EFI Showcases Industry-Leading Technology Portfolio

FOSTER CITY, CA--Oct. 21, 2008--EFI(TM) (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, will showcase its industry-leading portfolio of solutions in its largest trade show booth ever at Graph Expo (Oct. 26-29, Chicago's McCormick Place). EFI solutions, which continue to lead the industry's progression from analog to digital and increase customers' automation efficiency, cost savings, and revenue stream opportunities, will be demonstrated in EFI's booth 2000 and in partner booths, including Canon U.S.A., FUJIFILM Graphic Systems U.S.A., Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Pitman Company, Ricoh Americas Corp. and Xerox.
 
The newest versions of EFI solutions will be on display including Fiery® digital print servers; EFI VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers; EFI Rastek UV wide format printers; EFI Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; and print management, Web-to-print, proofing and workflow solutions. A special CIP4-sponsored "JDF Print Shop Live" product area will also be hosted by EFI.
 
"In today's tough economic climate, print service providers attending Graph Expo will be looking for every way they can to become more competitive, efficient and profitable. The award-winning solutions on display in our expansive booth can help providers accomplish all three," said Guy Gecht, EFI CEO. "Graph Expo offers an unmatched opportunity for us to meet with existing and potential new customers, a great number of partners, and to showcase our entire product portfolio, which is designed around the latest technology innovations to make our customers successful now and in the future."
 
Fiery Platform
In the company's booth and in partner booths, EFI will highlight Fiery innovation in color management, ensuring accurate color from input to output including Color Profiler Suite (CPS) profiling solution and Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, designed to ensure total color quality control in the printing workflow for graphic arts professionals. Fiery is also fully compliant with PDF-X3 and supports the PANTONE Goe System. (EFI will be providing interested visitors with CDs of its Color Profiler Suite demo software.)
 
Productive Document Workflows will be on display as well, featuring an interactive visual workflow that allows complex documents to be produced quickly and with fewer errors. These demos highlight the most open, powerful VDP workflow capability, including seamless integration with EFI Digital StoreFront(TM) for web-to-print, creating an efficient, profitable way for EFI customers to handle the increased business VDP makes possible. EFI will also demonstrate the power of EFI Splash RPX-iii, a unique Mac OS X-based workflow software option recently launched; EFI Fiery Central, EFI's production workflow, management and sophisticated make-ready solution; and EFI MicroPress, the industry-leading, raster-based production B&W and color workflow solution.

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