A pioneer and innovator in CD-R / DVD-R production technology, Rimage provides state-of-the-art CD-R / DVD-R publishing, duplication and printing solutions.

From economical desktop systems to high-volume production units, Rimage manufactures over 20 systems, in three different product families, to fit every need. Rimage also offers a full line of consumables and support programs to ensure the quality of the finished disc and uptime of the system.

Rimage has been in business since 1978 and became publicly owned in 1992 ( NASDAQ - RIMG). Since Rimage’s entry into the disc printing business, Rimage systems have printed enough CDs and DVDs to circle the earth - Three Times !

Rimage has long been the worldwide leader in developing and manufacturing replication and finishing equipment for digital media. Rimage introduced the Perfect Image Diskette Publishing System in the 1980’s, which was the most powerful software manufacturing system to date.

In 1992 Rimage established a wholly owned subsidiary near Frankfurt, Germany. Starting with one employee, this subsidiary has thrived and now totals 37 employees and covers Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East, and Russia.

When data requirements began to grow beyond the capacity of floppy discs, Rimage entered the emerging CD-R market. Floppy discs could be automatically labeled with a paper stick-on label. This is not the case with automated CD-R production so a better approach to printing directly to discs was needed.

To address this need, in 1995 Rimage introduced Prism, the world’s first “laser quality” direct-to-disc thermal printer. The Prism disc printer, now the PrismPlus!, is still the production standard in some of the highest volume CD production locations in the world. In fact, over 500 million discs have printed to date using Prism printers.

In 1997, Rimage introduced the first fully integrated automated CD-R publishing system that combined file transferring, recording, and thermal surface printing in one continuous uninterrupted flow; the Perfect Image Producer System.

In 2000, Rimage acquired Cedar Technologies, a Minnesota-based corporation. Cedar had a product line of compact CD systems with ink jet printers that were popular in both the United States and Europe. The acquisition of Cedar paved the way for Rimage to enter the “Desktop” marketplace and reach a new segment of customers.

In December of 2000, Rimage announced its own line of Desktop systems after integrating Cedar’s technology with Rimage systems and software.

When disc printing requirements called for more photo-realistic, indelible, full color images, Rimage went to work developing the world’s first thermal re-transfer labeling process for CDs and DVDs. In 2001, Rimage introduced the Everest printer, giving customers the ability to print stunning, indelible, photo quality artwork directly on the disc. Everest was promptly integrated into the Producer family of CD/DVD systems, giving users two premium options for printing, depending on their needs.

In 2003, Rimage was the first to offer DVD-R support and the first to offer total flexibility by combining DVD-R and CD-R production in a single automated system. Today, all Rimage systems are available with support for both CD-R and DVD-R formats either with combination drives or with separate drives.

The year 2003 also saw the introduction of the first ink jet printer developed and manufactured by Rimage. A joint technology project between HP and Rimage, the Liberty Ink Jet Printer entered the market to rave reviews and fast growing sales. The Liberty printer was available both on Rimage Desktop Systems and as a stand-alone model.

In 2004, Rimage introduced the DiscLab series of publishing systems. The DiscLab series was designed to meet the need for a small footprint machine that included Rimage’s state-of-the-art Everest II printer. In addition, some DiscLab systems are available with embedded or built-in PCs that arrive already installed, configured and ready to go to work.

In 2004, Rimage also introduced its latest Desktop products, the Rimage 2000i CD/DVD system and the stand-alone Rimage 480i ink jet printer. The Rimage 480i ink jet printer represented Rimage’s second joint development with HP in the disc printing business.

One of the keys to the success at Rimage has been relationships with distribution partners, Value Added Resellers, and technology partners. Technology partners are independent software vendors and system integrators whose products expand the versatility of Rimage systems. Current Rimage technology partners range from total solution providers to software integrators who provide solutions to very specialized technology applications.

Rimage end users benefit from these relationships by having a wide range of experienced integrators who can help design and install unique solutions. Rimage technology and support systems, combined with unique and specialized integration and support, offer the end user a far superior solution than either partner could provide working alone. Rimage currently has partners in the Financial, Photo, Medical and Retail fields.

For more information please visit Rimage’s Website.