Xionics' Industry-Leading IPS/2000 Printer Architecture and Printer Languages Have Been Licensed to Samsung Electronics.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1998--Xionics Document Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :XION) announced today that Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co., Ltd., a global leader in inkjet and laser printer technology, has licensed Xionics' IPS/2000 printer architecture and industry-leading PostScript(R) and PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. compatible language interpreters. The licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics adds another 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 to Xionics' list of industry-leading customers. The company has won recent deals with Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Ricoh and other OEMs who have integrated Xionics' Intelligent Peripheral System (IPS) into their printing and peripheral devices. IPS/2000, Xionics' 32-bit object-oriented operating system An operating system that is based on objects. See object-oriented programming. and printing architecture, reduces time-to-market and development costs of printing peripherals and provides a scalable solution that enables OEMs to amortize costs across multiple product lines. 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. Won-Hyung Lee, Executive Director of Samsung Electronics, the licensing agreement, a first between the two companies, represents a long-term commitment for both Xionics and Samsung Electronics. "Developing full-functioned peripheral devices quickly is key to succeeding in today's increasingly competitive global markets," said Won-Hyung Lee. "In evaluating technology partners, Samsung Electronics looks for companies that can anticipate end-user needs tomorrow while delivering substantially faster application development today. Xionics delivers on both scores." The agreement gives Samsung Electronics a license to Xionics' IPS/2000 printer architecture as well as several Xionics print languages, including IPS-PRINT(tm) PS2 PostScript compatible interpreter and IPS-PRINT SIX, IPS-PRINT FIVE-E and ColorPage(tm), based on PCL 6, PCL 5E, and PCL 5C languages, respectively. The modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. of IPS/2000 enables OEMs like Samsung to add scan, copy and fax applications as well as Internet/network connectivity to their devices. According to Ed Mallen, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Xionics, the agreement with Samsung Electronics opens a new integration channel for Xionics. "We view this partnership with Samsung Electronics as both long term and strategic for Xionics," Mallen said. "Samsung appreciates the need for dual language support, and Xionics complements this need. We believe Samsung is emerging as a leader in the global printer market, and as the leading provider of world-class printing technologies, Xionics brings expertise and credibility to the equation." About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. consists of three main business units: -- Multimedia & Home Appliances -- Semiconductors -- Information & Telecommunications Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a US $13 billion (1997) flagship company of the Korean-based Samsung Group The Samsung Group is South Korea's largest conglomerate (chaebol), composed of numerous businesses, including Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics company[1] , is a world leader in electronics, with operations in more than 60 countries. About Xionics Xionics is a leading developer of innovative silicon and software for printing, scanning, copying, processing and transmitting documents to computer peripherals. Xionics partners with the industry's leading OEMs, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Ricoh, Xerox, Seiko Epson Seiko Epson Corporation (セイコーエプソン株式会社 and Sharp, to develop peripherals that provide the performance, output quality and network connectivity for today's office computing market. The Company's corporate headquarters is based in Burlington, Mass., with offices in Japan and Germany. Xionics is a registered trademark and IPS/2000, IPS-PRINT and Intelligent Peripheral System are trademarks of Xionics Document Technologies, Inc. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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