Canon Unveils ColorGear at Seybold; First Cross-Platform Color Management System.SAN FRANCISCO, Seybold Conference--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 1995--Canon Inc. of Tokyo and Canon Information Systems of Palo Alto, Calif., today announced the availability of ColorGear, Canon's cross-platform color management system Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ). ColorGear is a collection of software tools and device profiles that ensures predictable and accurate color output across all Canon peripherals. ColorGear is designed to operate on all major platforms, including Macintosh, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . It also complies fully with all industry color management standards - the International Color Consortium The International Color Consortium was formed in 1993 by eight industry vendors in order to create a universal color management system that would function transparently across all operating systems and software packages. (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ) specification, Apple Computer, Inc.'s ColorSync technology and Microsoft's ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management . "Businesses and individuals who work with color on the desktop have two critical needs," said Mr. Shin Yamaguchi, Senior General Manager at Canon's Tokyo headquarters. "First, they want predictable color, no matter which output device or application they use. Secondly, they want it to look the same across all computer platforms. Canon designed ColorGear to meet both needs effortlessly." Canon's new CMS supports object-based color matching for optimal printing of graphics documents that consist of a variety of object types - such as, spot-color graphics, text, scanned images and bitmaps. Rather than applying a single imaging technique to the entire printed document, ColorGear allows your application to apply the best imaging technique to each printed object. ColorGear is the result of Canon's commitment to quality color output and adherence to industry standards. It is the technology solution that ensures the best possible color output quality for all Canon customers - from the entry-level, SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. user to the most advanced users of high-end digital imaging systems. For the novice color user, ColorGear works automatically and transparently. For graphic designers and other commercial users, Canon's color management system is configurable and works across all networks. With this flexibility it will satisfy any professional user's need for accuracy, control, cross-platform portability and performance. The recently announced BJC-4100 Bubble Jet printer Noun 1. bubble jet printer - a kind of ink-jet printer bubble-jet printer, bubblejet ink-jet printer - a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink is the first Canon product in the United States to include the ColorGear technology and it is shipping now. ColorGear will also be included with the new BJC-210 BubbleJet printer which will ship this quarter. Canon plans to offer ColorGear worldwide across its color copier, scanner and other product lines. For more information, call Canon at 714/437-7210. -0- Editors's Note: Members of the press may obtain a ColorGear white paper for more technical information. Contact Cathy Cloud, McLean Public Relations for Canon Information Systems, at 415/513-8800. CONTACT: McLean Public Relations Cathy Cloud 415/513-8800 cloud@mcleanpr.com |
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