Technology & IT | Monday 27 April, 2015 1:26 am |

Canon Middle East, world-leader in imaging solutions has today launched the new imageFORMULA DR-C240, a high-performance desktop workgroup scanner with capability to reliably handle a wide range of documents including passports and other forms of identification.
The compact yet durable imageFORMULA DR-C240 is quiet to operate, making it suitable for a variety of corporate, back-office and customer-facing environments. These include reception desks at banks, hotels, hospitals and government offices, which are often required to capture and process various documents including proof of identification.
The imageFORMULA DR-C240 delivers powerful and high-performance scanning with speeds of up to 45ppm/ 90ipm and handles workloads of up to 4,000 scans per day. With a 60-sheet ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) larger batches can be processed in one go. The heavy duty feeder mechanism, ultrasonic double feed sensor and document feed release (DFR) technology ensure best in class reliability for scanning various document types including ultra-thin paper (from 27gsm) to passports1 up to 4mm thick, removing the need for a separate flatbed scanner.
Hendrik Verbrugghe, Marketing Director, Canon Middle East said: “Our latest scanner has been created in response to customer feedback and demand making it a valuable addition to our imageFORMULA range. The market for decentralised scanning is expanding and we’re increasingly seeing demand from our customers for a compact yet high-performance desktop document scanners. The DR-C240 provides our customers the ability to scan a wider range of documents including passports using the standard document feeder, which allows Canon to better cater for a broader range of environments, from customer-facing scanning in banks or hotels to busy corporate departments.”
The imageFORMULA DR-C240 includes Canon’s intuitive scanning software CaptureOnTouch 3, which offers a simple operation for scanning documents into various file formats, and to multiple destinations including cloud services such as Sharepoint™, DropBox™ Evernote™, OneDrive, GoogleDrive, and Sugar Sync. Canon’s CapturePerfect software enables advanced processing features including automatic batch separation and zonal OCR (Optical Character Recognition). The imageFORMULA DR-C240 also comes with Kofax VRS driver for enriched image quality and eCopy PDF Pro for powerful PDF creation, editing, and conversion tools.
For more information please visit:
http://www.canon-europe.com/scanners/document-scanners/imageformula_dr-c240/
About Canon Middle East

Canon Middle East, a subsidiary of Canon Europe, is the operational headquarters for Canon in the Middle East and North Africa and is based in Dubai, UAE.

Founded in 1937 with the specific goal of making the best quality camera available to customers, Canon’s tireless passion for the Power of Image has since extended its technology into many other markets and has established it as a world leader in both consumer and business imaging solutions. Its solutions comprise products, ranging from digital compact and SLR cameras, through broadcast lenses and portable X-ray machines, to multi-function and production printers, all supported by a range of value added services.

Canon invests heavily in R&D to deliver the richest and most innovative products and services to satisfy customers’ creative needs. From amateur photographers to professional print companies, Canon enables each customer to realize their own passion for image.

Canon believes that considering the interests of society and the environment is an integral part of good business practice. This is embodied in its corporate philosophy Kyosei - ‘To live and work together for the common good’.

Further information about Canon Middle East is available at: www.canon-me.com