IBM is stepping up its push into business publishing by launching world's fastest printing system of its kind.

At 330 pages a minute, the newest version of IBM's Infoprint 4100 is faster than any other heavy-duty toner-based laser printer. The device can churn out Tolstoy's "War and Peace" in less than a minute or print documents spanning the Empire State Building in less than 4 minutes.

Its price starts at about $500,000 and the top-of-the-line version costs $1 million.