Workflow and CTP Solutions — Getting Better Bit by Bit

Delivering on announcements made at last year’s show, a couple of vendors released upgrades to their workflow solutions that implement the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) technology. It implements native PDF rendering, faster file processing and further JDF integration.

Agfa’s ApogeeX 4.0 adds Adobe’s new processing engine alongside the existing CPSI PostScript interpreter. Other components of the upgrade include plate versioning, Digital QuickStrip for rendering separate pages and an optional InkSaving module for automated GCR. The company also introduced Delano 3.0, which enhances the project management system by simplifying the user interface and enabling content to be uploaded without page assignments.