eBeam Moderator™ and eBeam Presenter™ offer
educators, trainers, and remote teams a new set of tools
for collaboration and communication
LAS VEGAS, NV - January 08, 2001
- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) (NASDAQ:
EFII), the world leader in enabling networked printing
solutions, today introduced the next generation of software
for the eBeam Internet office appliance at the Consumer
Electronics Show. 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. eBeam Moderator and eBeam Presenter software
will give educators, corporate trainers, and remote teams
greater flexibility in sharing and annotating documents
and whiteboard notes.
eBeam Moderator, a free upgrade from the
version 1.1 software, features a new user interface; a
fully integrated eBeam MouseTM application; the ability
to choose line thickness and color for each individual
pen sleeve, and enhanced meeting hosting options. Users
can also insert background images from other applications
into whiteboard meetings for all participants to view
and annotate.
"For presenters and meeting participants,
the eBeam system is the perfect tool for enriching communication
during meetings and presentations," says Rafi Holtzman,
general manager, eBeam. "Business users depend upon a
variety of software applications for their meetings and
presentations. Now users can enhance teamwork between
remote locations by incorporating their spreadsheets,
PowerPoint presentations, or other documents into one
shared space and by using the eBeam system to annotate
those materials, as well. The new eBeam Moderator software
creates a more productive shared experience for all meeting
participants."
In addition, this latest version of software
will also support eBeam Presenter, a plugin that will
allow the eBeam system to synchronize users' strokes with
sound when recording a meeting. The eBeam Presenter records
whiteboard drawings and audio simultaneously. The two
data streams are merged for playback so that the whiteboard
images and voices are in sync when the meeting is reviewed
later. Students who missed a class or coworkers who missed
a meeting can hear the presentation and discussion, as
well as see the notes and drawings as they occurred during
the meeting.
"Whether used for training, brainstorming,
board meetings or interactive collaborative sessions over
the Internet, the eBeam system is the perfect whiteboard
companion for more effective meetings and increased teamwork,"
says Holtzman. "Users recognize the value of enhanced
meeting tools and understand the benefits of being able
to capture the momentum of a meeting as events occur.
Now, people who are unable to attend a meeting can experience
it as close to real-time as possible."
Availability
The eBeam Moderator download is free to all customers
and is available for download at www.luidia.com. The eBeam
Presenter will be priced at approximately $100 and will
be available for download at www.luidia.com later this
month.
About eBeam
The eBeam system is an Internet office 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 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 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's
OEM partners look to EFI to deliver products that help
grow sales and reduce costs associated with internal development
and support. Competitive, feature-rich solutions, such
as the Fiery™ and EDOX™ and Splash™ brands
of networked image processors and the eBeam brand of Web-enabled
whiteboard systems, are an outgrowth of our determination
to offer OEMs and end users alike the highest assurance
of innovation, quality, reliability, and support. 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, Fiery,
the Fiery logo, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven 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.
For
More Information:
Jody Forehand
Luidia, Inc.
650-413-7519
