QMS Announces Support for QuickDraw GX; QMS GX Driver Suite enhances printing performance and ease of use for color and business users in Macintosh environments.MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 1995--QMS Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AQM AQM Active Queue Management AQM Air Quality Management AQM Acquisition Management AQM Assistant Quartermaster (Civil War) AQM Additive Quark Model AQM Analog Quadrature Modulator AQM Acenaphthenequinone Monoxime ), the network printer company, today announced the QMS (1) (Minolta-QMS, Inc., Mobile, AL) A manufacturer of laser printers founded in 1977 by Jim Busby. Initially involved with controllers for printing bar codes and labels, it entered the laser printer business in the mid-1980s and set numerous records. GX Driver Suite which can enhance QMS printer performance and improve the overall printing process in Macintosh environments. QuickDraw GX, a new printing standard for Mac OS system 7.x users, is designed to ease printing and print management. The new QMS GX Driver Suite provides custom printing options and allows Macintosh GX users to take advantage of special features in QMS printers to improve printer throughput and useability. The QMS GX Driver Suite is designed with a new graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that allows QMS Crown print system users to more easily manage Macintosh printing. For Macintosh users with color printing needs, the QMS GX Driver Suite incorporates QMS' QCOLOR automatic color management capabilities for business and desktop publishing applications. The QMS GX drivers support all Apple QuickDraw GX features such as desktop printer icons, drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. printing and extension support. In addition, the QMS GX drivers enable QMS printer owners to easily customize the printing process by eliminating the need to manually define print parameters with each print job, thereby freeing users from repetitive print setting tasks. QMS GX Driver Suite QMS GX Drivers can deliver faster throughput than conventional drivers. For users with image-based or color applications that require both speed and high resolution, the QMS GX Driver Suite is an ideal tool for improving printer efficiency and output quality in a networked environment, ultimately reducing network traffic. The QMS GX Driver Suite supports QMS PostScript Level 2 print systems when used with Apple Macintosh operating system version 7.1/GX 1.1.1 and 7.5/GX 1.1.1. The QMS GX drivers also work with non-QuickDraw applications. In order to utilize the QMS GX Driver Suite, a Macintosh user must have the Apple QuickDraw GX software installed and running on their computer. The main features of the GX architecture are enhanced font rendering, printing, and special graphic capabilities. QMS' GX Driver Suite complements QMS' Crown architecture. QMS Crown technology enables Crown print systems to serve multiple users and applications, reducing the number of print devices needed in an enterprise and broadening output services. Crown provides a common feature set across all QMS print systems, including print job multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. , robust network support, sophisticated document handling and print features, and easy system enhancements and upgrades. Each Crown print system incorporates QMS Software Loadable System (SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. ) technology for easy and cost-effective addition of system upgrades and enhancements. Availability The QMS GX Driver Suite is now available and will ship with the new QMS magicolor CX color laser printer A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer. . QMS plans to offer GX drivers for its complete line of color and monochrome laser printers by the end of the year. QMS GX Drivers are available to existing QMS customers on the QMS worldwide web home page at http://www.qms.com/, QMS BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. at 334-633-3632, Compuserve at GO QMSPRINT or by dialing (800) 523-2696. QMS, Inc. QMS, Inc. is a leading producer of monochrome and color network capable print systems. The company's print systems fit seamlessly into a wide variety of computer networks, and include color and monochrome laser printers used for electronic publishing, graphic design, office automation, advanced imaging and automatic identification applications. QMS, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol AQM. QMS is certified to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 standard for the manufacture of print systems. -0- Note to Editors: QMS, the QMS logo, Crown, magicolor and QCOLOR are registered trademarks or trademarks of QMS, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. If your publication prints direct reader contact information, please use the following: QMS, Inc. One Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 800/523-2696 or 334/633-4300 QMS Internet Address, http://www.qms.com CONTACT: A&R Partners Robson Grieve, 415/363-0982 robson_grieve@arpartners.com |
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