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Color Management Evangelist from Apple Joins X-Rite.


GRANDVILLE, Mich. -- X-Rite (Nasdaq:XRIT) today announced the appointment of John J. Zimmerer, Jr. as X-Rite's New Market Development Manager. In this new role, Mr. Zimmerer will manage the identification and development of emerging markets and technologies for the Company's core color business.

"We are excited to have John Zimmerer as part of the X-Rite team," said James Weaver For other persons named James Weaver, see James Weaver (disambiguation).

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, X-Rite's Vice President of Marketing and Product Development. "Having come from a leader in digital media to the leader in color management, this will be a natural move for John. His experience and expertise in color technologies will help us identify new and emerging markets, enabling X-Rite to continue marketshare growth, especially in the digital imaging market."

Mr. Zimmerer joins X-Rite from Apple Computer, Incorporated, where he held the position of Color and Imaging Product Marketing Manager. In this role Zimmerer established the key feature requirements that lead the development of Apple's color and imaging technologies, including Image Capture, ColorSync, Quartz, and Printing technologies in the Mac OS X desktop operating system The control program in a user's machine (desktop or laptop). Also called a "client operating system," Windows is the overwhelming majority while the Macintosh comes second. There are also several versions of Linux for the desktop. Contrast with network operating system. . Prior to joining Apple, Zimmerer was a founding Partner and General Manager of Mac Solutions LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 and Precision CPS LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland. At both companies, Zimmerer consulted graphic arts companies on best practices and emerging technologies, primarily driving the application and development of ICC ICC

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 color management services. These services were coordinated in conjunction with X-Rite and other color companies.

Zimmerer has a BA from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He is a member of Society of Motion Picture & Televisions Engineers (SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. ), Photo Marketing Association (PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached),
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About X-Rite

X-Rite is a leading provider of color measurement solutions comprised of hardware, software and services for the verification and communication of color data. The Company serves a broad range of industries, including graphic arts, digital imaging, photo, industrial and retail color matching, and medical. X-Rite serves markets in over 80 countries with offices throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americans.
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