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With RemoteScan® software, scanners connected directly to client workstations can be accessed by any software running on Windows® Terminal Services or Citrix® servers. In addition, RemoteScan® is a software solution that turns any document scanner, ID or card scanner, flatbed scanner, or any other imaging device, into a network device right out of the box. With RemoteScan®, ordinary as well as high-end scanners can now be shared with other PCs or Thin Clients across your entire network.

Works with all TWAIN and WIA scanner drivers, as well as all ISIS® enabled scanning applications, and all software packages which use scanners. RemoteScan installs in minutes, does not appreciably load network traffic and does not compromise network security
(ISIS® support is included as part of RemoteScanUniversal).

RemoteScan provides the practical solution for sharing any type of imaging device or scanner over networks. We are the solution for scanning into hosted applications in Terminal Services or Citrix® environments and are recommended by many Hospitals, Electronic Medical Record vendors, and hardware manufacturers.

Current customers
RemoteScan Corporation currently has thousands of customers, including numerous hospitals, medical clinics, doctor's offices, banks, accounting firms, insurance agencies, law offices, manufacturing facilities, and government offices. Customers include businesses located in over 100 countries. RemoteScan® is approved for use by the VA Hospital network, and is recommended by Wyse Technologies for use on their XPe thin client appliances. RemoteScan Corporation is a strategic partner with the accounting software company Creative Solutions, a Thomson Company. RemoteScan software is recommended and purchased by a4 Health Systems, Epic Systems Corporation, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, McKesson Corporation, Cerner Corporation, GE and by numerous Citrix® Gold and Platinum Solution Providers. A quick search on Google® displays numerous end-user and technical-expert forum recommendations of RemoteScan software.

What RemoteScan Does

• With RemoteScan, scanners connected directly to client workstations can be accessed by any software running on Windows® Terminal Services or Citrix® servers. RemoteScan Terminal Services and Citrix® users can now easily scan directly from their workstations without compromising network security and without having to establish shared folders or directories. RemoteScan uses RDP and ICA protocols for total, secure integration with Windows® Terminal Services and Citrix® environments.
• RemoteScan allows a single scanner or imaging device to be shared with other users over a network (IP, LAN, WAN), much in the same way as it is common to share printers.
• RemoteScan easily installs on any PC running Windows (all versions including Vista). RemoteScan also installs on Thin Client appliances that are running XPe. RemoteScan, in any license configuration, has a small foot print (less than 2 meg), and is provided instantly as a self-installing download from www.Remote-Scan.com. Installation is automatic and takes less than two minutes.
  

RemoteScan Uses

• RemoteScan works with all EMR, patient billing and medical software systems. The Terminal Services / Citrix® version of RemoteScan® is the solution for scanning directly into applications in a Terminal Services or Citrix® environment. Medical offices are required by HIPPA requirements to include electronic images (photocopies or scans) of insurance cards and hand-written notes with every patient's electronic record. With RemoteScan software, scanned images are directly incorporated into the work-flow of any EMR or medical billing software system. With RemoteScan, these software packages are now able to fully utilize their scanning capabilities when used with Terminal Services or Citrix®.
  
• RemoteScan works with all financial software systems. RemoteScan allows satellite offices and bank branches to utilize any scanning software with their paperless work flow solutions.
  
• The LAN version of RemoteScan®, allows a single scanner to meet the needs of an office in the same way that a single printer is often shared by several office workers. Used by offices and schools in computer labs, etc.
  
• With RemoteScan ShareCamera™, any imaging device, such as Web Cams, digital cameras, etc., can be used in the same way as a scanner, and software applications that incorporate either scanning or image acquisition can now share and access imaging devices that are connected to remote client work stations or PC's.
  

Installing and using RemoteScan®
RemoteScan® software is provided as downloadable, self-installing executable. The setup program walks users through the installation and configuration steps. Downloading, Installing and configuring of RemoteScan takes only a few minutes, and can be done by any office worker.

RemoteScan® is installed on each computer or Thin Client appliance where scanners are directly attached, as well as onto any computer which needs to access the scanners. In Terminal Services / Citrix® environments, RemoteScan is also installed on the Windows Terminal Services / Citrix Server or 'sever farm'.

For RemoteScan to function properly, it is necessary to first connect a TWAIN or WIA compatible scanner to a PC or Thin Client appliance, and then install the scanner driver provided by the scanner manufacturer. RemoteScan will then become the user interface for the installed scanner.

When RemoteScan is used to access high-end Copy Centers, RemoteScan as well as the TWIAN driver for the Copy Center needs to be installed on only one PC directly connected to the Copy Center. Then any other user on the network, or Terminal Services / Citrix clients can access the Copy Center and scan directly into their software applications, rather than being forced to saved scanned images to shared directories.

RemoteScan® Features
o Support for all modern scanners -- Any number and combination of scanners can be shared on a network with RemoteScan. In a Windows Terminal Services / Citrix environment this is especially advantageous since all application software on the application server will "see" and then list individual scanners which are in fact located at remote locations as if they were locally attached directly to the application server. This means that individual end users can purchase and install a variety of scanners from different manufacturers on each of their own workstations which then can be accessed by application software running on the Terminal Services / Citrix server.

o TWAIN, WIA and ISIS and Imaging support -- RemoteScan supports all TWAIN and WIA compatible scanner drivers, as well as all imaging devices, including high-end scanners, sheet feeder scanners, duplex scanners, 'all-in-one' devices, card scanners, low cost scanners, flatbed scanners, web cams, and digital cameras (ISIS® enabled software support is included as part of RemoteScanUniversal).

o Lossless Compression -- RemoteScan uses highly efficient, lossless compression for transmitting data, and does not appreciably slow down overall network traffic. Many of our customers are using RemoteScan® to scan into hosted applications that are running on servers at distant locations with no discernable bandwidth congestion.

o RDP and ICA Support -- RemoteScan uses native RDP and ICA protocols, which means that a scanner attached to a workstation can be accessed by the Terminal Services or Citrix application software through each logged on users desktop session without changing firewall configurations and without compromising network security.

o Customizable Look and Feel: restrict user's scanning choices-- Use the RemoteScan interface to 'lock-down' scanner settings, even among many different brands and models of scanners. Forces scanning area, DPI resolution and color settings to be consistent, so as to stream-line work flow of such things as insurance card scanning into patient record systems, etc.

Additional RemoteScan® Features
o Works with all versions of Windows® since and including Windows98®.
o Works with all TWAIN compatible scanners, and converts any TWAIN compatible scanner into a full network scanner. Works with all WIA compatible scanners, and converts any WIA compatible scanner into a full network scanner.
o Works with scanners via parallel, USB, FireWire or SCSI connections.
o Allows scanners to be accessed and operated by any Windows computer on LAN/WAN, and works with any software applications that can import from any scanner (Photo Shop, ScanSoft PaperPort, PaintShopPro, Word, etc.). Works with any custom software applications that include scanning functionality.
o Works over LAN, Wireless, WAN and Internet networks.
o Multi-lingual: currently available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Dutch.
o Poses no known security risks. Does not open ports on routers.
o Works with 'All in one' Printer/Copier/Scanners.
o Supports Multi-sheet feed scanners and duplex scanners.
o No noticeable increase in scanning time even over a network. RemoteScan® will keep up with ultra-high end, ultra-high speed document scanners.
o RemoteScan® works with Windows® Terminal Services / Citrix®. Connect a scanner to a local computer and it can then be used by server software located on the Terminal Server computer.
o RemoteScan® enables scanning from XPe Thin Clients and works well with Neoware and Wyse thin client appliances.
o User interface is well designed and easy to use.
o Template pre-configuration scanner settings to 'lock-down' user options, and thus forces consistent scans even when a variety of scanners are in use on an network.

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