Fiery® System 9, Color Profiler Suite 3.0 and Fiery Central 1.7 Drive Increased Throughput and Improved Automation

CHICAGO - -Sep. 11, 2009-- EFI™ (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today launched three new products that significantly improve the ability for the production printer to increase throughput, enhance color accuracy and consistency, and automate their print shop workflow. Combined with Command WorkStation® 5 (CWS5), the industry-leading job management and workflow solution introduced earlier this year, a new Fiery server ensures the highest productivity from digital print production engines by delivering up to 70 percent faster throughput than the prior generation server. The company is also introducing updates to its award-winning color management and Fiery production workflow tools, Color Profiler Suite and Fiery Central, to drive more productivity, more cost savings and more profit potential for users. Fiery System 9, Color Profiler Suite and Fiery Central are on display in EFI’s booth (#2500) at PRINT 09 taking place at McCormick Place through Sept. 16th.

“As EFI celebrates 20 years of print industry innovation, it’s fitting to launch the industry’s most advanced print server technology as well as other innovative products that continue to set the standard and enable our customers’ success,” said Toby Weiss, senior vice president/general manager, Fiery division, EFI. “EFI raises the value of digital printing through productive, intuitive and flexible Fiery solutions that complement our award-winning portfolio of offerings.”

“As a long-time customer and reseller of Fiery products, I rely on Fiery servers, software and workflow solutions to drive my business,” said Greg Buschman, senior vice president of sales and professional services, International Print Works. “Even in this tough environment, EFI has continued to innovate and provide industry-leading solutions. I am very excited about the new Fiery product offerings coming to market.”

Leadership in Integrated Print Solutions

Fiery System 9 brings the next-generation of job submission automation tools and combines them with advanced job management features to shorten turn-around times, provide tighter integration with the printer’s finishing options, and enable greater productivity, flexibility and control. This release also introduces embedded JDF technology resident on the Fiery server, enabling seamless and powerful integration with third-party and EFI workflow applications.

Fiery System 9 is the first product to include Command WorkStation 5 print job management software. The software amplifies the power of Fiery servers and centralizes job management tasks via an intuitive, flexible interface that enables job data to be entered with up to 30 percent fewer keystrokes for faster output. CWS5 dramatically reduces operator mistakes, decreases waste, and increases profitability for production printers.

The new Fiery platform has scalable, integrated make-ready tools that are intuitive and visual for quick and effective document management and preparation. The optional Fiery SeeQuence Suite completes the job preparation workflow and includes Fiery SeeQuence Impose and Fiery SeeQuence Compose, which can work independently or in a tightly integrated workflow, allowing operators to accurately set-up jobs of any complexity. Standard advanced queue management capabilities eliminate bottlenecks and minimize downtime, raising the productivity and profit potential on every job.