FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2009

Sign Version of EFI PrintSmith Management Solution Now Available

Sign Version of EFI PrintSmith Management Solution Now Available

-- Sign Shops Now Have Powerful System to Streamline Processes and Speed Production; Solution also Handles Digital and Wide-Format Work --

New Orleans ­ SGIA - EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today launched EFI PrintSmith™ Sign, a system that will enable sign and print providers to more easily manage their operations, save time, reduce waste and help generate more profits. PrintSmith Sign is built on the foundation of PrintSmith, a flexible, feature-rich print management information system and the market-leading solution for on-demand, copy shop, quick printer and small commercial shops.

“As the sign segment of the printing industry continues double-digit growth, as we’ve seen with the market demand for our VUTEk® and Rastek™ printers, and as many printers look to diversify by adding or enhancing their sign making capabilities, the time is right to introduce a special version of PrintSmith tailored to this market,” said Marc Olin, senior vice president/general manager, EFI Advanced Professional Print Software (APPS). “PrintSmith Sign is the only offering of its kind to address wide format, digital page production, and screen printing operations in a single system, so it has broad appeal to sign shops as well as print providers looking to capitalize on new customer niches and growth opportunities.”

PrintSmith Sign is a complete sign shop management system that offers powerful estimating, point-of-sale, account management, production management, receivables and sales analysis tools. It supports square area print pricing, square area and linear finishing, and roll and rigid substrates.

PrintSmith Sign integrates directly with EFI Fiery® XF, the award-winning inkjet RIP and color management solution for accurate, vibrant colors on VUTEk superwide and Rastek wide-format printers, along with a number of other devices. PrintSmith Sign is integrated with Digital StoreFront®, adding the power and flexibility of EFI’s award-winning web-to-print platform to give clients and prospects a new front door to the print service provider’s business. PrintSmith Sign also integrates directly with EFI Fiery-driven output devices for job ticketing and data collection, allowing even greater productivity improvements.

Availability
PrintSmith Sign is available now. For more information, please visit EFI at SGIA (booth 1901), contact 1-800-875-7117 or go to www.efi.com.

About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital print controllers and solutions; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek™ UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide.

EFI, Fiery, VUTEk, Jetrion and Digital StoreFront are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Rastek and PrintSmith are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

Nothing herein should be construed as a warranty in addition to the express warranty statements provided with EFI products and services. This news release contains forward-looking statements, that are statements other than statements of historical fact including words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “consider”, “plan” and similar, any statements related to strategies or objectives of management for future operations, products, development, performance, any statements of assumptions or underlying any of the foregoing and any statements in the future tense. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual or future results to differ materially. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with EFI’s businesses, please refer to the risk factors section in the Company’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 1 0-Q. EFI undertakes no obligation to update information contained herein, including forward-looking statements.

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