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The briefing's agenda included a look ahead, with special focus on what Scitex is calling its "Next Generation" technology, according to Kazem Samandari, vice president of global marketing and product management. The company is aiming toward a Drupa 2004 official launch of a page-wide (currently 8.97˝), color system offering a 300x1,200 dpi resolution and maximum print speed of 1,500 fpm (monochrome at 300x300 dpi). The manufacturer is moving from a 44 pl (picoleter) drop size to 15 pl with this technology. It says offset quality is in the 8 pl range.