Canon India eyeing Rs.100-Crore Business from Scanning, Digitisation by 2014

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Canon India eyeing Rs.100-Crore Business from Scanning, Digitisation by 2014
Canon India(NYSE:CAJ) has announced the launch of portable scanner"imageFORUMLA P-201" along with a mobile application for easy scanning on the go named CaptureOnTouch.  The scanner and application together will help consumers to effectively scan the documents in a variety of file formats like PDF, JPEG and so forth. Users can further share the scans through e-mail or archive in other applications on a click.
Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India, said, “While consumption of digital content is increasing manifolds with various smart devices, creation of content is still not within easy reach. Canon is redefining the market for scanners by launching a portable scanner for households. We expect to create a business of Rs.15 crore in this segment of mobile scanning and targeting a total Digitization pie of Rs.100 crore in 2014. This is 50% growth over 2013.”
Dr Bharadwaj further added, “There are two million selling agents for BFSI vertical. India will modernize the last-mile sales transactions. The portable scanner will help in making this more efficient.”
Canon will be working with its enterprise sales team and channel partners to ensure deeper penetration of the scanner in smaller markets.
P-201 is capable of scanning a variety of document sizes and paper densities like plain paper, postcard and business card. Canon’s CaptureOnTouch Mobile is a free application for smartphones and tablets........See More

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