TWAIN for OS/2

Twain, an industry standard specification for any Twain enabled application
to use any Twain supported scanner was acknowleged by IBM as an important
workstation standard at the recent May 1995 New Orleans Technical
Interchange. A 32 bit, fully Twain compliant implementation is now
available for OS/2 through Solution Technology, Inc.

Twain allows any application to use any supported imaging device (camera,
scanner, etc). A special advantage of Twain for OS/2 is its support for
almost any resolution image in simple black and white up through 24 bit
color without image size restrictions.

Another advantage of STI's multi-threaded OS/2 implementations of Twain
scanner drivers are their ability to scan documents at the full 35-45
pages per minute speed of popular mid range document imaging scanners.
Future versions should push the speed even higher.

Attached you will find information on Twain for OS/2, Twain for OS/2 SDK
and the Twain for OS/2 DDK. Our two Twain enabled retail applications,
Applause and ReView, are available through distribution. All products are
currently available from stock.

The SDK will allow you to write the interface between your application and
the TWAIN.DLL for OS/2. The SDK comes with all the required and optional
DLL's, samples, and one scanner driver of your choice (normally
Hewlett-Packard). TWAIN enabling an existing imaging application should
take less than a day and and only about two pages of C code. The cost for
the SDK is $695.00 USD.

The DDK allows a scanner manufacturer or third party developer to create
fully reentrant, multitasking, multi-threaded Twain for OS/2 scanner
drivers. The DDK contains carefully written and compilable base source
code to which the DDK user writes only the specific interface code to his
actual hardware device. The DDK, priced at $4,995.00 USD, comes with a
full years telephone support directly into Solution Technology's TWAIN
engineering staff.

The optional annual software maintenance includes extended telephone
support and kit updates for both the SDK and DDK are available at $105
USD/year (SDK) and $750 USD/year (DDK). Each kit has a distribution
license for the TWAIN.DLL. Distribution licenses are available for the
TWAININT.DLL, individual scanner drivers, or scanner driver packs at
attractive rates.

TWAIN for OS/2 Scanner Drivers are being continually added to our inventory
(see attached current scanner support list) and may be purchased
individually or in packages of multiple scanner drivers. Integrators and
Developers can take advantage of our "Create-a-pak" licensing agreement to
"roll-their-own" driver packages without incurring the costs of
distributing scanner drivers they don't need. Run-time licenses are based
on volume and the type of scanner drivers required.

Please feel free to call if there are any questions.

TWAIN for OS/2 SDK

The Twain for OS/2 SDK is a developer's kit for TWAIN enabling any OS/2
imagingapplication. Our Twain package allows images to be efficiently
captured in bi-level, gray scale, pallet color, or full 24 bit color
without restrictionson image size. In addition, Twain for OS/2 production
scanners easily achieve scanning at or near their rated full speeds.
Compliance with the TWAIN standard ensures that any OS/2 Twain enabled
application will operate with anyOS/2 Twain enabled scanner to acquire
images.

SDK Features:

 - Full 32-bit multithreaded, multiprocess implementation
 - Fully Twain Release 1.5 compliant
 - Requires less than one page of user C code in existing imaging
   applications for Twain enablement
 - OS/2 compliant applications will run with any OS/2 Twain compliant
   scanner or imaging device
 - SDK Extended Support and SDK maintenance options available
 - Includes distribution license for TWAIN.DLL
 - Scanner driver runtime licenses available individually or in
   packages of multiple devices
 - Nominal licensing fee to distribute the TWAININT.DLL (fast Twain
   enabler DLL)

Each SDK Includes:

 - TWAININT.DLL - Interface DLL to Twain Source Manager
 - TWAIN.DLL - Twain Source Manager DLL
 - One OS/2 Twain binary scanner driver of your choice
   (Hewlett-Packard SCSI driver default)
 - OS/2 SDK Supplement to Twain Release 1.5 manual
 - Sample OS/2 SDK source code for simple Twain enabled viewer

Requires:

 - OS/2 2.1, 2.11, Warp, or Warp Connect
 - OS/2 Compatible supported scanner devices
 - CSET/2 or CSET/2++ or equivalent tools

STI Supported Scanners:

 - Hewlett-Packard IIP, IIC, IICX, 3P, 3C, 3CX
 - Logitech Scanman 256
 - Bell & Howell 3338
 - Epson 1200C, GT-9000 Series
 - Fujitsu 3096, 3097, and ScanPartner 10

Under Development at STI:

 - Microtek IISP
 - Mustek MFS-6000CX
 - Others Please Call

TWAIN for OS/2 DDK

The Twain for OS/2 DDK is a developer's kit for imaging device
manufacturers to develop a Twain for OS/2 device driver. Our Twain DDK
package allows the developer to create device drivers which efficiently
capture images in bi-level, gray scale, pallet color, or full 24 bit color
without restrictions on image size. In addition, the DDK contains code
which permits the developer to implement drivers which support high
performance production scanners. The structure of the DDK helps assure
compliance with the TWAIN standard which ensures that your device driver
will operate with any OS/2 Twain enabled application. If you would rather
have OS/2 experts develop your device driver, you can contract Solution
Technology to develop it for you.

DDK Features:

 - Full 32-bit multi-threaded, multi-process implementation
 - Fully Twain Release 1.5 compliant
 - Typically takes two to four weeks to implement a Twain scanner
   device driver
 - Manufacturer adds typically from 15 to 25 percent more code
 - Multi-thread code for high-speed scanner management included
 - All normal Twain messages already handled in supplied toolkit code
 - OS/2 compliant applications will run with any OS/2 Twain compliant
   scanner or imaging device
 - DDK Extended Support and DDK maintenance options available
 - Distribute your scanner device driver royalty free

Each DDK Includes:

 - Twain for OS/2 SDK which includes:
      + TWAIN.DLL - Twain Source Manager DLL
      + TWAININT.DLL - Interface to Twain Source Manager
      + OS2 SDK Supplement to Twain Release 1.5 manual
      + Sample OS/2 SDK source code for simple Twain enabled viewer
      + One OS/2 Twain binary scanner driver of your choice
        (Hewlett-Packard SCSI driver default)
 - One OS/2 Twain source of a sample scanner driver; only need to
   implement manufacturer specific codes
 - OS/2 DDK Supplement to Twain Release 1.5 manual
 - OS/2 ASPI adapter driver example kit for SCSI scanners
 - One year telephone support directly into Solution Technology's
   TWAIN engineering staff

Requires:

 - OS/2 2.1, 2.11, Warp, or Warp Connect
 - OS/2 Kernel debugger strongly recommended
 - OS/2 Compatible supported scanner devices
 - CSET/2 or CSET/2++ or equivalent tools

Add your scanner to this growing Twain for OS/2 support list:

 - Hewlett-Packard IIP, IIC, IICX, 3P, 3C, 3CX
 - Logitech Scanman 256
 - Bell & Howell 3338
 - Epson 1200C, GT-9000 Series
 - Fujitsu 3096, 3097, and ScanPartner 10

Under Development at STI:

 - Microtek IISP
 - Mustek MFS-6000CX
 - Others Please Call

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