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Software 2000's DeskSets™: Simplifying the Users Printing Experience

Unique Feature Makes Windows Printing Easy

OXFORD — December 1, 2003 — Software 2000 today announces the addition of DeskSets – a new feature in Component Driver Architecture (CDA) 3.7 toolkits which enables users to save and access pre-defined print settings from the desktop.
Using DeskSets users simply choose from the available printer functions, and then save them to a named "set" via a desktop icon. Once saved, users simply right click on the icon to print using the DeskSets setting removing the need to select functions each time via the printer driver. This mechanism enables quick and easy access to complex driver features – DeskSets can contain various sets of functions with any desired complexity. For example, booklet, duplex, offset jog, n-up and many other features and combinations of features can be saved to a DeskSet and used time and time again via a single click.

"DeskSets was produced in direct response to OEM and end-user customer requests. The key benefit of DeskSets is its ability to simplify the process of repeatedly selecting the wide array of finishing functions and other settings available in digital copiers and the higher end printers of today," said Jon Williams, CDA Product Marketing Manager of Software 2000.

Software 2000's own studies indicate that printer driver usability is a major issue with printing on Windows operating systems today, even with Windows XP. The knowledge required by users to print anything substantially different from that which is achievable using default driver settings is significant and a major cause of user frustration with printing. Software 2000 DeskSets addresses this issue directly.

DeskSets enable direct access to printer configuration without the need for the user to navigate through hierarchies of Windows and menus. Access to the default printing properties is only a mouse click away from the Windows desktop. Unlike other methods of saving driver settings, once created, DeskSets are directly accessible from the Windows desktop.

The DeskSets function is available immediately and is included in the new Component Driver Architecture (CDA) 3.7 toolkits.

About Software 2000

Founded in 1989, Software 2000 is the world's largest independent developer of printer driver and imaging technologies. The company licenses these technologies to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of printer and digital copiers, through Driver Development Kits (DDKs) and custom driver developments. These customizable technologies support Microsoft Windows, Macintosh and Linux environments. Software 2000 technologies reduce cost and time to market whilst increasing driver performance.

Since the company began, Software 2000 has been at the forefront of innovation in print imaging and has worked with all of the major OEM suppliers of printers and digital copiers. These OEMs include Canon, Epson, HP, Konica, Lexmark, Océ, Olivetti, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox and many others. There are now over 80 million drivers containing Software 2000 technology in use around the world.

Software 2000 is headquartered in Oxford, England, with offices in Japan, the United States and Canada. In addition, Software 2000 has recently acquired the Justway group in Japan.

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