reduce risk,” said Hauke Fast, EAMER Product Manager, Document Imaging, Business Solutions and Services, Kodak. “Better still, Kodak provides the new “Plus” firmware as a FREE download to customers for their existing i1200 and i1300 Series Scanners. This is the first time that a Scanner vendor has offered speed improvements on an existing scanner platform to all customers free of charge.

The KODAK i1200 Plus and i1300 Plus Series Scanners feature Smart Touch, an application designed to easily send documents to a variety of destinations, such as e-mail, file , network drives, output devices, various third party applications as well as MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT with the press of a single button. Using Kodak Smart Touch, automates the process of scanning, sharing and storing digital documents within the popular content management application.

Both product ranges come with 3 years Advance Unit Replacement warranty in selected European countries with scanner hotline support available in multiple languages.

KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi-vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

Prices of the i1200 / i1300 Plus Series Scanners start at 799 Euros and they are available from the end of August.

(Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.)