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Newsletter 2022
Scan2Net News Flash -- March 7, 2022
Bookeye ® 5 V1A Professional - Cutting-Edge Technology for Book Scanning
The scanner of choice for wide format book scanning, the Bookeye® 5 V1A Professional book scanner for digitization projects which require formats more than DINA1+, up to 25x36 inches, is the fastest A1+ book scanner on the market and is extremely book-friendly, and safe. It has the lowest possible footprint in the industry for a desktop model A1+ book scanner.
Newsletter 2021
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 16, 2021
Season´s Greetings from Image Access
From the entire Image Access team, we send you wishes of warmth, joy, and tranquility this holiday season and our thanks to you for your continued support through this challenging year. With the holiday season upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those who have helped to shape our business. Thank you for giving us the chance to do what we love!
Scan2Net News Flash -- November 30, 2021
World´s Fastest UV, VIS, IR, 3D and Backlight Flatbed Scanner in A3+ (12" x 18") Format
The WideTEK® 12-SPECTRUM scanner captures images faster and more accurately than many much higher priced lab instruments. This backlight flatbed scanner captures objects under ultraviolet (UV) at 365nm, visible light (VIS) as well as the infrared (IR) contrast of objects under IR light at 850nm in formats up to DIN A3+ (12" x 18").
Scan2Net News Flash -- September 15, 2021
The Best in Book Scanning - Bookeye® 5 Automatic
The latest additions to the 5th generation line of Image Access book scanners, the Bookeye 5 V3A/V2A Automatic are the perfect solution for automated high end digitization of books, magazines, posters, folders, or bound documents of all kinds. Completely redesigned to meet the latest technological standards and to comply with the strictest environmental standards, it offers unsurpassed image quality paired with simple operation, a modern design, and literally maintenance-free operation for all professional applications.
Scan2Net News Flash -- June 8, 2021
Introducing WideTEK 24F - A Revolutionary New Flatbed Scanner
While the nearest competitor needs 18 seconds for a full scan at 600dpi, the WideTEK 24F completes the same scan in 4 seconds and then, just one second later, it has already performed image cleanup, compression and transfer to anywhere in the network.
Scan2Net News Flash -- February 17, 2021
Make Digital Document Submission
Standard For Citizens in Public Institutions
In our latest video, we explain how public institutions can use the Bookeye® 5 V3 overhead book and document scanner to make digital document submission by your citizens a breeze. Annoying intermediate steps such as receiving, forwarding and processing documents are eliminated, putting the responsibility for scanning in the hands of your citizens.
Scan2Net News Flash -- February 9, 2021
Is It a Scan or Just a Picture?
Watch Our Video to See Why It Matters
If you`ve ever wondered what the difference is between a picture and a scan, this latest video will explain it to you in detail. Why does it matter? The answer is simple: huge differences in quality.
Success Story Ottoman Archives -- January 12, 2021
Preserving History with Bookeye in the Ottoman Archive
The Ottoman Archives in Istanbul are a collection of historical sources related to the Ottoman Empire and among the largest archives in the world. They cover a total of 39 nations whose territories were at one time part of the Ottoman Empire. The archives contain a vast collection of unique documents pertaining to the administration of one of history´s largest empires. After more than a century in the center of the old city, the Ottoman archives were relocated in 2013 to the Kagithane district of Istanbul. They also hold the central State Archives of Turkey.
Newsletter 2020
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 16, 2020
Season`s Greetings from Image Access
As this challenging year comes to a close, we take particular pleasure in reaching out to our valued business associates, clients and friends to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The entire team at Image Access wishes you and your loved ones peace, health, happiness, prosperity and a magnificent fresh start in the New Year!
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 2, 2020
New WideTEK® CCD Scanner Generation - Chassis D is Launched!
A complete redesign of the electronics and improved hardware adds new functionality and enhances the already acclaimed camera technology. Shipping now at the same low prices. The latest generation of large format CCD scanners from Image Access, internally named "Chassis D", offers a number of new features and functionality as well as many upgrades to critical components.
Success Story House Goetz -- September 29, 2020
Perfect Digitization of Coins and Stamps with WideTEK Flatbed and Bookeye Book Scanners
As one of the leading auction houses for stamps and coins in Europe, based in Oberkirch / Baden, the auction house Götz, is always on the lookout for new, future-oriented products for the graphic design of their auction catalogs. Since Auction House Götz holds international auctions several times a year with several thousand lots each, they say they are open to innovative solutions, which they have found with the Bookeye and WideTEK scanners from Image Access.
Scan2Net News Flash -- September 8, 2020
e-Learning with Image Access - Online Service Training and Explanation Videos
Due to a number of factors including cost, travel and time restrictions, service training onsite at Image Access headquarters in Europe or in the U.S. is less frequently requested by customers. But the need for technical training on our products remains. Image Access invested a great deal of effort in e-Learning and can now offer service videos online and in multiple languages for the technicians of our distribution partners worldwide.
Scan2Net News Flash -- June 16, 2020
The Evolution of Bookeye® - Bookeye® 5 V2 models now available!
The latest evolution in overhead book scanners, Bookeye® 5 V2, offers the fastest scanning speeds, is packed with new features and functionality, and impresses in a smaller, even more sleek design.
Scan2Net News Flash -- June 4, 2020
Campus Delivery Service
- Uncomplicated and Legally Secure!
Home schooling, eLearning, social distancing, limiting the use of library workplaces - this is what everyday life at universities currently looks like. As a result, the demand for digital content that can be made available to users simply, quickly and in a legally secure manner has increased substantially.
Scan2Net News Flash -- March 25, 2020
Update During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Image Access is Still Here for You!
See what Image Access is doing to ensure the safety of our employees and the excellent service our customers and colleagues are accustomed to during this regrettable pandemic situation.
Scan2NetInfo -- February 2020, Special Edition Bookeye® 5
Scan2NetInfo: Introducing Bookeye® 5Fully reengineered, the Bookeye® 5 V3 is the smallest member of a new generation of eco-friendly, ergonomic and easy to operate book scanners. It is a true scanner solution, not just a digicam mounted on an expensive frame.
Newsletter 2019
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 18, 2019
News Flash: Happy Holidays from Image Access
Image Access wishes you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season and health, happiness and prosperity in 2020! Happy New Year!
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 12, 2019
News Flash: Enhance productivity dramatically with a WideTEK® Stacker
The WT44STACK-1000 is a large format stacker that works seamlessly with any WideTEK scanner, even the WideTEK 36DS double sided scanner. The WT44STACK-1000 stacks up to 200 44" wide documents of a wide variety of media accurately and precisely.
Scan2Net News Flash -- November 12, 2019
News Flash: The Museum World meets the WideTEK® 36ART in the cultural city of Cologne, Germany
Image Access will participate for the second time in the EXPONATEC COLOGNE Exhibition at booth C060 in hall 3.2 in Cologne, Germany. Visitors will be able to experience the fine art scanner WideTEK 36ART, developed specifically for the digitization of large format works of art, from November 20-22, 2019 at the Cologne Fair grounds.
Scan2Net News Flash -- September 30, 2019
News Flash: Image Access exhibits at PRINTING United Expo in Dallas
Image Access will exhibit at the PRINTING United Expo at the Convention Center in Dallas, Texas from October 23 to 25, 2019 in booth 4323. PRINTING United is a new trade show built on the strong foundation of the former SGIA Expo.
Scan2Net News Flash -- August 27, 2019
News Flash: Image Access will exhibit for the first time at the ICOM exhibition in Kyoto
Image Access will participate for the first time at the ICOM General Conference and the corresponding 2019 ICOM Exhibition and present interesting models to fulfill the specific requirements of museums: WideTEK 25, Bookeye 4 V2 and as a major highlight, the WideTEK 36ART. This major international conference will be held in the historic imperial city of Kyoto in Japan. You can find Image Access at booth N40.
Scan2Net News Flash -- August 15, 2019
News Flash: Image Access exhibits the full range of Bookeye® scanners on at the IFLA exhibition in Athens
Every year, Image Access exhibits at the IFLA World Library Information Congress and will again bring the latest products to the 2019 IFLA Exhibition. Image Access will display a full range of Bookeye book scanning solutions at our booth A115. The Bookeye 4 V3 Kiosk system is a smart alternative to copiers. The larger brother, the Bookeye 4 V2 self-service scanner will be on display with a billing system. You can also see the high-end model of the worlds number 1 book scanner, Bookeye 4 V2 Semiautomatic. Finally, we will exhibit the Bookeye 4 V1A.
Scan2NetInfo -- May 2019 Edition
Scan2NetInfo: WideTEK® 36ART Hardware Options & Bookeye® 4 V3 Touchscreen UpgradeThe WideTEK® 36ART now brings an even higher return on investment with the addition of the backlight option for scanning transparent material of all kinds. Image Access has upgraded the Bookeye 4 V3 Kiosk effective immediately to ship with a large 22" touchscreen. Read more about these topics and about the image quality guidelines FADGI as well as the Image Access Partner Conference.
Scan2Net News Flash -- May 3, 2019
News Flash: Bookeye® and WideTEK® Scanners on Tour at International Library and Museum Shows in May
From May 7 - 10, 2019, the 2019 ELAG Conference will take place in the Staatsbibiliotek (State Library of Berlin) in Berlin, Germany. ELAG is Europes leading conference on the use of information technology in libraries and documentation centers.
Scan2Net News Flash -- February 26, 2019
News Flash: Get Up to Speed at the 2019 Canon FULL SPEED Tour!
Get ready for the excitement as Canon and Image Access go on tour together with Canon`s 2019 Full Speed Road Show. Canon will showcase their high performance large format printers, ideally suited to work with the WideTEK® 48 CCD scanner from Image Access. See the WideTEK® 48 in action with the Canon printers, setting standards in performance and quality, for formats up to 48 inches (1220 mm) wide and nearly unlimited lengths.
Scan2NetInfo -- February 2019 Edition
Scan2NetInfo: Fastest MFP solutions, aggressively priced
The WideTEK® 36CL-600-MF1 is the basis of a powerful, high quality MFP system to scan, copy and archive documents at high speed with the Canon TX-3/4000 and iPF PRO series printers. The WideTEK® 36CL-600-MF2 supports all Canon wide format printers, including the Colorwave. The Bookeye® 4 V2 Semiautomatic book scanner digitizes and preserves books as gently as possible thanks to the intelligent, self-adjusting book cradle for scanning in V and flat mode. Nielsen Media Research scanned over 4 million double sided newspaper pages with the WideTEK® 36DS and the scanner is still running strong. Read more about these topics and about Image Access´ 25th anniversary in this edition of the Scan2Net newsletter.
Newsletter 2018
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 19, 2017
News Flash: Happy Holidays from Image Access
Image Access wishes you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season and health, happiness and prosperity in 2019! Happy New Year!
Scan2NetInfo -- December 2018 Edition
Scan2NetInfo: Smart New Tool! The Scanner and Option Wheel
Image Access has developed the Scanner and Options Wheel, a highly useful tool to evaluate scanner configurations with all possible options. Bookeye® 4 V1A selected to digitize and preserve 1,600 pages of an Original Luther Bible. Last but not least, the WideTEK® 60CL now supports thick media scanning.
Scan2NetInfo -- October 2018 Edition
Scan2NetInfo: All about the WideTEK and Bookeye Family
WideTEK 60CL is the fastest 60 inch color CIS scanner on the market, scanning production quality images at 15 inches per second in grayscale or 8 inches per second for 150 dpi in full color with 24 bit color depth. For productivity and quality in demanding digitization projects, the Bookeye 4 V2 Semiautomatic overhead book scanner captures books, magazines, posters, folders or bound documents at high speeds and in 600 dpi resolution. Walentowski Galleries selected the WideTEK 36ART to digitize their large, exclusive collection.
Scan2Net News Flash -- October 2, 2018
News Flash: Image Access Does Vegas! SGIA Expo and Partner Conference
Visit Image Access at Booth 3917 at the 2018 SGIA Expo, where the latest Image Access scanners WideTEK® 60CL and the WideTEK® 36ART with extended scanning table, as well as other scanners from the WideTEK® and Bookeye® product families will be exhibited.
Scan2Net News Flash -- August 15, 2018
News Flash: Image Access Exhibits New Products at the IFLA Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur
Image Access exhibits every year at the IFLA World Library Information Congress and will again bring the latest products to the 2018 IFLA Exhibition. On our booth B150, we will have a premiere as we display two new models for the first time at IFLA: the Bookeye® 4 V2 Semiautomatic and the WideTEK® 36ART.
Scan2Net News Flash -- June 25, 2018
News Flash: Image Access Introduces New 60" Scanner at Record Breaking Low Price
Image Access, the world leader in large format scanning technology, is pleased to introduce the new WideTEK® 60CL, the largest WideTEK® scanner. This new product complements the powerful line of WideTEK scanners, with models now ranging from 36" to 48" and 60" scanning widths. Speed can be up to 15"/s for the full width in grayscale but is limited to 10"/s for safe paper handling.
Scan2NetInfo -- May 2018 Edition
Scan2NetInfo: WideTEK® 36DS Latest Technology in a New Design
Der WideTEK® 36DS is still the world?s only large format duplex scanner with a maximum scan width of 36 inches (915 mm) but now, it is available with the latest Scan2Net® technology and in a new design. At a resolution of 300 dpi, the scanning time for the front and back of a newspaper sheet is only 2.5 seconds. Like all other scanners in the Image Access WideTEK® family, it also benefits from proven software technologies such as Scan2Net® or ScanWizard.
Scan2Net News Flash -- April 19, 2018
News Flash: Experience the WideTEK® 36ART on its Worldwide Tour
In May 2018, Image Access will continue its worldwide tour with the Annual Meeting & Museum Expo in Phoenix, Arizona and the Museums + Heritage Show at Olympia London, UK.
Scan2Net News Flash -- April 10, 2018
News Flash: Image Access To Sponsor At RSA And ReproMAX Conferences
In April 2018, Image Access LP will attend two reprographic association conferences in the U.S. as a vendor sponsor; the RSA Shareholders Meeting in San Diego and the ReproMAX Annual Spring Conference.
Scan2NetInfo: February 2018 Edition - All About WideTEKs
Read about the latest developments in the WideTEK family of scanners
With the release of the WideTEK® 48CL-600, Image Access agains sets high speed records as the fastest 48 inch large format CIS scanner available on the market. Our WideTEK® 36ART art scanner has shaken up not only the art world but also repro and other markets in over 50 installations worldwide since its launch at last year´s CeBIT. If you want to know how to profit from these scanners, be sure to register for North American Sales Director Steve Andrikut´s upcoming webinar. Read all of the details in our newsletter.
Newsletter 2017
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 19, 2017
News Flash: Happy Holidays from Image Access
Image Access wishes you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season and health, happiness and prosperity in 2018! Happy New Year!
Scan2Net News Flash -- November 8, 2017
News Flash: Scanning Artwork with the WideTEK® 36ART at EXPONATEC in Cologne, Germany
Image Access will present its new art scanner, the WideTEK® 36ART, for the first time at the 8th biannual EXPONATEC in hall 3.2, booth E064 to an audience of artists and other specialists from the fine art field. From November 22 to 24 2017, the museum world in the cultural city of Cologne will have the opportunity to see the new large format scanner, which has been specially developed for the digitization of artwork.
Scan2Net News Flash -- Oktober 24, 2017
News Flash: Quality counts! Image Access scanners are compliant with FADGI and ISO 19264-1
Image Access incorporates the two most important image quality guidelines, FADGI and ISO 19264! Other vendors only mention FADGI and ISO 19264 but we deliver a lot more. All Bookeye and WideTEK scanners are now shipped with templates which assist in calibrating the scanner with the test targets specified in the guidelines.
Scan2Net News Flash -- August 15, 2017
News Flash: Image Access with Bookeye and WideTEK scanners at IFLAAs in the past years, Image Access GmbH from Germany will again exhibit a selection of high-end book scanners at the IFLA General Conference. The exhibition, which accompanies the 83nd IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Wroclaw, Poland will be held from August 20-23 in the Centennial Hall. Conference participants are warmly invited to visit Image Access at booth B130, where they can see and experience well-proven as well as completely new solutions.
Scan2NetInfo -- CeBIT Edition, March 2017
Scan2NetInfo CeBIT Edition
Visit Image Access at CeBIT in Hall 3, Stand E20. Learn more about the WideTEK® and Bookeye® scanners, as well as product developments and trends. Get hands on experience scanning fine art, transparent material and other demanding large format documents.
Newsletter 2016
Scan2Net News Flash -- December 14, 2016
News Flash: Happy Holidays from Image Access! Have You Opened a WideTEK Bundle Yet?Image Access would like to wish you, your family and your friends a very happy holiday season and a healthy and successful New Year 2017!
Instead of sending traditional holiday greeting cards, Image Access has chosen to donate €2,000 to Doctors without Borders, an organization we highly respect for their endless dedication to helping people in dangerous, life threatening situations.
Have you opened your package yet? WideTEK 36CL Standalone or Bundled. Image Access is pleased to announce the introduction of the WideTEK 36CL wide format CIS scanner. In addition to offering the scanner as a standalone solution, Image Access offers three scanner bundles, tailored to suit your business needs.
Scan2Net News Flash -- July 27, 2016
News Flash: Image Access with Bookeye and WideTEK scanners at IFLAAs in past years, Image Access GmbH will again exhibit a selection of high quality scanning solutions equipped with the unique Scan2Net® technology at the 82nd IFLA General Conference. The exhibition, which accompanies the IFLA General Conference, (82nd IFLA World Library and Information Congress) will be held from August 14-17, 2016 in the Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) in Columbus, Ohio in USA. Conference participants are invited to visit Image Access at booth C101.
Scan2NetInfo -- The Enhancements Issue, July 2016
Scan2NetInfo: The Enhancements Issue
New generation 4 camera in WideTEK® and Bookeye® scanners, new displays and touchscreens, new option Scan2OCR etc. Scan2OCR is an optional software function which allows the user to scan in job mode and to OCR the entire page or multiple pages scanned, using multipage PDF mode.
Scan2Net News Flash -- July 13, 2016
News Flash: Image Access comments on false claims in recent Contex mailing mentioning the WideTEK 25 Flatbed scanner
In a recent Contex mailing, the WideTEK 25-600 flatbed scanner was compared to the HD iFlex. Unfortunately, the comparisons are false and just don´t make sense. Read the full News Flash and understand the truth about the Contex marketing hype.
Scan2Net News Flash -- March 10, 2016
Image Access adds 4K displays
to their largest planetary scanner models
The Bookeye 4 planetary scanners for formats more than DINA1 will ship equipped with the latest 4K screens featuring a resolution of 3840 * 2160. The 27 inch screens have a resolution of more than 160dpi and produce extremely sharp and crisp images, with very high color accuracy.
Scan2NetInfo -- CeBIT Edition, March 2016
Scan2NetInfo CeBIT Edition
Visit Image Access at CeBIT in Hall 3, Stand E20. Learn more about the WideTEK® and Bookeye® scanners, as well as product developments and trends. Get hands on experience scanning transparent material and other demanding large format documents.
Newsletter 2015
Scan2Net News Flash-- September 10, 2015
News Flash: New Video - Bookscanner Comparison of Scanner and Camera Dimensions
Watch this compelling video to see a quick comparison of the A2 and A3 book scanners currently available and see why Bookeyes are the most compact book scanners on the market.
Scan2Net News Flash-- September 10, 2015
News Flash: WideTEK 25 Backlight Unit
For digitizing transparent material of all kinds, like X-rays, glass negatives, 35mm microfilm aperture cards, cutout stencils, sepias and film; an optional backlight unit has been developed for the WideTEK 25-600 flatbed scanner.
Scan2NetInfo -- July 2015
Scan2NetInfo July 2015 Edition
The 81st IFLA General Conference takes place in South Africa in the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16 to 19 August and Image Access is pleased to welcome you to our booth C105. Our focus will be on our successful Bookeye 4 book scanner product family. We will present the following products and developments: Bookeye 4 V2 Professional Archive and Bookeye 4 V3 Kiosk.
Scan2NetInfo -- CeBIT Edition, March 2015
Scan2NetInfo CeBIT 2015 Edition
Not only does Image Access have new products and developments to show at the 2015 CeBIT but the CEO, Thomas Ingendoh has a very compelling message for the market. You will definitely want to read this edition of the Scan2Net Info Newsletter.
Newsletter 2014
Scan2NetInfo -- March 2014
Scan2NetInfo CeBIT 2014 Edition
Read our CeBIT 2014 edition of the newsletter and learn about the new scanners and new technological designs in both the WideTEK® and Bookeye® product families, all of which will be exhibited at the 2014 CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany from March 10-14, 2014. In Image Access´s largest exhibition space ever at CeBIT, in Hall 3 Booth E20, visitors can experience the new scanners and solutions firsthand.
Newsletter 2013
Scan2NetInfo -- October 2013
Scan2Net Info October 2013
Read the October 2013 edition of our newsletter, Scan2NetInfo for news about the latest addition to our large format CIS scanner family, about how the Bookeye videos were filmed on location in Cologne, Germany and for useful information surrounding professional large format scanning solutions.
31. July 2013
Image Access at IFLA 2013
Several members of the Bookeye® scanner family will be demonstrated at IFLA such as the new Bookeye 4 V1A , a production scanner for digitizing originals up to A1 + size and also the A2 book scanners Bookeye 4 Kiosk and Bookeye® 4 Professional
February 27, 2013
CeBIT 2013 is ready to open its gates in Hannover.
CeBIT 2013 is ready to open its gates in Hannover: Image Access will introduce a completely new family of scanners which has evolved from the world´s best overhead book scanner, Bookeye® 4.
