EFI
Ships World's Most Compact Digital Whiteboard System
Award-winning eBeam® hardware now available in
dealer channel
Foster
City, CA - February 13, 2002 - Electronics For
Imaging, Inc. (EFI®) (NASDAQ:
EFII), the world leader in software and hardware
imaging solutions for network printing, today announced
that the eBeam System 3 digital whiteboard appliance,
the next generation of eBeam® hardware, is now shipping
worldwide. With a sleeker, more portable design
and improved digital technology, the award-winning
eBeam system is the smallest, lightest and most
efficient digital whiteboard solution on the market.
Recently awarded Presentation Magazines
"Standing Ovation Award" for computer
peripherals, the eBeam System captures meeting notes
and diagrams as they are created on whiteboards
and broadcasts them over the Internet or corporate
intranet in real-time. The hardware has been designed
to be even more portable and lightweight. At only
five ounces, the hand-sized unit is versatile enough
to attach to the corner of any whiteboard or flipchart.
It also includes a bracket for optional permanent
installations. The eBeam System 3 hardware is now
available in both serial and native USB versions
and ships with both Macintosh and PC system
software.
The eBeam System 3 raises the
bar in flexibility and convenience for digital whiteboard
systems, says Rafi Holtzman, General Manager,
eBeam. Under current economic conditions,
businesses and schools must be even more creative
and efficient in their use of space and equipment.
Since the eBeam System 3 appliance works with existing
whiteboards, users can take a familiar tool that
they already have in their offices and classrooms
and turn it into a more productive, digital communications
system. Using eBeam remote meeting software allows
virtual teams to have more effective distance meetings
while saving time and travel costs.
The eBeam System software supports
synchronization of eBeam meeting files saved on
Palm OS devices. The software also includes the
eBeam Mouse application, which works with a digital
projector to turn the display area into a virtual
touchscreen. The eBeam software is available in
English, French, German, Spanish and Italian and
Japanese.
Availability
The eBeam System 3 digital whiteboard appliance
is available through selected dealers. For a complete
listing of dealers and distributors, visit http://www.luidia.com/buy/.
MSRP is $699 for eBeam System 3 Serial and $749
for eBeam System 3 USB.
About eBeam
The award-winning eBeam system is a digital whiteboard
appliance that works with existing whiteboards and
other writing surfaces to capture meeting notes
and diagrams as they are created. Information is
viewed, saved, edited, shared, and printed using
a PC or Mac. Unlike traditional electronic whiteboards
and copyboards, the eBeam device is portable, easy
to install, and Web-enabled. The entire system -
consisting of a palm-sized receiver, pen sleeves,
standard dry-erase pens, and an eraser - can be
carried in a laptop case and installed in minutes.
About Electronics For Imaging
Electronics For Imaging (www.efi.com) is the world
leader in software and hardware imaging solutions
for network printing. Our industry-leading technology
offers customers powerful document management tools,
seamless networking, high fidelity color and black-and-white
output, and greater productivity and cost efficiency.
With a global network of OEM relationships, EFI
products support a broad range of printers, copiers
and multifunction devices. EFI has pioneered many
innovative and award-winning imaging solutions,
including the Fiery®, EDOX® and Splash
brands of print controllers, Velocity workflow
software, eBeam® Web-enabled whiteboards, and
PrintMe Networks which enables anytime, anywhere
printing. The company employs more than 900 people
and maintains 22 offices worldwide. Additional information
regarding EFI may be obtained by calling the company
directly at (650) 357-3500 or through public sources,
including the company's SEC filings.
Statements contained
in this press release, which are not historical
facts, are forward-looking statements subject to
risks and uncertainties as discussed more fully
in the company's filings with the SEC, including
its most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
EFI, Fiery, EDOX and
eBeam are registered trademarks of Electronics For
Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
and certain other foreign jurisdictions. Splash,
Velocity, and PrintMe Networks are trademarks of
Electronics for Imaging.
All other terms and
product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.
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