Agfa DuoScan T2500 Now Available From Tekgraf, Inc.WILMINGTON, Mass--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1999-- Exclusive Contract for National Distribution Makes Tekgraf, Inc. the Only Source for the DuoScan T2500 Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, announced today that the DuoScan T2500 is now available from Tekgraf, Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TKGFA) a prominent wholesale distributor of computer graphics products and services. Tekgraf is currently accepting orders for the DuoScan T2500 - a high-resolution, high-performing scanner positioned as a staple for designers, photographers and pre-press professionals. "As we anticipate much interest from graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. resellers, we are anxious to work with Tekgraf and get the DuoScan T2500 to the market" said John Phillips John Phillips or John Philips may refer to:
Agfa and Tekgraf have agreed to an exclusive contract for national distribution of the DuoScan T2500. Currently, Tekgraf has the same exclusive contract for the Agfa DuoScan T2000XL - Agfa's desktop solution for large format scanning. (The DuoScan T2000 XL offers a full 12 x 18-inch scanning area for reflective art See reflective media. and 12 by 9.5-inches for transparencies.) "We are confident that the DuoScan T2500 will be a popular scanning device See scanner. among pre-press professionals - and we are pleased to offer it exclusively" said Lowell Nerenberg, Tekgraf's vice president of marketing. "The DuoScan T2500 lets Tekgraf continue its mission of providing the best technologies (and products) to the graphic arts-reseller channel." About the DuoScan T2500 The DuoScan T2500 is a 36-bit scanner featuring a maximum optical resolution of 1250 by 2500 ppi. (This resolution can be interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. up to 5000 ppi.) Its density range is 3.4 D - 3.5 Dmax. The scanning area is 8 by 14-inches for reflective scans and 8 by 12-inches for transparencies. The DuoScan T2500 features Agfa's patented TwinPlate technology -- providing separate beds for scanning transparencies and reflective images to deliver the optimum results for each type of original. TwinPlate technology ensures better control over the optical path and results in very sharp scans and high color quality, a significant advantage over competitive scanning systems. The DuoScan T2500 features a powerful software package, which includes Agfa FotoLook scanner driver software and Agfa ColorTune, for color management on both PC and Macintosh platforms. The powerful software expands the scanner's overall capabilities. For example, FotoLook automatically resizes an image and sets the correct resolution, based on the user's selected output requirements. The preview mode is completely interactive, giving the user full control over the scanning process. And users can access ColorTune user-defined or device-specific color profiles, as well as ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce color profiles directly from FotoLook. Agfa's exclusive Total Film Scanning (TFS TFS The Forum Site (online forum) TFS Team Foundation Server (Microsoft Visual Source Safe) TFS Toyota Financial Services TFS Thanks for Sharing TFS Tactical Fighter Squadron TFS Three-Five Systems Inc. ) technology lets users select from a list of film brand names and types or create a specific film profile. This allows the software to make chromatic chromatic /chro·mat·ic/ (kro-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to color; stainable with dyes. 2. pertaining to chromatin. chro·mat·ic adj. 1. Relating to color or colors. adjustments for a specific negative. With a wide range of scanning options and advanced software tools, the DuoScan T2500 gives photographers, designers and prepress professionals a single unit that can handle all their scanning needs. About Tekgraf Tekgraf, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKGFA), headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., is a value-added wholesale distributor of advanced computer graphics products and a manufacturer of custom personal computers. The Tekgraf Graphics Division provides sales, marketing and technical support of computer graphics technologies through reseller channels in North America. The company has stocking warehouses throughout the U.S., and sales and demonstration facilities located near Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington (DC), Toronto, Atlanta, Boston, Greenville (SC), and Houston. Notable distribution partners include AGFA, ENCAD, Epson America, Hewlett-Packard, Scitex America, and Tektronix. The Tekgraf Technology Division is engaged in the manufacture, sale, distribution and support of the Tekgraf Systems line of special purpose Intel-based NT workstations and servers. Additional information on Tekgraf may be obtained by calling the nearest Tekgraf Graphics Division sales office, toll free, at 888-321-TKGF. Tekgraf, Inc., Graphics Division Headquarters, 980 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois Vernon Hills is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,120 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 23,957 as of 2005. Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area (Libertyville, Lake Forest, Mundelein, Lincolnshire). 60061. Tel 847-913-5888; Fax 847-913-5595; URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.tekgraf.com About Agfa Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual sales of over $5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the photographic and digital graphic communications markets, medical and technical diagnostic markets, and amateur and professional photographic markets. Agfa-Gevaert is headquartered in Europe. In the United States, Agfa Corporation maintains its headquarters in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 12,873 at the 2000 census. Out of 566 municipalities statewide, Ridgefield Park is only one of four villages in New Jersey, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgewood and South Orange. . It employs 3,500 people in locations throughout the nation. EDITOR'S NOTE: Color images of Agfa desktop products are available for download from Agfa's press site on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfapress.com or by contacting Ben Abbatiello (of Agfa DTP) at 978/658-5600, ext. 5545 Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfahome.com. |
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