Creo Demonstrates Spot Color Performance Without Spot Color Inks.Business Editors & High Tech Writers Graph Expo 2002 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 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 VENTURE: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 ) is demonstrating a revolutionary breakthrough at Graph Expo by eliminating the use of spot color A color that is printed from one printing plate which contains one matched color of ink. Spot colors are used when only one or two solid colors are needed on a page or when a color has to match perfectly and be consistent such as with a company logo or when colors are the trademark of the inks with the Spotless(TM) solution technology, yet delivering spot color performance at a fraction of the usual cost. For intensive spot color work on sheetfed presses, such as folding cartons, the manufacturing savings can easily exceed five percent. Live Demonstrations During Graph Expo The Spotless solution technology demonstration replaces many spot color inks with Staccato(R) screened composite builds and a variety of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color tools and workflows. "The starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for this new development is the SQUAREspot(R) thermal imaging head in Creo computer-to-plate systems," explains Mark Nissen, Value in Print product manager. "These systems open the door to stable printing of smooth Staccato screening composite builds. Next, we transform spot colors into a build of either 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. or a six-color set. Typically a six-color set hits a much broader range of spot colors." The Spotless solution comprises Staccato screening for fidelity and continuous tone performance, the six-color workflow of the Prinergy(R) workflow management system, and implementation services provided by the Creo Consulting Services Group. The Spotless technology demonstration shows automatic six-color separation and proofing, bringing six-color workflow into the mainstream. This six-color technology will be available in Prinergy next year. Samples on Display Six-color press sheets that were printed using the Spotless solution illustrate the accurate replication of spot colors against a 12-color press sheet, CMYKOG CMYKOG Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange and Green (6-Color System for printing, aka Hexachrome) plus six spot colors (two passes in a six-color press). The Staccato Print Showcase is also displaying more than 200 samples printed by Creo customers using Staccato screening, now widely used in all types of printing. The samples illustrate the flexibility of Staccato screening as they were produced on both web and sheet-fed presses, printed on coated stock or uncoated sheets, and they range from commercial printing and packaging to catalog and publishing applications. Visitors are being asked to take the photographic challenge: is it a photo or an offset print using Staccato 10 micron screening? The Spotless technology demonstration, a preview of the solution's release in early 2003, is underway in the packaging area of the Creo booth, #3803, at Graph Expo. Creo color experts are also presenting talks about the integrity of Creo color and how to make sense of color production in today's digital world in the Creo theater. Graph Expo visitors have the opportunity to see Staccato screening printed live daily at the Komori America booth, #1083. About Creo Creo is a world leader in solutions for 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. 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 contained in this press release. |
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