BEDFORD, MA -- October 4, 2001 -- CreoScitex, a division of Creo Products Inc. continues to lead the market with advanced EverSmart(tm) scanning technologies. CreoScitex introduces the EverSmart(tm) Select scanner, the latest member of the EverSmart family of professional, high quality flatbed scanners, introduced last month at Print '01 in Chicago. The EverSmart Select offers excellent quality and productivity at an attractive price that makes owning a world-class professional scanner affordable to a broad market. "Once again CreoScitex is proving its commitment to the professional graphic arts industry," said Saar Goder, Worldwide Marketing Manager of Input Solutions. "CreoScitex offers the widest range of high-quality scanners on the market. Customers can choose the best model based on their workflow system, color reproduction needs and budget. The EverSmart Select is the right choice for any demanding prepress environment seeking a high quality, professional flatbed scanner." Performance and Quality Enhancements... The EverSmart Select incorporates an advanced electro-optical system featuring CreoScitex XY Stitch(tm) technology, which allows scanning at optical resolutions of up to 5,600 dpi. This cutting-edge technology assures the scanner captures maximum information, and provides high resolution and sharpness over the entire scanning format for any sized original. Performance of the EverSmart Select is optimized with the EverSmart(tm) oXYgen scanning application. By incorporating a Scan Once, Output Many (SOOM) workflow with full 16-bit color, images are captured, saved and opened at maximum quality. The resulting Digital Transparency (DT) file can be re-purposed for as many output applications as needed without rescanning, which shortens the production cycle and maximizes efficiency. The EverSmart oXYgen application also incorporates professional CreoScitex image editing and proofing tools with full ICC color management workflow. These powerful tools provide full image control and complete output predictability.