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Software Imaging Announces Full Support for Microsoft’s
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Software Imaging demonstrates market advantage for Printer OEMs
at Microsoft WinHEC 2005 (booth No. 411)
SEATTLE – 25 April, 2005 - Software Imaging is pleased to
announce the availability of printer driver technologies specifically
for the latest version of Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
Using these new technologies, Printer OEMs can be fast to market
with printer drivers that are industry-proven, customised for the
64-bit environment, feature-rich and fully Microsoft signable.
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is designed to take full advantage
of the new AMD Athlon 64 and Intel EM64T-enabled Xeon processors.
The availability of 64-bit computing technology is predicted to lead
to a new wave of innovation in the industry. By utilising the support
announced from Software Imaging, OEMs will be able to harness innovation
through:
- Use of printer driver development toolkits with which they are
already familiar
- Use of existing, and previously proven, device
driver source code
- Being first to market with support in their
products for the new operating systems
“Our OEM customers know that they can rely on Software
Imaging to be ahead of the game with new operating systems,” said Tony
Harris, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Software Imaging, commenting
on the strategy. “Our customers had the market advantage
of being at least 18 months ahead of their competition with the original
introduction of Windows 2000. They will benefit from the same advantage
with early readiness to support these latest 64-bit Windows operating
systems”.
“We’re pleased to have Software Imaging’s
early support for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, designed
for the new generation of x64-based processors from our partners,” said
Brian Marr, senior product manager at Microsoft Corp. “We
expect Software Imaging’s support to help accelerate the adoption
of these new technologies in the enterprise and in the home.”
Software Imaging is a long-standing Microsoft development partner
and has already supplied printer drivers and printer driver development
toolkits to world printing leaders including Hewlett-Packard, Xerox,
Ricoh, Canon, Konica Minolta and Epson. The new support is supplied
as part of the industry recognized Component Driver Architecture
(CDA) and Sorcerer (SSDE) technologies that deliver:
- Easy customization to meet exact OEM printing requirements
- Reduced
costs for customers through reliability and dependability
- Integration
of customer features and intellectual property into OEM drivers
- Support
for all Microsoft Windows versions from the same driver sources
- Support
for the latest AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron and Intel Xeon Nocona
Windows XP 64-bit edition versions
- Industry leading high quality
halftoning and ink management.
- Support for all major printer languages – PostScript,
PCL6, 5e, 5c and direct PDF printing
- Enhanced printer
and printing usability features
Drivers that will be demonstrated at WinHEC 2005 (booth No. 411)
include CDA and Sorcerer drivers for laser and inkjet printers.
About Software Imaging
Founded in 1989, Software Imaging is the world's largest independent
supplier of Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh and Linux imaging
technologies, printer drivers and related services. The company delivers
Driver Development Kits (DDKs), technology licensing, consultancy,
training, support and custom development services to customers around
the world. Software Imaging technologies give customers time-to-market
advantage, reduced cost and deliver enhanced driver stability, color
performance and print quality.
Since the company began, Software Imaging has been at the forefront
of global innovation in printing software, and has licensed technology
to major suppliers of printer and digital copiers as well as engaging
in many other imaging related developments. Customers include Canon,
Epson, Hewlett Packard, Konica, Lexmark, Microsoft, Océ, Olivetti,
Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox and many others. Software Imaging
is the Microsoft development partner for Unidrv. There are now over
85 million devices containing Software Imaging technology in use
around the world. Software Imaging is headquartered in Oxford, England,
with offices in Japan, Korea, the United States and Canada.
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