Brother Supports Apple's Rendezvous with New Network Ready HL-5070N Laser Printer; HL-5070N Is One of the First Laser Printers in the Market to Offer Seamless Networking Support.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Macworld San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2003 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003 Today, Brother announced that its new HL-5070N Laser Printer will support Apple's Rendezvous, a revolutionary networking technology for automatic discovery and connection of devices. The HL-5070N is an up to 17 page per minute, network-ready, monochrome laser printer that is slated to ship in February 2003. It replaces the award winning HL-1470N. "The HL-5070N demonstrates Brother's continuing commitment to the Mac market by delivering a printer that is targeted at small connected workgroups and has built-in support for an industry leading networking technology," said Don Cummins, Brother's Vice President of Marketing for Fax, Printer and Multi-Function products. Rendezvous uses industry standard networking protocols and zero configuration technology to automatically discover and connect devices over any IP network, including Ethernet and 802.11 wireless networking See wireless network. . Rendezvous is integrated into Apple's Mac(R) OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . "Rendezvous is a perfect example of standards driving innovation," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice-president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Brother has done an incredible job in being the first manufacturer to ship a printer that makes setting it up as easy as hitting the power button." HL-5070N - NETWORK-READY LASER PRINTER The HL-5070N comes standard with a built-in 10/100 BaseT Ethernet print server as well as USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 and Parallel interfaces. The printer also supports all major network operating systems An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. as well as IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) A protocol for printing and managing print jobs over the Internet using HTTP. Initially conceived by Novell, Xerox and others, the IETF made it a standard in 2000 that includes authentication and encryption. See printing protocol and LPD. (Internet Printing Protocol The Internet Printing Protocol or IPP, defines a standard protocol for printing as well as managing print jobs, media size, resolution, and so forth. Like all IP-based protocols, IPP can be used locally or over the Internet to printers hundreds or thousands of miles ). The HL-5070N is expected to have a street price of $499(a) and will be available in February 2003. "Small connected workgroups will be impressed with the features and performance of the HL-5070N," said Jeff Sandler, Brother's Senior Product Manager for Printers. "Combining its fast print speed, high-quality output and excellent paper handling along with support for Rendezvous, the HL-5070N continues our tradition of delivering the perfect balance of features and value for workgroups." EXTENSIVE COMPATIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY The new printer comes with drivers for Mac(R) OS 8.6 to 9.2 and OS X 10.1 and 10.2.2 as well as for Windows(R) 95/98/NT4.0/Me/2000/XP. Standard emulations include BR-Script 3 (PostScript(R) 3(TM) emulation), PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. 6, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Proprinter and Epson FX.
HL-5070N SPECS AT A GLANCE
--Up to 17ppm --Optional 2nd 250-sheet paper
tray(b)
--Up to 2400x600dpi --USB 2.0 and Parallel ports
resolution
--Internal 10/100 BaseT --Control panel with job cancel
Ethernet print server button
--16MB memory (144MB max.(b)) --On-line, web-based support
--PC and Mac(R) compatible --Manual duplex printing
--PCL6 and BR-Script 3 --N-up, poster and watermark
(PS/3) printing
--250-sheet universal paper --Energy Star compliant
tray
--50-sheet fold-down --Estimated street price, $499
multi-purpose tray
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