drupa 2008
Xanté
Hall 4, Stand F34

Xanté I= lumina 3D Debuts at drupa:

Affordable Spe= cialty Printing on Lenticular Lens

Xanté Unveils Next Addition to Ilumina Digital Color Press Series with Direct to = Lens Digital Printing Capability

May 29, 2008 – D&Uc= irc;SSELDORF (drupa 2008) Small to mid-sized print shops ca= n now enter the lucrative special effects print market with the Xanté Ilum= ina 3D Digital Color Press, which can print directly on lenticular media. The Ilumina 3D is perfectly suited for lenticular printing and can also serve a= s a cost-effective lenticular proofing device for higher-end and wide format applications. The Ilumina 3D = is driven by a Xanté plug-in to Adobe^®® developed by lenticular software suppli= er ProMagic^®. The Ilumina 3D Digital Color Press is showing at drupa, May 29 - June 11, in Xanté stand F34, Hall 4.

Fast and Easy Direct to = Lens Digital Printing

The Ilumina 3D Digital C= olor Press is driven by ProMagic, a market leader in lenticular software. Says ProMagic CEO Steve Andersen, “We are exci= ted to be able to work with Xanté to decentralize special effects printing = and bring it to mainstream print providers. Our software combined with the Ilum= ina 3D which has the unprecedented ability to print on unusual media is a winni= ng combination.”

High-End Output at an Affordable Price

With an affordable price, the Ilumina 3D has broadened the special effects/lenticular market to inclu= de photo shops, copy shops, small businesses, novelty printers, retail/in-plan= ts and small commercial printers. The lenticular media, Myriad™ Digital Lens, has been developed specifical= ly for use with the Ilumina 3D and will be released with 75 LPI (lenticules per inch) capability. Myriad™ Digital Lens media is available in <= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>328 m= m x 483 mm (12.9” x19”) sheets and are .45 mm (18 mil) =

Limitless Applications

There is no limit to the applications available with Ilumina 3D, including: packaging, DVD and CD sleeves, magazine covers, photos, proofs, trading and membership cards, posters, stickers, magnets, menus, signage and much more.

“The Ilumina 3D fi= ts perfectly into our vision of bringing leading-edge technology to print shop= s at an affordable price. Now we’re allowing them entrance into yet another new print market. The Ilumina= has always been unique in its abilities to print on unusual and heavy substrate= s, and now we’ve taken those capabilities to the next level,” says Xanté CEO, Robert Ross.

Availability

Ilumina 3D will be available to European customers Summer 2008. Rest of world availability wil= l be announced.

About Xanté

Xanté provides state-of-the-art PDF workflow and imaging solutions for high quality graphic and prepress applications by leveraging a combination of its own hallmark technologies and those acquired from RIPit and Exxtra. The product line includes process-= free metal and polyester computer-to-plate imaging devices including the popular Impressia and PlateMaker lines; high resolution digital color presses inclu= ding Ilumina; large format VM series violet metal platesetters and the SpeedSett= er series of polyester imaging systems; and award-winning OpenRIP^{®
Symphony software RIP, an Adobe^® PDF Print Engine (APPE)
workflow with JDF and support for Adobe^®
PostScript^® 3^™. OpenRIP Symphony allows eve=
ry
device in the print shop -- including platesetters, imagesetters, laser
printers, digital copiers, inkjet printers and plotters -- to be controlled
from a single RIP for true workflow consistency.}

Xanté Corporat= ion headquarters is located in Mobile, Alabama, USA, with offices in Sacramento= , CA; Duiven, NL; and Zhengzhou= , CN. Xanté products are distributed through a worldwide network of reseller and distribution partne= rs. For more information, please visit Xanté.com.

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Melissa van Gelderen  &n= bsp;            = ;           Stepha= nie Ryan      &nb= sp;            =         Helene Smith
Xanté Europe    =             &nb= sp;            =          Xanté Corporation     &n= bsp;            = ;      HSPR
+31 (0) 26 319 3210 tel   &n= bsp;            = ;        +1 251 473 6502 tel     &n= bsp;            = ;   +1 407.786.0040 tel
+31 (0) 26 319 3211 fax   &n= bsp;            = ;       +1 251 473 6503 fax    &nb= sp;            =    +1 321.388.6511 cell
mvangelderen@xante.com         &= nbsp;         sryan@xante.com        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; smith@helenesmith.com

© 2008 Xant&eacu= te; Corporation. All rights reserved. Xanté, PlateMaker, Impressia, Ilum= ina, Myriad, OpenRIP, SpeedSetter, KoolKolor, KoolToning, StripRITE, PerfectBLEN= D, AdvancedScan, RasterView, TrapZone, ImagerQ Concerto, VM and Harmony Violet Metal Plate are trademarks or registered trademarks of Xanté Corporation. Adobe, PostScript 3, APPE and Accurate Screens are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated, which may be registered in certa= in jurisdictions. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the proper= ty of their respective owners.

Ilum= ina 3D is based upon patent pending technology developed by Oki Data Americas, Inc= .<= /p>