Philadelphia - ON DEMAND Expo -- EFI, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, has been recognized at this year's ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition with two "Best of Show" honorable mention awards - in the Workflow Solutions category for Fiery Command WorkStation v5.0 (CWS5) and in the Print MIS/ERP category for EFI PrintSmith v8.1.

"This third-party recognition for two of our newest software offerings validates what our customers have been saying for years - that EFI solutions address the biggest pain-points and enable our customers to run more efficient, profitable operations," said Fred Rosenzweig, EFI president. "CWS5 and PrintSmith, together with the rest of the EFI solutions on display at ON DEMAND, continue the company's tradition of providing innovative, user-friendly products that are instrumental in our customers' success."

InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industry, partnered with the ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition to produce the awards program. ON DEMAND is the leading digital printing conference and exposition, encompassing all of the technologies that are used to create, manage, personalize, print and deliver content.

Fiery Command WorkStation 5 unleashes the powerful features of Fiery servers by centralizing job management via an intuitive, flexible interface that is designed to make operators of all skill levels more productive. It is compatible with all engines in the production print environment, offering the same printing experience for both Mac and PC users. CWS5 simplifies complex jobs, providing exceptional results at every stage of a job at two to three times the throughput speed of most competitive printing systems to enable the print shop to deliver customer jobs more efficiently and profitably. (Editor's note: EFI announced Fiery CWS5 earlier today - see separate press release.)

EFI PrintSmith is the market-leading print management solution that automates the entire business process for on-demand copy shops, quick printers and small commercial shops. The latest version of PrintSmith adds new power and flexibility with enhanced integration with EFI Fiery XF, the award-winning RIP product for superwide and wide-format devices, and the market-leading Web-to-Print solution, EFI Digital StoreFront. The new version also has Forrest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for management and delivery of FSC conforming jobs. PrintSmith continues to integrate directly with EFI Fiery-driven output devices for job ticketing and data collection, allowing even greater productivity improvements.

Both of these award-winning software solutions are on display in EFI's booth (#1943) through April 2 at the ON DEMAND. Command WorkStation is also on display in these partner booths: Canon USA, booth 1701; Konica Minolta, booth 1425; and Xerox Corporation, booth 2000. For more information, visit www.efi.com or contact 800.875.7117.