Kodak will next month ship a new range of scanners to ease document capture and management at smaller firms.

The Kodak i4000 Series scanners "combine walk-up ease of use, one touch scanning, comprehensive software capabilities and simplified integration within new or existing document management processes", said Kodak.

The Kodak i4200 and i4600 scanners have been demonstrated at this week's CeBIT trade exhibition in Germany. They have been loaded with Kodak's new Kodak Capture Pro Software v 2.5 to demonstrate Microsoft Windows 7 compatibility, along with improvements to OCR capability, auto import and indexing.

Kodak's Smart Touch functionality allows end users to send digital documents to common destinations including email, desktop applications and shared file locations. The i4000 Series scanners also provide flexible and dual-support for Kodak's Perfect Page Image Processing Technology or Kofax VRS Software.

"With so many SMBs still dependent on paper documents, the easy-to-use architecture of the i4000 Series scanners represents a strategic first-step for any business working to remain competitive in the information economy", said Tony Barbeau, general manager for document imaging at Kodak's business solutions and services group.

A feature offered for the first time on a Kodak scanner is Sure Stack. This enables users to scan mixed documents at high speed whilst still keeping them neatly sorted in the output tray, helping to improve post scanning processes.

The Kodak i4200 scanner is priced at 9,995 Euros, and the i4600 scanner will be offered at 13,995 Euros.