- Wasatch Computer Technology
Wasatch Computer Technology is an American limited liability corporation headquartered in
Salt Lake City, Utah . It develops, manufactures, licenses, and supportsraster image processing (RIP) software for wide format, screen separations, photographic, textile and other specialized processes in the digital printing markets.Infobox_Company
company_name = Wasatch Computer Technology, LLC
company_type = Limited Liability Corporation
foundation =1982
location =Salt Lake City, UT
key_people =Mike Ware , President;Jay Griffin , Executive Vice President
industry =Software
products = Raster Image Processing RIP
homepage = [http://www.wasatch.com www.wasatch.com]History
[http://www.wasatch.com Wasatch Computer Technology] was founded by Mike Ware in 1982. The company originally produced graphic design software called Wasatch PC Graphics System. [Salt Laker Crafts Computer Tools for Artists. The Salt Lake Tribune. Business Section F. Sunday, August 18, 1985. Page 1.]
In the mid 1990s, Wasatch Computer Technology changed its focus from graphic design software to a more specialized
niche market and began developing its firstraster image processor (RIP), called PosterMaker, which supported large-format inkjet printers from manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard,Epson , Roland andMimaki . [Developers put NT RIPs on the move. MacWeek, Feb 2, 1998 by David Morgenstern.]In 1998, Mike Ware took on a partner, Jay Griffin. Prior to working at Wasatch, Jay Griffin was vice president of sales and marketing and an officer of Aris Corporation. Jay Griffin took over the marketing, sales and field operations.
By 2000, Wasatch Computer Technology had changed the name of its software to Wasatch SoftRIP to reflect the growing range of applications including
screen printing ,separations printing , dye-sublimation printing, andtextile printing . [RIP Upgrade. Graphic Arts Monthly, February 2000]Wasatch reorganized as a Limited Liability Corporation in 2005, with Mike Ware and Jay Griffin as partners.
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External links
* [http://www.wasatch.com Wasatch Computer Technology]
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