AGFA GRAPHICS

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Strengthened Security Coming to Arziro Design from Agfa Graphics

Mortsel, Belgium – January 11,2016

Agfa Graphics today announced a partnership withScanTrust ( that will bring an integrated authentication solution to the general security market. Designed for commercial printers, packaging and label printers, general security printers and brand owners, the stand-alone, dedicated solution will also be integrated into Arziro Design, Agfa Graphics’ general security design solution (

Arziro Design can create very complex security patterns in seconds for general-security print applications. Arziro Design is easy to use, running on a standard Adobe Illustrator CC system for Mac and Windows. The partnership will allow for development of a dedicated security solution that will be securely integrated in the production workflow, scalableand easy to authenticate. For printers in the security market, the new solution will be a complete solution, from design to (pre)press.

“Counterfeiting is a growing concern for many printers and brands. Agfa Graphicsand ScanTrust are answering this concern by extending Arziro Design with a new, integrated authentication solution for general security,” said Andy Grant, Global Head of Software, Agfa Graphics.

Arziro Design is ideal for companies involved in the design and production of tickets and coupons, tax stamps, post stamps, company access cards, bank cards, pharmaceutical products and general document security such as breeder documents, certificates or diplomas.

Thanks to the seamless integration with Adobe Illustrator, designers have access to a wide collection of design modules and tools in their known environment.

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About Agfa

The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,620 million euros in 2014.

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About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the commercial printing industry, the newspaper printing and publishing industry, the sign and display, decoration and industrial inkjet printing industry and security design software for the security and security printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and process management, cloud software and image processing.

Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate, digital proofing and security solutions for commercial and packaging printers.

For newspaper markets Agfa Graphics is leading supplier of automation for printed and mobile publishing workflows.

Agfa Graphics has also developed a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.

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Paul Adriaensen

Agfa Graphics Press Relations Manager

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