Avision () is a
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
based company founded in 1991 that designs and produces
image scanner
An image scanner—often abbreviated to just scanner—is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting or an object and converts it to a digital image. Commonly used in offices are variations of the desktop ''flatbed scanner'' ...
s and
multifunction printer
An MFP (multi-function product/printer/peripheral), multi-functional, all-in-one (AIO), or multi-function device (MFD), is an office machine which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller footprint in a ...
s. The company was established in
Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park
The Hsinchu Science Park (HSP; ) is an industrial park established by the government of Taiwan on 15 December 1980. It straddles Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in Taiwan.
History
The idea of the establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park was f ...
in 1991.
Avision is member of the
TWAIN Working Group, a
nonprofit organization
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that maintains TWAIN standard
specification,
data source A data source may refer to:
* Database
** Datasource, a special name for the connection set up to a database from a server in the Java software platform
* Computer file
* Data stream
In connection-oriented communication, a data stream is the ...
manager, sample code, software protocol and
applications programming interface (API) for regulating
communication
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between
software application
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
s and imaging devices. For business application, the company offers color imaging scanners and
multifunction printer
An MFP (multi-function product/printer/peripheral), multi-functional, all-in-one (AIO), or multi-function device (MFD), is an office machine which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller footprint in a ...
s, as well as
document capture
Document Capture Software refers to applications that provide the ability and feature set to automate the process of scanning paper documents or importing electronic documents, often for the purposes of feeding advanced document classification an ...
software.
The head office is located in
Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park
The Hsinchu Science Park (HSP; ) is an industrial park established by the government of Taiwan on 15 December 1980. It straddles Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in Taiwan.
History
The idea of the establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park was f ...
, and the company operates worldwide. Avision owns and operates four branch offices in China, Germany, the United States, and Japan, and employs approximately 2,000 individuals.
Timeline
*In April 1991, Avision is established in Hsinchu,
Taiwan, ROC by a group of engineers with engineering experience in imaging processing technology.
*In November 1992, Avision made its first document scanners (AV800C,
ODM) with an ADF (
auto document feeder) which can hold a 50-page document at one time.
*In December 1993, Avision unveiled its first
sheetfed scanner (AV100P,
ODM) and won PC magazine's Editor's Choice
*In February 1996, Avision introduced its first flatbed scanner (AV6240).
*In February 1997, Avision introduced its first compact A4-size flatbed scanner - AV260, and its first A3-size flatbed scanner - AVA3 for the consumer market.
*In December 1998, Avision's annual revenue exceeded NT$3,800M(US$108M). Its company stocks went public at the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
*In May 1999, Avision unveiled its new product, NetDeliver @V2000, a network scan station to scan and distribute the scanned images over the network. The NetDeliver series allows users to scan single-sided or double-sided documents and deliver the electronic image to e-mail recipients, a network printer, ftp server, web site, or a computer on the network.
*In December 1999, Avision expanded its head office to additional 3rd and 4th floor (entire working space 30,253 square meters).
*In December 2000, Avision's annual revenue exceeded NT$9,400M (US$268M).
*In November 2001, Avision expanded its manufacturing capacity by establishing its manufacturing base in Suzhou, China. (Fab I, 31,000 square meters)
*In October 2004, Avision incorporated the technology of a scanner and a laser printer by introducing its first MFP, AM3000 series to the market. The AM3000 series are able to perform print, copy, and fax with an additional fax module.
*In September 2006, Avision established additional manufacturing base in China-Avision Business Tech (Fab II, 33,568 square meters)
See also
*
List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
References
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1991 establishments in Taiwan
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Manufacturing companies based in Hsinchu