Vision Objects and Pentel Co Ltd Japan sign Technology Partnership and Distribution Agreement
Released on = April 24, 2006, 6:46 am
Press Release Author = Vision Objects
Industry = Software
Press Release Summary = Vision Objects, provider of the industry
standard in handwriting recognition technology and Pentel Co. Ltd,
a leader in the writing instrument field, announce today the signature
of a distribution agreement and a technology partnership
Press Release Body = Nantes (France) and Tokyo (Japan), April 24,
2006, Vision Objects, provider of the industry standard in handwriting
recognition technology for pen based user interfaces and Pentel
Co. Ltd, a leader in the writing instrument field, announce today
the signature of a distribution agreement and a technology partnership.
Through the distribution agreement, Pentel, maker of the Airpen
Storage Notebook, is the first Japanese partner to propose Vision
Objects’ InkMagic handwriting
recognition software with their note taking solution.
The Pentel Airpen Storage Notebook is an electronic pen that writes
with normal ink on A5 format paper. It stores up to a hundred pages
of handwritten notes, diagrams and sketches in its memory that can
be uploaded to a PC.
Through its user friendly interface, InkMagic by Vision Objects
reliably converts
handwritten notes in both Western and Asian languages into digital
information. InkMagic handles conversion of text, tables and shapes
and makes handwriting ready for use in applications such as Ichitaro,
Microsoft Word and various email clients including Outlook. InkMagic
covers different Japanese character sets, such as Kanji, Hiragana,
Katakana and Rômaji.
“We are pleased to be working closely together with Vision Objects”,
said Noriyoshi Otake, Deputy General Manager of Pentel. “Pentel
Airpen Storage Notebook and InkMagic are an ideal match and will
contribute to increasing the digital
pen market”.
By signing the Distribution Agreement, Pentel becomes the first
partner to distribute InkMagic in Japan. Pentel also signed a Technology
Partnership with Vision Objects, through which they access the MyScript
Builder Software Development Kit for integration of MyScript Technology
in their professional form processing solutions. “We are very pleased
to count Pentel among our partners”, says Stefan Knerr, CEO of Vision
Objects. “Through their confidence in MyScript Technology, Vision
Objects reinforces its position as a truly global leader in the
field of handwriting recognition technology, and together we bring
a strong value proposition for note taking to the Japanese market.”
About Pentel
Pentel Co., Ltd. was established in 1946 and at present it is manufacturing
and selling writing instruments, drawing materials, electric devices,
industrial machines, robots and molds etc. Pentel has 20 selling
bases in the world in addition to Japan and 8 production bases in
the world, and is a worldwide company of annual turnover of 50 billion
yen. Pentel aims for a high quality product range, making new product
development a priority. Pentel has been selling digital pen products
on the Japanese market since 2004.
About Vision Objects
Vision Objects provides the industry standard in Handwriting Recognition
Technology. Vision Objects’ ground-breaking MyScript Technology
reliably recognizes and converts handwriting into smart, valuable
and searchable digital information. MyScript is available in many
Western and Asian languages. MyScript is integrated into many existing
systems for high level form processing, personal information management,
messaging and edutainment applications. Vision Objects’ mission
is to develop and market accurate and high performance Handwriting
Recognition & Understanding software for any platform using handwritten
data entry through pen-based user interfaces such as Digital Pens,
PDAs, Tablet PCs and Smartphones.
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