Image Access
Image Access History
Image Access Computer GmbH was founded at the end of 1993 by Thomas Ingendoh. The similarly named sister company, Image Access, Inc. was founded in the same year in the USA by Ted Webb. In addition, a sales company was founded in São Paulo to attend to the growing needs of the South American market. The HiRES graphic card series was the first development coming from Image Access. Developing the scanner interface card DPU-16 was the next step. DPU-16 integrated a graphic chip and interface for all established scanners on just one card.
In 1995, Image Access started the development of the HiSCAN scanner card. With HiSCAN, is was possible to connect nearly all scanners with video interface. The HiSCAN card series was marketed both in Image Access version and in OEM versions. Image Access, Inc. simultaneously developed the BSCAN software package. BSCAN is an extensive and freely configurable software tool for professional document capturing purposes. BSCAN is distributed and supported exclusively through Image Access, Inc., USA.
In 1996, Image Access took over the production from MAP in Gießen, Germany. This was the move toward developing hardware components for the manufacturers of microfilm readers, microfilm copiers and microfilm scanners.
In 1997 Image Access developed the Bookeye® Planetary Scanner. The Bookeye® is used today worldwide in libraries, universities and many other places for professional scanning of delicate documents. Today's Bookeye®product family has grown to include the Bookeye® Color Scanner, Bookeye® Color Repro Scanner as well as Bookeye® Copier – up to DIN A1 (approx US D-size) formats. It is marketed worldwide by ImageWare Components in Bonn, Germany and in the USA by Image Access, Inc. Another milestone for the technological competence of Image Access in developing high-speed cameras and camera electronics was the introduction of the Agfa Hybrid Scanner SC51 and ADMIS S61 in the years 1997 to 2000.
The year 1998 marked the transition to grayscale and color scanners. In this year, Image Access implemented several OEM solutions for grayscale scanning. The development of a new color scanner began in 1998 and was completed in the following year. A throughput of more than 60 documents/minute (dpm) marked this scanner as one of the fastest in the market of professional color scanners. At the beginning of the new millennium the development of a new intelligent scan technology started: The Scan2Net® Technology (S2N) was born. Based on the Scan2Net® technology, S2N devices are integrated into existing network structures. as plug and play completely eliminate the need for special PC drivers to be installed.
At CeBIT 2001, Image Access presented the prototype of a fast scanner with S2N technology. It’s conceptual design as flatbed scanner offers the benefit of fast positioning and changing of the documents to be scanned. Since the end of 2001, Image Access sells the Scan2Net® technology and S2N scanner worldwide under its own brand. The following year brings software options for the growing family of scanners with S2N technology. In the same year, Image Access receives national and international certificates concerning product safety for the Scan2Net® scanners.
Starting in 2003, the S2N A2 Scanner is marketed worldwide under the new product name WideTEK. The Scan2Net® functionality is complemented and extended by the software options "Color Management System", "Batch Scan Wizard" and "Book Fold Correction". Compatible with all operating systems, e.g Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP and now NT and Vista, Macintosh systems or Linux/Unix systems, the WideTEK Flatbed Scanner is easily controlled via the TCP/IP protocol with any standard Web browser, either in a LAN or WAN or as stand-alone device.
Image Access developed the WideTEK 48 large format scanner in 2005 and introduced Scan2Net® to the large format scanner market, boosting performance and quality to new levels. In the same year, the Bookeye® 3 platform was developed; the first product being an ISO/DINA1 planetary scanner with an integrated book cradle.
Most of the scanners in 2006 now feature an LED based illumination system that lasts for a lifetime. Not only is the quality improved compared to fluorescent lamps, it is also stable, energy-efficient and does not require any warm up time. All scanners became ENERGY STAR® as well as RoHS compliant, contributing to a healthier operating environment.
In 2008 Image access launch a new generation of wide format scanners for formats between 25 and 48 inches: WideTEK 25 , WideTEK 36 , WideTEK 42 , WideTEK 48
Image Access Scanner Products
Image Access offer a full series of CCD's based wide format scanners.
WideTek 25 is Image Access 18"x25" flatbed scanner
WideTek 36, 42 & 48 is Image Access sheet feed scanner .
Image Access Software Products
Scan2Net is Image Access web based scanner software that supports all there scanners.