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News Release from: Zoran Corporation - Imaging Division | Subject: IPS DDK Windows print-driver development kit
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 March 2007
Driver-development kit in all-in-one
printers
The IPS DDK Windows print driver development kit has been deployed in Kodak's series of EasyShare inkjet all-in-one printers.
Zoran's Windows print-driver development kit, IPS DDK, has been deployed in Kodak's recently announced series of EasyShare inkjet all-in-one printers Zoran's IPS DDK is a technology platform that extends Microsoft's Universal Print Driver (Unidrv) and PostScript Print Driver (PScript) development kits
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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It eliminates the requirement to develop both "monolithic" and Unidrv/PScript based drivers and provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the full capability, advanced customisation, performance and print quality necessary to reduce development time.
The print driver development kit also offers user interface consistency across Windows operating systems, including Windows Vista, and print-language technologies.
"Kodak has been impressed with Zoran's high-quality software solutions as well as their outstanding support services", says John Manard, Director of Inkjet Systems Software, Kodak's Inkjet Systems.
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"IPS DDK enabled Kodak to develop custom printer drivers and make use of them across the EasyShare product line".
"We have enjoyed a long-term relationship with Kodak, supplying software and hardware solutions to most major business units", says Simon Dolan, Vice President and General Manager, Zoran's Imaging Division.
"With the licensing of IPS XP1 and now IPS DDK we have provided all the functionality Kodak required to independently develop drivers with their own look and feel and deploy them across the newest line of EasyShare inkjet all-in-ones".
The Kodak EasyShare 5100 features print, scan and copy capabilities and delivers high-quality documents and photos.
The device can print and copy up to 32page/min in black and 22page/min in colour, and print photos from Pictbridge-enabled cameras without involving a PC.
The Kodak EasyShare 5300 builds on the 5100's features by offering a 3in colour LCD display that enables photo viewing and cropping directly from the printer.
Memory card slots provide an additional quick and simple way to print digital pictures without a PC.
The Kodak EasyShare 5500 is suitable for home-office users.
In addition to sharing the features of the 5100 and 5300 printers, the 5500 has fax capability and includes a 2.4in colour LCD display, an automatic document feeder and a duplexer attachment.
Zoran's IPS DDK print driver development kit is a module within Zoran's PDL interpreter solution, IPS 8.0, and is available now to qualified OEMs.
IPS 8.0 supports all leading page description languages with highly flexible, modular and portable source code, suitable for embedded and host environments.
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