FOSTER CITY, Calif. - April 30, 2009 - EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, saw a fantastic return on their investment in the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas, where the company's booth was the show's largest. Included in EFI's lineup of revolutionary technology were the new VUTEk® GS3200 3.2-meter hybrid and GS5000r 5-meter roll-to-roll superwide format UV printers, the just-announced Rastek™ T660 wide-format UV flatbed, and demonstrations of EFI's legendary integrated digital workflows.

"Those attending this year's ISA show were there to get business done, and were asking questions they have never asked before," said Frank Mallozzi, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, EFI. "Purchasers were asking smart questions about color management and workflow solutions, and were interested in understanding how to manage their shops more efficiently and productively, which is where EFI has its strengths. Having the largest booth and incredible new products at this year's show really helped drive traffic, which translated to an impressive number of leads and sales directly from the show floor."

EFI's VUTEk GS3200 and GS5000r on Display for the First Time

The VUTEk GS3200 and GS5000r are revolutionary new printers that are redefining superwide. The GS3200 produces superior photorealistic images at speeds previously unattainable from a superwide hybrid UV digital printer, and the GS5000r redefines 5-meter roll-to-roll printing by delivering exceptional Point-of-Purchase (POP)-quality graphics at billboard speed. These uncompromising printers extend the range of applications that can be produced on superwide printers, and allow EFI customers to set new standards for quality and speed. The response to these new products from ISA attendees was overwhelming - both products drew huge crowds for the duration of the show.

Pittsburgh, April 29, 2009 – With the popularity and use of its award-winning large format printer line continuing to grow, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today unveiled four new large format printers – the 36-inch imagePROGRAF iPF755 and iPF750, and the 24-inch imagePROGRAF iPF655 and iPF650 – at the International Reprographic Association (IRgA) Convention and Trade show (Booth #825)

Specially designed to meet the demands of the Geographical Information System (GIS); Computer-Aided Design (CAD); Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC); Reprographics; and other Technical Document markets, these new, space-saving printers produce a diverse range of outputs from complex technical documents to spectacular full-color posters, faster and easier than ever before.
"The introduction of these new models extends Canon's ability to offer an effective, efficiently designed, top-tier, large format printing solution, while helping to increase productivity with many new, user-friendly features," said Jim Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. "By offering versatile, compact models which maintain our highest image quality, we're continuing to expand this highly successful and rapidly growing product line."

imagePROGRAF Captures #2 Market Share
Canon began offering innovative large format models in 2006 with the rollout of the imagePROGRAF iPF line. Since then, Canon has built its lineup of imagePROGRAF printers to include more than 20 versatile models that address the various large format printing needs of engineers, graphic art designers, photographers, and professional printing services. Canon has quickly established itself as a major player in the large format market, capturing the number-two market share position in the wide format aqueous inkjet market above 24-inches wide, in 2008, according to InfoTrends, a leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry.

FAIRFIELD, N.J. – April 29, 2009 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that it has been honored with the 2009 BERTL Readers’ Choice Award for Monochrome Reliability and Quality for segments 4-6. The award is the result of a worldwide end-user survey conducted by BERTL.

“Reliability is a factor in maintaining productivity in any enterprise and having a dependable device is crucial,” said Margie Davis, managing director, BERTL. “Kyocera has continually impressed us with its high performance reliable products that offer end user customers an industry leading total cost of ownership.”

Over the past year, BERTL conducted a worldwide survey covering more than 20 manufacturers’ copier, printer and MFP performances across a range of areas. Responses were received from enterprise buyers and technical professionals in over 90 countries, responsible for managing document imaging devices. Respondents were questioned on the most important issues affecting their digital imaging equipment purchasing decisions, such as quality, reliability, installation, and on-going service, ease of use, solutions provided and other factors.

“Every Kyocera MFP is designed with award-winning productivity and reliability to deliver user satisfaction and long term savings,” said Peter Hendrick, vice president, Marketing for Kyocera Mita America. “This award is even more significant, since the BERTL Readers’ Choice Awards are selected by some of the most experienced, technically savvy and discerning document imaging equipment buyers and users. Kyocera takes pride in the proven reliability, performance and technical excellence of its products.”

The KV-S4085C quickly and easily integrates into a DocuWare installation, allowing users to effortlessly turn paper documents into digital files. Documents can be scanned in color, B&W, or grayscale and simultaneously shared via e-mail, stored on the network, saved on portable USB drives, sent to networked printers and copiers, or sent to a network folder which DocuWare monitors to automatically deliver scanned images to a virtual ‘in basket’ on a desktop for further processing.

Zaventem, Belgium - 27 February 2009- EFI (NASDAQ: EFII) announced the release of version 4.0 of its market-leading EFI Colorproof XF for software colour proofing and Fiery XF for production printing. Patent-pending Dynamic Wedge™, Intelligent Calibration, and enhanced spot-colour simulation provide a measurable advantage for achieving colour accuracy for every job and device, even in remote locations. EFI's new software increases productivity and saves costs by eliminating redundant production steps.

"Printing today requires full control of the entire colour supply chain with maximum productivity," said Frank Hueske, EFI product marketing manager. "EFI's new Colorproof XF 4.0 and Fiery XF 4.0 allows users to manage colour in a new dimension with efficient and fast production tools to achieve standardised, accurate colour effortlessly."

EFI Colorproof XF and Fiery XF V4 automation features ensure accurate set-up and maintenance of a perfectly defined colour workflow from linearisation and profiling to calibration, allowing hands-free overnight calibration.

Dynamic Wedge

EFI's patent-pending Dynamic Wedge™ is a revolutionary technology that checks and initiates optimisation of key colours - including spot colours - based on a dynamically created wedge. Unlike a static wedge (for instance the Ugra/Fogra media wedge), the software always takes into consideration the job's key colours and all spot colours relevant to colour analysis. Dynamic Wedge uses its advanced algorithms to analyse these colours. It also ensures the highest accuracy of output devices onsite and at remote locations. It is an essential tool for controlling key colours either in proofing or wide format production. Its dynamic analysis and tracking of spot colours makes it perfect for the packaging applications. Dynamic Wedge is a critical tool for matching logo and other special colours in CMYK. Another unique advantage of the Dynamic Wedge, which is essential for colour-critical applications, is its ability to automatically verify colour accuracy against standards such as ISO 12647-7.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today announced the launch of the MC560 Letter/A4 color multifunction product (MFP). Offering the best possible value in the Letter/A4 color MFP segment with faster monochrome printing speeds1, better color output quality2 in brilliant HD (high-definition) Color and a lower total cost of ownership than all competitors’ models in its class, the MC560 MFP also features a compact design that will appeal to small-medium workgroups. Serving as a replacement to the current C5550n MFP, the MC560 MFP allows customers to save money and valuable office space, while improving document workflow and increasing the effectiveness of business communications with a single workgroup device.

Highlights of the announcement:
The MC560 MFP is available at a competitive price point with a compact design, providing small-medium workgroups the opportunity to save money and the valuable office space associated with maintaining multiple devices

The new MFP features HD Color Technology with class-leading print resolution of 1200 x 600 dpi and superior monochrome print and copy speeds of 323 pages-per-minute (ppm)

The new MFP improves workgroup performance by consolidating the creation and distribution of documents with one easy-to-use device

The MC560 MFP consumes less energy than the equivalent number of single-function products, resulting in a reduced impact on the environment

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 April 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today introduced the Océ CS4244S. It is the second Océ wide format color scanner in the CS4200 scanner family with an optical resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi. This easy-to-use scanning device enables users in Central Repro Departments and Reprographer environments to capture the finest details in documents and drawings in a productive way.

Key features

• 1200 x 1200 dpi optical resolution
• 4.5 meters a minute in full color
• Scans up to 44 inch wide originals 
• Comes with Océ Copy Easy software
• Scans to PDF, TIFF, JPEG, DWF and many other file formats
• Upgrades Océ wide format printer to hybrid system
• Energy Star-compliant

Architects, engineers and designers now enjoy the productive high resolution scanning capabilities of the CS4244S. The 44 inch Océ CS4244S scanner has an optical resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi, allowing users to capture, share and archive drawings and documents in perfect detail.

West Caldwell, N.J.,   April 21, 2009 — In the annual Gartner U.S. copier market report for 2008, Ricoh Americas Corporation holds the number one spot for a second straight year in the combined black and white and color copier segment with a 21.4 percent market share. Ricoh leads the pack for the sixth consecutive year with a 22.2 percent stake in the individual color copier market. In the black and white copier category specifically, it came in close second with a market share of 21.1 percent.

Moscow, Russia (April 21, 2009)  –  ABBYY, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic software, today announced its FlexiCapture Engine 8.0, a new software development kit (SDK) for integrating data and document capture technologies in Windows-based applications. ABBYY FlexiCapture Engine 8.0 is the first comprehensive data capture SDK to combine technologies and tools for processing forms, semi-structured and unstructured documents, data verification, document classification, and export for backend processing and archiving in a single developer environment. The new ABBYY SDK enables developers, ISVs and service providers to empower their own products and services with industry-leading technologies already proven in thousands of real-world projects.

“With the release of data capture SDK, we are happy to provide developers with powerful and flexible instrument to smoothly integrate ABBYY’s technologies that have an impressive history of success in various markets,” said Andrey Isaev, director of the technology products department at ABBYY. "The need for data capture is continually growing and expanding into a wide number of new segments and opportunities across many vertical markets. FlexiCapture Engine is designed to address this growing audience by giving developers the tools to easily customize their solutions according to vertical market needs." 

With its ability to extract data from forms and documents of any type and complexity, the SDK is an ideal instrument for developing vertical solutions such as those intended for processing invoices, medical forms, insurance applications, examination tests, ID cards and many more. It can be also used for creating customized data capture applications for various scanning devices and terminals.