Dateline: August 11, 1997

Microtouch Systems (Methane, MA, http://www.microtouch.com) to add touch capability to select IBM PC Company (Armonk, NY, http://www.us.pc.ibm.com) PC monitors for worldwide distribution

Jenoptik Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH (Jena, Germany) acquires Kontron Elektronik (Eching, Germany, http://www.kontron.com), moves into the digital camera market

Spicer's (Kitchener, Ontario, http://www.spicer.com) new SpicerLink integration product binds its Imagenation imaging software with FileNet's (Costa Mesa, CA, http://www.filenet.com) WorkForce Desktop enterprise document-imaging suite

Robert Unterberger steps down as president of Eastman Kodak's (Rochester, NY, http://www.kodak.com) Digital & Applied Imaging business unit

Smart Storage (Andover, MA, http://www.smartstorage.com) releases SmartCD variable packet writing software for Windows 95 and NT

Microboards Technology (Chanhassen, MN, http://www.microboards.com) unveils the CopyWriter 241 CD-Copier software solution for multiple CD recording

AIFP's (Portland, OR, http://www.aifp.com) Messaging Connector gives Microsoft Exchange users fax capabilities

Siemens Nixdorf (Burlington, MA, http://www.sni.ca) introduces ARCIS-Link for R/3 imaging and archiving solutions for SAP R/2 and R/3 business application software

MicroTech (Belmont, CA, http://www.microtech.com) releases the "6-Pack" set of tray loading drives for their ImageAutomator multifunction CD-R publishing system

Xyvision's (Wakefield, MA, http://www.xyvision.com) Parlance Document Manager chosen to provide a central information repository solution for AlliedSignal Aerospace

Linotype-Hell (Hauppauge, NY, http://www.linotype-hell.com) rolls out the OPAL Ultra large-format scanner with VisualLab software