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EFI Joins Texas Instruments DSP Third Party Network To
Provide eBeam Digital Whiteboard Communications Technology
FOSTER CITY, Calif. – March 10, 2003 – Electronics
For Imaging (Nasdaq:
EFII), the world leader in imaging solutions for network
printing, today announced that they joined the Texas Instruments
(TI) digital
signal processing (DSP) third party network as a licensed
manufacturer and third party DSP developer of digital whiteboard
technology.
The award-winning eBeam® digital whiteboard
appliance captures meeting notes and diagrams as they
are created on whiteboards and broadcasts them over the
Internet or corporate intranet in real-time. The information
can then be easily viewed, saved, edited or printed using
a PC or Mac. Unlike traditional electronic whiteboards
and copyboards, eBeam 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.
“Our customers rely on efficient, easy to use devices
for effective real-time communication. Building on the
power of theTMS320C5000™ and TMS320C6000™ platforms
significantly speeds our development cycle and ensures
delivery of a
solid, powerful product,” said Rafi Holtzman, eBeam
General Manager, EFI. “We are pleased to work with
TI to leverage the strength of its DSP technology in our
eBeam digital whiteboard solutions.”
EFI plans to use TI’s TMS320VC5402 and TMS320C6211
DSP devices for its complete line of eBeam digital whiteboard
technologies, including eBeam System 3, and offer it as
a component in integrated solutions with partners such
as 3M and General Binding Corporation (GBC). As a member
of TI’s third party network, EFI licenses digital
media technology for the TMS320™ programmable DSPs to accelerate
development efforts, reduce time-to-market and provide
customers with a more reliable product for its eBeam digital
whiteboard solutions.
“We are dedicated to providing a complete, real-world
signal processing solution for high-performance digital
imaging,” said Cathy Wicks, third-party marketing
manger, TI. “We are pleased to work together with
EFI to significantly increase the functionality of its
eBeam product line and provide even more powerful solutions
to the digital whiteboard market.”
About the Texas Instruments Third Party Program
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) is a member of the TI TMS320Ô third
party program, the most extensive collection of global
DSP development support in the industry. With more than
650 independent companies and consultants, TI's customers
have easy access to a broad range of application software,
development hardware and software and consulting services.
For more information on the TI third party program, please
visit www.dspvillage.ti.com/v5.
About Electronics For Imaging
Electronics For Imaging (www.efi.com) is the world leader
in imaging solutions for network printing. EFI's industry-leading
core technology offers powerful document management tools,
seamless networking, high fidelity color and black-and-white
output, and greater productivity and cost efficiency.
EFI products support a broad range of printers, copiers,
multifunction devices and mobile communications devices
and printer speeds of up to 2000 ppm in color. EFI has
pioneered many innovative imaging solutions, including
the Fiery®, EDOX®, Splash™ and DocStream™ brands
of print controllers, Velocity™ workflow software,
eBeam Web-enabled whiteboards and PrintMe Networks™ mobile
printing solutions. Unimobile™ is EFI's mobile
messaging solution for interactive data delivery. Best
(www.bestcolor.com) is a division of EFI offering an
array of inkjet proofing solutions for the Graphic Arts
market. EFI employs nearly 1000 people and maintains
20 offices worldwide.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: Fiery, EDOX and eBeam are registered
trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and/or certain other foreign
jurisdictions. EFI, Splash, DocStream, Velocity, PrintMe
Networks and Unimobile are trademarks of Electronics For
Imaging, Inc. Other product or service names mentioned
herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Kevin Ota
AuthenticPR for EFI
203.938.9933
kevin@kevinota.com
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