Printer manufacturers are about to introduce transparent ink

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Printer manufacturers are about to introduce transparent ink

CMYKT to succeed in business-ink printers, the traditional CMYK color scheme.

Within the next twelve months, the leading printer manufacturers portfolio of inkjet printers completely convert her: The previously standard color model CMYK with inks in cyan, magenta, yellow and black, the cartridges are based on, is color-quintet CMYKT replaced the by. This was a meeting of the World Printer Manufacturing Association (WPMA) last week in Lugano decided on, the usually well-informed blog Tintoretto .

The T in CMYKT stands for transparent ink . should be implemented first, the new color scheme for business-ink printers. The background to this is the rapidly increasing use of modern accounting models, such as Managed Print Services, click or page price models. As opportunities increase, the, printing with small amounts of paint, such as e-mails with colorful logos in the signature or invoices with color logo in the header, color or partly to be expected only to break manufacturers the revenues from the sale of supplies off the.

The problem is to solve for them Transparent ink: The transparent ink will cover all areas not previously printed. This then counts as a full-color printout of each color page. The resulting higher costs justify the manufacturer with the better quality of prints. Especially in a business environment that benefits were not to be underestimated by Transparent ink: going through the printing area is sealed even cheap, low-quality paper completely. This can make the document resistant to sweaty hands, coffee stains and the like impending dangers in the office.

Moreover, increasing the length of time in the printing and document proof to keep audit-proof can. How "Tintoretto" reports running in the British research laboratories currently WPMA responsible long-term study of this one. Initial results suggest that 25.4 percent longer, modern compliance requirements suggest an appropriate archival life. This is to ink the printer in advance of laser printers companies halt.

The tank for the transparent ink will vary depending on the model, probably three to four times larger than that for other colors. Therefore, the reconstruction of the complete business-Ink series of manufacturer. As more printers and multifunction devices in retail design and compact size play a role in this segment with the introduction of transparent ink is not expected for now.

Environmental groups react in horror at the plans of the industry. The new head of the Federation of German nobility small forest owners (BKDW), KT Guttenberg refers to the introduction of transparent ink absurd and recommends a moratorium to study the consequences. Guttenberg had his time, including through the abolition of the keys Control + Control + and <C> <V> first campaigned for a moratorium. Its aim was to investigate possibilities for obtaining the keyboard bridge technology for prospective students.

With the announcement of first models with transparent ink by the manufacturer industry experts expect this November. The WPMA to related parties are talking about a major launch event on 11 November. The industry-wide implementation is for the 1 April 2012 planned.

Addendum: As many readers correctly identified , it was this message to an April joke.

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CeBIT: Medion shows 60-page print in ink technology Memjet

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CeBIT: Medion shows 60-page print in ink technology Memjet

The Medion E89400 prints up to 60 color pages per minute and will cost around 600 euros (picture: ZDNet).

Medion shows at the CeBIT trade specialist in the Planet Reseller area of a novel by Australian companies Memjet developed printer. He is 600 euros will be available this year for around middle. Currently Medion checked with the distributor Tech Data opportunities, product dealers to sell the.

The Medion E89400 printed according to the manufacturer up to 60 color pages per minute. This success was due to an A4 wide print head with 70 400 tiny nozzles. It prints up to 774 million ink droplets per second onto the paper, with a resolution of 1600 x 800 dpi. Here the paper under the stationary print head is passed. The ink dries in less than a second. The technology was presented by Memjet already at CES in Las Vegas. Medion has taken over the marketing for the European space and displays it for the first time in Europe.

The print head must be replaced after about 50,000 pages. An ink tank with 50 milliliters of ink (C, M, Y) and 100 milliliters for black enough for 5000 to 7000 pages. The tanks are refilled. How and by whom – by Medion or by the retailer – the supplier is still examining. Medion holds the devices suited for office environments, in which each month 1500-2500 pages are printed. The manufacturer specifies a price per page of 2.2 cents per color and 0.8 cents per monochrome page.

Utilities are available for Mac OS and Windows XP or later. The Medion E89400 can be connected via USB or Ethernet port to a computer or network. The paper tray holds 250 sheets, output tray 125 pages. The power consumption in standby is according to the manufacturer at 6.1 watts, while printing at about 30 watts. The printer measures 42 by 22.5 by 55 centimeters.

2012 can be calculated using the same technology with a smaller model. For 2013, a variant is planned with duplex printing. A wireless version is not currently on the roadmap.

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Intel releases new information on the Itanium mainframe chip Poulson

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Intel releases new information on the Itanium mainframe chip Poulson

Intel has published more information on Poulson, the next generation of its Itanium processor for mainframes. The design was presented at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference ( ISSCC in San Francisco presented.)

Poulson has eight processor cores and 54 MB on-die memory. Both the reliability and the range have been improved. He is on the previous generation of Itanium-compatible and is manufactured with 32 nanometer feature size.

It uses Poulson recent improvements to the Xeon architecture and is also pin-compatible with the semiconductor. Xeon and Itanium are becoming increasingly alike. With the Intel Itanium targets the Unix mainframe market from, while Xeon models for workstations and servers running Windows, Solaris and Linux are expected.

Rory M. McInerney, Vizeprasident von Intels Architecture Group und Direktor der Microprocessor Development Group, sagt, der neue Itanium werde der erste Allzweck-Prozessor sein, der mit 3,1 Milliarden Transistoren ausgestattet sei. Die Ausfuhrungsbandbreite werde von 6 auf 12 erhoht, man erwarte aber dennoch nicht, dass Kunden ihre Anwendungen neu kompilieren mussten. "Der Ubergang wird nahtlos sein." Wie auf dem Xeon wurden auf dem Itanium "alle unternehmenskritischen Anwendungen da drauben" laufen.

Nothing new Intel wanted to say how the new Itanium version. McInerney was limited to the statement, "We are satisfied with what we have achieved and the quality of our semiconductor."

Poulson architecture, the new Itanium-generation (Picture: Intel)

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