DIGITAL digest

Xerox Corp. got a jump on the start of the expo by holding a press briefing the night before. The company's Business Partner Program in the workflow solutions arena and business tools for its user base were the topics of the hour.

Receiving special attention was the Xerox FreeFlow Print Manager, which is said to enable print providers to manage digital and offset jobs via a single workflow. The company has been working with Creo Inc. on the initial implementation, which will be offered as an option with the 2.20 release of the Prinergy workflow system. It will enable users to enter and view detailed Xerox job ticket information within a Creo Prinergy system, as well as interface Prinergy (for non-variable data work) with Xerox DocuColor and DocuTech digital presses controlled by a Creo Spire or Xerox DocuSP front end.