Ocron Inc, Santa Clara claims that its Recore optical character recognition software is the first designed specifically for systems integration: Recore is aimed at OEM customers and systems integrators that embed OCR application utilities in software and hardware systems and is available for 80286- and 80386-based AT-aliks and PS/2s, Macintosh, Sparc, and NeXT systems, and combines omnifont automatic recognition with Ocron’s proprietary Cross Mapping technology for learning new characters – the combination is also claimed to be a first; it takes up 340Kb and developer’s kits with high-level command library of 20 OCR functions, library documentation, sample programs, and a licence to manufacture a prototype system, cost $7,500.
