Press Release
July 10, 2000
Mentalix Increases Performance And Features In Pixel!FX®
2000
Version 2000 Features Multi-Threaded Scanning And
New Developer Tools
 PLANO,
Texas -- Mentalix Inc. is now shipping Pixel!FX
2000, the company's comprehensive imaging
and scanning product line for UNIX®. This latest version
of the Pixel!FX software suite features significant
performance enhancements, including multi-threaded
scanning, new tools for developers and added functionality
across all products in the Pixel!FX application
family.
The multi-threaded scanning capabilities included in
Pixel!FX 2000 increase the quality and efficiency
of the scanning process as well as the resulting images.
Multi-threaded scanning helps to eliminate the potential
for scanner "backtracking" -- which can adversely
affect image quality and make the scanning process
take longer than necessary. Additionally, multi-threaded
scanning offers particular value when the user wants
to perform image processing tasks on the fly, such
as applying convolution filters while scanning an
image.
With the Version 2000 release, Mentalix is also expanding
its line of products designed for developers and systems
integrators. Pixel!ENGINE,
a TCL-based scripting interface, provides additional
functions for enabling batch or command-line interactive
scanning and image processing. A new companion product,
Pixel!ENGINE
OCR, includes all of the features found
in Pixel!ENGINE, plus Optical Character Recognition
functionality. Both Pixel!ENGINE and Pixel!ENGINE
OCR offer more control than a standard command-line
interface, but do not require the degree of programming
expertise needed to use an Application Programming
Interface (API). With these tools, developers can
customize the Graphical User Interface; add batch
scanning, editing and OCR functionality to a networked
system; and implement scripts to automatically carry
out repetitive or frequently used imaging tasks at
a fraction of the cost of creating such solutions
themselves. In addition, an updated version of the
Pixel!SCAN
API Toolkit, Mentalix's full API interface
solution, is available.
Pixel!FX 2000 also includes several new
and updated features, product fixes, support for
more scanners,
and usability improvements in the interface. The Pixel!FX
imaging suite runs on UNIX platforms, including Sun
OS, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, SGI IRIX, Linux,
and Tru64 UNIX. The Pixel!SCAN
application supports more than 40 different desktop
and drum scanner models from leading manufacturers
such as Agfa, Bell+Howell, Epson, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard,
Howtek, Microtek, Sharp, and UMAX Technologies.
The Pixel!FX
product family encompasses applications to meet
nearly any imaging requirement -- including software
for scanning, editing, file format conversion, OCR,
and printing, as well as a database
for convenient storage and retrieval of images. Mentalix
provides both stand-alone options and product suites
that combine multiple applications in a single, integrated
solution.
Mentalix can be reached at info@mentalix.com.
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Incorporated in 1987, Mentalix was founded
to develop easy-to-use products for the purposes of
scanning, editing, and printing photographic images
from high-performance workstations. In recent years,
Mentalix has applied its software development and
imaging expertise to the creation of industry-recognized,
FBI-certified fingerprint acquisition solutions. Corporate-wide,
Mentalix continues to provide fast, elegant solutions
for scientific, technical, GIS, manufacturing, fingerprint
analysis, medical, educational, and government industries.
Mentalix targets custom, systems integration and off-the-shelf
solutions for Windows and a variety of UNIX systems.
The company maintains its headquarters north of Dallas
in Plano, Texas.
Mentalix, Pixel!FX®, Pixel!ENGINE(TM),
Pixel!ENGINE OCR(TM), Pixel!SCAN API
Toolkit(TM), and Pixel!SCAN® are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Mentalix, Inc. UNIX is
a registered trademark. Windows and Windows NT are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks
acknowledged.
Press contact:
Alissa F. Turner
Mentalix, Inc.
(972) 423-9377 Ext. 124
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