Business Services Industry

scanR and Jigsaw Make It Easy to Share Business Card Information

Business Wire, August 17, 2006

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- scanR(SM), which enables camera phones and digital cameras to scan, copy and fax, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Jigsaw(R), Inc., that will make it easier for people to enter business card information into their Jigsaw accounts. People will be able to snap photos of business cards using their camera phones or digital cameras, send them to scanR and get the contact information automatically entered into their Jigsaw accounts.

The scanR Business Cards service will be publicly available this fall, as it is currently undergoing private beta testing. The scanR Business Cards service will support automatic transfer of business card information into popular electronic contact managers, including Microsoft Outlook and Jigsaw.

"scanR is a great additional service for the Jigsaw community, which is already adding over 12,000 contacts per day. Easing the process of entering business contact information through scanR's technology will dramatically contribute to the growth of our database, now over 3.5 million contacts strong," said Jim Fowler, Chief Executive Officer of Jigsaw.

Jigsaw is an online business contact marketplace where marketers, recruiters, and sales professionals can buy and trade fresh and accurate business contact information.

"Jigsaw is a truly innovative service for salespeople. Like many Internet services, its power is unlocked when people are freed from having to type a lot of information. scanR will provide a simple way for people to transfer information from paper directly into their favorite services," said Andrew Laszlo, President of scanR.

About scanR

scanR enables camera phones and digital cameras to scan, copy and fax. Using scanR, people can turn paper into useful digital information in a few simple steps. The scanR service cleans photos of whiteboards and documents, extracts and tags keywords, and delivers the results as a PDF file in email or as a fax. scanR is currently free and has thousands of users located around the world. More information is available at scanR.com.

About Jigsaw Data Corporation

Jigsaw Data Corp. (http://www.jigsaw.com) is an online marketplace where members buy and trade business contacts and company information. Jigsaw's directory of business contacts is a resource for business information that can be used to identify key decision makers and build prospect lists for lead generation, direct marketing and recruiting. The more than 3 million records in the database are built and maintained by the global membership, resulting in the most up-to-date corporate directory in existence. Sales, marketing and human resources professionals use Jigsaw to increase efficiency when searching for the business contacts they need to grow sales and expand their businesses. Jigsaw is located in San Mateo, Calif., and is funded by Austin Ventures, El Dorado Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.

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