Boone to Market, Distribute and Support the Revolutionary
eBeam System to Key Customers in the Office Products Channel
Foster
City, Calif. - January 4, 2001 - Electronics For
Imaging, Inc. (EFI) (NASDAQ:
EFII), the world leader in enabling networked
printing solutions, today announced a new strategic OEM
partnership with Boone International, Inc. – a wholly
owned subsidiary of ACCO World Corporation and one of
the nation’s largest suppliers of communication
and organization products. As a result of this agreement,
Boone is supplying the eBeam Internet office appliance
to key customers in the Office Products channel such as
Office Depot, United Stationers and Azerty. The eBeam
system captures meeting notes and diagrams as they are
created on existing whiteboards and broadcasts them over
the Internet or corporate intranet in real time. Boone
will market, sell and support the eBeam product through
its own Commercial and Retail Office Products customers.
The eBeam system, EFI's internet office appliance, joins
a growing list of Boone International product offerings
such as communication bulletin and dry-erase boards, chalk
boards, easels, and dry-erase markers and accessories
designed for home, home office, and commercial use.
"The eBeam system extends the capabilities of the traditional
whiteboard to the Internet. Teleconference participants
can view information drawn on the standard conference
room whiteboard through any web browser. Plus, the notes
can be emailed or posted on a web page for people to view
later," says Rafi Holtzman, eBeam General Manager, EFI.
"We are leveraging Boone's market expertise and the power
of their distribution channels to aid us in creating products
for the 'digital office' that enhance communications and
collaboration for the office, education and presentation
markets."
"The addition of eBeam to our product roster will provide
our key customers with a leading-edge product that addresses
the traditional copy board market," says Bruce Kahn, Vice
President for Boone International. "We are very excited
to partner with EFI to support our customers with technologically
superior products and expand our traditional product offering
into the digital space."
Adds Brett Moody, Boone's Vice President of Sales and
Marketing, "Boone has always been known for its understanding
of consumer needs and ability to satisfy those needs.
This is another way for us to meet a market-driven consumer
need and further support our channel partners."
About eBeam
The eBeam Internet office appliance, the most portable
solution on the market, 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 any Windows PC. Unlike
traditional electronic whiteboards and copyboards, the
eBeam marker system is portable, easy to install, and
Web-enabled. The palm-sized unit -- consisting of two
small pods, a pen sleeve, a standard dry-erase pen, and
an eraser -- can be carried in a laptop case and installed
in less than five minutes.
About Boone Office Products
Boone
International, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCO
World Corporation. Headquartered in Corona California,
Boone is a leading supplier of communications boards and
easels for the home, home office and commercial marketplace,
and has recently entered the commercial dry-erase board,
communications board and easel marketplace.
About Electronics For Imaging
Electronics For Imaging (www.efi.com)
is the world leader in enabling networked printing solutions.
EFI technology allows copiers, printers, and digital presses
to be shared across work groups, the enterprise, and the
Internet. The results are greater productivity, improved
document management, seamless networking, and the assured
quality of color and black-and-white images. 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, the EFI logo, and other terms and
product names as indicated in this release are registered
trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and
certain other foreign jurisdictions.
Fiery
Prints, Fiery Z4, Fiery X4, EDOX, eBeam, and other terms
and product names as indicated in this release are trademarks
of Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
All other terms and product
names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.
Media
Representatives Contacts:
Melissa Prusher
MRB Public Relations, Inc.
732-758-1100
mprusher@mrb-pr.com
Jody
Forehand
Electronics For Imaging
(650) 357-3174
Jody.Forehand@efi.com
Bruce
Kahn
Boone International, Inc.
(847) 484-3568
bkahn@acco.com
