Gitex 2001 to demonstrate new generation of printing technology

Dubai, UAE
"High photo quality resolution, clarity of text and graphics and speedy printing solutions have become of utmost importance in today's fast-paced business world. Manufacturers of printers will showcase an exciting range of printing options at this year's Gitex," said Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Corporate Manager Exhibitions, Dubai World Trade Centre.

Lexmark is set to feature a superb range of products this year. The Lexmark J 110 is a revolutionary new inkjet that satisfies the needs of both small and medium businesses and work groups within larger enterprises. It provides high-impact, photo quality resolution of up to 2400 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi) and prints at up to 16 prints per minute (ppm) black and 14 ppm colour. Lexmark C720 is a colour laser printer designed for mid-volume business workgroups. Operating at 24 ppm in monochrome and six in colour it is robust enough to handle printing up to 35,000 pages a month and produces print quality of up to 2400 image quality resolution.

Alis Technologies is promising a new selection of printers fitted for a variety of environments from various entry-level solutions for professional environments to multiple-high technologies. The Multi Document Printer Family is a special line of transactional printers designed for all front office applications where the primary requirement is the capability to print on special media such as passbooks, tickets, passports and cheques.

The production printing department of Toshiba will feature an extensive range of printers and multi-functional products such as the e-Studio 45/55/80 and FC 22i with optimised throughput (25 - 80 pages). Through the 'tandem operation', the optimum workload of both machines is ensured. In all operating modes, the FC 22i works with a high resolution of 600 dpi, which is made possible by a 4-beam laser printer unit developed and patented by Toshiba. As part of this 'cordless office,' Toshiba Notebooks can communicate with the Document Managers via a Bluetooth module. Not only can these modules serve as printers, but can also be used for Internet access.

Victor Microsystems, a leading provider of large format digital printing solutions, will feature a number of exciting products this year. The Encad Novajet 750 inkjet printer and the Onyx Postershop 5.5 graphic software will be among the exhibits in addition to the recently release enhanced Cadjet 3D and the Novajet 850 models.

Oki, a leading Japanese fax and printer manufacturer, will participate at the show with an impressive selection of Digital LED mono page printers. Among the products are the OKIPAGE 14 Series printers which offer a print quality of 600 x 1200 dpi resolution, utilising Oki's microfine spherical toner for crisper characters and improved grey scaling for clearer text and graphics for letters, reports spreadsheets and overhead transparencies. The state of the art OKI C7000 Series digital LED colour printers are able to obtain optimum efficiency and speed outputting the first page in just 7.5 seconds and printing true 1200 x 1200 dpi colour output at 12 ppm and monochrome output at 20 ppm.

The centre of attention at the EPSON stand will be the Stylus C80 which offers printing speeds of up to 20 pages per minute black and 13 pages per minute colour. This year also sees the launch of a new generation of printers, including the EPSON Stylus C20 and Stylus C40 inkjets and the innovative Stylus C60 and C70. The EPSON Print Image Matching TM technology, developed by SEIKO EPSON Corporation and leading digital camera vendors, links the digital still camera and the PC printer, giving the camera control over printing, with data usually lost in the process being passed right through to the prints. Digital camera vendors introducing this technology include leading names such as Nikon, Olympus, Sanyo, Minolta, Konica and Sony.

An impressive range of printers and accessories will also be displayed at the Kimoha Entrepreneurs Limited stand with the lineup including NOVEXX barcode printers with accessories, self adhesive labels, ink jet media from SIHL, Germany, plotter and tracing paper and rolls for telephone, fax, cash registers, POS and ATM.

Forever Digital Transfer Applications Technology GmbH will debut the Forever dark digital printing system. The company also will also exhibit quality heat transfer paper for colour laser copiers and colour laser printers to print on textiles and hard surfaces.

Tally will introduce the 'spot colour' version of the 'SprintJet', combining the features of both impact and laser technology allowing visitors to see a demonstration of silent colour Arabic printing at 2000 cps for the first time. Tally will also exhibit a superb range of Arabic printers in addition to launching a new lineup of colour lasers at the event.

Minolta QMS Inc has chosen Gitex as the platform to launch a range of new colour printers at the same time as strengthening relations with distributors and end users across the region. From Minolta's existing product range a variety of monochrome laser printers, colour laser printers and digital copier/scanners and associated supplies and accessories for general office, electronic publishing, graphic design, advanced imaging and home office applications will offer a comprehensive selection for visitors.

SEDCO, participating at Gitex for the fifth year, will display a range of printing solutions and bilingual computer peripherals including the line printer Magna L 2200C, which prints at up to speeds of 2000 LPM.

Microjet, producers of HP compatible cartridges and cleaning cartridges for Epson print heads, plans to show a number of new products during the show.


Gitex Dubai, which is organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and held annually at the DWTC Exhibition Halls, is the largest and most important IT event in the Middle East and one of the top IT shows in the world. Gitex Computer Shopper, the retail arm of Gitex will be held at the Airport Expo, Dubai. In 1999, the DWTC sought to expand the event's international presence with the launch of Gitex Cairo in April while Termium-Gitex Beirut is held annually during September. Taking the expansion plan a step further, DWTC has recently announced the launch of Gitex Hyderabad (India) and Gitex(Saudi Arabia) which will be held in January and April 2002 respectively. DWTC is working with Virtex International to host Gitex Virtual. The virtual exhibition will run from October 7 to December 7, 2001 and will be accessible through http://www.gitex.com as of October 7, 2001. Gitex Dubai is one of the 10 big exhibitions being held at the DWTC exhibition complex between September and December 2001. Other major upcoming events include the Big 5 to be held at the end of October and the Middle East International Motor Show to be held November 8-12, 2001.

For more information, please contact:
Alaa Qassas, Corporate Communications Division
Dubai World Trade Centre
Tel: 3086002, fax: 3314853
www.gitex.com
Or:
Mirna Zeid, PR Account Executive
Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications
Tel: +00971-4-3988901, fax: +00971-4-3988941