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EFI and TECCO win treasured GRACol & SWOP Certifications

Monday 11. February 2008 - WORLD-WIDE THE FIRST TO OFFER COMBINED SYSTEM AND MEET GLOBAL DEMAND FOR UNIVERSAL PROOFING PAPER WITH - »EFI CertProof Paper 6225XF Semimatt« and - »EFI Certified 4245 Press Proof Paper Semimatt«

TECCO, paper specialist and global provider of premium photo, fine art and proofing media, and their software partner EFI, world wide market leader for proofing on inkjet printers, have been awarded with GRACol and SWOP certifications by the »IDEAlliance«, America´s leading organization for norms and standards in the publishing industry. These international approved certifications are considered a standard for color-accurate proofing in the U.S.A.
TECCOs »EFI CertProof Paper 6225 XF Semimatt« was approved with the »GRACol Coated #1« certificate, TECCOs »EFI Certified 4245 Press Proof Paper Semimatt« was approved with the »SWOP Coated #3« certification. Both are considered the most popular papers in the proofing segment.
Customer benefits
»With these certifications TECCO has reconfirmed their claim to being an international solution provider for their customers all over the world by providing their US customers a complete certified system based on international standards and norms« says Don Bobenhouse, owner of Smartstuff Graphics Distribution and exclusive distributor of EFI branded TECCO paper for North America. »This gives us an excellent opportunity to differentiate ourselves from our competitors in the proofing market«.
Thomas Dyckerhoff, President at TECCO: » We are proud of the fact that our papers are the very first to meet American and European standards: GRACol, SWOP and Fogra, reinforcing that TECCO is a global solution provider«.
The system certifications
»GRACol coated #1«:
– EFI Colorproof XF software
– Epson Stylus Pro x880 series with Ultrachrome K3 ink & new Vivid Magenta & Vivid Light
Magenta
– TECCO´s »EFI CertProof Paper 6225 XF Semimatt«
»SWOP coated #3«:
– EFI Colorproof XF software
– Epson Stylus Pro x880 series with Ultrachrome K3 ink
– TECCO´s »EFI Certified 4245 Press Proof Paper Semimatt«