Foster City, Calif. -- EFI, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced it has received three BERTL's Best Awards in the solutions category, more than any other recognized company. Based on stringent evaluation of feature set, functionality, performance, and overall business process value, BERTL recognized EFI Fiery XF as the "best color management solution for wide format," EFI Fiery Central as "best modular production workflow solution," and EFI SendMe as "best document portal corporate office solution."

"As part of our 14th annual awards, BERTL is very pleased to recognize EFI with these well-deserved accolades. BERTL analysts are clearly impressed with EFI's product breadth and expertise in the solutions marketplace," said Margie Davis, managing director of BERTL.

"Receiving these awards from one of the top print industry analyst firms is very rewarding, and gives us added incentive to continue creating the most powerful solutions possible for our customers and partners," said Ghilad Dziesietnik, chief technology officer at EFI. "EFI is committed to helping our customers succeed with innovative technologies and new capabilities that drive their increased competitiveness, productivity and profitability."

EFI Fiery XF - Best Color Management Solution for Wide Format

EFI Fiery XF is the color management solution for superwide and wide-format printers, enabling customers to achieve a new dimension in color quality and productivity on banners, posters, signs and vehicle wraps. Powered by Bestcolor Technology, Fiery XF allows printing devices to produce the most accurate and vibrant colors. The solution's automated workflow also maximizes a customer's investment because it improves output quality and reduces production times. Available in three configurations to match any business need, the fast RIP achieves the best performance and speed for most of the major solvent, eco-solvent and UV printers from VUTEk, Rastek, HP, Epson, Canon, Mimaki, Mutoh and Roland.

EFI Fiery Central - Best Modular Production Workflow Solution

EFI Fiery Central is a PDF-based production workflow solution that enables print service providers to increase operator efficiency, reduce waste, and decrease turn-around times through advanced make-ready, load balancing, engine optimization and workflow automation tools. With Fiery Central, medium to high-volume print on demand environments - such as corporate reprographic departments (CRD), print for pay, and commercial printers - can produce more jobs with fewer mistakes by automating common tasks, while also maximizing their printer investment.

EFI SendMe - Best Document Portal Corporate Office Solution

EFI SendMe is a powerful digital document capture, edit and distribution solution. It is ideal for corporate enterprises such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, higher education, and legal services that handle sensitive hard copy documentation, enabling easy archive and retrieval while providing for a high level of security. With EFI SendMe, any file can be captured and quickly converted into a Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe PDF file for editing, reformatting, archiving or distribution. This powerful functionality eliminates the need to re-type documents that are only available in paper format, saving time, physical storage space and resources while helping to create a greener office environment. EFI SendMe has over 80 connectors developed and supported by EFI to enable interoperability with leading document management, cost recovery, fax-imaging software and other applications. The solution also provides state-of-the-art security measures and powerful sender authentication and audit trail features to help ensure compliance with federal regulations.

More information on these products is available at www.efi.com or by calling 800-875-7117.