EFI and 3M Announce Technology Alliance for Innovative Meeting Room Solutions; Groundbreaking 3M Wall Display Featuring eBeam Digital Whiteboard Appliance to Be Shown At InfoComm.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2001 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI See UEFI. EFI - Extensible Firmware Interface ) (Nasdaq:EFII EFII Electronics for Imaging Inc (Foster City, CA) ), the world leader in enabling networked printing solutions, and 3M Visual Systems Division, a leading supplier of presentation solutions for meeting rooms, training rooms and classrooms, today announced their technology alliance for developing office presentation systems. 3M will exhibit its wall display, the first product developed through this relationship, this week at the InfoComm show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The 3M Wall Display is an innovative new to the world presentation solution that includes a digital display and an optional digital whiteboard Digital Whiteboard is a technology that allows you to manipulate an image or virtual image and capture or record your actions digitally. This technology can consist of a projector, electromagnetic pens and sensors or a digital display with a touchscreen. appliance fully-integrated in one compact unit. Ideal for small to medium conference rooms, the wall display features a versatile optical system that is extended when in use and folds back into the frame when not in use, as well as an optional embedded eBeam digital whiteboard appliance. When using the eBeam system, users can plug in any laptop to capture handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. whiteboard notes or to display presentations and other documents onto the 3M Wall Display. The eBeam technology eBeam Technology uses Infrared and Ultrasound to track the location of an active stylus or marker sleeve. A receiver determines the distance and direction of a transmitter using the known quantities and differences of the speed of light and the speed of sound. captures meeting notes and diagrams as they are drawn on the wall display and broadcasts them over the Internet in real time. When activated in conjunction with the 3M Wall Display, the eBeam system converts the display area into a "virtual touch screen," allowing users to control the presentation, open applications, and annotate annotate - annotation documents on the computer from the board. "3M has once again developed the ideal solution in response to user needs, and we are proud to contribute eBeam technology to this presentation system," said Rafi Holtzman, general manager, eBeam. "Meeting participants demand a variety of tools to access, share, and distribute digital and hand-written data among local and remote team-members. The sleek form-factor and intuitive interface of the wall display provides users with a host of easy-to-use communication tools in a compact space. We look forward to working with 3M to continue to provide teams with the products they need to work more effectively." "Conference room users need the capabilities of a digital whiteboard embedded into a total digital display solution," said Bob Richards The Rev. Robert "Bob" Eugene Richards (born February 20 1926, in Champaign, Illinois), known as the "Vaulting Vicar" in his competitive days, was a versatile athlete who made three Olympic teams in two events. , business manager for 3M Visual Systems. "As we investigated how to best meet these requirements, the eBeam digital whiteboard technology emerged as the clear winner. Meeting leaders can enhance teamwork between remote locations by incorporating their spreadsheets, presentations, or other documents into one shared space Shared space is a traffic engineering philosophy pioneered by the Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman. The approach relies on the principle that road users' behaviour is more likely to be affected by the street environment and design than by the traditional deployment of measures and by using the eBeam system to annotate those materials, as well. Now, people who are unable to physically attend a meeting can experience it as close to real-time as possible from their own work sites." Availability The wall display from 3M is expected to be available September 1. About eBeam The eBeam system is an Internet office appliance that works with existing whiteboards and other writing surfaces to capture meeting notes and diagrams as they are created. Information is viewed, saved, edited, shared, and printed using any Windows PC An x86-based computer that runs some version of Windows. See x86 and Windows. . Unlike traditional electronic whiteboards and copyboards, the eBeam digital whiteboard appliance is portable, easy to install, and Web-enabled. The eBeam solution includes "mouse" functionality that can turn any digital display into a virtual touch screen. About Electronics For Imaging Electronics For Imaging (www.efi.com) is the world leader in enabling networked printing solutions. EFI technology allows copiers, printers, and digital presses to be shared across work groups, the enterprise, and the Internet. The results are greater productivity, improved document management, seamless networking, and the assured quality of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color and black-and-white images. The company's OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners look to EFI to deliver products that help grow sales and reduce costs associated with internal development and support. Competitive, feature-rich solutions, such as the Fiery(R) and EDOX(TM) and Splash(TM) brands of networked image processors and the eBeam brand of Web-enabled whiteboard systems, are an outgrowth of our determination to offer OEMs and end users alike the highest assurance of innovation, quality, reliability, and support. The company employs more than 900 people and maintains 22 offices worldwide. Additional information regarding EFI may be obtained by calling the company directly at 650/357-3500 or through public sources, including the company's SEC filings. Statements contained in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties as discussed more fully in the company's filings with the SEC, including its most recent Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . About 3M Visual Systems Division 3M Visual Systems Division is a leading supplier of meeting and presentation solutions for the meeting room, training room and classroom. In addition to the wall display technology, products and services developed and marketed by the division include transparency films, overhead projectors and multimedia projectors. 3M Visual Systems Division, established in 1960, is based in Austin, Texas. About 3M 3M is a $16 billion technology company with leading positions in electronics, telecommunications, industrial, consumer and office, health care, safety and other markets. Headquartered in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minnesota, the company has operations in more than 60 countries and serves customers in nearly 200 countries. 3M businesses share technologies, manufacturing operations, brands, marketing channels and other important resources. 3M is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. and also is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at www.3M.com. For more information about 3M Wall Display technology, visit the 3M Visual Systems Division Web site at www.3m.com/walldisplay. Note to Editors: 3M is a trademark of 3M company. EFI, the EFI logo, Fiery, the Fiery logo, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, and other terms and product names as indicated in this release are registered trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and certain other foreign jurisdictions. Fiery Prints, Fiery Z4, Fiery X4, EDOX, eBeam, and other terms and product names as indicated in this release are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion