HP Certification - - Posted on July, 23 at 11:06 am
Calif., September, 2007 - HP announced that its successful RIP certification initiative for the HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series has tested and certified the PosterJet version 8, a powerful, high-end RIP solution from Eisfeld Datentechnik. This certification continues HP’s process of aligning essential user performance expectations and the unique capabilities of the printer series for a wide range of large format printing applications.
To date, the HP Designjet Z6100 RIP Certification Program has significantly improved the end-user experience for HP Designjet Z6100 users. The Certification Program provides graphics professionals, print service providers and technical designers working in color-critical environments with enhanced compatibility and confidence in the complete solution. These users also gain improved levels of functionality and interoperability when they select one of the HP-certified third-party RIP products. By choosing PosterJet 8, users can control several large format printers with different print jobs simultaneously, opening new potentials in productivity and scalability. In addition, PosterJet 8 fully supports the HP Designjet Z6100’s embedded spectrophotometer and is the only RIP supporting both split- and continuous-workflows for profiling and linearization.
“The HP Designjet Z6100 RIP Certification Program has resulted in a much improved end-user experience for our HP Designjet Z6100 customers,” said Enrique Lores, vice president and general manager, Large Format Printing Division, HP. “With the addition of PosterJet to the list of certified RIPs, customers have another option of a highly compatible, easy to integrate RIP solution that ensures optimal productivity and output.”
PosterJet 8 is the only RIP software available offering SimuPrint, enabling users to drive multiple printers simultaneously, up to five printers at once on a common office PC. PosterJet 8 is completely compatible with Microsoft Vista, including 64-bit editions. In addition, the software offers unlimited SQL-based Job History and job accounting system, improved PostScript implementation and advanced HP/GL-2 support.
“The HP Designjet Z6100 and PosterJet 8 have been recognized by the European Digital Press Association as the Best Large Format Printer and RIP Solution, respectively,” said Robert Eisfeld, managing director, Eisfeld Datentechnik. “A marriage of these two winning solutions means an unbeatable, highly productive printing experience for PSPs.”
RIPs that have achieved certified status carry the unique “Certified for HP Designjet Z6100” designation. Certification tests for the HP Designjet Z6100 include print quality, productivity and other important characteristics of printer management and job handling. Certified RIPs also offer profiles for a range of HP media.
This certification program expands HP’s already extensive solution development program, which provides third-party software developers access to hardware, Software Development Kits (SDKs) and additional resources to assist in the creation of solutions compatible with HP large format printers.