Advanced IDAS Inc, Tustin, California, is to implement its imaging software on Altos Computer Systems’ Unix kit – under the agreement Advanced IDAS also becomes an Altos value-added reseller. The software integrates image capture and indexing with text files, can accommodate scanners, laser printers and optical disk subsystems, and is aimed at banking, insurance, manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries. An initial version of IDAS, called SLIC, is being used on over 1,000 imaging workstations at General Motors and Honda dealers across the US, and the firm also has a contract to provide a similar system for the Space Shuttle programme from Rockwell International Inc.
