Latest Server Technology Enables World-Leading Printing Solutions
10/10/2000
IBM sells 6000 eServers to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
IBM is to supply 6000 eServers xSeries and IntelliStation workstations to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (brief: Heidelberg) of Heidelberg, Germany. The three-year contract is worth 24 million US-Dollar a year. Heidelberg, the world leader in solutions for the printing and publishing industry, will be using IBM´s eServers for various printing solutions. The IBM xSeries eServers will replace previously installed machines from DEC and Data General. Reflecting an additional cooperation between the two companies, Heidelberg will supply digital printing preses for integration in IBM Infoprint 2000 solutions. In April, the American print shop Kinko´s already announced its intention to buy so-lutions of this type from IBM.
Heidelberg thoroughly tested the IBM eServers and workstations during four months. Eventually, the printing specialists were convinced by the flexibility offered by the IBM eServers and IntelliStations, the technology and the accompany-ing service and support. Most of the IBM eServers and workstations will be located in Germany; some will be installed elsewhere in Europe as well as in North America and the Far East.
"Heidelberger has advanced from a product-oriented machine manufacturer to a provider of customer-oriented solutions," observes Dr. Klaus Spiegel, Member of the Board responsible for technology at Heidelberg. Commenting on the decision in favour of IBM he adds: "We have been offering products spanning the whole print process, from prepress to shipment, since the mid 1990s. The trend is towards a digitized process from beginning to end, analog with networked print shops. It´s evident we want to offer our customers a standardized, perfectly coordinated production process. For that we need to couple the latest server technology with our own innovative machines --which is why we chose to in-tegrate IBM eServers."
The xSeries eServers and workstations (models x200, x220, x240) represent the link between prepress and press, such as for example the Quickmaster DI 46-4 digital offset press or the platesetter. For that, the print data is converted into a press-compatible format (i. e. PDF files). This "Raster Image Process" its parti-cularly demanding on processing power and system reliability.
About IBM Personal Systems Group
Since the introduction of the first PCs in 1981, the IBM Personal System Group, PSG, has been developing leading hardware products to meet the demands of modern information technology. IBM PSG develops, produces, markets and sells its products today with particular regard to the needs of private and professional users in the shaping era of e-business. PSG´s product groups include ThinkPad notebooks, NetVista desktops, professional workstations marketed under the brand name IntelliStation. IBM eServers xSeries (formerly: Netfinity) and a wide range of accessories. In addition, PSG provides customer-oriented service and support. http://www.ibm.com/pc/de
IBM is to supply 6000 eServers xSeries and IntelliStation workstations to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (brief: Heidelberg) of Heidelberg, Germany. The three-year contract is worth 24 million US-Dollar a year. Heidelberg, the world leader in solutions for the printing and publishing industry, will be using IBM´s eServers for various printing solutions. The IBM xSeries eServers will replace previously installed machines from DEC and Data General. Reflecting an additional cooperation between the two companies, Heidelberg will supply digital printing preses for integration in IBM Infoprint 2000 solutions. In April, the American print shop Kinko´s already announced its intention to buy so-lutions of this type from IBM.
Heidelberg thoroughly tested the IBM eServers and workstations during four months. Eventually, the printing specialists were convinced by the flexibility offered by the IBM eServers and IntelliStations, the technology and the accompany-ing service and support. Most of the IBM eServers and workstations will be located in Germany; some will be installed elsewhere in Europe as well as in North America and the Far East.
"Heidelberger has advanced from a product-oriented machine manufacturer to a provider of customer-oriented solutions," observes Dr. Klaus Spiegel, Member of the Board responsible for technology at Heidelberg. Commenting on the decision in favour of IBM he adds: "We have been offering products spanning the whole print process, from prepress to shipment, since the mid 1990s. The trend is towards a digitized process from beginning to end, analog with networked print shops. It´s evident we want to offer our customers a standardized, perfectly coordinated production process. For that we need to couple the latest server technology with our own innovative machines --which is why we chose to in-tegrate IBM eServers."
The xSeries eServers and workstations (models x200, x220, x240) represent the link between prepress and press, such as for example the Quickmaster DI 46-4 digital offset press or the platesetter. For that, the print data is converted into a press-compatible format (i. e. PDF files). This "Raster Image Process" its parti-cularly demanding on processing power and system reliability.
About IBM Personal Systems Group
Since the introduction of the first PCs in 1981, the IBM Personal System Group, PSG, has been developing leading hardware products to meet the demands of modern information technology. IBM PSG develops, produces, markets and sells its products today with particular regard to the needs of private and professional users in the shaping era of e-business. PSG´s product groups include ThinkPad notebooks, NetVista desktops, professional workstations marketed under the brand name IntelliStation. IBM eServers xSeries (formerly: Netfinity) and a wide range of accessories. In addition, PSG provides customer-oriented service and support. http://www.ibm.com/pc/de
For further information:
IBM Personal Systems Group
Annette Dingeldein
Tel.: +49 (0)7031 642 66 13
Fax: +49 (0)7031 642 69 07
E-mail: dingelde@de.ibm.com
IBM Bildmaterial Factory 7
Uschi Maucher
Tel.: +49 (0)711 24 89 32 16
Fax: +49 (0)711 24 89 32 88
E-mail: umaucher@factory7.de
Uschi Maucher
Tel.: +49 (0)711 24 89 32 16
Fax: +49 (0)711 24 89 32 88
E-mail: umaucher@factory7.de
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Hilde Weisser
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 66
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com
Hilde Weisser
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 66
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com
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