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Powerful Distance Learning Technology
Expands Capabilities for Schools and Businesses with
its Support for Mac OS X and QuickTime
Foster City, CA - June 6, 2002 - Electronics
For Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFII), the world leader
in software and hardware imaging solutions for network
printing, today announced the availability of its
award-winning eBeam® system for Mac® OS X.
Millions of businesses and schools can now take full
advantage of eBeam's unique, powerful collaboration
tools for real-time distance learning.
eBeam System 3 is the smallest, lightest and most
efficient digital whiteboard solution on the market.
The eBeam system captures meeting notes and diagrams
as they are created and broadcasts them over the Internet
or local intranet in real-time.
"eBeam takes advantage of Mac OS X's power and
elegance to help users communicate and collaborate
effectively and intuitively," says Rafi Holtzman,
general manager, eBeam. "Corporate teams can
now brainstorm ideas with colleagues in remote offices,
and instructors can save whiteboard notes as QuickTime
movies so that students can replay lectures at home."
"The increasing adoption of Mac OS X within businesses
and schools along with the growing number of applications
available provides a strong business proposition for
developers," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president
of Worldwide Developer Relations. "We're delighted
to see eBeam leverage Mac OS X and QuickTime and provide
Mac customers a powerful and flexible whiteboard solution."
eBeam Software v.2.1 for Mac OS X includes a wide
range of features to capture, edit, and share whiteboard
content. Users can save their notes in a variety of
file formats or export to QuickTime or Digital Video
to create a "movie" of brainstorming sessions
or class notes. The software also allows users to
host meetings so that team members or students in
remote locations can view the whiteboard data in real-time.
In addition to whiteboard content, meeting participants
can share images and documents by dragging and dropping
TIFF or JPEG files into the application window. The
"Projector Mode" feature turns the whiteboard
into a virtual touchscreen when a digital projector
is connected to the meeting. The software also supports
synchronization of eBeam meeting files saved on Palm
OS® devices.
Availability
eBeam Software v.2.1 for Mac OS X is currently available
for free download at www.luidia.com/downloads/.
French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese versions
are expected later this quarter. For a complete listing
of dealers and distributors of eBeam hardware, visit
http://www.luidia.com/buy/.
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 Mac or
PC. Unlike traditional electronic whiteboards and
copyboards, the eBeam hardware 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.
For
More Information:
Jody Forehand
Luidia, Inc.
650-413-7519
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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