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Datacolor.


HEADQUARTERS:
Datacolor
5 Princess Rd.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
+ 1 609 924 2189
+ 1 609 895 7472
www.datacolor.com
marketing@datacolor.com


COMPANY & INDUSTRY OVERVIEW:

Datacolor is the world's leading manufacturer of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.

See also: Color
 control communications In telecommunication, control communications is the branch of technology devoted to the design, development, and application of communications facilities used specifically for control purposes, such as for controlling (a) industrial processes, (b) movement of resources, (c) , systems, software, instruments, and equipment for the paint and coatings industries, as well as a variety of others. An internationally held company, Datacolor has strategic manufacturing, research, marketing, sales and support operations around the globe. Datacolor's worldwide customer base encompasses North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, and the Asia/Pacific Rim. For almost 30 years, Datacolor has been dedicated to color technology that addresses a broad range of paint and industrial coatings An industrial coating is a paint or coating defined by its protective, rather than its aesthetic properties, although it can provide both.
The most common use of industrial coatings is for corrosion control of steel or concrete.
 applications--from formula generation in the laboratory to highly accurate and repeatable color checks on the production floor to exceptional color matching capabilities at the retail level.

CUSTOMER BENEFITS:

Datacolor software, instruments, and equipment work in concert to provide complete, seamless color management for all aspects of a customer's operations, from laboratories to production lines and into third-party operations, where appropriate. Datacolor sales, service, and application specialists are available for customers anywhere in the world. This is through its combination of strategically located offices and international network of authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 agents and distributors.

Datacolor's commitment to the continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
continuing education
 or adult education

Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904).
 and support is reflected in the following services:

* On-site user training

* Classroom education

* Color seminars

* Pre- and post-installation support

* Dedicated applications specialists with significant industry and technical experience

* Local service offices around the world

SYSTEMS OVERVIEW:

* Electronic In-store Paint Matching System, Paintmaker, provides paint merchandisers with three easy-to-use software products and hardware options: an electronic formula book; a color card matcher; and a comprehensive custom color match system. All paint matching capabilities can be run from the store countertop.

* Color Formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating.

American Law Institute Formulation
 & Matching System, Lab Paintmaker, streamlines all paint lab color formulation and matching functions with the latest Windows-driven software for easy yet sophisticated data access, retrieval and reporting. It is thoroughly integrated with Paintmaker for seamless color-matching efficiencies, lab to store.

* Color Matching Software includes ChromaCalc 3, the latest system that delivers all color matching and correction functions from a single screen and responds intelligently to user requests. With point and click simplicity to find a pertinent page, forward and backward navigational arrows to easily move through jobs, and key words to go to just the right ingredient, formula or sample, ChromaCalc is a revolutionary color matching system as easy as it is comprehensive.

* Color Measurement Instruments include the Mercury[TM] family of handheld units that combine the resolution of laboratory grade instruments with Palm O/S (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.
) technology, making them the most accurate and the easiest spectrophotometers to learn and operate.

* Color Information Management System (CIMS CIMS Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University)
CIMS Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (Rochester Institute of Technology)
CIMS Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry
) allows users to communicate color via e-mail. Color can be communicated to every link in the supply chain almost instantly -from retailers to manufacturers to consumers. CIMS uses Colorite' and other proprietary technology to provide accurate visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all  of the appearance (which includes texture and color) of a product on your computer screen. Time to market is shortened short·en  
v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens

v.tr.
1. To make short or shorter.

2.
, costs are reduced for all parties, and quality of color is improved--all from a single information system and supplier.

* Color Quality Control Software, ColorTools[R] QC, provides state-of-the-art color measurement and analysis. These systems deliver options and features to meet any color control needs, whether it's simple quality control on the production floor or advanced research tasks in the lab.
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