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Kodak Integrated Imaging.

A breakthrough in electronic imaging, this combination of micrographic storage and digital access creates a whole new method of archiving - media that can be stored indefinitely yet accessed almost instantly.

Before we discuss the elements of integrated document imaging, it is important to outline why companies would be interested in the strategy of using the digital image for active document management and the microfilm image for document archiving. Clearly, there is no single reason that summarizes all, however several reasons are detailed below:

	Regulatory compliance or statutes dictate archival storage
	Protect valuable firm assets from technological obsolesce
	Protect valuable firm assets from loss due to disasters
	Freeze legacy systems
	Reduce information maintenance and sustaining costs

The Digital Archive System is comprised of two main componets:

Kodak Digital Science™ Document Archive Writer, Model 4800

"The Digital Document Archive System is the best choice for image archiving for digital system users because it provides low cost, long term, image storage that is protected from technology obsolescence and provides imaging system interoperability as attested by the nearly 80 years of archive storage provided by microfilm that is still readable by anyone today".

The Kodak Digital Science Document Archive Writer, Model 4800, converts digital documents to specially developed 16 mm microfilm at up to 7,200 duplex pages per hour. As the writer transfers the digital image, an index is created, which can reside on the film or an external database.

The Document Archive Writer equips companies with digital imaging systems to better manage their documents. With the Writer, companies can purge older documents from digital imaging systems, transferring documents that need to be retained to archival microfilm.

This capability reduces the cost of on-line storage. It also allows companies to store all types of documents in a desired application onto digital imaging systems for rapid retrieval. Documents that need to be retained long-term can be archived to film as the rate of access declines. These film images can easily be digitized and integrated into digital imaging systems as needed.

The Document Archive Writer is part of the Kodak Digital Science Digital Document Archive System (DDAS).

Kodak Digital Science™ Intelligent Microimage Scanner

The Kodak Digital Science™ Intelligent Microimage Scanner uses a high-speed film drive and software to provide the link from archived document images on microfilm to the dynamic access of digital imaging. A standard PC workstation supports retrieval management, allowing operators to view images and file, fax, or print them with a touch of a function key or the click of a mouse.

Advanced viewing and image management capabilities allow operators to work more productively, even with poor quality or unblipped film. Minimize unproductive time between retrieval by immediately advancing to the next image or refiling in the background after scanning.

The Intelligent Microimage Scanner delivers enhanced detail and clarity that result in improved legibility, especially with printed backgrounds on checks. Its high-density CCD sensor captures more information from the film than conventional film scanners. Images are available as grayscale or bitonal to produce the best images possible.