Harlequin - the fastest RIP ever

2. Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. > Independent speed tests carried out by the Rochester Ins.tute of Technology show that Harlequin has plenty of processing power head room over the industry’s highest performing digital presses, delivering pages far in excess of the print devices’ rated speeds.

3. Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. VDP > 4 @mes faster than the HP T410 and 20 @mes faster than Label print > the Océ ColorStream using a server with 10 RIPs. 15 @mes Over 20 @mes faster faster than an HP Indigo 7500 than the HP Indigo using one RIP. WS6000 using one RIP Publica.on Commercial print > 11 @mes faster than > 12 @mes faster than the Xerox iGen4 and nearly 20 @mes faster than a Canon a Kodak Prosper 5000XL with a server of 10 RIPs, 24 @mes faster than the Ricoh C901 with one RIP. imagePRESS C7000VP using one RIP.

4. Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. > “As the independent speed test has demonstrated, the Harlequin Host Renderer 3 can deliver pages to printers at speeds that exceed the rated speeds of the print devices.” InfoTrends > “OEMs developing high-‐speed, high-‐ Performance volume prin@ng equipment should consider adding Global Graphics to > “Global Graphics is well posi@oned to beneﬁt from the their evalua@on list when sourcing RIP technology.” growth in the high-‐produc@on InfoTrends inkjet market. Its high-‐quality RIP technology is mature, consistent in output, extremely eﬃcient, robust, and scalable.” InfoTrends

5. Growth in the inkjet market Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Exponen@al rise in Con@nuous Feed Inkjet Printer placements – North America and Western Europe Source: InfoTrends high-‐speed con@nuous feed color inkjet opportunity, 2011

7. High performance RIPs save you money Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Harlequin Host Renderer is cost-‐eﬀec@ve across the broad span of devices Run Light and Medium Run High Volume devices on a single RIP devices at engine speed Mul.-‐threading – Harlequin Host Mul.-‐RIPs – The Harlequin Host Renderer Renderer makes full use of mul@ple harnesses the power of core chips mul@ple RIPs Always print at engine speed no mader what device

8. Beneﬁts for light and medium device OEMs Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. •  Maximum use of processor cores/ threads per device •  A highly op@mized mul@-‐threaded RIP allows high speed devices to be driven by a single RIP •  Hardware cost reduc@on -‐ reduce need for processors •  Single RIP easier to build DFE ￮  Get to market quicker ￮  Reduce engineering costs •  No special hardware requirements ￮  No excessive RAM requirements ￮  Flexible pricing models

9. Beneﬁts for high volume device OEMs Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. •  Highly op@mized mul@-‐threaded RIP allows you to drive a high volume digital produc@on device with fewer RIPs ￮  Hardware cost reduc@on – reduced need for servers ￮  Reduced power and cooling for print site •  Opera@ng system cost reduc@on using Linux – no expensive Microsoi licenses •  No special hardware needed •  No excessive baseline RAM requirements •  Flexible pricing models…

11. Harlequin® Parallel Pages™ Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Mul@ple threads perform various steps of Core 1 RIPing and outpumng, concurrently. Core 2 Core 3 Core 4 Core 5 P P P

12. Harlequin® Parallel Pages™ – processor ac@vity Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. A 20 page job being processed in both examples Processor running Harlequin Host Renderer 3 without Harlequin Parallel Pages Time Processor running Harlequin Host Renderer 3 with Harlequin Parallel Pages 1.3 @mes faster

13. Harlequin® Parallel Pages™ – performance gains Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. No HPP With HPP •  Adding more threads in a 200 single-‐RIP implementa@on increases throughput 175 •  An even bigger gain can be Pages per minute per RIP achieved by adding Harlequin 150 Parallel Pages™ 125 •  The greatest gains are seen for the most challenging jobs. 100 75 50 1 2 4 8 16 12 core G7 server with 12GB RAM. Windows 2008 R2 (64-‐ bit). One instance of HHR 3.0r2 on one server. Output to Threads per RIP CMYK contone at 600dpi. RIT ﬁle set.

15. Harlequin® VariData™ Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Page 1 All missing elements rendered and cached Render cache PDFs sent to RIP P Background Output P Name -‐ Tom P Estate car image P Map 1 Harlequin RIP queries render cache

16. Harlequin® VariData™ Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Page 2 3 missing elements rendered and cached Render cache PDFs queued in RIP P Background Output O Name -‐ Tom O Estate car image O Map 1 P Name -‐ Joe P Sports car image P Map 2 Harlequin RIP queries render cache

17. Harlequin® VariData™ Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Page 3 2 missing elements rendered and cached Render cache PDFs queued P Background in RIP Output O Name -‐ Tom P Estate car image O Map 1 O Name -‐ Joe O Sports car image O Map 2 Harlequin RIP P Name -‐ Fred queries render cache P Map 3

18. Harlequin® VariData™ Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Page 4 1 missing element rendered and cached Render cache PDF queued P Background in RIP Output O Name -‐ Tom P Estate car image P Map 1 O Name -‐ Joe O Sports car image O Map 2 Harlequin RIP O Name -‐ Fred queries render cache O Map 3 P Name -‐ Kim

19. Harlequin® VariData™ speeds up rendering Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. 1 RIP, without HVD 1 RIP, with HVD 10 RIPs, without HVD 10 RIPs, with HVD •  Harlequin VariData™ signiﬁcantly boosts 5000 throughput for all 4500 categories of VDP jobs 4000 •  It also scales well as the 3500 number of RIPs on the Pages per minute per RIP server is increased 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 12 core G7 server with 12GB RAM. Windows 2008 0 R2 (64-‐bit). One or ten instances of HHR 3.0r2 per All VDP Labels Simple VDP Complex VDP server600dpi. Output to CMYK contone with mask at, using external HVD. RIT ﬁle set.

20. More than just a RIP Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Everything you need from one supplier -‐ use your own IP too •  Harlequin Screening Library™ •  Colour management •  Mul@-‐bit screening •  FOGRA cer@ﬁed •  Harlequin cross-‐modulated screening •  Harlequin ColorPro™ •  Harlequin dispersed screening •  Harlequin SetGoldPro™ •  Trapping •  Harlequin VariData™ •  Harlequin TrapPro™ •  PDF retained raster •  Harlequin Parallel Pages™ •  Font emula.on •  Concurrent page processing •  Simple imposi.on

21. Beyond the DFE Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. •  Crea@on of thumbnails and previews for web-‐to-‐print and produc@on print workflow solu@ons •  Ink usage es@ma@on system to support inkjet press solu@ons •  Pre-‐produc@on job pre-‐flight to ensure that jobs will run through a produc@on system correctly •  Offline proofing •  Rasteriza@on service providing full frame contone raster

22. Not just pages… Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Speciality prin@ng Packaging Labels Point of Building sale drapes Tex@les Printed Printed Vinyl wraps Electronics Ceramics

23. Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Harlequin VariData™ Extending accelera@on to VDP jobs for today and tomorrow Harlequin Parallel Pages™ New in version 3 Interpre@ng and rendering simultaneously 64-‐bit applica.on Allowing maximum use to be made of RAM for ul@mate performance

24. Who is Global Graphics Soiware? Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. •  Developer of prin@ng, PDF and document soiware •  Harlequin and Jaws RIPs •  Pedigree in PDF goes back to 1993 •  Harlequin RIP first used in a produc@on system in 1988 -‐ first class reputa@on •  Technology innovator: PostScript, PDF, XPS reference RIP, screening, color •  Partnership approach and flexible commercial models •  Development team in Cambridge UK, offices near Boston, US and in Tokyo, Japan •  Listed on NYSE Euronext: GLOG

25. Top 10 reasons to work with us Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Proven success Your controller will cost you less Global Graphics is a strategic development Achieve more with less processing power partner to HP A technology innovator Flexible and open commercial model Select a pricing model to suit you Expert in PDLs PostScript® and PDF in one RIP RIP development is our Na@ve processing of PS and PDF in one RIP core business RIP development represents 70% of our business Performance Proven over many years in the field Defining standards Ac@ve in commidees defining industry standards More than a RIP In-‐RIP color management, trapping, imposi@on and screening Every customer is unique Partnerships are cri@cal to our and your success

26. A technology innovator Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. •  Consistently early to market, get ahead of the game with us! ￮  PostScript® -‐ 1988 ￮  Na@ve PDF processing -‐ 1997 9 years before Adobe ￮  Live PDF transparency -‐ 2002 4 years before Adobe ￮  PDF/VT -‐ 2009 –  Shipping in OEM DFEs IPEX -‐ 2010 ￮  XPS – we were selected by Microsoi to develop the reference implementa@on •  Our produc@on experience means a more robust and complete solu@on •  Ac@ve in industry standards development: ￮  PDF, PDF/VT, ICC

27. PostScript and PDF in one RIP Global Graphics company confidential. Copyright © Global Graphics Software Limited, 2012. Harlequin Host Renderer Adobe A single RIP engine to process: Adobe APPE only processes PDF, ￮  PostScript, EPS, DCS Adobe CPSI only processes PS ￮  PDF, PDF/X, PDF/VT ￮  If both na@ve PDF and PostScript are needed, two Adobe RIPs ￮  XPS are required ￮  JPEG, TIFF … ￮  All content formats needed for PPML/GA support

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