Server Trends & RIPs--New Configurations, Network Solutions

An even more powerful approach for demanding applications such as CTP and direct-to-press is symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP), which Harlequin has offered since 1992.

SMP allows multiple processors to operate on a single complex rush job, for example, to produce it on time. It also provides the flexibility to separate RIPing into interpretation and rendering. All high-performance platforms now offer multiple processors and a few RIPs provide the ability to take advantage of SMP.