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To: John Ritter who wrote (227)	1/16/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: Stevie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 267

Some more Splh stories out today...Not good.. (COMTEX) YARC Systems Announces Compression Technology for Embedded C YARC Systems Announces Compression Technology for Embedded Controllers NEWBURY PARK, CALIF. (Jan. 16) BUSINESS WIRE -Jan. 16, 1998--YARC Systems Corp. (OTC/BB:YARC) Friday announced that it has developed a new method for significantly reducing the cost of RIP hardware used in Embedded Controllers for Color Laser Printers and Copiers. YARC's XK compression technology reduces the size of the data stored in the Frame Buffer to one quarter of what was previously needed for an 8-bit contone controller. The XK technology simultaneously increases the speeds at which data can be sent to the laser engine. This is particularly important for controllers intended for the next generation of multidrum color engines. Speeds up to 30 megapixels per second can now be achieved, even when using standard DRAM. Yet YARC has achieved this reduction in buffer size without any apparent loss of image quality and without any assumptions as to the nature of data in the image. Every page can be imaged with XK compression technology, regardless of its complexity. XK compression has been optimized for laser engines operating at 600 and 1200 dpi, but it has also been demonstrated effectively using 400 dpi Laser Copiers from Canon Inc. (Nasdaq:CANNY). YARC's controller designs are based on the Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) Pentium technology developed for YARC's XP Server. YARC's designs offer superior Network Administration and Network Protocol support by comparison with the controller offerings from competitors Electronics for Imaging (Nasdaq:EFII) and Splash Technology Holdings (Nasdaq: SPLH). YARC's XP Server is a plug-and-play networked Color Print Server for Canon Laser Copiers and wide-format printers from ENCAD, Hewlett-Packard, CalComp, Mutoh, Graphtec, Roland and Selex. YARC designs and manufactures high-performance systems for the personal computer and digital printing marketplace. YARC has long been the acknowledged leader in Mac 3D Graphics multiprocessing technology. Since 1993, YARC has focused its expertise on optimizing postscript interpretation. YARC maintains a presence on the Internet at yarc.com Certain of the above statements may be forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, including competitive developments and risk factors listed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Notes to Editors: 1. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp. 2. An Embedded Controller is one or more circuit boards placed inside a laser copier or laser printer that converts the data being sent from PCs or workstations to a form where it can be imaged on the engine's photo-voltaic drums for transfer to the paper as a printed image. 3. A Frame Buffer is a section of DRAM set aside for containing the pixel image to be sent out to the laser engine's imaging drums. 4. Some compression technologies require assumptions about the nature of the data on the printed page. For example, a page containing 50 percent printed text is easy to compress because 50 percent of the page carries information only in the Black toner (assuming black text), the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow planes are usually blank in this region and compress easily. 5. "Contone" is the name given to continuous tone imaging, where it is usual to have each pixel represented by 8 bits of data for each of the engine's color tones. -0- MT/la* DB/la CONTACT: YARC Systems Corp., Newbury Park Nanette Smith/Jody Champion (media) Michael Grossman (investors) 800/275-9272 805/499-4048 (fax) mrkt@yarc.com (e-mail) or YARC Systems Ltd. (U.K.) Paul Duffy, +44-1254-583-322 Second Story........ (FED FILINGS) DJF: Insiders Sell SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. Stock DJF: Insiders Sell SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. Stock FORM 4 ISSUER: SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. SYMBOL: SPLH FILER: BAHESHTI CHRISTINE A TITLE: Vice President SOLD: 11/17/97-11/21/97 13,500 31.15-34.75 OWNERSHIP: 98,161 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ISSUER: SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. SYMBOL: SPLH FILER: KLEFFMAN TIMOTHY D TITLE: Vice President SOLD: 11/19/97-11/20/97 20,000 30.50-33.58 OWNERSHIP: 130,706 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ISSUER: SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. SYMBOL: SPLH FILER: PLATT JOAN P TITLE: Vice President SOLD: 11/24/97 12,500 33.38 OWNERSHIP: 74,159 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (END) FEDERAL FILINGS-DOW JONES NEWS 01-16-98 * end of story * Wonder what THEY KNEW?? Then company saying oh..4th quarter fine. Unreal