Agfa Monotype and Oce Announce Color Technology Agreement; Oce High-Volume Printing Products to use ColorTune Tools from Agfa Monotype.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 Agfa Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc , a worldwide developer of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color and font technologies, and Oce N.V., a world leader in the field of professional document systems, have announced that Oce has entered into a worldwide agreement to license ColorTune(r) OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and color and screening technology from Agfa Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. . The technology will allow Oce to effectively expand its color offerings in high-volume printing products. "The agreement broadens our already strong relationship with Oce, a dynamic company with exceptional products and a clear focus on the printer and copier markets," said Robert M. Givens, president of Agfa Monotype. "Oce has been a long-time customer of our font technology. We're pleased to be working together again on this new opportunity that allows us to provide color and screening technology to meet the particular needs of Oce customers." "At Oce, future high-volume printing developments will concentrate on full color, spot color A color that is printed from one printing plate which contains one matched color of ink. Spot colors are used when only one or two solid colors are needed on a page or when a color has to match perfectly and be consistent such as with a company logo or when colors are the trademark of the and the improvement of greyscale reproduction," said Peter Feldweg, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Oce Printing Systems in Poing, Germany. "Agfa is one of the leading companies in the field of color imaging and holds numerous patents in this area. We wish to benefit from this experience within our controller products in color and monochrome printing systems." ColorTune Screening and Color Tool Kits for OEMs Agfa Monotype's ColorTune tool kits have been developed to answer the growing need for Oce and other OEMs to produce high-quality, color-enabled devices as rapidly as possible -- within the OEM's own lab environment. Oce has licensed two kits: the ColorTune Color Tool Kit and the ColorTune Screening Tool Kit. Each kit is based on technologies patented by Agfa. Developed for Microsoft(r) Windows(r) environments, the ColorTune Screening Tool Kit contains simple tools that allow engineers to design halftone screens without constraints on angles or frequencies. High-quality screens can be created for binary, multilevel mul·ti·lev·el adj. Having several levels: a multilevel parking garage. Adj. 1. multilevel - of a building having more than one level and asymmetrical resolutions. The ColorTune Color Tool Kit, available for both Windows and Macintosh(r) platforms, contains software that allows Oce to create, edit, preview and optimize manufacturer color device profiles. Source code is also included in the color kit for Agfa Monotype's Color Management System Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ) and Color Management Module (CMM (Capability Maturity Model) A process developed by SEI in 1986 to help improve, over time, the application of an organization's supporting software technologies. ), which allows for color transformations between standard color spaces. About Oce The Oce group markets an extensive portfolio of superior products and services for professional document management. Oce helps businesses and organizations all over the world manage and exchange information effectively. Solutions from Oce comprise printers, scanners and copiers as well as the related imaging supplies. Oce also provides after-sale service, plus consulting services for designing the solutions and integrating them into customers' infrastructure. In 2001, the Oce group achieved sales revenues of 3.2 billion euro. The group employs around 22,000 people worldwide. Oce products are marketed in some 80 countries, and the group operates its own companies in 30. Further information is available on the company's Web site at www.oce.com. About Agfa Monotype Corporation Agfa Monotype Corporation is a major provider of digital content for graphics professionals. The company is a recognized leader in fonts and font technologies and an innovator in color and screening technologies. Agfa Monotype is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Agfa Corporation and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical imaging, non-destructive testing and consumer imaging and photography markets. Worldwide, sales for 2000 were 5.26 billion euros. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J. and employs approximately 4,000 people. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com, www.colortune.com and www.fonts.com. |
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