Announces New Family of Image-Enabled Print Systems; Combined with New Developer Tools, QMS...

MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1996--QMS, Inc. (NYSE:AQM) today announced a new family of print systems designed to provide complete, image-enabled network printing solutions for document imaging and client/server environments.

The new QMS ImageServer Print Systems are optimized for

ultra-fast image, as well as conventional printing, and provide comprehensive document handling and network support. This new line of QMS print systems feature advanced technology designed specifically to speed the printing of image-rich documents. In a related announcement, QMS introduced a new version of the ImageServer Developer's Kit, a suite of software development tools that make it easy to enable applications for fast image printing on QMS ImageServer printers.

"The use of image-rich documents in enterprise environments continues to tax conventional print systems," said Richard Bowles, executive director of worldwide marketing at QMS. "Conventional print systems are not designed to effectively process the special compression formats used by today's imaging systems. However, QMS ImageServer Print Systems exhibit all of the characteristics of the best network printing systems while providing the additional capability of directly accepting and decompressing specialized image file formats."

The family of QMS ImageServer Print Systems, which range in print speeds from 10 to 45 pages per minute, enable users to print image files at or near rated engine speeds. Providing high-performance image file decompression for most image file formats, including TIFF, CALS, PostScript Level 2/CCITT, and QMS high-performance CCITT Group 3 and Group 4 emulations, ImageServer Print Systems are a complete image printing solution and require no additional hardware. Included with the print systems are a robust set of Windows host software utilities including the QMS ImageServer Driver, QMS FastPrint driver, and Documents On-Line.

QMS ImageServer Developer's Kit

The new ImageServer Developer's Kit consists of a comprehensive set of development tools designed to allow document imaging software developers to take full advantage of the powerful set of features found on QMS ImageServer Print Systems. Featured in the new kit is an extensive set of technical references, utilities, "C" source code samples, and Microsoft Windows compliant drivers for Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT operating systems.

A Development Road Map is also included to assist the developer in determining the best path toward integrating print resources. In addition, the kit provides a high-level programming interface giving the Windows developer full control of ImageServer Print Systems through QMS FastPrint DLLs. The new ImageServer Developer's Kit is the perfect bridge between document imaging applications outputting CCITT compressed file formats and QMS ImageServer Print Systems.

Pricing and Availability

QMS ImageServer Print Systems are available immediately, and include six models, ranging in speed from 10 - 45 pages per minute. Prices for the QMS ImageServer print systems range from $3,299 to $57,999, depending on model. The ImageServer Developer's Kit is also available immediately, and is referenced priced at $999 (U.S.).

QMS ImageServer Print Systems are available in the U.S. directly from QMSU distribution partners Law Cypress Distribution and Tech Data, Inc.

QMS, Inc.

QMS develops and manufactures document printing solutions for the world's most demanding applications. These innovative products and services include color and monochrome print systems, complete imaging solutions, and a host of adaptable technologies that seamlessly bridge the gaps that exist in virtually all enterprise computing environments. -0-

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