PEABODY, Mass., Sept. 11 ScanSoft, Inc., a worldwide leader in paper-to-digital solutions, today announced that its best-selling paper management software, PaperPort Deluxe, will be bundled with some of Konica Europe's series 7xxx digital printer/copiers with scanning capability. This agreement marks the first time that ScanSoft's PaperPort will be bundled with some of Konica's products. The product will be sold through Konica Business Machines Europe GmbH's established European distribution channel, as well as through the Konica B.M. companies. "We see PaperPort as a powerful complement to our networked digital copiers/scanners,'' said Dirk Wetzel, Senior Manager New Business Development for Konica. "It broadens the use of our products to make them the heart of document management solutions in businesses of all sizes. Our products have scanning capabilities and we needed to provide a total solution including software. We selected PaperPort because it provides the full functionality our business users require.'' "In today's digital office environment, the smooth integration of paper documents into the digital workflow is critical for productivity,'' says Mark Erwich, Marketing Director Europe of ScanSoft. "PaperPort offers business users all of the tools necessary to organize and manage paper and digital documents through one intuitive user interface. The combination with Konica's networked digital printer/copiers with scanning capabilities provides organizations with a professional document management solution.'' PaperPort Deluxe saves time, increases productivity With the help of PaperPort, the world's best-selling paper management software, digital documents are quickly and easily stored and accessed from a single location, saving time and increasing overall productivity. PaperPort is a key component in moving paper from desks and filing cabinets on to the desktop, where it can be shared, managed, organized and edited by users across the network. Real-Time, High-Speed Scan Technology With rated speeds from 20 copies-per- minute to75 prints/copies-per-minute respectively, the 7xxx series Konica products provide real-time, high-speed scan technology. This technology allows each page of a document to be automatically scanned and stored into memory virtually simultaneously, increasing reliability over time (due to fewer moving parts) while still offering the superior copy quality and productivity of "scan-once, print-many'' technology.