Canon U.S.A. and EFI Announce Powerful ColorPASS Server for New Canon Color imageRUNNER C3220.LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Canon U.S.A., the nation's market share brand leader in black-and-white and color laser copier/printer solutions(1) and EFI See UEFI. EFI - Extensible Firmware Interface (Nasdaq:EFII EFII Electronics for Imaging Inc (Foster City, CA) ), the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, today announced the new ColorPASS-Z3000, the latest print controller option for Canon's new Color imageRUNNER(TM) C3220 color digital imaging system. Based on EFI's Fiery(R) S350 color server technology, this powerful new controller delivers maximum color productivity and efficiency to graphic-intensive printing environments. "The use of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color is becoming increasingly more sophisticated and widespread -- with office environments having to meet increasingly complex color and volume requirements quickly and efficiently," said Sam Yoshida, director and general manager, Corporate Systems Division, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "And with the introduction of the new ColorPASS-Z3000 using EFI's Fiery controller capabilities, Canon's Color imageRUNNER C3220 system -- which makes color broadly accessible to office environments -- now provides even more robust color solutions to our customers." Powered by an Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , the Fiery S350 technology that underpins the ColorPASS-Z3000 controller brings a new level of speed and productivity to increase the output capabilities of Canon's Color imageRUNNER C3220 engine. The ColorPASS-Z3000 color controller features EFI's award-winning EFI Command WorkStation(TM) for efficient management and manipulation of jobs and includes a comprehensive array of professional features such as: --ColorWise(R) for consistent, "out-of-the-box" color output --True Adobe(TM) PostScript 3 support --Fiery WebTools(TM) for easy remote job management --Hot Folders for automated batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. of PostScript and PDF files --Spot-On(TM) for accurate matching of spot colors such as logos --Optional DocBuilder Pro(TM) for editing and assembling documents before RIPping the files --Optional Graphics Arts Package -- a suite of precision color management tools for graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. professionals --Optional EFI Color Profiler(TM) -- a color measurement solution that enables the creation of ICC profiles with CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK) The color space used for commercial printing and most color computer printers. In theory, cyan, magenta and yellow (CMY) can print all colors, but inks are not pure and black comes out muddy. digital printers "This latest Fiery enabled ColorPASS-Z3000 controller is a direct result of a long term, on-going partnership between Canon and EFI to offer customers the most robust solutions to suit their printing needs," said Bernie Lepore, Senior Director of Sales, EFI. "The ColorPASS-Z3000, combined with the Canon Color imageRUNNER C3220 engine, gives demanding color users a powerful and reliable printing solution." The ColorPASS-Z3000 controller also offers a powerful suite of tools to maximize throughput and streamline color, Variable Data Printing (VDP VDP Variable Data Printing VDP Verband Deutscher Pfandbriefbanken VDP Variable Data Publishing VDP Video Display Processor VDP Van der Pol (equation) VDP Visual Descent Point VDP video datagram protocol ) production, offering the most comprehensive range of VDP languages including the industry standard PPML (Personalized Printer Markup Language) An XML-based printer language developed by the PODi association that is designed for printing customized documents with digital printers. . Availability The optional Canon ColorPASS-Z3000 controller will be available through authorized Canon U.S.A. Dealers and Canon Business Solutions subsidiaries in the Third 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 NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) 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 (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 high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high 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. NOTE TO EDITORS: EFI, Fiery, ColorWise and Spot-On are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or certain other foreign jurisdictions. Command WorkStation and DocBuilder Pro are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. (1) Source - Gartner Dataquest - "Printer Quarterly Statistics United States - Database," Camille Iorns February 2004. |
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