I.R.I.S. Business Card Reader ( Windows/Macintosh )

by I.R.I.S.

Product Features

• Update your address book instantly, using Outlook, Palm Lotus Notes, ACT! and other popular tools
• Recognizes characters from up to 50 countries
• Scan & display your own business cards in color
• Synchronizes with your PDA and contact management tools

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0006J0IAW
• Item model number: usoa161
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 9, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,230 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars more work needed, December 28, 2004

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Apple "OS" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I.R.I.S. Business Card Reader ( Windows/Macintosh ) (CD-ROM)

My fisrt impression was wow, what a great product, until I used it....

I have the Windows version and found the following problems:

1.) Does not export to ACT, even though the product claims it will.

2.) Does not allow you to import from one database you created into another.

3.) Does not support contacts/addressbooks stored on a shared/network drive. If you have an Exchange or Domino server you will need to create a local file to store your contacts.

4.) Could not get synchronization to work with two pocket PCs, and one Palm OS device.

5.) character recognition accuracy is really poor for cards that have a dark background or pictures.

The only plus is the hardware's small footprint. It is also a twain based color scanner which you can use to scan in old pictures.