Printing Strategist Andrew Gordon to Discuss Value of Print Industry Data at Graph Expo 2011

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 17:22

August 23, 2011 - Boston, Massachusetts - How can industry data help printers successfully handle the top challenges facing the printing industry? In a Graph Expo 2011 session titled, “How Printers Can Use Data to Adapt and Grow,” print strategist Andrew Gordon will discuss the value of industry research in making savvy printing business decisions.

Gordon, vice president of sales, marketing and business development at online printer 48HourPrint.com, will be joined by Charles Corr, chief strategy officer at Mimeo. Graph Expo 2011, the nation’s largest graphic communications expo, will be held September 11-14 in Chicago at McCormick Place South. Gordon and Corr’s presentation will take place on Sunday, September 11 at 11:00 a.m. at Booth 3457.

“It’s critical to use market research and business intelligence to drive decision-making,” said Gordon. “At 48HourPrint.com we continue to refine our data requirements to ensure we are monitoring the right data and using that data to ensure that we react quickly and appropriately.”

Metrofuser Issues Hot Swap/Removal Fuser Warning

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 21:20

In an effort to reduce preventable failures and warranties, laser printer parts manufacturer Metrofuser (www.metrofuser.com) has announced a warning for business users of laser printers. Removing certain parts when the printer is turned on can harm the device irrevocably. The company’s research reveals as much as 10% of failures can be traced back to improper handling of these devices.

Metrofuser has issued the warning for all makes and models of Laser Printers and MFPs. A Company spokesperson said this is not an engineering or design problem but more of a failure to follow best practices. A significant portion of the failures are occurring when end users are clearing paper jams and/or investigating service errors while the device is turned on.

This problem is so widespread it ranges from devices with older hot roller technology all the way up to the latest instant-on technology. Fault shows up as error codes referencing damage to the fuser, power supply or other electrical components.

EFI to Present at the 2010 Citi Technology Conference and the Kaufman Bros. 13th Annual Investor Conference

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 20:01

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, announced today that Company management will present at the upcoming 2010 Citi Technology Conference and the Kaufman Bros. 13th Annual Investor Conference.

2010 Citi Technology Conference

Date:
Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Time:
1:00 PM (ET)

Location:
New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY

EFI Launches Fiery Send Server, Delivering Powerful Electronic Document Capture and Distribution Solution

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 14:27

Foster City, Calif. - July 13, 2010 - EFI (NASDAQ: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today launched Fiery® Send Server, a software solution that can convert existing Multi-Functional Peripherals (MFPs) into powerful document capture and distribution devices. With 23 percent of documents existing only in paper format*, this solution provides quick and easy transformation of paper documents into digital files for instantaneous information delivery and simplified storage. Available worldwide, the solution runs on MFPs from Ricoh, Savin, Lanier, Gestetner and Infotec.

Fiery Send Server is an ideal solution for corporate enterprises such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, higher education, and legal services as well as government facilities that handle heavy volumes of hard copy and sensitive documentation, enabling easy archive and retrieval while providing for a high level of security. The solution converts existing MFPs into interactive interfaces that make it easier to leverage the embedded and advanced functionalities of smart MFPs, including e-mail, fax, scan and document management - all from a centrally managed software solution.

"Building on our history of Fiery innovation, and leveraging the groundbreaking technology of EFI SendMe™, we are taking digital document capture and distribution to a new level. Now, easy-to-use scan, email and other functions are right on the MFP control panel, right at the fingertips of all users," said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing, EFI. "One of the key differentiators of this offering is superior optical character recognition (OCR) capability that maintains the integrity of the original document and easily allows conversion into Word, Excel and PDF."

EFI Innovations Take Center Stage at Munich Show

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 21:05

FOSTER CITY, CALIF. - June 30, 2010 - EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII) reported today that customer demand for its award-winning digital printing technologies and innovative solutions on display in Munich (Germany) last week, make this year's Fespa the most successful European wide-format exhibition the company has attended in years. Visitor numbers were up, VUTEK®, Rastek™ and Jetrion® stations were busy throughout the five days of the show, and attendance for product demos peaked at more than 200 per day.

"Fespa Munich was a fantastic show," said David Hocquet, CEO of Deltenre, a Belgian printing company. "It was energetic and busy and the EFI stand was the busiest of them all as everyone wanted to see the latest VUTEk machines. We have two of them installed already and certainly for future investments in superwide format, we'll look to EFI VUTEk and no one else."

"We not only exceeded digital inkjet targets for VUTEk and Rastek that we had set for this show, we also surpassed goals set for our software products," said EFI EMEA's managing director Paul Cripps "Proof that EFI's customers in Europe are doing well and continue to require cost saving solutions to optimize, automate and streamline operations."

Attendance up from North and South America, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific

EFI tracked a significant increase in visitors from high-growth markets such as Asia Pacific, the Americas and the Middle East, adding to vast numbers from Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

Products on display included the VUTEk GS3200 with the new MediaMaster fully automated media handling system, the GS5000r, the high-productivity QS3250r UV roll-to-roll superwide printer, the versatile Rastek T1000 and the H650 wide-format UV printers, and the Jetrion 4830 digital label press. Pace™ print management system, Digital StoreFront® web-to-print solutions and Web Control Center for remote proofing completed the portfolio. Together, they offered a practical demonstration of EFI's integrated workflow from order taking to printing and shipping.

EFI to Feature Industry-Leading Print Products at Fespa

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 19:59

MUNICH, Germany, June 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EFI™ (Nasdaq:EFII) today announced that it will be displaying its most advanced UV printers in stand B1/120 at Fespa 2010, 22-26 June (Munich, Germany). This will include the VUTEk® GS3200 with the new MediaMaster automatic media handling system, the GS5000r, the high-productivity QS3250r UV roll-to-roll superwide printer, the versatile Rastek™ T1000 and the H650 wide-format UV printers, and the Jetrion® 4830 digital label press. EFI will also feature Pace™ print management system, Digital StoreFront® web-to-print solutions and Web Control Center for remote proofing.

"We have been exhibiting at Fespa for 15 years and EFI continues its commitment of bringing award winning end-to-end solutions to its attendees. As technology improves, industry leaders must deliver offerings that can harness turn-key solutions and provide new revenue opportunities. We look forward to showing our enhanced portfolio to our worldwide customers, prospects and partners in Germany this year," said EFI president, Fred Rosenzweig.

EFI shows VUTEk GS5000r printing POP quality at billboard speeds

The VUTEk GS5000r offers exceptional quality and roll-to-roll speed that allow users to tap into premium-margin markets that demand point-of-purchase (POP) quality graphics. The printer produces high-impact graphics with its eight-color switchable to Fast 4™ and dual resolution of true 600 or 1000 dpi capabilities for superior quality and billboard speed. It also offers flexible inks to increase the application range and to produce consistent images on an expanded range of substrates.

Its unmatched, quick-turn capability reduces inventory, increases customer satisfaction by eliminating lengthy lead times, and accommodates last-minute changes.

Most Advanced Fiery Technology Drives New Canon Line-Up of Powerful imagePRESS Engines

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 23:41

Birmingham, UK - Ipex 2010 - May 19, 2010 - EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, and Canon Europe,  world leader in imaging solutions, today announced the next-generation Fiery® platform, System 9 R2, is powering the new flagship Canon imagePRESS C7010VP, C6010VP and C6010 color presses (also announced today) aimed at the high-end production market. The three Fiery servers, named imagePRESS Server A3200, A2200 and A1200, coupled with the new Canon presses, ensure customers the highest productivity and most vivid color reproduction with new color tools, support of Adobe® PDF Print Engine v2 (APPE) for pure PDF workflows, and improved JDF integration. The Fiery-driven imagePRESS C7010VP is on display on the Canon stand (10-CDEF270) at Ipex, taking place through May 25 in Birmingham.

"Our recently released Fiery technology was designed with today's demanding print provider requirements in mind, and we worked closely with Canon to make sure customers' needs were exceeded," said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing, EFI.  "Fiery servers ensure perfect color every time, fast document turnaround, and smooth, efficient workflows to help customers realize greater productivity and competitiveness."

Mark Lawn, European marketing manager, Business Imaging, Canon Europe, commented: "Canon's approach to establishing long-term relationships with our customers revolves around providing them with innovative technology and continuous support to help them meet the changing needs of their businesses and secure their long-term future. Our ongoing partnership with EFI is a key element of that approach and, by teaming our new flagship Canon imagePRESS presses with the Fiery System 9 R2, we are providing our customers with a production print solution that will extend their print-on-demand capabilities, give them the confidence to handle the most time-critical and premium-quality digital print jobs and enable them to pursue growth opportunities by making the leap into new areas of business."

EFI Fiery Technology Powers New Canon B&W Multifunction Products

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 22:50

FOSTER CITY, Calif. - May 5, 2010 - EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that its Fiery® technology is now powering the new series of Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE black & white multifunction products (MFP), bringing extraordinary image quality, productivity-boosting features and an intuitive interface to high-volume corporate and quick-print customers. The Fiery server, named the Canon imagePASS-U1 and co-developed with Canon, drives the new Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE 8105/8095/8085/6075/6065/6055 models.

"Our latest Fiery server paired with the powerful features of the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE series enable all users to painlessly produce documents such as reports, newsletters and forms with ease," said John Henze, Fiery vice president of marketing, EFI. "In addition to new job management, user interface and workflow automation capabilities that make job set-up and control easier, the Canon imagePASS-U1 is almost one-and-a-half times faster** than its predecessor, which means huge gains in workflow productivity."

"The launch of the Canon imagePASS-U1 server marks the latest collaboration with EFI, whose Fiery-based servers drive the new Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE 8000 Series and 6000 Series monochrome multifunction systems," said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manger, Imaging Systems Group, Canon USA. "With the enhanced functionality offered by the new server, we're delivering exceptional performance and a high return on investment, including the ability for customers to scale device functionality as their business grows."

EFI's Full Product Portfolio Captured Center Stage at Connect Users' Conference

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 21:52

Foster City, Calif. - April 28, 2010 - EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, wrapped up another information-packed Connect users' conference last week, welcoming more than 500 customers to the Wynn Las Vegas. The 11th Connect conference enabled leaders from around the world to attend more than 120 educational sessions, test drive the latest EFI products, voice their opinions at user group meetings, hear thought-provoking speakers, and network with peers.

"This year's event saw a 50 percent increase in registrations over last year, and the mood was very upbeat," said Frank Mallozzi, senior VP of worldwide sales and marketing, EFI. "It was great to talk to and mingle with industry leaders who are focused on strengthening their companies to ensure they are in a position to lead the economic turn-around. We are pleased to have closed many deals at the event across our product portfolio."

"EFI Connect is probably the most informative industry conference I attend," said Glenn Huish, CTO at BelAire Displays, which uses Pace™, VUTEk® and Colorproof™ XF solutions. "The amount of personal interaction I get with key members of the EFI team, as well as the other conference attendees, is beyond any other event I've been to. This year I was literally in conversation every moment I wasn't listening to a speaker, from the moment I sat down for breakfast every day, to the time I collapsed every night, only to do it all over again the next day."

EFI Fiery Technology Reaches Unsurpassed Levels of Performance, Vivid Color, Ease of Use and Workflow Integration

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 18:11

PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ON DEMAND Conference & Expo -- EFI™ (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today launched the next-generation Fiery® platform that ensures the highest productivity and most vivid color for digital print production engines with new color tools, support of Adobe® PDF Print Engine v2 (APPE) for pure PDF workflows, and improved JDF integration. Named Fiery System 9 R2, the new Fiery technology delivers documents faster than ever before, boasting a 35 percent increase in speed over the previous generation platform driven by new software and hardware innovations.

A new Fiery server based on this technology is powering the just announced Xerox Color 800/1000 Presses, on display at ON DEMAND in booth 601. Xerox customers can now deliver more impactful documents with vibrant colors, including complete support of Clear Dry Ink.

"Building on our history of innovation and our mission to deliver high-value solutions to our customers, EFI has made the powerful Fiery technology even more robust to meet today's demanding customer requirements," said Toby Weiss, senior vice president and general manager of Fiery, EFI. "In particular, the Fiery platform now uniquely supports APPE workflows and the Clear Dry Ink option to bring greater flexibility and profit-boosting opportunities to print providers."

System 9 R2 Brings Greater Performance, Color and Workflow Advances

Fiery technology performs flawlessly in demanding production printing environments. The new "Spool-RIP-Print Simultaneously" capability guarantees the Fiery server spools, RIPs and prints a single multiple page job or multiple jobs at the same time to ensure maximum throughput and increase productivity.