Foster City, Calif. – Jan. 14, 2009 – EFI, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that two of its Fiery technologies have again garnered BERTL's Best Awards, from one of the top print industry analyst firms. Based on stringent evaluation of feature set, functionality, performance, and overall business process value, BERTL recognized the latest EFI Fiery system software as "best graphic arts color software" and EFI Command WorkStation as "best print queue management solution."

"BERTL is once again thrilled to honor EFI with these prestigious awards.  BERTL analysts agree with EFI's customers that these solutions are synonymous with 'powerful, reliable, flexible, and easy to use' and that they save time and money while increasing productivity in all types of printing operations," said Margie Davis, managing director of BERTL.

"In these tough economic times, EFI is committed to helping our customers succeed with innovative technologies and new capabilities that drive their increased competitiveness, efficiency and profitability," said John Henze, vice president of marketing, Fiery division, EFI. "Acknowledgment from respected independent resources like BERTL, and the feedback we receive when we meet with our valued OEM partners and customers, confirms that our Fiery solutions are impacting the industry and making a difference for our customers."

Fiery system software offers a variety of sophisticated and powerful printing performance solutions optimized for job management, workflow management, processing, and document assembly designed to increase customer productivity. The advanced color management solutions in Fiery provide users with unsurpassed color capabilities and control, ensuring accurate color every time. Fiery Graphic Arts<http://www.efi.com/products/prepress/fiery/graphic-arts/> solutions offer users a powerful in-RIP color management system to achieve high color quality and accurately simulate the output of other color devices. Options such as the Fiery Graphics Arts Package<http://www.efi.com/products/prepress/fiery/graphic-arts/>, Premium Edition<http://www.efi.com/products/prepress/fiery/graphic-arts/>, offer expert tools for managing color, proofing and prepress workflows.

Command WorkStation unlocks the powerful features of Fiery print servers by centralizing job management via an intuitive, flexible interface that makes operators more productive. The software, for both Windows and Macintosh, automatically identifies the Fiery servers on the network and offers customization options for displaying information. The Command WorkStation's WYSIWYG interface and linear workflow also streamline Fiery management and accommodate varying levels of expertise. Command WorkStation can be used locally at the Fiery or remotely at a client desktop, adding workflow flexibility.