Konica Minolta and EFI Deliver New, Advanced Fiery Server for Production Print Environments; Industry-leading Fiery Server's Most Advanced Color and Productivity Features Now Available for bizhub PRO C500.RAMSEY, N.J. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) and 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 newest, most advanced Fiery(R) server for the bizhub PRO C500. The unique modularity of the powerful Fiery IP-901 External Image Controller makes the 50-ppm bizhub PRO C500 an ideal solution in every production print environment: commercial print, light production, corporate reprographic departments, graphics-intensive (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. , creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
The newly enhanced Fiery IP-901 is the latest result of the successful, long-standing Konica Minolta-EFI relationship. Konica Minolta customers deploying Fiery technology experience seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with other EFI-based products, including the industry's leading web-to-print solution, Digital StoreFront(TM), which recently won the 2005 BERTL's Best Innovation Award, and the MicroPress(R) ProSeries 7.0 production print workflow solution. "Our bizhub PRO C500 customers in high volume environments ranging from commercial print to graphics-intensive offices have realized tremendous value with the Fiery server's superior color and productivity," said Kevin P. Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. , vice president, product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
"At 12 million users worldwide, Fiery is the undisputed market leader, and we believe that's because we constantly deliver valuable innovation that helps printers move their business forward," said Frank Mallozzi, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing, EFI. "For Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C500 customers, we have advanced the IP-901's flexible, WYSIWIG workflow and now offer the printing optimizing capabilities of the new Fiery Production Printing Package to enable the absolute fastest output of the most complex documents." The IP-901 External Image Controller combines a powerful hardware platform with versatile, integrated system software. The Fiery server's robust suite of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color precision and control tools make it an indispensable tool for graphic arts professionals. Fiery 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 support and advanced workflow further enables the Konica Minolta C500 to satisfy the professional environment's most demanding production and quality requirements -- while maintaining superior dependability and flexibility. The following describes the powerful features of the Fiery IP-901 External Image Controller, and the available options that ensure customization to each customer's specific requirements.
-- Fiery IP-901 Standard Configuration Key Features
Fiery Command WorkStation(R), which recently won a 2005 BERTL's
Best Award, sets the standard in centralized print job management with
an intuitive interface and a variety of sophisticated,
productivity-enhancing tools. Also available for the Macintosh
operating system, Command WorkStation has the flexibility to be run on
multiple client stations as well as locally when equipped with the
optional Fiery Advanced Controller Interface kit.
The Industry's Most Advanced Workflow -- The S300 Version 2
includes the highly flexible workflow for which the Fiery server is
renowned. The IP-901 workflow is WYSIWYG and consistent, whether the
job is VDP or non-VDP.
Spot-On(R) Precision Color Matching with Substitute Color
accurately reproduces named and custom colors, and modifies spot color
values to achieve color matching with pinpoint precision.
EFI Hot Folders automates batch processing of PostScript and PDF
files.
Auto-trapping -- Pre-production, configurable auto trapping
settings enable greater flexibility and control, resulting in
significant print quality improvements for different print
environments.
Driver-based Imposition -- this booklet maker offers comprehensive
booklet imposition.
Powerful Options that customize the Fiery IP-901 for any
Professional Print Environment include:
-- Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition -- Going beyond the
built-in Fiery graphic arts functionality inherent to the
Fiery IP-901, this suite of applications enables preeminent
color quality. Easily integrating into existing graphic arts
workflows, the Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition utilizes
the most advanced tools for color proofing and control.
Premium power tools include Image Viewer, which offers a fast,
accurate softproofing interface that zooms to the dot cell
level; file converters for Hot Folders to streamline job
submission from other graphic arts workflows; advanced
trapping settings; and control bars and post-flight reports
for more sophisticated trouble-shooting and controlling
output.
-- Impose Fiery Edition. This WYSIWYG client/server-based
imposition application enables entire documents to be imposed,
edited and assembled quickly, before RIPping the files.
Providing the unique ability to create an unlimited number of
new custom imposition templates, Impose Fiery Edition is
independent of platform, application and file format, and
supports a wide variety of source documents, including all VDP
languages.
-- The Fiery Production Printing Package delivers unprecedented
production management capability, functionality that is
exclusively provided by EFI. The Package is a set of
breakthrough job management and submission tools that enable
the bizhub PRO C500 to deliver the fastest output for the most
elaborate, complicated print jobs.
-- The Fiery Production Printing Package also greatly abates
the need for operator intervention and maximizes the full
functionality of the bizhub PRO C500 finishing options.
-- EFI Compose is integral to the Package as its advanced
preview and editing capability readily handles complex
composition.
-- Paper Catalog is a system-based paper warehouse database
included with the Package. Automating media control and
easing operator intervention, Paper Catalog stores
attributes of the entire media stock available at the
warehouse of a production site.
-- EFI Color Profiler(TM) -- This Fiery advanced color
management tool is a color measurement solution for
generating ICC-compliant device profiles, optimizing print
quality and helping to produce color consistency between
printers. Color Profiler provides the digital color
hardware and software needed to intuitively create color
profiles and deploy them in any workflow. The ES-1000
handheld spectrometer is included to instantly and
accurately measure the full visible spectrum of light
reflected from color samples. The ES-1000 can also be used
as a densitometer to measure a printer's daily color
fluctuations for calibration purposes.
-- The Fiery Advanced Controller Interface kit enables
Command WorkStation to be run locally at the Fiery, making
it ideal for operator-centric environments. The Fiery
stand, custom-designed furniture, is also included in this
option.
Availability The bizhub PRO C500 driven by the new Fiery IP-901 External Image Controller is now available through Konica Minolta's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. direct sales, 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: dealer and value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. channels. The solution will be shown at Print 05, held at McCormick Place McCormick Place is an enormous exposition complex located in Chicago, Illinois. in Chicago Sept. 9-15, in Konica Minolta Booth 15005. More information can be found at www.biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. .konicaminolta.com. About Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., offers a broad range of multifunctional digital imaging solutions inspired by its bizhub(TM) brand of powerful solutions that serve as the central resource for document scanning, in-house printing, copying, faxing and electronic archiving and distribution. From high-quality color and monochrome Also called "mono." Refers to display screens that use one foreground and one background color; for example, black on white, white on black or green on black. The first terminals connected to mainframes and minicomputers were monochrome, and monochrome screens were widely used on early bizhub systems for workgroups and small offices, to advanced high-volume bizhub PRO(TM) production printing systems for large corporations and print-for-pay services, Konica Minolta is leading the industry toward integrated, networked hardware/software solutions that are more simple, reliable, and cost-effective. Complementing its bizhub solutions, Konica Minolta also offers desktop laser printers, microform In micrographics, a medium that contains microminiaturized images such as microfiche and microfilm. See micrographics. digital imaging systems, wide-format printers A printer that prints on large paper, which can range from two to more than 15 feet in width. Such printers typically use inkjet technology to print on a variety of output, including premium glossy-coated paper for signs and posters. and scanning systems for specialized applications. 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The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high color Fiery(R) print servers that can output up to 2000 ppm; superwide digital inkjet printers A printer that propels droplets of ink directly onto the medium. Today, almost all inkjet printers produce color. Low-end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), but produce a composite black that is often muddy. and UV and solvent inks capable of printing on flexible and rigid substrates; powerful print production workflow and management information software solutions for increased performance and cost efficiency; and an array of corporate printing solutions. EFI's integrated solutions connect seamlessly, delivering unbeatable performance, cost savings and increased productivity. EFI maintains 22 offices worldwide. NOTE TO EDITORS: EFI, Fiery and MicroProess are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or certain other foreign jurisdictions. Digital StoreFront(TM) is a trademark of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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