Agfa Offers Free ePhoto Digital Cameras With Purchase of Select DuoScan Scanners; Free Agfa ePhoto CL50 with Purchase of DuoScan T2000 XL; Free Agfa ePhoto 780c with Purchase of DuoScan T2500.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- Agfa Corporation's Desktop Products Group (USA-DTP), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, announced today that it will offer free ePhoto digital cameras to customers who purchase a DuoScan T2000 XL or DuoScan T2500 flatbed scanner A scanner that provides a flat, glass surface to hold pages of paper, books and other objects for scanning. The scan head is moved under the glass across the page. Sheet feeders are usually optionally available that allow multiple sheets to be fed automatically. . Customers who purchase either scanner between July 1 and November 30, 1999 are entitled to receive an ePhoto CL50 or ePhoto 780c digital camera. (Customers who purchase a T2000 XL receive an ePhoto CL50, while those purchasing a T2500 receive an ePhoto 780c.) This offer is made in conjunction with 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 :TEKGRA), the prominent wholesale distributor of computer graphics products and services. Tekgraf has exclusive rights to distribute the DuoScan T2000 XL and the DuoScan T2500 to resellers in the U.S. "The T2000 XL and T2500 are high quality, high performing scanners," said Peter Spollett, National Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , USA-DTP. "With the opportunity to get free ePhoto digital cameras, right now is the best time to purchase either of these units." The DuoScan T2500 is a 36-bit scanner featuring a maximum optical resolution of 1250 x 2500 dpi over the full width, and 2500 x 2500 over a 4" strip on the scanning bed. (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 dpi.) Its density range is 3.4 D - 3.5 Dmax. The scanning area is 8 x 14 inches for reflective scans and 8 x 12 inches for transparencies. With a wide range of scanning options and advanced software tools, the DuoScan T2500 gives photographers, designers and pre-press professionals a single unit that can handle all their scanning needs. The DuoScan T2000 XL is Agfa's desktop solution for larger format scanning. The T2000 XL offers a full 12 x 18 inch scanning area for reflective art See reflective media. and 12 x 9.5 inches for transparencies. The maximum optical resolution of 2000 x 2000 dpi over the 4" strip on the scanning bed (667 x 2000 dpi over the full width) can be interpolated to 4000 dpi. The density range of the DuoScan T2000 XL is 3.3 with a Dmax of 3.5. Both DuoScan scanners--the T2500 and T2000 XL--offer pre-press professionals a cost-efficient means of producing high-quality scans. At the same time they provide photographers, designers, in-house design departments, instant and small commercial printers affordable tools to expand their capabilities. Pricing and Availability Each DuoScan scanner is currently available. The suggested prices are as follows: DuoScan T2500 - $4,495: DuoScan T2000XL - $8,995. The ePhoto CL50 offers an optical resolution of 1.3 million pixels (1280 x 960) and through Agfa's PhotoGenie(TM) image enhancement See image editing. technology, the ability to produce images of 1.9 million pixels (1600 x 1200). The ePhoto CL50 features four resolution settings (1600 x 1200 - Super, 1280 x 960 High, 1280 x 960 - B/W B/W Black and White B/W Between B/W be with B/W Bundled With B/W Backed With (recording industry) B/W backwash B/W B-Wing (Star Wars) B/W Back of Walk text, 640 x 480 - VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. ) and four flash modes. In addition, the ePhoto CL50 features a 3X optical zoom lens and a 2X digital zoom - in both capture and playback mode. The ePhoto CL50 is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for most applications. Included are: camera, cables (PC, Video), powerful software, an 8MB SmartMedia(TM) removable memory card, four AA-sized alkaline batteries and a soft protective case. The ePhoto 780c features a 1.8-inch, color LCD, for accurately framing shots prior to capture and for reviewing them once they have been stored on the included 2 MB SmartMedia(TM) card. Users can choose from three capture modes: 1024 x 768 (XGA (EXtended Graphics Array) A screen resolution of 1,024x768 pixels. The term stems from IBM's XGA display standard introduced in 1990, which extended VGA to 132-column text and interlaced 1,024x768x256 resolution. XGA-2 later added non-interlaced 1,024x768x64K. ), 640 x 480 (VGA-HIGH), 640 x 480 (VGA-LOW) and 320 x 240 (standard) to suit their specific purpose. The ePhoto 780c stores between 12 and 96 images on the 2 MB SmartMedia card, depending on capture mode. Four flash modes are standard as well as video out (switchable NTSC/PAL) for viewing images on television. In addition, the camera's optical viewfinder The preview window on a camera that is used to frame, focus and take the picture. On analog cameras, the viewfinder is an eye-sized window that must be pressed against the face. Point-and-shoot digital cameras use small LCD screens that are viewed several inches from the eyes. allows for framing and sizing of the subject in the traditional manner The ePhoto 780c package is an out-of-the-box solution for most applications. Included are: camera, cables (PC, Macintosh, TV), powerful software, 4 AA alkaline batteries, softcase, handstrap and 2 MB SmartMedia removable memory card. About Tekgraf, Inc. Tekgraf, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a value-added wholesale distributor of advanced computer graphics products and a manufacturer of custom personal computers. The Tekgraf Graphics Division provides pre- and post-sale marketing and technical support of computer graphics technologies through reseller channels in North America. It places major emphasis on system solutions, such as digital pre-press, wide format display graphics, graphic arts, point of purchase (P.O.P.) signage, and engineering document management. Tekgraf Strategic Solutions is part of the Graphics Division. 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, Toronto, Atlanta, Boston, Houston, and Greenville, SC. Notable vendors whose products are distributed by Tekgraf include AGFA, ENCAD, EPSON EPSON Son of Electronic Printer America, Hewlett-Packard, and Scitex America. The company also provides its own TekSelect(TM) installation and operator training services through reseller customers. 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. CalGraph Technology Services, Inc., 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 Tekgraf, Inc., provides maintenance services in the U.S. and Canada and world-wide parts for CalComp printer products. Additional information about Tekgraf may be obtained by calling Tekgraf 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. 888-550-TKGF or 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 a subsidiary 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 and industrial radiography, and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation, headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, employs 5,000 people. Worldwide, Agfa's annual sales are nearly $5 billion. 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 Mandy Heikkila (of Agfa DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ) at 978/658-5600, ext. 5651. 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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