Creo Launches Revolutionary New Digital Contone Contract Proofing Solution: Veris Proofer

IPEX 2002 Birmingham, UK (April 9, 2002) - Creo Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO; TSE: CRE) announces the Creo Veris™ proofer, the new generation, 4-up, tabletop proofing system that confirms Creo as a world leader in providing digital contract proofing solutions.

The innovative Veris proofing system uses a new Creo technology—Multi-Drop Array inkjet—for high image quality and consistency. The Veris proofer produces high quality proofs with a controlled stream of dots that are precisely formed and placed. The Multi-Drop Array technology allows the Veris proofing system to provide a true symmetrical resolution of 1500 x 1500 dpi.

"Now you don't have to compromise high quality for good productivity," says Marc Tinkler, product marketing manager. "The Creo Veris proofer provides higher resolution and improved color repeatability at higher speed." The new proofer establishes superior standards for high quality digital contract proofing and widens the gap from other less sophisticated inkjet technologies that use larger and more randomly placed drops."

The Veris proofer uses another breakthrough technology, the Certified Proofing Process that Creo developed to provide quality assurance to the customer. The Certified Proofing Process, being seen for the first time at IPEX, creates a more secure proof that is easy for proof producers and their customers to use and understand. The Veris system checks that the correct process is used to make the proof. First, the Veris system checks that the proofer has been calibrated recently and that the correct calibration set-up has been used. Next, the system verifies that the correct ICC (International Color Consortium) profile has been selected. Finally, the system will ensure that the proof is printed with the ink and media defined for the proof. The Creo Veris will use certified Iris® ProPack-GA and IrisPRO™ II media.

When the Veris proofer has checked that each of these conditions is met, a logo for the Certified Proofing Process is printed on the proof. This logo ensures that everyone who sees the proof will know it has been made to a specific defined and precisely controlled process.

The Veris proofer has been developed to integrate Networked Graphic Production. This Creo initiative streamlines the print production cycle to facilitate better communication, production management and eliminate costly errors. Veris proofs can be produced from within the Prinergy® or Brisque™ workflow management systems or directly from other workflows or customer applications using hot folders. The Veris proofer can run up to 40 proofs continuously with unattended operation and the system ensures intelligent management of color and media utilization.

The Veris proofer will beta-test simultaneously in Europe and North America and production units will be available later this year. See the Veris proofer demonstrated at IPEX on the Creo stand (#650, Hall 4) from April 9-17 in Birmingham, UK. For more information, visit www.creo.com.

About Creo

Creo is a world leader in solutions for the graphic arts industry. Core product lines include image capture systems; inkjet proofers; thermal imaging devices for films, plates and proofs; professional color and copydot scanning systems; and workflow management software. Creo is also an Original Equipment Manufacture supplier of on-press imaging technology, components for digital presses, and color servers for high-speed, print-on-demand digital printers.

(c) 2002 CreoProducts Inc. The Creo product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or service marks of Creo Products Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other company and brand, product and service names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Data is subject to change without notice.

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