Brother™ Portable Scanners and Desktop Scanners

Mobile Scanners
Brother portable scanners are the perfect choice for small businesses, mobile professionals or anyone else who needs a compact mobile scanner loaded with high performance features. Scan photos, business cards, invoices, statements, receipts, contracts, forms, handwritten notes and more with these lightweight portable scanners that take up minimal space whether in a briefcase or on a desktop.

Brother portable scanners are powered through an included USB cable, allowing you to scan monochrome or color documents wherever you happen to be. Efficient and convenient, our portable scanners are the easy and affordable way to stay organized, reduce paper clutter and save time.

Image Center^TM DESKTOP SCANNERS
The Brother ImageCenter^TM desktop scanners are high-speed, reliable, high-quality and easy-to-use. They are the perfect choice for businesses and workgroups looking to scan to various destinations such as an E-Mail, OCR, file, image, USB flash memory drive or Android^TMtablet/mobile device. Additionally the ADS-2500W network model supports scan to E-Mail server, FTP, network and web (cloud) applications.

Take a moment to think about those multiple-step scanning operations that are done again and again, day after day. Scanning, editing, naming, choosing a file format – it’s so repetitive. Now imagine the time and money you could save by doing all that at the press of a button. That’s what the Brother ImageCenter^TM ADS desktop scanner series is all about. The ImageCenter^TM scanners with built-in, easy-to-use functionality let you capture, manage, process, and deliver PDFs and other file formats – automating processes that previously were time-consuming.

The Brother ImageCenter^TM desktop scanners are ideal for busy workgroups looking to maximize productivity and streamline scanning applications that were previously in printed form.

Top 10 “Germiest” Places AT Work

If you’ve pumped gas, used a grocery cart, or touched an escalator handrail, you’ve come into contact with a few of our most germ-ridden public places. But what about less public spots, like your office? Turns out that’s a hot bed of bacteria too. Before cold and flu season gets into full swing, let’s take a look at the top 10 germiest places at work.

 

1. Office phone – According to University of Arizona research, your office phone gets coated with bacteria from your mouth and hands, harboring about 25,000 germs per square inch. Yikes!

2. Keyboard and Mouse – Unavoidable and constantly touched.

3. Desktop – Most of us don’t wipe down our desktop before and after eating lunch or a snack, yet food particles can be a breeding ground. And if you place your purse or briefcase on top your desk, you’ve just added to the petri dish.

4. Fax and copier machines – While the toilet seat gets regular cleaning, have you seen anyone sanitize these recently?

5. Communal kitchen items – The communal coffee pot, refrigerator, and microwave are all laden with illness-causing germs.

6. Water cooler – The spout rarely gets disinfected and you often see people filling their already used water bottles or cups with it, sometimes touching the spout directly.

7. Shared pens – You might want to think twice about letting a co-worker use your pen. On average, surface germs lurk for up to 72 hours.

8. Common areas – Conference room armrests, doorknobs, light switches, and railings, touched by many hands and cleaned only occasionally, if that.

9. Vending machine – Beware the innocent vending machine. Fingers, money, and food – a great combination for harboring potential pathogens. Neither the vendor filling it nor the cleaning crew wipe down this germy beast.

10. Elevator buttons – There’s a reason you see people using their elbow to press their floor.

Even the cleanest person comes into contact with various bugs and bacteria on a daily basis. While frequent hand washing remains your best defense, add an extra layer of protection by using disinfectant wipes on frequently touched items and keeping a hand sanitizer available. And, just in case the bug bites, be sure to have a fresh supply of cold and flu medicine on hand. With these tips in mind, you can stay strong and healthy this season and all year long.