Definition: ColorSpan

(ColorSpan Corporation, Minnetonka, MN) A manufacturer of wide-format color printers. Founded in 1985 as LaserMaster Corporation, it was originally involved in high-resolution upgrades for LaserJet printers, followed by a line of laser printers and plain paper imagesetters. In 1997, it changed its name to focus on its line of wide-format inkjet printers that it introduced in 1993. In 2000, ColorSpan was acquired by MacDermid, Inc. and operated as MacDermid ColorSpan, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary. In late 2007, the division was acquired by HP.