Creo Supports Growth in Digital Printing with Powerful New Spire Color Servers.CHICAGO, Ill. -- 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 ): - New Spire for Xerox DocuColor 8000, iGen3, and 3535 - Workflow Integration Helps Commercial Printers Add Digital Printing Creo Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO)(TSX: CRE) has developed new Spire(TM) color servers for the Xerox(R) DocuColor(R) and iGen3(R) digital color presses, and a comprehensive package of software integration and color management tools for digital printers and commercial printers who are adding digital printing to their operations. At Graph Expo, Creo is demonstrating the new Spire(TM) CXP CXP Common IFF Digital Transponder Program (US Navy shipboard and aircraft Identification Friend or Foe Transponder) 8000 color server for the Xerox DocuColor(R) 8000 digital press, the latest Spire version for the Xerox DocuColor iGen3 digital production press, and the new Spire(TM) CXP3535e for the Xerox DocuColor 3535(TM) printer/copier. Creo is the ideal partner for commercial printers who are considering adding digital printing to their operations. Creo, the knowledgeable prepress supplier, has collaborated with Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. for nearly 10 years producing the high-performance Spire color servers that offer flexibility and workflow control to create catalogs, flyers, and complex long-run variable information jobs. Creo resells the new Xerox DocuColor 8000, 6060(TM), 5252, and the refurbished 2045 digital color presses, as well as the Xerox DocuColor 3535 printer/copier to commercial printers in 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. . Creo also serves as a reseller source for the Xerox iGen3 digital production press. New! Spire CXP8000 for DocuColor 8000 The Spire CXP8000 color server has been designed for the new 80-page-per-minute Xerox DocuColor 8000 digital press. Based on unique Creo technology, the Spire CXP8000 color server incorporates Spire's newest features such as support for comprehensive variable information, special features for the production workflow environment, sophisticated color management tools, expanded document printing capabilities, and a friendly user interface. New! Spire for iGen3 The latest version of the Spire color server for the Xerox iGen3 digital production press features advanced image and color quality. Device Link technology enables the four-dimensional translation of colors to preserve the black separation across the entire color space A system for describing color numerically. Also known as a "color model," the most widely used color spaces are RGB for scanners and displays, CMYK for color printing and YUV for video and TV. . Solid CMY (Cyan Magenta Yellow) The color space used for printing. In theory, equal amounts of all three colors produce black. In practice, a separate black ink is required for quality printing. See CMYK. colors are preserved as 100 percent of their original value for text and graphics. An edge enhancement The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. feature eliminates jagged edges by aligning the edges of text and graphics. New! Spire CXP3535e for DocuColor 3535 The new Spire CXP3535e color server for the Xerox DocuColor 3535 color copier/printer brings the benefits of Creo professional 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. solutions to small print shops and graphics-intensive office environments. The Spire CXP3535e features a new user interface and provides a professional production workflow with outstanding color and advanced capabilities for customized printing with information that varies from page to page. (See full story in press release, "Xerox Packs More Power in Professional Color Printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. with Enhanced Color Server from Creo".) New! Spire Color Server Goes Wi-Fi Creo has developed a tool for monitoring multiple Spire color servers from anywhere in the company's facility using wireless connection. The new Spire Pocket Viewer Pocket Viewer was a model range of Personal Digital Assistants developed by Casio. Early models use Intel x86 based processors (manufactured by NEC) and latest models use Hitachi processors from SH3 family. Both run under CASIO OS. runs on a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). supported by the Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. (TM) 2003 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 PDA connects with Spire color servers to provide real time information on the status of the digital front end (DFE DFE Design For the Environment DFE Digital Front End DFE Decision Feedback Equalization DFE Decision Feedback Equalizer DFE Department For Education (UK) DFE Dietary Folate Equivalent ), the print jobs, and the presses from anywhere on the premises. The Spire Pocket Viewer is a shareware utility included with the Spire color server and can be downloaded from the Creo web site at www.creo.com/pocketviewer. Generate Revenue by Adding Digital Printing Offset printers are discovering they can generate increased revenue and retain customers by delivering affordable, high-quality digital printing to clients with tight deadlines. Creo has developed seamless connections between commercial printers' existing Prinergy(R) or Brisque(R) prepress workflow systems and the Spire color server for digital printing. This facilitates greater connectivity in the digital printing environment, offers greater control with less room for error, and faster turnaround times. The same print job can be printed digitally or by offset for maximum flexibility and efficiency. Prinergy Connects to Xerox FreeFlow: Unifies Offset and Digital Workflow In print publishing, using the computer to lay out text and illustrations prior to creating film negatives for every page or going directly to plate. Prior to digital workflow, the typesetting and pre-press stages were far more time consuming and labor-intensive. The Prinergy workflow management system also features connectivity with Xerox's FreeFlow(TM) software through the Prinergy Digital Print Interface. Through a single interface, jobs can be sent to both digital and offset presses resulting in a more economical and efficient operation. Short runs, first-offs, and supplementary runs can all be rerouted from a traditional workflow to a digital workflow, just in time, and on a case-by-case basis by the Prinergy operator. The Prinergy Digital Print Interface supports the Creo Spire color server and the Xerox DocuSP(R) color controller, providing full access to the digital print settings, enabling job ticketing from within Prinergy. New! Brisque Prepress Workflow Connects to Spire Color Server The new version 5.0 of the Brisque workflow system features a new fully-integrated, automatic link to the Spire color server. It provides users with the ability to set job parameters and impose jobs on the Brisque for use in a Spire digital print job. The process is fully automated without operator intervention. No special training or additional hardware is required. "As the founder of the Networked Graphic Production(TM) initiative, Creo made a strategic decision to implement JDF JDF Job Definition Format (XML-based format for workflow and control information) JDF Jamaica Defence Force JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International JDF Job Description Form JDF Japan Defense Force JDF Jackson Drop Forge Company in its prepress and digital workflow solutions," said Stan Coleman, corporate vice president, printing workflow solutions, Creo. "The Brisque and Spire interface is Creo's latest realization of this goal, taking advantage of the non-proprietary JDF interface and enabling a truly automated and error-free workflow." New! Profile Wizard Digi Creo has developed a color management tool for digital printing that easily creates color profiles. By leveraging the power of the Creo Profile Wizard(TM) color management family, Profile Wizard(TM) Digi was developed to address the unique needs of the digital print market. Creo developed this tool to enhance the color quality and consistency in Xerox digital print solutions. The Profile Wizard Digi color management software recognizes the different technical parameters of each Xerox DocuColor printer and its color performance to create accurate ICC profiles. Profile Wizard Digi software is coupled with the GretagMacbeth(R) iCColor(TM) spectrophotometer spectrophotometer, instrument for measuring and comparing the intensities of common spectral lines in the spectra of two different sources of light. See photometry; spectroscope; spectrum. for ease of use and error-free measurement of color charts. Profile Wizard Digi will be released in late 2004. See live demonstrations of Creo's print on-demand systems at the Creo booth (#4006) and at the Xerox booth (#1431) at Graph Expo 2004, North America's largest trade show for the printing and graphic arts industries, in Chicago, IL, October 10-13, 2004. These products are available through Creo 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. , and worldwide through Xerox sales channels. For information about the products Creo is demonstrating at Graph Expo, visit www.creo.com/news. Images available for download at www.creo.com/imagebank This news 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 "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results" and elsewhere in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, 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 news release. About Creo Creo Inc. is a global company with key strengths in imaging and software technology. The leading provider of prepress systems, Creo helps over 25,000 customers worldwide adopt digital production methods which reduce costs, increase print quality and allow them to serve their customers more efficiently. Based on a solid foundation of intellectual property, Creo has an unmatched range of technology solutions that address the needs of commercial, publication, on demand, packaging, and newspaper printers, and creative professionals. Creo product lines include software and hardware for computer-to-plate imaging, systems for digital photography, scanning, and proofing, as well as printing plates and proofing media. Creo also supplies on-press imaging technology, components for digital presses, color servers, and high-speed digital printers. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Creo reported fiscal 2003 revenue of US$578 million. Creo trades on NASDAQ (CREO) and the TSX (CRE). www.creo.com (C) 2004 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. |
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