Foster City, Calif - January 23, 2004 - Electronics for Imaging, the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, today announced that two of the company's employees received professional of the year awards from Brazil's Desktop Publishing magazine. Javier Rodriguez and Manuel Valente are two of a select group of seventeen individuals this award was bestowed upon in 2003 for excellence in business practices in the graphics arts industry. Desktop Publishing magazine, a well respected publication in the Brazilian print market, surveyed customers and suppliers to select individuals who had demonstrated outstanding professionalism and ethics in 2003. All of the award winners were announced in the December issue of the magazine and reflects the positive response EFI received in developing valuable business relationships in Latin America. "We are honored to have received this prestigious award which acknowledges EFI's commitment to Brazilian graphic arts professionals," said Manuel Valente, Sales Development Manager, EFI. "EFI continues to make all of its digital printing solutions available to every market including, commercial and high-volume production environments. "This award is a direct result of EFI's commitment to the commercial print market and making it a priority to deliver the company's best of breed graphic arts solutions to Latin America with the highest degree of customer service," adds Javier Rodriguez, Latin American Sales Manager, EFI.