Creo 879756 219270839 2008-06-14T12:12:32Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other '''Creo''', now part of [[Eastman Kodak]], is a [[Burnaby, British Columbia]]-based company involved in [[imaging]] and software technology for [[Computer to plate]] and [[digital printing]]. The name derives from the [[Latin]] word ''creo'', "I create." As it did before being acquired by Kodak on [[January 31]], [[2005]], Creo manufactures [[printing]] plates, professional [[digital camera]]s, color and copydot [[Image scanner|scanning systems]]; inkjet, drop-on-demand, and digital halftone proofers; workflow management software; variable information workflow systems; and computer-to-film and computer-to-plate devices. Creo developed an innovative technology called Multi-Drop Array inkjet, which was used in the Veris Digital Proofer Creo developed in 2002. It has over 4,200 employees. It was founded in 1983 by Dan Gelbart (who retired from Kodak in 2007) and Ken Spencer (who retired from Creo in the 1990s), and was initially a manufacturer of [[optical tape recorder]] (OTR) devices and a vendor of [[laser]] imaging engines to the printing industry. In 2000, it acquired the worldwide graphic arts operations of [[Scitex]]. An important product for Creo is [[Prinergy]], a prepress workflow and file processing system. == External links == * [http://graphics.kodak.com/ Official site] * [http://www.answers.com/topic/creo?cat=biz-fin History of Creo] from Answers.com. [[Category:Software companies of Canada]] [[Category:Electronics companies of Canada]] [[Category:Printing]] [[Category:Kodak]]