September 2005 -- Toshiba TEC UK Imaging Systems Limited, which provides Network Document Solutions for individuals and businesses to improve their productivity and efficiency, and eCopy™, Inc., a leading provider of solutions that integrate paper documents into enterprise software applications, today announced an agreement enabling Toshiba to distribute eCopy products through its extensive dealer and direct sales network.

Additionally, the agreement enables Toshiba to provide eCopy training and marketing support for its dealers. eCopy products, including eCopy ScanStation v3.0, eCopy DesktopTM, and eCopy Connectors, can now be sold by Toshiba. ScanStation transforms a Toshiba e-STUDIO multi-function system into an information hub that leverages customers' application software to improve business processes and the security of paper-based information.

ScanStation consists of eCopy ShareScan v3.0 software and an ergonomically-designed touch screen, keyboard, and PC, which is used to operate the software and make it simple and easy for the user to capture document-specific data. eCopy Desktop provides a complete set of tools, including annotation, stamps, and optical character recognition (OCR), to work with and distribute scanned documents as part of electronic workflows. eCopy Connectors enable users to incorporate documents into applications directly from ScanStation.

"eCopy ScanStation is a market leading product because it provides a simple means of connecting a Toshiba e-STUDIO MFD to e-mail and other networked applications for a low cost, easy, and instantaneous solution that distributes and manages scanned documents," said Matthew Hill, Product Marketing Manager, Toshiba TEC UK Imaging Systems Limited. "With eCopy, customers can use paper documents in the same way as electronic documents, taking full advantage of their network and enterprise applications, which could include, for example, Microsoft Outlook/Exchange, EMC Documentum, Captaris RightFax, Tokairo TokOpen, and IBM Lotus Notes."

Hill added that Toshiba had been one of the first companies to take advantage of the Open Platform eCOPY products thanks in part to its own e-BRIDGE "all-in-one" controller technology employed on all e-STUDIO MFDs. It's the simplicity and compatibility of e-BRIDGE enabled devices that has facilitated the rapid implementation of eCOPY on e-STUDIO MFDs.

Hill continued: "The addition of eCopy is an excellent platform for us to expand our market opportunities by transforming Toshiba e-STUDIO MFDs into paper 'on-ramps' for the 45 enterprise applications that are integrated with eCopy software. Additionally, it gives us an opportunity to diversify revenue streams and increase product and aftermarket revenues."

Through the use of eCopy Connectors, ScanStation makes it effortless for any office worker to use Toshiba e-STUDIO systems to scan documents into enterprise applications such as content management, enterprise e-mail, and fax server software. Using eCopy products, companies can extend the benefits of their computer infrastructure to provide faster transfer, improved security, and better protection of information for paper documents.

Alan Cornwell, general manager, eCopy Europe added, "The need to integrate paper documents into electronic workflows is fast becoming a critical business issue, and the value of our delivering a complete integrated solution is particularly compelling to customers. With the advent of regulatory compliance, storing and accessing paper documents electronically is critical to UK businesses of all kinds. This agreement with Toshiba not only provides eCopy with an excellent opportunity to expand our business in this critical European market, but provides UK businesses with a secure, efficient and invaluable document imaging and distribution solution incorporating Toshiba's e-STUDIO multi-function devices."

About Toshiba TEC UK Imaging Systems Limited
Toshiba TEC UK Imaging Systems Limited provides Network Document Solutions for individuals and businesses that wish to improve their productivity and efficiency. Toshiba has one of the best ranges of document solutions available and are committed to providing consistently high quality service and support to our customers. Toshiba's vision is to be a leading company in the provision of Network Document Solutions and to be the leader in the black and white to colour communication revolution. For more information, visit http://www.toshiba.co.uk/imaging.

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