IBM today once again set a precedent in printing technology, breaking the speed barrier for continuous-forms printing with the expansion of its Infoprint 4100 product line. Adding two new models to the family, the Infoprint 4100 can now print at speeds up to 2,238 6"x 9" impressions-per-minute (ipm) and 1,220 8.5"x11" ipm, offering the highest print quality at this speed for any digital printer. These models can be seen for the first time at the Xplor Conference in Anaheim, California, October 27-30, 2002.

With the combination of 19" print width, leading print quality, high-speed and leadership, innovative technology that only IBM can bring to market, IBM now offers six Infoprint 4100s -- a solution to meet any production or print-on-demand (POD) need. Commercial printers can use the Infoprint 4100 to help reduce printing costs and improve the print quality of books or technical manuals; direct mailers and service bureaus can lower costs by running a broad range of papers weights at higher speeds; and enterprise production centers can reduce operational costs by printing statements or publications at higher speeds --printing 60 percent faster than previous Infoprint 4100 models. With the 3-up capability, customers can achieve a rapid time-to-value, realizing an immediate ROI by saving in usage charges per impression, compared to the same size 2-up printing. By converting from 2-up to 3-up statements, customers will also have the potential to save on postage costs.