Canon and EFI announce new print controller

New imagePass-M2 print controller offers greater speed

Canon USA and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) have announced the availability of a new print controller option to power Canon's Imagerunner 7200, 8500, 85 and 105 digital networked office systems.

The new system, known as the Canon Imagepass-M2 Print Controller, features Fiery X5 technology and is specifically designed to handle complex graphics and variable data output commonly associated with high-volume black-and-white printing.

It has been jointly developed by Canon and EFI and features NetWise for seamless network connectivity to all popular networks, true Adobe Postscript 3support and several new enhanced security features, including IP Blocking and Job Log Protect.

It incorporates a robust Intel Pentium III 866 MHz processor and a 20GB hard disk to maximize the output of the high-volume Imagerunner devices and obtain a faster processing speed than its imagePASS-M1 predecessor.

?The Imagepass-M2 is the latest in a series of products resulting from the successful relationship between Canon and EFI,? said Dennis Amorosano, director and assistant general manager for Canon U.S.A.'s copier and network office systems division.

?By incorporating the latest EFI technology and state-of-the-art features, the Imagepass M-2 coupled with Canon's high-volume Imagerunner engines will deliver an ideal black-and-white solution for busy corporate reprographic departments and print-for-pay environments.".

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