TWAIN Working Group Launches New Online Community Engagement Portal and Tagline

Brand new community portal and refreshed tagline reinforce TWAIN’s commitment to great user experiences and forward-looking standards

Raleigh, NC – February 20, 2025 – The TWAIN Working Group (TWG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing and supporting a universal standard for image acquisition devices, today announced the launch of a new, comprehensive online community portal. This unified site consolidates multiple websites, which include TWAIN.org, TWAINDirect.org, PDFRaster.org, and the TWAIN Resource Site—into a single destination (TWAIN.org). Designed to streamline access to key information while fostering an engaging community experience, the portal offers resources for TWAIN, TWAIN Direct and PDF Raster standards, educational content, online certification tools, discussion forums, industry news, events, and a marketplace for developers to promote their products and services tailored to the TWAIN community.

In line with our mission to expand access to technology, education, and standards, The TWAIN Working Group is pleased to introduce a new tagline: “Promoting Standards for Secure Image Data.” This tagline reflects TWAIN’s broadened focus on emerging technologies and future standards beyond traditional TWAIN and TWAIN Direct scanning applications, emphasizing secure data handling and interoperability.

“The TWAIN Working Group is thrilled to unveil this new online community portal and refreshed tagline centered on secure image data standards,” said Joseph Odore, TWAIN Working Group Board Chair. “Our goal was to simplify and enhance the user experience with an interactive website that meets the evolving needs of our community. The new tagline underscores our commitment in adapting key technologies and standards for tomorrow’s applications. Visit TWAIN.org to see it for yourself!”

The portal empowers scanner manufacturers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and businesses to go beyond traditional capture applications with driverless web and mobile scanning solutions based on TWAIN and TWAIN Direct standards. It also provides information on integrating complementary technologies such as content authenticity, enhanced security, and processing advancements—enabling users to better manage compliance, leverage unstructured data, enrich applications and AI projects.

About The TWAIN Working Group

Founded in 1992, the TWAIN Working Group is a nonprofit association of industry leaders dedicated to creating standards that benefit the entire imaging industry. TWAIN’s mission of “Promoting Standards for Secure Image Data” drives ongoing development to incorporate future technologies such as content authenticity and RISC-V processing. Through its new portal, TWAIN supports application developer and user forums, a partner resource database, and self-certification tools. Current TWAIN Working Group members include ExactCODE GmbH, JSE Imaging Solutions, P3iD Technologies Inc., PFU America Inc. (a Ricoh company), Kodak Alaris, InoTec (a Datawin GmbH brand), Plustek Inc., Atalasoft, Microtek Inc., Dynamsoft, Epson America Inc., LEAD Technologies, Hewlett Packard, and Liaison Partners PDF Association, AIIM International, C2PA, and RISC-V International. TWAIN.org

Contact Us

Find information about the following at TWAIN.org:

• Members and Membership
• TWAIN Direct
• TWAIN Classic
• PDF/raster
• TWAIN Certified Drivers
• TWAIN Community Resources
• TWAIN Support Forums
• Knowledge base and FAQ
• News, events, podcasts, white papers and more
• Donate

A Special Thanks to Our Member and Partner Companies

Board: Kodak Alaris, PFU America, Inc., a Ricoh Company, P3iD Technologies, Inc., ExactCODE GmbH

Associate: JSE Imaging Solutions, InoTec - a Datawin GmbH brand, HP, Epson America, Dynamsoft, Atalasoft, Plustek, LEAD Technologies, Microtek

Liaison: PDF Association, AIIM International, Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), RISC-V International

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