Press Release
CANON AND ADOBE ADVANCE OFFICE DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS ON CANON PRODUCTS
New imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series to Take Advantage of Adobe Technology to
Advance Printing, Scanning and Document Security
Las Vegas, September 22, 2009 – Helping organizations reach new levels
of printing, scanning and document security in office environments,
Canon Inc., and Adobe Systems Incorporated have entered into a global
agreement to embed Adobe technology into Canon's newest family of office
document solutions. This agreement is an extension of an alliance
between the two companies established in 2005.
Leveraging this partnership, Canon will promote a number of Adobe
technologies within the new Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series, benefiting
knowledge workers in the areas of document output, workflow and
security. The technologies include:
Adobe® PostScript® 3™ Printing – With Canon's new imageRUNNER ADVANCE
systems, embedded printing capabilities, including support for Adobe
PostScript 3, will be available, helping organizations achieve higher
document control and quality at an affordable price.
Adobe PDF Technology – Supporting Adobe PDF technologies, including PDF
Reader® Extensions, PDF/A-1b archiving support, Optimize PDF for Web,
Adobe PDF file formats and Digital Signatures, Canon's new imageRUNNER
ADVANCE systems are capable of enhancing end-user information workflows
within PDF centric business processes.
Adobe LiveCycle® Rights Management ES* – With integration to LiveCycle
Rights Management ES directly from the imageRUNNER ADVANCE control
panel, users can easily apply LiveCycle document security policies to
scanned documents assuring valuable corporate information is protected
regardless of where and to whom it is sent.
"Working with industry-leading partners such as Adobe has allowed us to
develop value added capabilities on the imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform
which we expect to deliver tremendous benefits to regional and global
organizations," said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager,
Canon U.S.A. "The combination of Canon's advanced innovation and Adobe's
industry-leading technologies will allow both companies to offer their
customers enhanced document management solutions as well as improved
document security."
"Canon and Adobe share a great heritage in providing compelling document
solutions to the market," said Naresh Gupta, senior vice president,
Print and Publishing at Adobe. "With the integration of Adobe PDF
technology into Canon's leading office imaging products, enterprises
will be able to turn paper documents into intelligent, policy-protected
PDFs and further maximize their return on investment."
Canon's imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series, representing the Company's latest
technology offering, is a new document services platform that blends
hardware, software and services to advance modern business environments.
By supporting the latest capabilities inherent in Adobe PostScript,
LiveCycle and the PDF file format, customers are afforded a greater
level of flexibility when printing, scanning and storing documents with
the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -
anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit
www.adobe.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of
technology, ranked third overall in the U.S. in 2008†, with global
revenues of US $45 billion, is listed as number four in the computer
industry on Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies 2009 list,
and is on the 2008 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Canon is
committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty,
providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all
products. At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living
together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei –
"all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously
living and working together into the future" – Canon U.S.A. supports a
number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including
environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about
these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei. To keep
apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's
RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.
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† Based on weekly patent counts issued by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their
respective owners.
Specifications, availability and prices are subject to change without
notice.
Adobe, the Adobe logo, LiveCycle, PostScript 3, and Reader are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the
United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. + Based on weekly patent counts
issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. All referenced
product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective
owners.
* Requires installation of Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES.
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