TWAIN for OS/2

Attached is the information you requested on Twain for OS/2.

Twain, an industry standard specification for any Twain enabled application to use any Twain supported scanner was acknowledged 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 you requested on Twain for OS/2, Twain for OS/2 SDK and the Twain for OS/2 DDK as well as information on Applause and Review, two Twain for OS/2 enabled applications. 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 only about two pages of C code. The cost for the SDK is $695.00.

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, 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/year (SDK) and $750/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.

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TWAIN for OS/2 SDK
The Twain for OS/2 SDK is a developer's kit for TWAIN enabling any OS/2 imaging application. Our Twain package allows images to be efficiently captured in bi-level, gray scale, pallet color, or full 24 bit color without restrictions on 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 any OS/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

Solution Technology, Inc. "We provide solutions..." 1101 South Rogers Circle, Suite 14, Boca Raton, FL 33487 Phone: (407) 241-3210                             E-mail:  solution@gate.net Fax:  (407) 997-6518

Twain for OS/2, Twain Source Manager, all libraries and DLLs are proprietary products of Solution Technology, Inc. Twain for OS/2 is a trademark of Solution Technology, Inc. OS/2 is a trademark of IBM Corporation

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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.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)
 * Twain for OS/2 SDK which includes:
 * 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

Solution Technology, Inc. "We provide solutions..." 1101 South Rogers Circle, Suite 14, Boca Raton, FL 33487 Phone: (407) 241-3210                             E-mail:  solution@gate.net Fax:  (407) 997-6518

Twain for OS/2, Twain Source Manager, all libraries and DLLs are proprietary products of Solution Technology, Inc. Twain for OS/2 is a trademark of Solution Technology, Inc. OS/2 is a trademark of IBM Corporation

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