NetSilicon Introduces Breakthrough in Cost Performance for Network Color Printers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 NetSilicon, Inc. a subsidiary of Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. , today announced that it has begun commercial shipments of its new NetStream network printer controller to Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. NetStream uses a NetSilicon NET+ARM processor and its NET+Works(R) networking development suite to integrate high performance, industry leading network printing features, and high resolution print quality into a low-cost single processor architecture. Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. is using a custom version of the NetStream controller in its desktop color laser printers. "NetStream has allowed Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. to attack the desktop 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. market with a very robust solution at a very competitive price" said Takashi Onoda, general manager of System Design Department, Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. Printing Solutions, Inc. The NetStream controller is designed to drive the latest color laser printer engines at speeds up to 10 pages per minute. It includes Ethernet, 1284, and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. interfaces and supports 1200dpi (dots per inch) resolution. NetStream's strong networking capabilities build upon NetSilicon's NET+Works software and includes all the primary network printing protocols such as TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , Novell and AppleTalk. NetStream also includes new printing services, such as the Internet Printing Protocol The Internet Printing Protocol or IPP, defines a standard protocol for printing as well as managing print jobs, media size, resolution, and so forth. Like all IP-based protocols, IPP can be used locally or over the Internet to printers hundreds or thousands of miles . There is an embedded Web server Web server software embedded within a hardware device such as a print server. It is widely used in a myriad of devices, because it allows access to the software via any Web browser, typically for configuring the device or obtaining reports. See ETI and Web server. for Web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. management, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , and even an e-mail client Same as e-mail program. to notify users and administrators of the printer's status. These features combined with NetStream's low cost, enable printer manufacturers like Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. to offer a business-class printer at a SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. price. "We are excited that Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd a leading printer manufacturer is our first customer for this product, and has adopted the Netsilicon solution," said Bruce Berger, general manager, NetSilicon. "The NetStream printer controller platform shows the power of NetSilicon's processor and software architectures. By providing a combination of speed, network features, and low cost, NetStream is ideally positioned to bring color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). to the office desktop." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry analyst Alyson Frasco, director of IDC's Worldwide Hardcopy Peripheral Trackers and Forecasts, the U.S. market for color page printers is experiencing solid growth, with a majority of that growth coming from small to mid-sized business sectors. Additionally, Frasco states that the installed base is expected to grow 45 percent within the next three years. Though NetStream is NetSilicon's first printer controller, the Company is already in development of its next generation solution. In the near future, NetSilicon will introduce an enhanced platform incorporating a new ARM9-based System on Chip (SoC). This new architecture will provide customers significant performance gains at a lower systems cost. According to Berger, "We are enthusiastic about the opportunities of the growing color laser printer market for our SoC business." About NetSilicon NetSilicon, a Digi International(R) company, is a leading provider of network-attached processors and device connectivity software. NetSilicon integrates the high performance NET+ARM 32-bit microprocessor with NetSilicon's NET+Works advance networking software, including development tools, real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. and connectivity software to accelerate customer development of intelligent, networked devices. Digi International, the leader in Connectware, makes device networking easy by manufacturing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). About Hitachi Printing Solutions Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd., headquartered in Ebina-City, Japan, was established on October 1, 2002 by combining the resources of three printer-related companies of the Hitachi Group, including the high-speed, highly reliable technologies of Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., the compactness and mass production technologies of Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, and the systems technologies of Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Printing Solutions, with approximately 2,000 employees worldwide, is a leading provider of versatile print systems that targets the office and the production printing markets. Products range from durable line matrix printers, high-speed continuous form and mid-range cut sheet laser printers, to brilliant color laser printers. For more information on Hitachi Printing Solutions, please visit the company's web site at www.hitachi-printingsolutions.com. For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444 (U.S.) or 952-912-3444 (International). All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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