YARC Announces Ethernet Drive for the CalComp CrystalJet.NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 1998--YARC Systems Corp. (OTC/BB:YARC YARC You're Absolutely Right, Commander (military slang) ) Monday announced a new interface technology that allows its RIP products to interface with the next generation of wide-format printers, such as the CrystalJet from CalComp Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:CLCP CLCP Certified Literate Community Program ). The Centronics Parallel Interface is currently the industry standard for connecting printers to computers. But recently, wide- format printers have been getting faster and faster, and the Centronics interface An earlier, 36-pin parallel interface for connecting printers and other devices to a computer. It transferred data asynchronously at 150 Kbytes/sec and used an Amphenol Micro-Ribbon plug and socket, a common connector for telecommunications equipment. cannot supply the higher data rates needed by these faster printers. For example, the CrystalJet can produce a 12- square-foot 360-dpi color print in five minutes. YARC has developed a special version of the XP Server that sends the data to the CrystalJet using an Ethernet connection instead of the previous Centronics interface. Data can now be transmitted between the XP and the CrystalJet at up to 30 megabytes per minute, a speed that ensures that the CrystalJet will print at its maximum rated speed. The first shipments of the Ethernet-based XP Server will occur concurrently with initial shipments of the CrystalJet, currently expected in May 1998. Paul Duffy, general manager of YARC Systems Ltd. (YARC's U.K. subsidiary), said, ``YARC's distributors throughout Europe have been waiting expectantly for the CrystalJet printers for some time now, and we are delighted that they will get full productivity from their new machines by using our Ethernet server.'' 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. Dr. Karsten Jeppesen, YARC's vice president, R&D: ``One major feature of our new technology is the ability to operate the CrystalJet on a totally different Ethernet connection from the main network wiring. YARC uses two Ethernet cards -- one for connection to the computer workstations and one for connection to the printer.'' YARC designs and manufactures high-performance systems for the personal-computer and digital-printing marketplace. YARC has long been the acknowledged leader in Mac 3D Graphics multiprocessing technology. Since 1993, YARC has focused its expertise on optimizing PostScript interpretation. YARC's XP Server is a plug-and-play networked PostScript Color Print Server for Canon Laser Copiers and wide-format printers from ENCAD, Hewlett-Packard, CalComp, Mutoh, Graphtec, Roland and Selex. YARC maintains a presence on the Internet at http://www.yarc.com. -0- Certain of the above statements may be forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, including competitive developments and risk factors listed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports. NOTE TO EDITORS: Ethernet: a protocol for sending computer data over a network. TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. : a method for arranging the data sent over an Ethernet into easily managed packets. FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to (File Transfer Protocol A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files. See Kermit, Zmodem and FTP. ): a commonly used technology for sending TCP/IP data over an Ethernet or Internet connection. dpi (dots per inch): the density at which a printer places ink dots onto the paper. Raster Image Processor See RIP. Remember... try the acronym first! (application, printer) Raster Image Processor - (RIP) A device (usually hardware but can be software) that takes a Page Description Language description of a page and converts it into a bitmap for printing. (RIP): a device that converts PostScript graphics and text into high-resolution images that can be output on film, paper, fabric and other media. RIPs can be (1) software, (2) hardware, and (3) software with hardware components (the most common type). The YARC XP Server is a type (3) RIP system. PostScript: a software language that is widely used by software developers writing programs for graphics and digital printing applications. CrystalJet is a trademark of CalComp Technology Inc. CONTACT: Media relations: YARC Systems Corp., Newbury Park Nanette Smith, 800/275-9272 805/499-4048 (fax) mrkt@yarc.com (e-mail) or Investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : WPH WPH Words Per Hour WPH Wafers Per Hour WPH Write Protect Hardware WPH Word Perfect Help Consultants, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Philippe Niemetz, 800/477-7570 or 212/344-6464 212/509-2755 (fax) wphconsultants@msn.com or YARC Systems Ltd. (U.K.) Paul Duffy, +44-1254-583-322 |
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