Canon Introduces First PeerlessPowered Printer With the SyntheSys Controller.Business Editors CeBIT 2000 EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000 Canon's LBP-1000 Makes Debut at CeBIT '00 With Peerless' Lowest Cost Controller Utilizing the QP+401 'System-on-a-Chip' Integrated Processor Peerless Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:PRLS PRLS Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (program of study) ), a leader in embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. imaging and networking solutions, announced today the company's collaboration on the design, development and delivery of Canon's LBP-1000 1200 dpi networkable printer for corporate workgroups and small businesses. The LBP-1000 is the first product to ship with Peerless' SyntheSys(TM) controller. The SyntheSys(TM) controller is Peerless' lowest cost but powerful controller that achieves cost reduction by utilizing Peerless' QuickPrint(R) integrated "System-on-a-Chip" QP+401. The QP+401 integrates a powerful PowerPC 401 RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. core processor with Peerless' QuickPrint(R) technology into a single chip. While low in cost, the system still offers the performance and full functionality with PeerlessPrint(R) and optional Adobe PostScript(R) 3(TM). "Canon is a long time partner under our Master Development Agreement and this product is a continuation of a stream of new products," said Ron Davis, VP of Sales and Field Operation of Peerless. "We are proud that Canon is the first to use our latest SyntheSys(TM) controller." The LBP-1000 is a 10 pages per minute (ppm) monochrome printer with true 1200x1200 dots per inch (dpi) resolution for exceptional image quality. The printer comes standard with PeerlessPrint(R)6 and PeerlessPrint(R)5E, which are respectively, emulation of HP's 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. 5e and PCL6 languages. Adobe PostScript(R) 3(TM) is also available as an option. For connectivity, the printer includes two parallel ports for direct printing and a second port for attaching an optional USB/parallel adapter, network adapter A printed circuit board that plugs into the bus of both user machines (clients) and servers in a local area network (LAN). Also commonly called a "network interface card" (NIC) or "LAN card," the network adapter transmits data onto the network and receives data from the network. , or a second direct connection. "Peerless technologies enable us to penetrate the market with a best in class 1200 dpi printer," said Mr. Haruo Nagami, Manager of Page Printer Marketing at Canon. "The image quality, cost, performance, and connectivity options make this product ideal for small businesses and corporate workgroups. These features also help to set Canon products  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . apart from others in the marketplace." About Canon Inc. Canon Inc. is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging solutions and is a top patent-holder of imaging technologies. The company's comprehensive product line includes networked multifunction devices; digital and analog copiers (color and black and white); printers, scanners, image filing systems, and facsimile machines; camcorders, cameras and lenses; and semiconductor, broadcast and medical equipment. About Peerless Systems Corporation Peerless Systems is a leading provider of software-based embedded imaging and networking systems to original equipment manufacturers of digital document products. Digital document products include printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners and color products, as well as multifunction products that perform a combination of these imaging functions. In order to process digital text and graphics, digital document products rely on a core set of imaging software and supporting electronics, collectively known as an embedded imaging system. Embedded networking systems supply the core software technologies to digital document products that enable them to communicate over local area networks and the Internet. Auco, Peerless, PeerlessPage, PeerlessPowered, AccelePrint, All-Pages-Print, MultiPrint, OptiSys, PicturePrint, SyntheSys and Camera Page Language (CPL CPL - Combined Programming Language. U Cambridge and U London. A very complex language, syntactically based on ALGOL 60, with a pure functional subset. Provides the ..where.. form of local definitions. Strongly typed but has a "general" type enabling a weak form of polymorphism. ) are trademarks of Peerless Systems Corp. Memory Reduction Technology (MRT MRT, n manual resistance technique, a treatment method used during the acute and recovery phases to relieve pain and rehabilitate the body's tissues and muscles. ), Peerless Systems, PeerlessPrint, QuickPrint, and WinEXPRESS are registered trademarks of Peerless Systems Corp. 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