Farrah Appointed Vice President
Support Services to Encompass QA and IT Departments

Ann Arbor, MI – July 1, 2005 –Xitron, the prepress industry's leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors and workflow solutions, announced today the promotion of Bret Farrah to the newly created position of Vice President, Support Services.

In his new role, Bret will continue to manage Educational Services and Support but will also oversee Xitron’s quality assurance and corporate IT departments. He’ll join Xitron’s executive leadership staff reporting directly to Xitron President Jim Thrush.

“Improved customer service and support played a critical role in the growth and success of Xitron’s business these past two years”, stated Thrush. “Bret’s dedication and guidance as Manager of the Educational Services and Support department contributed significantly to that improvement and I expect that to carry over to his new responsibilities.”

Bret began his graphic arts career 24 years ago as a sales representative with Varityper. After advancing through several support management and product marketing positions with PrePRESS SOLUTIONS, he was eventually named Vice President of Marketing for FileFlow, Inc. He accepted the support position with Xitron in January of 2003.

Xitron products are available through a network of OEMS, Distributors, Dealers, and System Integrators worldwide. The Navigator RIP drives more than 150 output devices ranging from black and white and color proofers, to film imagesetters and the latest in CTP and direct-to-press systems. With annual shipments of nearly 1500 RIPs, Xitron is the largest independent provider of RIPs and workflow solutions in the market. For more information about Xitron products, visit Xitron on the web at www.xitron.com.

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About Xitron

Xitron manufactures productive, flexible workflow systems and interfaces designed to drive the pre-press industry’s most popular new output devices as well as its legacy systems, prolonging their life and protecting our customer’s investments. Xitron’s Navigator RIP, Raster Blaster TIFF Catcher, and Xenith Workflow solutions are recognized as pre-press standards. Built around core technology from Global Graphics and Adobe Systems, Xitron engineers continue to develop stable, yet flexible solutions for the graphic arts market, driving over 150 different models of imagesetters, proofers, platesetters, and digital presses. For more information about Xitron, our products, OEM opportunities, or becoming a Xitron dealer, visit us at www.xitron.com.

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