Brother International has signalled its intention to climb further up the food chain in professional imaging workflow following the launch of two new desktop scanners and with plans for further development of scanner technology in the works.

July 2015 marked the debut of two new desktop scanners for high volume scanning, the PDS-5000 and PDS-6000 at $A1399 and $A2199 respectively. Both USB attached devices, the PDS-5000 is rated at 60 pages per minute and the PDS-6000 is rated at 80 pages.

Brother’s desktop scanner range is presently supplied with basic Omnipage OCR software out of the box, however the company is moving to partner with ABBYY to supply the FineReader 12 Professional OCR package in the future.

Brother is looking to expand beyond the SMB market, where it is a major player in printers and multi-function Centres (MFCs), and concentrate on growth in the data management space as well. The company has inked a deal with professional distributor Alloys which is now offering the Brother desktop scanner range and is already making inroads into the local market.

“We are keen to talk to dealers, resellers and system integrators that wish to employ these enhanced compact scanners into document capture workflows for businesses in a range of industry sectors.’ said Luke Howard, Brother International Australia’s Commercial Market Development Channel Manager.

“We have developed our range to easily drop into existing workflows by offering broad compatibility by hooking into TWAIN, SANE, ISIS and WIA drivers. No matter which scanner you use today, you can upgrade to a Brother scanner with ease”.

To help support its retail partners and develop a stronger scanning profile in the Australian market, Brother International Australia, is providing the expertise of its Commercial Solutions team in Australia to support solutions providers and resellers handling its dedicated scanner products with technical backup and advice. Brother does not intend to sell direct but instead works with retail partners to tailor solutions to meet the needs of their customers.

Through the efforts of the Commercial Solutions team, Brother is looking at finding software partners to create symbiotic packages that provide an all-encompassing ‘one purchase’ solution for customers. 

Contact details: Brother Commercial Division

1300 885 989
corporatesales@brother.com.au
http://corpsolutions.brother.com.au/