PHILADELPHIA--Oct. 12, 2004-- Scanvec Amiable, the recognized global leader in providing complete, professional software solutions from design to production for the sign making and large format digital printing industries was chosen by Xerox Corporation to be the software provider for the new Xerox 8160 and 8142 Wide Format Color Printers. With its new wide format printers, announced yesterday, Xerox will provide a full solution with software, consumables, media and services. Scanvec Amiable will provide Raster Image Processing (RIP) software products suitable for entry level to high volume production which enable users to control all aspects of the output image with high levels of flexibility, efficiency and productivity. Every RIP package will include special ICC output profiles developed for Xerox media for accurate and consistent color reproduction across the wide range of media. "The alliance with Scanvec Amiable is another important step in providing the highest level of digital printing capabilities to users, maintaining our philosophy of providing the market what it needs," said Mark Waxenberg, vice president and general manager, Xerox Production Systems Group. "Scanvec Amiable's experience in the development of software for wide format digital applications enables us to provide a complete offering to this market." "We are delighted to be entering into an alliance with a well-recognized industry leader such as Xerox," states Danny Harel, vice president of marketing and business development, Scanvec Amiable. "Combining our field-proven technology with Xerox' unmatched strengths and experience in this industry, we have built a powerful wide format digital printing solution."