BOULDER, Colo., February 16, 2009 – InfoPrint Solutions Company, the joint venture between
IBM and Ricoh, today announced that it is extending its flagship InfoPrint 5000 family of
continuous forms, full-color systems with higher speed to enable customers to optimize
operations. The new models are capable of printing twice as fast as current models, giving users
the flexibility to support full-color applications such as TransPromo, books on-demand and direct
mail, while reducing the total cost of print.
This announcement further enhances InfoPrint’s position as an innovator in high-speed color, a
position confirmed by market analyst firm InfoTrends. Their team highlighted in a recent report the
success of InfoPrint 5000, being used in full production around the world.
“We continue to offer industry-leading solutions that provide the best balance in the marketplace
to meet customer requirements such as speed, reliability, print quality and ease of use,” said
George Promis, InfoPrint’s Vice President of Production Color Solutions & Technology Alliances.
“Add to this our expertise in AFP, the best-of-breed presentation architecture for color production
variable-data printing, and our broad-based professional services team, and the result is our
customers are best positioned to deliver relevant and effective color output to their clients.”
The new high speed models will be available in the second quarter of 2009, and run at speeds of
420 feet per minute or128 meters per minute. They provide additional flexibility in addressing
specific application requirements and operational demands. Customers using the current models
with speeds of 210 feet per minute, or 64 meters per minute, have investment protection with a
field upgrade to the higher speed.
The InfoPrint 5000 family utilizes innovative piezo-electric, drop-on-demand inkjet technology with
water-based pigment or dye inks that are resistant to fading and smearing, even on commonly
used digital papers. The system includes powerful and extendable InfoPrint multi-computer
printer controller technology and delivers high performance to expedite job completion and enable
footprint consolidation. It also supports a common open standard architecture for variable data
color output, enabling customers to implement a robust, end-to-end full color solution to
complement their current environment.
“The early successes of the InfoPrint 5000 underscore the opportunities provided by a productive
and cost-effective color print engine, a tightly integrated and versatile front-end system, and the
support offered by a solutions-oriented organization, such as the InfoPrint Solutions Company,”
said Jim Hamilton, Group Director of InfoTrends Printing and Publishing Service.. “Driven by a
range of applications, including transaction, TransPromo, direct marketing, and publishing, the
InfoPrint 5000 is breaking new ground in the high-speed continuous forms color world.”
The InfoPrint 5000 has been selected by customers in countries including Denmark, France,
Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. Many InfoPrint
5000s are being used to combine pertinent personalized information and color on transactional
documents for more effective marketing, such as incorporating a coupon for energy-efficient
appliances on a monthly utility bill. The systems are also being used to produce books and
booklets using a print-on-demand process.
For more information on the InfoPrint 5000 solution, go to
http://www.infoprintsolutionsc...shed/print_ip5000hom
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InfoPrint Solutions Company
InfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, brings to market the
advantages IBM and Ricoh have in the development, manufacturing, marketing and building of
strategic solutions for customers, creating a growth-oriented global enterprise that is strategically
focused on the output market.
The InfoPrint Solutions Company portfolio includes solutions for production printing for
enterprises and commercial printers as well as solutions for office workgroup environments and
industrial segments. The company offers customers the highest quality output solutions that
optimize productivity by providing efficient workflow and, at the same time, delivering low cost of
ownership and high return on investment. The heritage of InfoPrint Solutions Company includes
the development of the IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Architecture – now an
industry standard – and Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS), which has since become the
standard for mission critical business printing. The company also leads the industry in print
management solutions with both InfoPrint ProcessDirector and InfoPrint Manager. Please visit
www.infoprint.com for more information.
Media and Industry Analyst Contact:
Tracey Sheehy
Breakaway Communications for InfoPrint Solutions Company
tsheehy@breakawaycom.com
212 616-6003
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