Canon CanoScan 9000F

We all have precious family photos lying around, maybe passed on from our parents. Some may be yellowing from the passage of time and need to be preserved for the next generation. Canon has introduced the CanoScan 9000F Colour Image Scanner to provide an easy way to digitize these keepsakes in high resolution into a pdf file.

This high-speed CCD scanner has a maximum colour resolution of 9600 x 9600 dpi1 (Film). Auto Scan Mode automatically adjusts settings by detecting what is being scanned. FARE Level 3 technology features automatic dust and scratch removal in addition to providing fading, grain and backlight correction. Auto Document Fix sharpens and blackens text to help maintain readability of important documents. The CanoScan 9000F is also capable of scanning slides and film negatives: up to four 35mm slides or 12 35mm filmstrips at one time.

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INTRODUCING THE HIGHEST-RESOLUTION PHOTO IMAGE SCANNER FROM CANON CANADA: THE CANOSCAN 9000F SCANNER

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 4, 2010 – Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of the CanoScan 9000F Colour Image Scanner featuring the highest-resolution to date for a Canon scanner product. This high-speed CCD scanner with built-in professional film scanning is ideal for consumers interested in preserving their work or family memories in a safe and easy way without sacrificing overall image quality.

“When making the decision to purchase a colour image scanner, the customer wants to ensure the images or documents being scanned can be accomplished easily while also not having to worry about whether the quality will be up-to-par,” said Ian Macfarlane, Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Imaging Group at Canon Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. “The addition of the new CanoScan 9000F colour image scanner further solidifies Canon’s commitment to providing high-quality, affordable products which satisfy the needs and wants of consumers.”

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Today EMC released the findings of the new EMC-sponsored IDC study titled, “The Digital Universe Decade – Are you Ready?” The study measures and forecasts data growth rate, i.e. the amount of digital information created and copied annually worldwide. In 2009, the amount of digital information grew 62 per cent over 2008 to 800 billion gigabytes (0.8 Zettabytes).

One Zettabyte equals one trillion gigabytes.

The amount of digital information created in 2010 is estimated to reach 1.2 Zettabytes. That’s the total estimation from all the tweets, blogging, facebook postings, etc. How much is 1.2ZB in practical terms? According to the study, it can be thought of as a full-length episode of FOX TV’s hit series “24” running continuously for 125 million years. Or, as all the people on Earth tweeting continuously for 100 years. One third of all that data will pass through the Cloud.

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Study Projects Nearly 45-Fold Annual Data Growth by 2020

Cloud Computing to Stimulate More than US$1 Trillion in Incremental Business Revenue by 2014

HOPKINTON, Mass. – May 4, 2010 – EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced results of the new EMC-sponsored IDC study titled “The Digital Universe Decade – Are You Ready?*” This fourth update to the groundbreaking Digital Universe data growth rate study measures and forecasts the vast amount of digital information created and copied annually and its implications for individuals and Information Technology professionals worldwide.

* IDC Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, May 2010

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