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(PR NEWSWIRE) DJ: Microsoft Incorporates ITEC's ColorBlind Profiles in New
DJ: Microsoft Incorporates ITEC's ColorBlind Profiles in New Release of Windows
NT Operating System
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--
Microsoft's Color Technology Team Calls Colorblind "... the Most
Comprehensive Color Management Tools Available Today"
Imaging Technologies Corp., pioneer in the development of digital imaging
solutions, today announced that Microsoft's Beta release of the new
Windows(R) NT 5.0 operating system has begun shipping with ICC profiles
created with ColorBlind(R) Color Management software.
Microsoft(R) is using ColorBlind to build and test color profiles as well as
test the ICM 2.0 features in Windows 98, and the upcoming release of Windows
NT. When Windows NT 5.0 is released, it will incorporate ICM 2.0 technology.
ICM profiles provide a simple method to match colors between scanners,
monitors, and color printers in the network environment.
"We included ColorBlind profiles because the ColorBlind software gave us the
ease of use in profile creation and the quality results we needed for the
Windows NT operating system," said Darryn Dieken, OS manager for Microsoft.
"The ColorBlind suite of applications are the most comprehensive color
management tools available today," according to Gary Starkweather, head of
the Color Technology Group at Microsoft. "Other solutions provide some color
tools, but the ColorBlind products are the only set that give the user a
complete workflow solution."
"In the past, Windows has taken a backseat to the Macintosh operating
environment in the printing, graphics, and publishing markets due to its
lack of integrated color management support," said Brian Bonar, chief
executive officer of ITEC. " By incorporating ICC profiles and ICM 2.0 into
Windows NT 5.0 and Windows 98 Microsoft vastly improves each products color
functions. We expect that the trend toward expanded use of the Windows
operating systems in the color graphics industry should create market
opportunities for ColorBlind."
More-Microsoft's newest releases of the Windows operating systems
incorporate ICM 2.0 (Image Color Matching), and internationally accepted ICC
(International Color Consortium) color profiles to improve the operating
system's ability to support higher levels of color management. Color
management automates the color workflow process making it possible to
display and reproduce colors reliably across a mix of input and output
devices from different vendors.
ITEC's ColorBlind(R) Color Management software is a suite of applications,
utilities, and tools that allows users to precisely profile each device in
the color workflow including scanners, monitors, digital cameras, printers,
and other specialized digital color input and output devices. Devices are
profiled in conformance with the ICC standards. Once profiled, ColorBlind
balances these profiles to produce accurate, and consistent color rendering
from input to output.
"ITEC will continue to work with Microsoft to embed color management into
their operating systems," says Franz Herbert, Chief Technical Officer at
ITEC's Software Products Division. "Working with Microsoft keeps us in tune
with mass market demands."
ColorBlind is sold as a stand-alone application or licensed by OEM's for
resale in conjunction with peripherals. 'ColorBlind Aware' is being
recognized as an industry standard for color accuracy as printer scanner and
monitor manufacturers integrate ColorBlind's Color Management resources into
product designs.
About Imaging Technologies Corp.
Imaging Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ITEC) is a worldwide pioneer in
the development, manufacturing, licensing and distribution of high-quality
digital imaging solutions. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Diego,
the company produces imaging products for a diverse range of market
segments.
Beginning with a core technology in the design and development of Adobe
PostScript controllers for non-impact printers and multifunction
peripherals, the company has expanded its product offerings to include
monochrome and color printers, external print servers, digital image storage
devices and software to improve the accuracy of color reproduction.
Organized around interrelated operating divisions, ITEC has evolved a family
of technologically advanced imaging products.
News and information are available at the ITEC web site at
imagetechcorp.com.
ColorBlind(R) is a registered trademark of Imaging Technologies Corp.
Windows(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh(R) is a
registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other tradenames and
registered trademarks contained within this publication are the property of
their respective owners.
Statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements
and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the failure
to complete successfully the development of new or enhanced products, the
company's future capital needs, the lack of market demand for any new or
enhanced products the Company may develop, any actions by the company's
partners that may be adverse to the company, the success of competitive
products, other economic factors affecting the company, and its markets,
seasonal changes and other risks detail from time to time in the company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results may
differ materially from those contained in this press release. The company
disclaims any obligation to update any statements in this press release.
CONTACT: Imaging Technologies Inc.
Bruce E. Ahern, 619/613-1300 ext. 1075
bahern@imagetechcorp.com
08:02 EDT OCTOBER 21, 1998
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