LexisNexis Selects Kirtas Technologies for High-Speed Digital Book Scanning Equipment

VICTOR, N.Y., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirtas Technologies, the leader in quality, high-speed book digitization, and LexisNexis, a leading provider of information services to professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government and academic markets, today announced LexisNexis will join the growing number of organizations utilizing the Kirtas solution for mass digitization of printed materials.

LexisNexis will be the first U.S. customer using the Kirtas APT BookScan 2400RA(TM) to digitize documents from their Academic & Library Solutions division. The 2400RA is the latest offering in Kirtas' growing product portfolio that dramatically increases efficiency by providing enhanced processing power. It enables simultaneous image capture, processing, quality control and optical character recognition (OCR) conversion.

"This is a timely and strong move for us," said Jim Rumple, Vice President Imaging & Manufacturing for LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions. "The Kirtas book scanner will expand our capabilities to digitize private and historic document collections efficiently and with the highest quality and care. We have high hopes for this project."

In addition to providing high-resolution image capture of 2,400 pages per hour, the 2400RA is also configured for remote access. This enables an image technician to digitize documents in one location while allowing simultaneous processing and quality control from another location. This remote access reduces wait time and inefficiency when transferring files from one server to another.

"We are delighted to be supporting LexisNexis in their efforts to digitize their valuable collection of print material," said Kirtas Founder and CEO Lotfi Belkhir. "Their ability to recognize the need to make significant printed collections digitally available is what makes LexisNexis the world- renowned distributor of information that we all know and admire."

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis and Nexis research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK) (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.

Lexis Nexis Academic & Library Solutions has been gathering and indexing congressional information for more than 35 years and is now a recognized source for locating congressional information. For more information visit http://academic.lexisnexis.com

About Kirtas Technologies

Kirtas Technologies was founded in 2001 with the vision of bringing to the digital realm the massive knowledge sitting on library shelves, government archives and corporate storerooms. Today, the company's revolutionary technology redefines digitization of all bound documents, delivering gentler handling and higher image quality faster, with fewer errors and at a lower cost than any other solution in the marketplace.

    Contact: Deanna Vincent
             Kirtas Technologies
             585-924-2420 x3037
             dvincent@kirtas.com

    Contact: Marina Azariah
             LexisNexis
             301-901-4604
             marina.azariah@lexisnexis.com