Avision

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Avision ( ) is a Taiwan based company founded in 1991 that designs and produces image scanners and multifunction printers. The company was established in Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park in 1991. Avision is member of the TWAIN Working Group, a nonprofit organization that maintains TWAIN standard specification, data source manager, sample code, software protocol and applications programming interface (API) for regulating communication between software applications and imaging devices. For business application, the company offers color imaging scanners and multifunction printers, as well as document capture software. The head office is located in Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, and the company operates worldwide. Avision owns and operates four branch offices in China, Germany, the United States, and Brasil, and employs approximately 2,000 individuals.

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1. date of establishment: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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