Los Angeles - May 3, 2010 - Konica Minolta Business
Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging
and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, and EFI™ (Nasdaq:
EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today
announced the newest version of Fiery® Color Profiler Suite (CPS) color
management tools has been integrated into Konica Minolta's award-winning color
product lineup - bringing customers a smoother workflow and greater color
accuracy.
On display at "The Power of Performance" - Konica Minolta's 2010
Business Conference and Product Expo - through May 5 in Los Angeles, CPS version
3.0 provides complete color quality control at every stage of the printing
workflow with integrated color management tools. Profile making is
integrated directly into the Fiery servers that power the bizhub PRO® C65hc,
bizhub PRO C6501/C5501 Series and current family of bizhub® color MFPs.
Reducing the time to optimize color quality while lessening the possibility for
errors, CPS also provides the ability for color matching of multiple engines in
a production environment.
The latest version of CPS integrates into the Fiery
server workflow, enabling automatic installation and population of printer
profiles including optimized pre-sets that eliminate steps and reduce
errors. New support for automated measuring instruments shortens the time
to set-up an optimal color managed workflow, while enhanced tools for profile
optimization and quality assurance tools for conformance to industry standards
allow all customers to get the optimal output from their printers.
"Fiery Color Profiler Suite gives print providers a
competitive edge, ensuring that color reproduction is always accurate,
consistent and reliable," said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing,
EFI. "The new Fiery-CPS integration improves usability for Konica Minolta
customers, and gives them more flexibility to take advantage of the full
functionality of Fiery solutions."
"Konica Minolta is excited to offer our
customers the newest color management and profiling tools to ensure that the
highest levels of color and control are achieved by even the most demanding
color professionals worldwide," said Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President,
Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
Fiery Color Profiler Suite and other EFI Fiery
solutions designed for Konica Minolta customers are available now through Konica
Minolta's North American direct sales, authorized dealer and value-added
reseller channels. More information is available at www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com. More information regarding EFI
is available at www.efi.com and
800.875.7117.
About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business
Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking
technologies for the desktop to the print shop. For the third consecutive
year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the
MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on
Facebook and Twitter.
About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital
printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to
print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The
company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital print controllers and
solutions; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks;
Rastek™ UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing
systems; print production workflow and management information software; and
corporate printing solutions. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide.
Konica Minolta Contact
James Norberto
Konica
Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
+1 201.825.4000
PR@kmbs.konicaminolta.us
EFI Contact
Katie Maller
EFI
Public Relations
+1 650.357.3032
katie.maller@efi.com
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