GlobeNewswire
2012-05-11
Printer and Device-Agnostic Solution Simplifies Printing From
Mobile Devices in the Enterprise
FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EFI(TM)
(Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing
innovation, today announced PrintMe Mobile was named winner of the 2012
Mobile Merit Award in the mobile services, enterprise products/services
category. PrintMe Mobile was also chosen as one of five finalists for
the CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Award in the Enterprise/Vertical
Market, General Business Solution category. These accolades show the
increased importance enterprises are now placing on enabling users of
tablets and smartphones to print from their devices.
The 2012 Mobile Merit Awards recognize companies, individuals and
technologies that have shaped the way in which the world communicates.
This year's winners were judged based on industry impact, innovation,
technologies, social importance, implementation and overall success
factor. The CTIA E-Tech Awards honor the most innovative new products
in 15 categories spanning the areas of mobile apps, consumer
electronics, enterprise and infrastructure. Hundreds of entries were
judged by a panel of recognized industry experts, media and analysts,
and scored on innovation, functionality, technological importance,
implementation and overall "wow" factor.
PrintMe Mobile is the only enterprise software that enables direct
Wi-Fi printing from iPads, iPhones and Android devices, from within the
application they are using, to any existing network printer regardless
of brand. Users enjoy the ease of simply selecting print within their
application and printing to the printers that automatically populate in
a drop down menu. Developed for the enterprise, PrintMe Mobile works
across multiple subnets, is scalable to thousands of users, and
provides powerful management and job reporting capabilities for IT
administrators. The software is simple to use, manage, and deploy,
often installing in less than 20 minutes.
"As businesses continue the transition to a tablet-centric environment,
either by choice or through the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend,
they quickly realize the need to support printing from these devices,"
said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing for EFI. "PrintMe
Mobile helps enterprises implement mobile printing fast, using their
existing printers and security policies, to make the transition to
tablets seamless."
EFI logos and EFI PrintMe Mobile images are available in the EFI press
room.
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About EFI
EFI(TM) (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology
and services leading the transformation of analogue to digital imaging.
Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company's
powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end
servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and
inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation
software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These
products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in
an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their
profits, productivity, and efficiency.
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may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners,
and are hereby acknowledged.
Nothing herein should be construed as a warranty in addition to the
express warranty statements provided with EFI products and services.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, that are
statements other than statements of historical fact including words
such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "consider",
"plan" and similar, any statements related to strategies or objectives
of management for future operations, products, development,
performance, any statements of assumptions or underlying any of the
foregoing and any statements in the future tense. Forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause our actual or future results to differ materially. For further
information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with EFI's
businesses, please refer to the risk factors section in the Company's
SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form
10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. EFI undertakes no
obligation to update information contained herein, including
forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Majhon Phillips
McGrath/Power Public Relations for EFI
+1 408.727.0351
majhonp@mcgrathpower.com