ACOM Broadens Secure Check Printer Choices With MICR Version of Xerox DocuPrint N40 Network Laser Printer.

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1998--ACOM, the premier single source for MICR laser check processing solutions, has broadened its line of secure check printers with the introduction of the 40 page-per-minute Xerox DocuPrint N40 MICR-Enhanced Network Laser Printer Solution from ACOM, bringing to four the number of Xerox workgroup class laser printers the company has engineered for secure check printing this year, it was announced Tuesday by James R. Scott, vice president of sales and marketing.

Previously announced models include MICR-Enhanced versions of the Xerox DocuPrint N32, N24 and N17, with corresponding rates of 32, 24 and 17 pages per minute. All are available in two versions: MICR-Only, for use as a dedicated secure check printer in secure or limited access environments; and Dual Mode which is keylock-switchable between MICR and conventional Non-MICR printing modes.

The Xerox DocuPrint N40 MICR-Enhanced Network Laser Printer Solution from ACOM is available immediately from ACOM and from authorized ACOM business partners at $7,995 and $8,695 for the MICR-Only and Dual Mode versions.

"The Xerox DocuPrint N40 MICR-Enhanced Network Laser Printer Solution from ACOM is an outstanding value, whether applied as a dedicated check printer or as a versatile all-purpose printer serving the broad needs of a network in addition to the check processing function," Scott said. "To utilize the Dual Mode feature, operators have only to select MICR or non-MICR mode using the keylock and install the appropriate toner cartridge. As a safety factor, sensors in the printer and in the toner cartridge prevent the printer from operating if the incorrect cartridge is in the machine.

"At a production rate of 40 pages-per-minute the N40 is ideal for processing a relatively high volume of checks, either centrally or in a functionally or geographically distributed environment."

The Xerox DocuPrint N40 network laser printer is a modular high performance printer with a number of productivity and security options. Options include Secure-A-FontTM, a PCMCIA card reader which downloads MICR fonts, signatures and logos to the printer's memory for secure check processing jobs; an internal 2.1 GB-or-greater hard disk drive for storing fonts, macros, and for releasing SecurePrint jobs via a front panel-entered password; a duplex kit; a 2,500-sheet input feeder; and a 2,000-sheet output finisher-stapler. A two-tray tabletop model in base configuration, it is extremely modular, permitting the addition of three more paper trays, for a total of five. With the 2,500-sheet feeder installed, the printer converts from a tabletop to a console model.

"This outstanding flexibility enhances productivity still further by allowing users to produce checks and forms on a variety of blank safety check stock without having to exchange trays," Scott said. "With its 40 page-per-minute performance, the Xerox DocuPrint N40 MICR-Enhanced Network Laser Printer Solution from ACOM is a cost effective and efficient check printing alternative to conventional impact printers. Unlike impact printing solutions, the MICR laser printer alternative requires no post-production bursting, collating and signing, and there is no need to preprint and inventory check stock since the check and accompanying form is created in software.

ACOM is the premier single source provider of integrated hardware and software MICR laser check processing solutions, which utilize blank safety check stock rather than pre-printed check forms. ACOM solutions generate checks in a single pass through a MICR laser printer, reducing the potential for check fraud while lowering overall costs of check disbursement operations. The company's solutions interface with any host computer platform and all financial software systems. ACOM is located at 2850 E. 29th Street, Long Beach, CA 90806; telephone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Web site: www.acom.com.