Workflows That Work Wonders

The second cool part, Webster contends, is DataFlow's ability to archive images and track status in a proactive way, allowing for certain actions to be triggered by other actions within the workflow process.

"It's very flexible. Once an operator finishes an operation—say a page make-up—a soft proof action is triggered, the page is sent to Acrobat Distiller and the workflow goes forward from there. A series of activities that were once manual are now taking place electronically," Webster says. "Automation within the workflow is the key to streamlining any production environment."