Colorstar and NAQP Announce Colorstar Part of NAQP Group Purchasing Program.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 1998--Colorstar, Atlanta, and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP NAQP National Association of Quick Printers NAQP North American QSO Party (National Contest Journal HF radio competition) NAQP Numerical Air Quality Prediction (system) ), Chicago, today announced that Colorstar has joined NAQP's group purchasing program, and will provide connectivity products for color output devices to the NAQP membership. Founded in 1975, NAQP is the official trade association of the dynamic and growing quick print industry. NAQP represents the leading edge of this $20.8 billion industry with nearly 3,500 members. Members receive access to education, group purchasing savings, networking, research, public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. programs, on-line services, technical assistance, financial analysis, and other services. The Chicago-based trade association draws its members from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and 24 other countries. Scott Schwar, Associate Director, says, "The key advantage of Colorstar's participation in NAQP's group purchasing program is that it provides the NAQP membership 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. technology at an affordable price. A key component of NAQP is its group purchasing savings program, which benefits our members. Colorstar is now a part of that program". With Colorstar, multiple devices of either the same or different manufacturers may be connected, providing users with a single coherent environment in which to interact with their color devices. Up to three color copiers, eight inkjets and two electrostatic devices may be connected on the Colorstar 6200. Colorstar provides special expertise in NT solutions and hardware interfaces, which is suitable for connection to all major network protocols and topologies. Colorstar, a recent merger of two leading connectivity product companies, Star Imaging and Digital Ideas Pty. Ltd., offers worldwide connectivity solutions. Star Imaging has been a leading supplier in the wide format marketplace, with OEMs such as Xerox ColorgrafX, Ilford and Kimoto. Products include the Colorstar line of digital color output solutions, which supports electrostatic printers, large format inkjet printers and color copiers on both the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT and Sun Solaris platforms. Digital Ideas is renowned for its DICE Net network graphics server product, which allows PC, MAC 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). computers to be connected via a high-speed network to access high end color graphics The ability to display graphic images in colors. devices, such as electrostatics electrostatics, study of phenomena associated with charged bodies at rest (see charge; electricity). A charged body has an excess of positive or negative charges, a condition usually brought about by the transfer of electrons to or from the body. from Xerox ColorgrafX and Raster Graphics See bitmapped graphics. (graphics) raster graphics - Computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Opposite: vector graphics. , color laser copiers from Xerox, Canon and Ricoh, and inkjet printers from Encad, Hewlett-Packard, and Xerox ColorgrafX. The relationship will be managed worldwide through the Global Account Team for Colorstar. Dean Nolley, Vice President of Sales for Colorstar, says, "It's always exciting to have a program where everyone wins. This relationship is truly valued by Colorstar and we look forward to supporting the NAQP membership. Our participation will also include the digital color connectivity national seminar program that will profit everyone in this industry". For further information, contact: Colorstar, 250 Williams St., Ste. 1120, Atlanta, GA, 30303, telephone (404) 523-4944, fax (404) 523-4882, website http://www.colorstar.com . -0- All product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Star Imaging Sharon Adcock, 310/545-9731 |
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