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2-up landsca= pe metal plate production

S= eptember 9, 2007 - CHICAGO (Graph Expo) -

Xa= nté today introduces the 2-up landscape Impressia GTO™, a metal, process-free platesetter. Building on the success of popular and proven Impressia technology, the easy-to-use, new Impressia GTO gives print shops grea= ter format flexibility and prints at 72 seconds per plate for the 16.5&qu= ot; x 25"/419 mm x 635 mm plate size. The Impressia GTO is schedul= ed to ship in Q4 of 2007, and is less than half the cost of other metal GTO platesetters on the market today.

"The Impressia GTO is one of the most importa= nt offerings we're bringing to market. It answers the immediate needs of= a wide cross-section of commercial printers, and shows our commitment to reduce both labor and time-related costs for our customers," Xanté CEO Robert Ross says.

Exclusive Features

Proven Impressia Technology Now Suppor= ts Larger Format

New Impressia GTO carrie= s on the tradition that has made Xanté computer-to-plate (CTP) platesetters the solution of choice in thousands of print shops worldwide. The Impressi= a GTO is process-free, easy to use, fast and affordable. In this version, support for a larger plate size gives greater format flexibility, especially when the immediate need for spot color plates arises.

High-End Accura= cy & Quality in a Simplified Workflow

The Impressia GTO includ= es an Adobe Postscript 3 RIP, and generates up to 2400 dpi/150 lpi output directly from any computer. This simplified workflow provides compatibility for accurate, dot-to-dot proof comparison with other PostScript devices. <= o:p>

No processing means that each plate is ready for the press. Once imaged and cut, the plate can= be used on the press like traditional metal plates, with current press chemistry.

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· &= nbsp; Adobe PostScript 3 RIP

· &= nbsp; 2400 x 2400 dpi, up to 150 lpi

· &= nbsp; Aspen Plates: process-free, daylight loading

· &= nbsp; 25,000+ impressions

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The Impressia GTO is specifically optimized for use with Aspen Metal Plates, which provide superior control over image quality. The patent-pending, non-photosensitive Aspen Metal Plates are designed especially for the Impressia Metal CTP series, allowing for a process-free, no rinse workflow shown to save time and money. These litho grade, grained aluminum plates will consistently hold a quality image
for over 25,000 impressions.

The Single Sour= ce for All Print Needs

Xanté is the mark= et's single source provider of a complete line of products -- including platesetters, RIPs, plate processors, plates and = chemistry -- for all printing demands.

Price and Availability

Scheduled to be availabl= e Q4 2007, the Xanté Impressia GTO is priced at $19,995.<= o:p>

About the New Xanté

Xa= nté provides state-of-the-art workflow and imaging solutions for high qua= lity 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 (CTP) imaging devi= ces including the popular Impressia and PlateMaker lines; high resolution digital c= olor presses including Ilumina; large format VM series violet metal platesetters and the SpeedSetter series of polyester imaging systems;= and award-winning OpenRIP^® Symphony workflow software, bas= ed on an Adobe^® PostScript^® 3™ RIP a= nd one of the first workflows to support the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APP= E). OpenRIP Symphony allows every 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 Corpora= tion headquarters is located in Mobile, Alabama, USA, with offices in Sacramento, CA and Hauppauge, NY in the USA; Duiven, the Netherlands;= and Zhengzhou, China. Xanté products are distributed through a worldwide network of reseller and distribution partners. For more information, please visit xante.com.

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© 2007 Xanté Corporation. All rights reserved. Xanté, PlateMaker, Impressia, Impressia GTO, Ilumina, OpenRIP, SpeedSetter, KoolKolor, KoolToning, StripRITE, PerfectBLEND, 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 certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks or registered trademarks = are the property of their respective owners.

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