Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has acquired the assets of privately held printLEADER. printLEADER, with headquarters in Palm City, Florida, is a provider of print MIS (management information systems) software products for the printing industry. EFI did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition, but says the acquisition is not expected to be material to EFI’s […]
EFI Reports Record Revenue for First Quarter
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) announced its results for the first quarter of 2013. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the company reported first-quarter record revenue of $171.4 million, up 7 percent compared to first-quarter 2012 revenue of $160.1 million. Net income was $8.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to $6.2 million or $0.13 per […]
Fiery Controller Available for Xerox’s New WorkCentre 7800 MFPs
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) is introducing a new Fiery Network Controller for Xerox’s new WorkCentre 7830/7835/7845/7855 color MFPs that incorporate Xerox’s new ConnectKey platform. According to EFI, this digital front end, which is available from Xerox, delivers ready-to-use documents faster than ever before with high-quality print output. The Fiery DFE excels at producing color-critical office […]
Electronics for Imaging Founder ‘Efi’ Arazi Passes Away
Founder of Electronics for Imaging (EFI) Efraim “Efi” Arazi died on his 76th birthday on April 14. Arazi created his namesake company in 1988 after a pioneering, 20-year career as the founder, president and CEO of the first Israeli high-tech firm, Scitex Corporation. Arazi served as chairman, president and CEO of Electronics for Imaging (EFI) from 1988 […]
New Fiery Production and Proofing Software, Fiery XF Version 5, from EFI
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has released new Fiery XF Version 5 software for wide- to superwide-format production and proofing printers’ print workflows and color output. According to EFI, this latest Fiery wide-format software helps print service providers achieve precise, predictable high-quality prints while streamlining production-printing workflows. The new software version also enables workflow integration with Vutek […]
EFI PrintMe Mobile 2.4 Adds Advanced IT Management
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has released the next generation of its PrintMe Mobile mobile-printing solution, version 2.4, which it says adds advanced IT management capabilities and mobile-printing enablement across print fleets regardless of printer brand. EFI’s PrintMe Mobile is server-based enterprise software that enables Wi-Fi printing from iPads, iPhones and Android devices to all networked […]
PrintMe Mobile Now Available in Europe
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) reports that its PrintMe Mobile is now available in Europe. PrintMe Mobile is server-based enterprise software that enables printing from any mobile device to any networked printer regardless of brand, turning existing printers into Wi-Fi printers, mitigating the costs of purchasing new Wi-Fi or AirPrint-enabled MFPs and printers, and is scalable up […]
Fiery proServer Now Available for Konica Minolta KIP C7800 Wide-Format Printer
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is now making available Electronics for Imaging’s Fiery proServer for Konica Minolta’s KIP C7800 Wide Format Color Printer. The Fiery proServer (shown above) combines Fiery XF, an industry-leading inkjet production RIP (raster image processor) and color-management system, with an expanded set of Fiery color-software options in an integrated platform. The […]
EFI Reports Stellar Fourth-Quarter, Fiscal Year 2012
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2012, including its third consecutive year of double-digit growth. For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, EFI reported record revenue of $174.1 million, up 7 percent compared to fourth-quarter 2011 revenue of $163.1 million. Fourth-quarter 2012 net income was $56.6 million, […]
EFI Wins Patent-Litigation Suit in Spanish Court
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) reports that a Spanish court has ruled in its favor in a patent-litigation suit filed against EFI’s Cretaprint. According to EFI, Jose Vicente Tomas Claramonte, president of KERAjet S.A., filed a lawsuit against Cretaprint in May 2011, prior to EFI’s January 2012 acquisition of the Cretaprint ceramic-inkjet printer business, alleging that Cretaprint’s […]
EFI Acquires MIS and ERP Provider Technique
Electronics for Imaging (EFI)has acquired Technique, a provider of MIS/ERP (management information systems and enterprise resource planning) software products for the publication, commercial, and direct marketing print industries. While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, it is not expected to be material to EFI’s 2012 results. Technique products will become part of EFI’s […]
EFI Revenue, Income Up, Led by Industrial Inkjet Growth
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) last week reported its third-quarter results, with revenue of $154.1 million, up 5 percent compared to third-quarter 2011. Net income was $13.4 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to $6.1 million, or $0.13 per share, for third-quarter 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, EFI also reported revenue […]
EFI Adds New Fiery FS100 Pro Controller
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) today announced a new generation of system software, as well as the Fiery FS100 Pro controller, the latter of which it say will help its growing base of EFI MIS customers achieve unparalleled integration between EFI MIS systems and Fiery-driven digital print engines for greater automation and efficiency. EFI is demonstrating […]
EFI Introduces PrintMe Mobile for Linux
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has introduced PrintMe Mobile L100, a Linux-based appliance that enables Wi-Fi printing across subnets. The L100 appliance also allows IT departments to provide secure Wi-Fi printing for guests from mobile devices outside the corporate network to printers inside the corporate firewall. PrintMe Mobile, which is available through EFI’s network of independent […]
EFI Expands Jetrion 4900 Digital Inkjet Commercial Printer Family
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has added the newest member to its family of UV Jetrion 4900 digital inkjet printing systems, the Jetrion 4900M UV digital inkjet printing system, which EFI says combines the performance of its existing family of Jetrion UV digital presses with the flexibility of industrial inline web finishing. EFI is also announcing […]
New EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite 4.0 Delivers Color-Matching Easy Enough for Novice Users
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) today introduced new its Fiery® Color Profiler Suite 4.0 software, which it says is specifically designed to provide precise color matching, so that printed output matches intended color, and is easy enough for even novice operators to use. Fiery Color Profiler Suite 4.0 also includes spot color optimization features and the […]
New EFI M500 Self-Serve Station Provides Print-for-Pay Mobile and Cloud Printing
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has introduced the M500 Self-Serve Copy and Print Station, a self-serve system that enables users to print from any Adobe PostScript printer or MFP located on college campuses, in libraries, at print-for-pay shops, etc. It’s the first print-for-pay system that enables users to print from mobile phones, iPads, USB drives and […]
EFI Reports Record Revenue for Second Quarter – 10th Consecutive Quarter for Double-Digit Growth
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) reported record revenue of $163.9 million for its second quarter, up 16 percent compared to second-quarter 2011 revenue of $141.2 million. Income was also up at $7.0 million for the second quarter, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to $3.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for second-quarter 2011. According to the […]










