ABBYY Announces Fine Reader 5 Pro for Mac OCR Software

Release Candidate Now Available for Free Download 

Moscow, Russia, August 28, 2001 - ABBYY, a leader in document recognition and linguistic technologies, today announced ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac, the companyÆs first OCR software for the Macintosh operating system. The software gives Mac users the most advanced OCR technology for converting paper-based documents or scanned images into editable electronic files. ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac provides the highest level of word recognition accuracy and format retention of any solution available today. ABBYY also announced the availability of a Release Candidate version of ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac free for download at: www.macfinereader.com.

ôWeÆre excited to open our beta testing to the public so we can listen and respond to valuable feedback from the Mac community,ö said Dean Tang, President and CEO of ABBYY USA. ôOur software gives Mac users the most powerful OCR technology - better than anything theyÆve seen before. For ABBYY, this represents a strong entry into the Mac market.ö 

ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac has been designed from the ground up as a Macintosh application with features that fully leverage the strengths of the Mac platform. The software, co-developed by Sound & Vision, Inc. includes ABBYYÆs award-winning FineReader OCR engine, which delivers results with 2 to 3 times fewer mistakes* than competing OCR solutions. ABBYYÆs technology delivers superior word accuracy and format retention, even when converting complex pages and poor quality documents such as dot matrix printouts, photocopies, and faxes. 

Pricing and Availability

ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac is priced at $129 for an upgrade from any OCR software, including competitive products and versions bundled free with scanners. ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac is expected to be available till the end of 2001, purchasing information can be found at www.macfinereader.com. The software will also be available through major retailers and online stores. For additional information on ABBYY or its FineReader products, visit the web at: www.abbyy.com.


* according to results of internal tests 

About ABBYY

ABBYY Software House is a world leader in document recognition and linguistic technologies. ABBYY specializes in the development of software for optical character recognition (OCR), intelligent character recognition (ICR), linguistics, semantics, and electronic lexicography. Leading products from ABBYY include the FineReader line of OCR, ICR and OMR software, and FineReader development tools. Companies that license ABBYY OCR/ICR technologies include Siemens Nixdorf, Samsung Electronics, C Technologies, Sumitomo Electric Systems, L&H/Kurzweil, Arkenstone, Banctec, Visionshape, Acer, Compaq, Microtek, OTG Software, Grantsmart, Lexmark, Mustek, Umax, NewSoft, Primax and Jet Fax. For more information about ABBYY, visit www.abbyy.com.

About Sound & Vision, Inc.

Sound & Vision Inc. is a startup company headquartered in Moscow and develops software for Macintosh computers. The company strives to meet all user needs and expectations with regard to interface design and adoption of unique Mac OS technology. Visit: www.svisionsoft.com, E-mail: info@svisionsoft.com.

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