Creo, now part of
Eastman Kodak Company
The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpo ...
, was a
Burnaby
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada-based
company
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, involved in
imaging and
software technology
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
for
computer to plate Computer-to-plate (CTP) is an imaging technology used in modern printing processes. In this technology, an image created in a Desktop Publishing (DTP) application is output directly to a printing plate.
This compares with the older technology, ...
and
digital printing. The
name
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derives from the
Latin
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''creo'', "I
create."
Creo was founded in 1983 and acquired by Kodak 22 years later on January 31, 2005.
In its current incarnation, Kodak Digital Printing Solutions Group]
manufactures printing plates, professional
digital cameras,
color
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and copydot
scanning systems;
inkjet
Inkjet printing is a type of computer printing that recreates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper and plastic substrates. Inkjet printers were the most commonly used type of printer in 2008, and range from small inexpens ...
,
drop-on-demand, and digital
halftone
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proofers;
workflow management
A workflow consists of an orchestrated and repeatable pattern of activity, enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information. It can be depicted as a sequence of ...
software; variable information workflow systems; and
computer-to-film and computer-to-plate devices..
Creo Inc.
Prior to acquisition by Kodak, Creo had over 4,200 employees spread over five sites in the Greater Vancouver area, with three in the Burnaby area and two facilities in Delta, BC. Creo and was initially a manufacturer of
optical tape recorder (OTR) devices and a
vendor of laser imaging engines to the
printing industry
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. Some of Creo's main products are
Prinergy Prinergy is a prepress workflow system created by Creo in 1999 and maintained and sold through Kodak. It is a client/server system that integrates PDF creation, job proofing, imposition, and a raster image processor (RIP) into one unified workflow. ...
, Prinergy Evo and InSite, a
prepress workflow and file processing system. In 2000, it acquired the worldwide graphic arts operations of
Scitex
Suny Cellular Communication was known as Scitex Corporation Ltd. until December 2005 and Scailex Corporation Ltd. () until November 2016.
History
Scitex was an Israel-based multi-national company, founded by Efraim (Efi) Arazi in 1968, and ...
, based out of
Israel
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. A more detailed history is published by International Directory of Company Histories.
Founders and Officers
Creo was founded in 1983 by Dan Gelbart (who retired from Kodak in 2007, two years after acquisition) and Ken Spencer (who retired from Creo in the 1990s, prior to acquisition). Amos Michelson was the CEO from 1995 until it was sold to Kodak in 2005.
References
External links
{{Eastman Kodak
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