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G7 Expert Status

Fusion Systems International Awarded G7® Expert Status

Extends Color Management Services To Provide G7® Master Printer Certification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 1, 2009 - Fusion Systems International announced that it has obtained full G7® Expert status through the IDEAlliance. This allows Fusion Systems to certify any printer as a G7® Master Printer, allowing that printer proclaim itself as G7® Qualified and guarantee adherence to the G7® standard to their print customers.

G7® is a proof-to-print process based on a set of color criteria developed to ensure digital print technology elements – RIP, printer, media and ink – can reproduce a typical offset lithography sheet.

Certification ensures users can confidently use digital press proofs with the assurance of matching Standard Web Offset Printing (SWOP®) or Graphic Requirements for Applications of Commercial Offset Lithography (GRACoL®) criteria.

The innovative G7® specification process was developed by IDEAlliance to modernize and improve the latest versions of GRACoL® and SWOP® standards while simplifying the calibration process of any printing device (from pre-press proofing system to printing presses) to the IS0 printing standard.

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About Fusion Systems International

Fusion Systems International, of Portland, OR, is a leading independent developer and provider of Raster Image Processors and prepress workflow solutions. Products are distributed directly, through a global network of value-add resellers and OEM partners. Fusion Systems International is a division of LDR International, Inc. For more information please visit http://www.FusionSystems.com, email inquiries to info@FusionSystems.com, or call directly at (503) 261-7395.

About IDEAlliance

IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit membership organization that has been a leader in information technology and publishing since 1966. IDEAlliance advances core technology to develop standards and best practices to enhance efficiency and speed information across the end-to-end digital media supply chain - creation, production, management, and delivery of knowledge=based multimedia content - digitally and in print. For more information please visit http://www.idealliance.org/ or call 703.837.1070.