Colorbus Announces New Product Line.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1998--Colorbus Inc., the number two supplier in the digital connectivity market, unveiled a new product line Wednesday. The new product line was built by the expertise created in the acquisition of Colorbus by Star Imaging/Colorstar in March of this year. These products combine the strength and knowledge of Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. brought by Star Imaging/Colorstar with the 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). competence of the original Colorbus. To simplify its solutions, the new Colorbus product line is targeted by user segments. Instead of forcing users into a standard solution, this new product line allows users to choose solutions specific to each market requirement. Cyclone Office: The Cyclone Office is Colorbus' entry level solution specially designed for the corporate market. Running the Windows NT operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , the leading operating system in corporate America, the Cyclone Office offers the corporate marketplace seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. at an attractive price point. Utilizingan Intel-based hardware platform for superior upgradeability and processing performance, the Cyclone Office is featured at the best price performance ratios in its class. Cyclone Professional: The Cyclone Professional is targeted toward the Print-for-Pay market and in-house reprographic department. It allows these users to offer quick turnaround, multiple copier support, feature-rich job accounting, and file acceptance from a variety of industry standard media. Also based on the Windows NT operating system, this offering utilizes an Intel Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. processor, with the option to drive multiple copiers and large format devices simultaneously. It can act as a RIP or workstation. The Cyclone Professional offers superior color management providing reliable and consistent quality color. Cyclone Graphic Arts: The Cyclone Graphic Arts, an Adobe PostScript 3 solution, combines the strength of a 400Mhz Intel Pentium II processor with Colorbus' feature-rich software. Driving a variety of mid range color copiers and large format devices, this system offers printing on 12 x 18 (copier dependent) to print crop marks and also superior RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). and 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. printing. The user-definable job log allows accurate project registration. Combined with the densitometer-based color calibration, the Cyclone Graphic Arts is the perfect solution for graphic artists and other color demanding customers. Cyclone Production: Developed for high production environments, these workhorses deliver on the full potential of production class color laser copiers. With the recent introduction of the DCII DCII Defense Central Index of Investigations DCII DFAS Corporate Information Infrastructure DCII Defense Clearance Investigations Index DCII Defense Clearance and Investigation Index , a unique solution to drive the Xerox DocuColor 40 at rated speed, Colorbus has raised the standard for the next generation of production class digital interface solutions for high speed color copiers. Colorbus now proudly offers the Cyclone Production for the CLC (The Computer Language Company Inc.) The publisher of this Encyclopedia. See About this product. 1000, the CKII CKII Casein Kinase II . With twin 400Mhz Pentium II processors, the CKII utilizes unique Stealth Disk Management (SDM SDM - Schematic Data Model ) technology to drive the CLC 1000 at full rated printing speed. Coupled with SmartSort electronic collation COLLATION, descents. A term used in the laws of Louisiana. Collation -of goods is the supposed or real return to the mass of the succession, which an heir makes of the property he received in advance of his share or otherwise, in order that such property may be divided, together with the and compression free rendering (and therefore no quality loss), the Cyclone CKII establishes the new benchmark for high end production class servers. Cyclone Production CKII is available as of September 1998. Thomas White, president and chief executive officer of Colorbus said: "This new product line recognizes that our customers are individuals, with specific needs to be addressed in their markets. These truly unique solutions provide market-specific support, coupled with Colorbus quality and our unmatched commitment to customer satisfaction." Colorbus manufactures and markets networkable PostScript print servers which enable printing of high quality color images from digital color copiers manufactured by Canon, Kodak, Minolta, Ricoh, Sharp, Lanier, and Xerox, and large format printers from ColorgrafX, ENCAD, Hewlett-Packard, and RasterGraphics. Colorbus products are sold throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. For further information, contact: Colorbus Inc., 2362 McGaw Ave., Irvine, Calif., 92614; phone 949/852-1850; fax 949/852-1909; Web site www.colorbus.com. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Colorbus, Irvine
Sharon Adcock, 310/545-9731
E-mail: sharon.adcock@colorbus.com
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