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FROM WORKFLOW tools and variable data software to CTP and proofing technologies, Graph Expo had enough technology to make any in-plant manager’s head spin. Here are some of the latest products we saw at the show. Computer-to-plate Systems Agfa demonstrated its :ThermoFuse plate technology, including the chemistry-free :Azura plate, which eliminates chemical processing. By significantly reducing liquid waste in the plate creating process, it supports a more environmentally friendly solution. Also shown was Agfa’s :Energy Elite, winner of a 2007 InterTech technology award. The newest addition to the Agfa range of thermal plates, :Energy Elite is a true no-bake plate offering run

FOSTER CITY, CA—Aug. 20, 2007—EFI, the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers, and business management software, today announced it will hold the ninth annual Connect user conference July 29 to August 1, 2008 at the Wynn Las Vegas. This year’s event received trade media praise including the comment by Patrick Henry in the July issue of American Printer that “EFI Connect is in a class by itself.” Marc Olin, senior vice president/general manager, EFI Advanced Professional Print Software (APPS), said: “We’re pleased to announce the date and venue for next year’s Connect conference. Even with the focus on drupa, customers spoke

THIS YEAR’S AIIM/On Demand Conference & Expo certainly had some obstacles to overcome in its first year at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. With the Boston Marathon running on the show’s opening day, hotel rooms were at a premium. Then a storm assaulted the city, discouraging some from driving in. And as if that weren’t enough, the show had to compete with other industry events, such as the Association of College and University Printers conference, taking place at the same time in San Francisco, and the PrintFest trade show, which kicked off later that week in Long Beach, Calif. Despite all

Symantec CEO, John W. Thompson, to chat one-on-one with EFI CEO Guy Gecht on broad array of subjects, from leadership to information and Internet security FOSTER CITY, CA—April 11, 2007—EFI (NASDAQ: EFII), the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions, today announced that John W. Thompson, chairman and CEO of Symantec, will participate in a special session at Connect 2007. The print industry’s largest user conference, EFI Connect takes place June 10-13, 2007 at the Wynn Las Vegas and the Thompson session will be held on Wed., June 13 at 11 a.m. “Connect is unmatched

EFI hosted a half-day seminar in New York City specifically geared toward in-plants. The goal was to show them how a Web-to-print workflow in the form of a digital storefront can make their in-plants stronger by making it easier for customers to work with them. (See a video of this seminar in the Video section of our home page.) Held in an office overlooking Times Square, the seminar also stressed how the data collected in the job submission process can be integrated with an MIS system to let in-plants evaluate jobs and give customers personalized feedback. To illustrate how a digital storefront can benefit an in-plant,

DIGITAL COLOR was introduced to the marketplace more than a decade ago. Indigo and Xeikon unveiled key new products in the mid-1990s, and early projections were that these technologies would take off. Initially, as with a number of new technologies, there were technical issues. Presses were unreliable; ink and toner didn’t stick to the paper; and the cost of consumables was too high to generate any substantial application transfer from offset technology. Today, Indigo has been taken over by Hewlett Packard. Xeikon faced bankruptcy before being acquired by Punch Technologies. Kodak bought out Heidelberg’s share of NexPress. Ink and toner are now sticking

Chet Pribonic Will Bring History of Customer Satisfaction, Management Excellence and Product Leadership to Growing Superwide Format Market FOSTER CITY, CA—Feb. 28, 2007—EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Chet Pribonic to the post of senior vice president and general manager for the company’s VUTEk® superwide format product line. EFI’s VUTEk operations in Meredith, New Hampshire deliver the industry’s leading digital printers and inks for the fast growing superwide segment of the professional print market. “We are pleased to have an executive of Chet Pribonic’s caliber

Distributed by Chromaticity, EFI Validation 250 Premium Satin Awarded Industry’s “Gold Standard” for Ink Jet Proofing Media GRAND RAPIDS, MI/FOSTER CITY, CA—Feb. 26, 2007—Chromaticity, Inc., the recognized leader in distribution and deployment of color management and inkjet technologies, and EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers and print management solutions, today announced that standards organization IDEAlliance has awarded SWOP® and GRACoL® certifications to EFI™ Validation 250 Premium Satin ink jet proofing media for the graphic arts and design markets. Chromaticity is the authorized distributor of EFI Validation proofing media in North America. Validation 250 Premium Satin from EFI

A few weeks ago, EFI hosted a half-day seminar for in-plants in an office overlooking Times Square. IPG was there and has just produced a video featuring highlights of the event (www.ipgonline.com/video/video.bsp?sid=47520&var=video). The seminar’s goal was to show in-plants how a Web-to-print workflow in the form of a digital storefront can make their in-plants stronger by making it easier for customers to work with them. The seminar also stressed how the data collected in the job submission process can be integrated with an MIS system to let in-plants evaluate jobs and give customers personalized feedback. To illustrate how a digital storefront can benefit

EFI held a seminar for in-plants in New York City to demonstrate how online job submission can strengthen their shops and make it easier for customers to work with them.