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Corex CardScan Executive

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PCQ Bureau
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The software in CardScan



(Rs 19,900,


Pyramid Cyberway


Mumbai Tel: 22-6790147/


4322


Fax: 6789497


E-mail:


marketing@pyramid


cyberway.com
 



Website: www.pyramidcyberway.com


runs OCR on the scanned visiting card and puts the text into fields like
Name, Address, Telephone



Number, and E-mail







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This is a dedicated card scanner for people who exchange a lot of visiting

cards and need to store them electronically. It captures information from

business cards and converts it into usable information in seconds.

The software bundled with it is also called CardScan, and is in the form of

an address book. It takes the scanned card, runs OCR (Optical Character

Recognition) on it, and puts the text into appropriate fields like Name,

Address, Telephone numbers, E-mail, and URL. Whatever the OCR can’t read or

fit into a field is put in the Others field. It also lets you dial phone

numbers, send faxes and e-mail, browse Websites, and print address books and

mailing labels directly. Importing or exporting data, and searching, updating,

and editing records is also very simple.

Installing and using CardScan is easy. It connects via the USB or parallel

port of your PC, and both cables are provided in the pack. To scan a card, just

slide one into the scanner softly, and it will automatically pull the card in

and scan it. However, the OCR has trouble scanning text embedded in logos,

shaded bands, etc. Old, damaged cards will also give errors. It has other

features like scanning the back of cards, adding notes to cards, and

synchronizing information with handheld devices. It can also accurately read

international cards from UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Belgium, and Australia.

Where price is concerned, it’s rather high at Rs 19,900, but it’s a useful

tool for high flyers and marketing professionals.

Sandeep Saxena in Mumbai

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