Canon U.S.A. Enhances imageWARE Software Suite with New Workflow Features

Additions Make Document Manager and Scan Manager More Flexible;
Canon Also Improves imageWARE Document Manager Gateway

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2002-- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ - News) today announces additions to its imageWARE suite of software products that will increase the functionality of the software and improve the overall efficiency of workflow in the office.

The improvements to Canon's imageWARE Document Manager and imageWARE Scan Manager will greatly boost customers' ability to effectively distribute documents and manage paperwork while further leveraging their investments in office equipment technology.

"The market for content and document management services is growing quickly and Canon is positioning its imageWARE suite of software products to pick up a large share of this market," said Dennis Amorosano, director and assistant general manager of the Copier and Networked Office Systems Division for Canon U.S.A. "Canon has designed its imageWARE products to be useful to a wide range of users, with multiple applications in the office and we're confident that the enhancements we are announcing today will make imageWARE Document Manager and imageWARE Scan Manager even more useful and productive tools."

imageWARE Document Manager Enhancements

For 2002, Canon has enriched both the structure and feature set of imageWARE Document Manager. Additions to the 2002 software include:

Windows XP compatibility
MSDE database support
Concurrent licensing (up to 25 licenses) in the Workgroup Edition
Document expiration functions in the Enterprise Edition
User index groups for creating document types
Content searching by natural sentences.

The 2002 Document Manager software also integrates an imageRUNNER mailbox browsing function and adds a document "binder" function. Tight integration with the imageRUNNER mailbox browsing function is designed to support enterprise continuity across hardware and software. Documents can be imported into the Document Manager either manually or automatically for improved workflow that seamlessly converts hardcopy documents to digital content. This allows customers to increase the value in using office equipment technology for day-to-day document management and distribution.

The binder function can be used for digital case management, file management, and project management as a method of logically linking related documents as one file and distributing them together. Customers can use Canon's imageRUNNER's finishing capabilities to perform basic publishing of the binder, making it easier for them to distribute multiple documents as one finished print job.

imageWARE Scan Manager Enhancements

imageWARE Scan Manager enhancements include recognition of several standard barcode formats and forms and the inclusion of user-friendly wizards for easier customer use and simplified setup. Canon has also upgraded imageWARE Scan Manager so it can receive documents from the imageWARE Document Manager Gateway.

imageWARE Document Manager Gateway Enhancements

The 2002 edition of imageWARE Document Manager Gateway will now support the FTP or file transfer protocol as well as the Salutation protocol. This feature enables images to be captured in real-time from imageRUNNER Universal Send-capable devices, file servers and Web servers and even automatically indexed once they are captured. Ultimately, the images can be stored in the Document Manager database, ensuring that information is always up-to-date.

Availability

imageWARE Document Manager and Scan Manager will continue to be sold and supported by Sintaks, Canon U.S.A.'s systems integration subsidiary company. Existing imageWARE Document and Scan Manager customers with current software maintenance agreements will receive the latest version of this software upon its release, at no additional cost. Pricing for these new software modules will be announced at the time of official availability. For more information on all of the capabilities of the imageWARE software suite, visit www.imageWARE.com.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business and industrial imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and was ranked # 41 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ - News) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001, with global revenues of $26 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately 11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

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