Wang's Imaging for Windows 95 Ships With Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2

Imaging for Windows 95, developed by Wang, has been available to Windows 95 users via download from the Microsoft and Wang Web sites since January, 1996. To date, more than 200,000 users have accessed the software via the Internet.

Imaging for Windows 95 is also available through the Microsoft Developers Network CD and is a standard feature in the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 operating system. Customers purchasing new PCs that have the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 pre-installed will benefit from having imaging capabilities standard in the Windows 95 operating system.

Imaging for Windows 95 provides users with the ability to scan, view, annotate, manage, store and share faxes, paper documents and electronic images. In addition, Microsoft has upgraded the Windows 95 fax facility, replacing the fax viewer with the full functionality of Imaging for Windows 95. In addition, the Imaging for Windows 95 software and OCXs are compatible with Wang's Imaging for Windows NT 4.0 software, allowing users of both operating systems to share the same image documents in an open, standard manner or develop image-enabled applications that will be consistent on both platforms.

"With the most recent version of Imaging for Windows 95 standard in the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, we are making it easier than ever for customers to realize the benefits of imaging technology," said Bob Weiler, president, Wang Software. "We will continue to work with Microsoft to provide Windows customers with enhancements in day-to-day business communications and increased productivity benefits."

"Wang is a preferred Microsoft technology partner and we are pleased that Wang's Imaging for Windows software is now available on both Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation," said On Lee, group program manager for Windows at Microsoft. "This is another step in extending the benefits of imaging technology throughout an organization."

The Microsoft/Wang Alliance

In April 1995, Microsoft and Wang announced a broad alliance designed to provide superior 32-bit OLE imaging at the desktop. This alliance brings document imaging capabilities to all Windows 95 and Windows NT users, exposing millions of new users to the value of imaging at the desktop. As part of the alliance, Microsoft designated Wang as its preferred workflow and imaging vendor.

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Imaging for Windows 95 Enhanced Features

The Microsoft imaging software for Windows 95, developed by Wang, now offers users additional ease-of-use and time savings benefits. Imaging for Windows has been enhanced to include improved scanning functions, support for additional file formats and compression types, an updated user interface, enhanced annotation support, and additional OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) methods.

The enhanced features include:

-- Streamlined scanning interface in application

-- Direct access to TWAIN driver options

-- Retention of preferred compression method

-- Additional file formats and compression types

-- 1-bit palette

-- Ability to read compressed BMP files and write

uncompressed

-- Ability to read XIF files as black and white

images

-- Updated user interface

-- Ability to access New File option while in Read-

Only mode

-- Ability to drag through entire page with Drag

(Hand) tool

-- Ability to drop image file onto application to

open

-- New floating toolbar provides easy escape from

Full Screen mode

-- Ability to refresh thumbnail to reflect

rotations to page

-- Ability to rescale image automatically as

window size changes if Best Fit or Fit to