COLORBUS introduces Cyclone OptiColor System.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1995--COLORBUS Inc. Tuesday announced the introduction of its new Cyclone OptiColor System, an advanced print server that utilizes Adobe Brilliant(TM) Screens, a Frequency Modulated (FM) screening technique, that produces high-end color results at greater-than-ever speeds.

COLORBUS, manufacturer of the Cyclone ProColor System, a RISC-based high-speed network interface solution for color copiers and high-end color printers, is the first Adobe Configurable PostScript Interpreter developer to license and use this technology for color copiers and printers with less than 600 dpi resolution.

"The Cyclone OptiColor System is one more step toward the goal of helping our customers communicate with color," said COLORBUS President Paul Peffer. "By teaming with companies such as Adobe to maximize the most advanced technology available, COLORBUS can continue to offer customers the best solutions for color copier output."

The incorporation of the Adobe Brilliant Screens technology into state-of-the-art Cyclone capabilities increases system performance with significantly less memory than which was previously needed. Yet Adobe Brilliant Screens has no performance penalty -- the software runs at approximately the same break-neck speed as the previous generation.

Adobe Brilliant Screens provide all the benefits of other FM screening methods, such as detail enhancement and moire elimination. This FM screening technology uses pixel clusters tuned to the device resolution which are pre-compensated for dot gain. FM screening technology differs from conventional screening methods in that it uses dots that are significantly smaller than conventional half-tone cells, resulting in enhanced detail. Since the smaller dots are not restricted to a fixed grid pattern, it eliminates moire patterns and smooths tonal gradations.

The Cyclone OptiColor System is set to automatically activate the screening technique for A3 and 11" x 17" page sizes. These sizes gain the maximum performance quality form the FM technology. Letter size pages will use the copier's default contone-based imaging for size-specific high-end output results.

Like the ProColor, the Cyclone OptiColor utilizes the new generation Silicon Graphics Indy desktop system and features Adobe's CPSI Level 2, print spooling and file-sharing via AppleTalk and TCP/IP, five-level queue management, job accounting and color calibration, Open Prepress Interface (OPI) capabilities, and a "live" RIP window unique to the Cyclone.

Both Cyclone models have a UNIX-based operating system for true multi-tasking, and can also be used as a stand-alone work station. The Cyclone accepts data from any UNIX, Macintosh or Windows application over an Ethernet network.

The suggested list price of the Cyclone OptiColor System is $34,995 and is available through copier and printer dealers throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Founded in 1989, COLORBUS has headquarters in Irvine. COLORBUS is a software and hardware developer that specializes in network Adobe PostScript servers for digital color copiers and large format color output services.

Adobe Systems Inc., founded in 1982, has headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of application software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe recently completed a merger with Aldus Corp. and Adobe's 1993 revenue on a combined basis was approximately $520 million.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos available upon request. COLORBUS is a registered trademark of COLORBUS Inc. Xerox 5775SSE Digital Color Copier/Printer and Majestik Color Series are trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Adobe, Adobe Brilliant Screens and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

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              Barbara Stange, 714/846-2324
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              Adobe Systems Inc.
              Micael Wong, 415/962-2197
              E-mail: mwong(at-sign)adobe.com

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