The TWAIN Working Group To Release Open Source Unix And 64 Bit Data Source Manager And 2.0 Specification
The TWAIN Working Group, a not-for-profit organization which provides the leading royalty-free image-capture API, recently announced its release the TWAIN Specification Version 2.0 and Data Source Manager Version 2.0. TWAIN 2.0 enables the image acquisition industry to enter the next generation of technology by supporting open source, Unix, Linux, 64 bit, check scanning, MICR and additional file formats such as PDF/A, DjVu and JPEG 2000. Also to be released will be a new open source Data Source Manager (DSM) under the LGPL license, supporting Unix, Linux and 64 bit, and an updated and vastly improved sample code to support proficient implementation of the TWAIN 2.0 Specification. The TWAIN 2.0 DSM and Specification continues to maintain backwards compatibility with previous versions of the specification and Data Source Manager.
The TWAIN Sample Code version 2.0 will be the identical code for both Windows and Unix/Linux platforms. Because this cross-platform code is open source, the TWAIN Standard will continue to be on the cutting edge of imaging advancements. The Specification will remain the standard by which the TWAIN DSM is established.
"By providing a royalty free and open source image capture API and Data Source Manager that supports 64 bit, Unix and Linux, TWAIN is paving the way for the Imaging industry to embrace the next generation of technology. Developers and end users will mutually benefit from this cross platform version of the TWAIN DSM," said Pamela Doyle, Chair of the TWAIN Working Group and Director at Fujitsu Computer Products of America. "We are so pleased to provide the imaging industry with the image acquisition tools for all operating systems."
"I think it's great that TWAIN has taken the step to include support for check scanning with the TWAIN 2.0 Specification," said Harvey Spencer of Harvey Spencer Associates. "This cross industry standardized royalty free scanning solution will accelerate adoption of Check 21 image integration in both corporate and banking environments."
The TWAIN 2.0 Specification adds features for check scanning such as document preparation, allowing an application to determine if a driver supports check scanning and additional error codes that will aid with the check scanning process.
About The TWAIN Working Group
By endorsing this royalty free standard for image capture, The TWAIN Working Group hopes to enhance software development and allow cost savings to the customer. Current members of the TWAIN Working Group include Adobe Systems, AnyDoc Software, Atalasoft Inc., Avision Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., JFL Peripheral Solutions, Ricoh Americas Corporation, Xerox Corporation, Hewlett Packard and Epson. More information about the TWAIN API and imaging standard can be obtained on The TWAIN Working Group's Web site at www.twain.org.
SOURCE: The TWAIN Working Group