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October 17, 2013

For Immediate Release
Tennant & Russell Matches EFI & Metrix


(Jacksonville, FL) - Tennant & Russell, LLC, a consulting company specializing in strategic moves for software companies within the printing industry, announced this morning the acquisition of Metrix, its client, by Electronics For Imaging, Inc., a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation.

Metrix, based in Edmonds, WA, is a leader in automated print planning and imposition technology. While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, it is not expected to be material to EFI's Q4 or full-year 2013 results. The Metrix team has joined EFI, including CEO and founder Rohan Holt, who is now Director of EFI Metrix products.

"We were very pleased to be working with another well-respected and forward-thinking company like Metrix." said Tennant & Russell, President, James McCarthy. "Rohan and his team were very thorough and a pleasure to work with. They have a strong company and will be a great addition to the EFI team."

Metrix will join the EFI family and their expanding portfolio of industry-leading business automation technologies. "Adding the Metrix team's exceptional talent and technical know-how helps us drive innovation even further, ensuring that EFI customers can continue to reduce the cost and improve the profitability of their printing operations," said Marc Olin, EFI's interim CFO and senior vice president and general manager of the company's Productivity Software business. "EFI is the leader in print production workflow and I know our worldwide customer base will benefit enormously from the new level of integration with EFI's products," said Rohan Holt. Holt also spoke highly of Tennant & Russell. In discussing the transaction Holt said, "The acquisition process can be very involved, time consuming and complicated, and we were delighted to have Jim and his team working alongside us. They helped move the process very quickly from offer to closure."


About EFI:
EFI
(www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery digital color print servers; VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions. .


About Tennant & Russell:
Tennant & Russell, LLC is a consulting firm specializing in strategic moves for small to mid range companies. A large portion of their clients are in the software industry. They work with organizations to determine and leverage their greatest strengths to take advantage of strategic opportunities in the marketplace. Client coverage stretches outside the US to Europe, Australia, and South America.
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