drupa Preview: EFI
EFI to present a `connected workflow` concept for offset, digital and hybrid printing
Electronics For Imaging (EFI), Inc. (www.efi.com) is a leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing. EFI`s award-winning technologies offer document management tools from creation to print, including high fidelity colour and black and white Fiery® print servers that can output up to 2000 ppm; production workflow and print management information software solutions for increased performance and cost efficiency, and an array of business-critical enterprise and mobile printing solutions. EFI maintains 25 offices worldwide.
EFI announced that it will showcase the productivity and revenue generating benefits of its `connected workflow` strategy at drupa 2004 and demonstrate the powerful product synergies resulting from their 2003 acquisitions of Printcafe, T/R Systems and Best GmbH. Additionally, drupa 2004 will be the first global trade show featuring the new EFI branding identity.
``EFI offers the industry`s only end to end, integrated suite of products from job submission to MIS systems to prepress and production solutions,`` said EFI CEO Guy Gecht. ``We are excited to show how printers can increase their bottom line by embracing the concept of `connected workflow` whether they are an offset, digital or hybrid business. Our goal is to offer customers the world`s best in class solutions for every stage of the print process through a complete integration strategy based on open standards, interoperability and backward compatibility.`` Among the products and workflows EFI plans to show in hall 4, stands B34 & B40, are:
· A 2000 page per minute, colour, variable data printer in the Kodak Versamark family that will be driven by our fastest Fiery to deliver best in class workflow and colour management for production colour printing
· Connected workflows with Heidelberg, Screen USA and other EFI partners
· The latest version of EFI OneFlow™ pre-press software connecting to EFI Balance™ job distribution software and Fiery® servers
· EFI`s MicroPress black and white production software connected to a Fiery server
· Hagen OA® and PrintSmith MIS systems connected to EFI`s digital workflow
· Introduction of French and German versions of Hagen and PrintSmith
· JDF connected workflows that include Hagen, Best™ proofing technology, OneFlow, Balance, Fiery, Internet solutions and digital and offset presses
· JDF connectivity to cross vendor workflows in CIP4`s booth
· Latest versions of EFI proofing software with Best technology
