EFI Fiery Server Drives New Xerox High-End Production Color Digital Press; Most Advanced Fiery Server Now Available for DocuColor 7000.PHILADELPHIA -- EFI See UEFI. EFI - Extensible Firmware Interface (Nasdaq:EFII EFII Electronics for Imaging Inc (Foster City, CA) ), the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, today announced the availability of the Fiery(R) EXP8000, one of the industry's most powerful color servers, for Xerox Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :XRX XRX Xerox Corporation (stock symbol) ) DocuColor(R) 7000 Digital Press. The new press, coupled with the EXP8000, is designed for mission-critical, high-end production printing environments. Fiery servers enable the range of high-value production environment applications offered by Xerox presses built for commercial print, print for pay, franchise printers, service bureau, data center, and in-plant/CRD operations. Those applications include print-on-demand, web-to-print, book publishing book publishing. The term publishing means, in the broadest sense, making something publicly known. Usually it refers to the issuing of printed materials, such as books, magazines, periodicals, and the like. and personalized marketing Personalized marketing (also called personalization, and sometimes called one-to-one marketing) is an extreme form of product differentiation. Whereas product differentiation tries to differentiate a product from competing ones, personalization tries to make a unique product . The Fiery EXP8000 for the 70-page-per-minute DocuColor 7000 Digital Press joins the family of Fiery servers specifically designed for Xerox digital color presses, including servers for the Xerox iGen3(TM) Digital Production Press, the 80-ppm DocuColor 8000 Digital Press, and the 60-ppm DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press. "Our customers have found tremendous value with our Fiery-driven DocuColor systems," said Fred DeBolt, vice president of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color product systems, Xerox Production Systems Group. "That success is just one of the reasons we awarded EFI Xerox Production Systems Group Overall Software Partner of the Year. The latest result of the partnership, the Fiery EXP8000 for the DocuColor(R)7000, is an excellent choice for customers who want the ultimate in image quality and performance." "Xerox and EFI share a commitment to provide optimal solutions for high-end production customers who operate in an environment where time, quality, advanced workflow and speed are critical," said Mehran Farimani, vice president and general manager, server and controller products, EFI. "The 12 million Fiery technology users worldwide speak to EFI's earned reputation -- our robust variable data printing and high speed output capability, and award-winning 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. software provide an optimal solution for high-performance production environments deploying the DocuColor 7000 Digital Press." The EXP8000, originally announced with the Xerox DocuColor 8000 Digital Press, is based on Fiery technology for high-end production solutions. This server elevates the standard in speed and precision and includes unique features that give customers a sustained competitive advantage in a dynamic market. All are well-integrated within a single technologically advanced yet user-friendly interface, the multiple award-winning Command WorkStation(R), to ensure a streamlined, linear workflow with minimal keystrokes. High-Speed Performance EXP8000 is designed to drive Xerox high end digital copier/printers at speeds as high as 100 pages per minute in demanding color production environments. The Fiery server can process two jobs at once, RIPping a new file while simultaneously printing another file. EFI Impose Fiery Edition is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. server-based imposition application that enables entire documents to be edited and assembled quickly, before RIPping the files. Providing the unique ability to create an unlimited number of new custom imposition templates, this feature is independent of platform, application, and file format, and supports a wide variety of source documents. A range of the most advanced production tools, such as scheduled printing, rush printing and job re-ordering optimize the Fiery server's power, eliminating labor intensive Labor Intensive A process or industry that requires large amounts of human effort to produce goods. Notes: A good example is the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc), they are considered to be very people-oriented. See also: Capital Intensive, Trading Dollars activities and providing full operator control of the workflow. Color Quality and Control The EFI in-RIP color management system Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a , Fiery ColorWise(R), provides color quality 'out of the box' -- color control and extensibility that seamlessly integrates with the Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition. Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, empowers users with the most advanced tools for color proofing and control. Premium power tools include: --EFI Image Viewer, which offers real-time zoom to the dot and pixel levels and a fast, accurate softproofing interface; --Filters and file converters for the EFI Hot Folders to streamline job submission and integrate the Fiery into existing graphic arts workflows; --Advanced trapping settings; and control bars and post-flight reports for advanced troubleshooting and controlling output; and --The optional EFI Color Profiler to successfully match color profiles across all color printers. Additionally, the EXP8000 includes EFI's industry-leading Variable Data Printing (VDP VDP Variable Data Printing VDP Verband Deutscher Pfandbriefbanken VDP Variable Data Publishing VDP Video Display Processor VDP Van der Pol (equation) VDP Visual Descent Point VDP video datagram protocol ) solutions, the industry's most open, flexible, and scaleable, providing the widest range of VDP languages and industry standard PPML (Personalized Printer Markup Language) An XML-based printer language developed by the PODi association that is designed for printing customized documents with digital printers. . Users have the freedom to select the VDP language and application they prefer. Availability The EXP8000 for the DocuColor 7000, and Fiery servers for the iGen3(TM) Digital Production Press and the DocuColor 8000 and DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Presses are currently available through the Xerox direct sales force, authorized sales agents, and via TeleWeb operations. The EFI server technology will be shown at Xerox Booth 1601, May 17-19, AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. / ON DEMAND 2005, Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. . About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing. EFI's award-winning technologies offer end to end, integrated document management tools from creation to print, including high fidelity color Fiery(R) print servers that can output up to 2,000 ppm; powerful print workflow and management information software solutions for increased performance and cost efficiency; and an array of business-critical enterprise solutions. EFI's integrated solutions connect seamlessly, delivering unbeatable performance, cost savings and increased productivity. EFI maintains 21 offices worldwide. NOTE TO EDITORS: EFI and Fiery are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or certain other foreign jurisdictions. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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