Rimage Commits to Office Products Market With Desktop Family CD Publishing Systems and Software

Business Wire, Dec 12, 2000

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000

Full suite of products developed for the office environment

Rimage Corporation (Nasdaq:RIMG) has today announced a line of CD publishing systems tailored to the office environment. Called the Desktop Family, this series includes a variety of CD publishing systems and software geared toward small and mid-sized office environments.

Offering economical price points, user-friendly software, customizable software tools, small footprint designs, network compatibility, and stand-alone plug-and-play units, the Desktop Family product line has publishing systems for a diverse range of office settings. For low-volume users, the line offers economical single-drive recorder units. On the top end, complete four-drive publishing systems with full network compatibility are available for high-volume users.

Rimage's proprietary OfficeNet software suite is available with the line's Network Publisher systems. This software brings affordable CD production and network convenience to small businesses, allowing users from multiple interoffice departments to create customized CDs from a centralized publishing station. In addition to the OfficeNet software, there is a line of software development tools to enable integration with customized office networks.

"Our software developers have made significant strides in evaluating the needs of the office environment and have delivered a comprehensive software suite with simple user interfaces," said Jay Carter, VP engineering.

Leveraging Rimage's leadership role in the CD/DVD publishing industry, the Desktop Family is a complementary fit to the company's existing product line.

"Our strategy in developing products for the office market is in keeping with our companies' overall strategy of developing products for specific market applications," said Ken Klinck, vice president sales and marketing.

The Desktop Family blends Rimage's commitment to innovation and new product development with the proven performance of products formerly sold under the Cedar Technologies brand.

About Rimage

A pioneer in digital information publishing solutions, Rimage Corporation has developed the world's first fully integrated production system for the mass customization of CDs and DVDs - the Perfect Image(R) Producer. The Producer contains many Rimage innovations, including the Prism(TM) Color CD/DVD printer, patented robotics systems and the patented multi-data-stream Perfect Image(R) Producer Software Suite. Continuing its focus in providing solutions for every need, Rimage has broadened its product line to include the new Desktop Family of products that combine ease of use with a small footprint - providing the ultimate value for the office environment.

The company's products serve many diverse markets including business-to-consumer entertainment and photography applications; government; and business-to-business financial, health care and manufacturing applications. Rimage's customers deploy the company's equipment in manufacturing and fulfillment installations, as well as innovative e-commerce and in-store retail settings. Minnesota-based Rimage Corporation has operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Rimage's web address is: www.rimage.com.

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