Canon U.S.A. and EFI Announce New imagePASS Print Controllers to Boost New Color-Enabled imageRUNNER C6800 and imageRUNNER C3100 Series System Performance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

AIIM 2004

ON DEMAND 2004

Canon Booth #3105

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004

imagePASS-E1 and imagePASS-D1Optional High Performance Print Controllers Using EFI Fiery(R) X3e(TM) Technology

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) and a leader in digital imaging products and solutions, and EFI (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, today announced the pairing of Canon's new high speed, color-enabled imageRUNNER C3100 Series and imageRUNNER C6800 with new optional imagePASS-E1 and imagePASS-D1 high performance print controllers using EFI's Fiery(R) X3e(TM) technology.

These robust, color-enabled devices deliver output at 31 pages-per-minute (ppm) / 7 ppm (monochrome/color) and 68 ppm / 16 ppm (monochrome/color) respectively, and offer easy to use color copying, powerful color management tools and seamless network connectivity for corporate printing environments.

"Businesses have come to expect top quality color printing from our networked office systems," said Sam Yoshida, director and general manager, Corporate Systems Division, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Our imageRUNNER C3100 Series and C6800 engines, coupled with EFI's Fiery controller, will enable corporations to increase productivity and efficiency in today's expanding office color market."

EFI's industry leading Fiery X3e architecture is designed to maximize productivity in an office environment and includes the following features:

-- The latest version of ColorWise(R) delivers improved out of

the box print quality and greater color management control

-- The remote scan feature allows users to retrieve scanned files

via the network

-- Advanced Fiery architecture to maximize engine speed and for

faster throughput on office applications such as Microsoft

PowerPoint

-- More flexible network management, including Internet Printing

Protocol (IPP) support and enhanced client workflow utilities,

means easier connectivity and print management throughout the

enterprise

-- True Adobe PostScript(TM) support for faster printing in the

corporate office environment

-- Enhanced Security features to prevent unsecured connections to

the X3e controller

"These new products are a result of a long term, on-going partnership between Canon and EFI to offer customers the most robust solutions to suit their office printing needs," said Bernie Lepore, Senior Director of Sales, EFI. "The Fiery X3e, combined with the Canon imageRUNNER C3100 Series and C6800, give corporate color users powerful and reliable products."

Availability

The color-enabled imageRUNNER C3100 Series and imageRUNNER C6800 devices with imagePASS-E1 and imagePASS-D1 using EFI's X3e controller technology will be available through authorized Canon U.S.A. Dealers and Canon Business Solutions subsidiaries in the second quarter 2004.

About Canon U.S.A.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2003, with global revenues of $29.9 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

About EFI

EFI, Inc. (www.efi.com) is the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing. EFI's award-winning technologies offer document management tools from creation to print, including high fidelity color and black and white Fiery(R) print servers that can output up to 2000 ppm; powerful production workflow and print management information software solutions for increased performance and cost efficiency; and an array of business-critical enterprise and mobile printing solutions. EFI maintains 25 offices worldwide.

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