Creo Brings Home Awards from Largest Prepress and Printing Industry Tradeshow in North America.Business Editors & High Tech Writers VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Creo Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CREO) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CRE CRE Commercial Real Estate CRE Corporate Real Estate CRE Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland) CRE CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and Readout Electronics CRE Camp Response Element .TO) reports its successful participation in Graph Expo 2002, the prepress and printing industry's largest trade show in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. this year. The 10,400 sq. ft. Creo booth, one of the show's largest, beat out nearly 500 other exhibitors to win the 'Executive Outlook Best Booth of the Show' award. 'Must See' Products Creo earned several 'Must See 'Ems' awards, granted each year to the most exciting new products at Graph Expo. 'Must See 'Ems' were awarded for Creo Synapse synapse (sĭn`ăps), junction between various signal-transmitter cells, either between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland. A nerve impulse reaches the synapse through the axon, or transmitting end, of a nerve cell, or neuron. (R) Link software and the Veris(TM) proofing system. Synapse Link software provides increased visibility into prepress for printers, allowing them to achieve new levels of business efficiency and productivity. The Veris proofer, the revolutionary new digital continuous-tone inkjet contract proofing solution, also netted a 'Hot Product' award from industry magazine Electronic Publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. . 'Hot Product' status was also granted to the new iQsmart(TM) professional flatbed scanners. Award-winning Customers Several Creo customers also won awards during Graph Expo. The Printing Industries of America Printing Industries of America is a nonprofit trade association which advocates for the United States printing industry. It is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing more than 12,000 member companies and an industry with more than $16. (PIA pi·a n. The pia mater. pi  al adj. ) Premier Print Awards recognize
excellence in design and quality printing. Creo customer Metropolitan
Fine Printers Ltd. of Vancouver brought home seven-an unprecedented
number-of the most prestigious awards in the 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. industry,
distinguishing itself from more than 700 competitors representing 15
countries. Creo technology played a key role in the success of this
printer.
Demonstrating Industry Leadership While new prepress solutions and technology innovations were demonstrated to hundreds of customers, Creo also welcomed Adobe Systems Incorporated, Komori America Corporation, and Printcafe Software, Inc. to the Networked Graphic Production Partner Program. These industry leaders have collaborated with Creo to create integrated technologies and products that revolutionize the conventional print production process, increasing levels of connectivity, automation and collaboration for all involved. Most Widely Exhibited Vendor Nearly a dozen vendor booths at Graph Expo demonstrated Creo technology including computer-to-plate (CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. ) systems, proofing, scanning, and print on-demand solutions. Creo Spire(TM) color servers were driving the Xerox(R) DocuColor and the DocuColor(R) iGen3 Digital Production Presses, and Creo digital offset printing components and Staccato(R) screening were printing live on the Komori Lithrone S40 press. Enthusiastic customers signed dozens of deals for new systems and many visitors participated in educational presentations on color management, stochastic screening, and how to increase their potential for profit by implementing new Creo solutions. Graph Expo is one of the dozens of trade shows Creo participates in around the world every year. High-resolution images of the award-winning Creo booth and new products are available by emailing the media contacts below. About Creo Creo is a world leader in solutions for the graphic arts industry. Core product lines include image capture systems; inkjet proofers; thermal imaging devices for films, plates and proofs; professional color and copydot scanning systems; and workflow management software. Creo is also an Original Equipment Manufacture supplier of on-press imaging technology, components for digital presses, and color servers for high-speed, print-on-demand digital printers. Creo trades under the symbols CREO on NASDAQ and CRE on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. . www.creo.com. (C) 2002 Creo Inc. The Creo product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or service marks of Creo Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other company and brand, product and service names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Data is subject to change without notice. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described under the caption "Information Regarding Forward-looking Statements" and elsewhere in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and which are incorporated herein by reference. We do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information conntained in this press release. |
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