APPENZELL, SWITZERLAND—May 13, 2008—GMC Software Technology, the standard in personalized communication, will preview two components of its Integrated Marketing System at Drupa 2008 in stand 08B/C23. GMC PortalBuilder and GMC Open Document Publisher (ODP) software can help customers build effective, efficient personalized marketing communications programs, from data handling through design to final production and delivery. PortalBuilder creates complete web-based marketing centers and web-enabled automation for integrated, multi-channel personalized campaigns. Open Document Publisher is a solution for managing all customer communications. It enables an automated process to collect, sort, merge and dispatch variable data documents according to customized business rules. The GMC Integrated Marketing System
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ANN ARBOR, MI—May 12, 2008—Xitron, the prepress industry’s leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors, RIP management software and workflow solutions, today announced ExpressConnect, an online job submission and proofing solution for small and medium commercial printers. This new solution will be demonstrated at drupa, the world’s largest printing exhibition to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, May 29-June 11 in Hall 9, Stand 9D 26-9. ExpressConnect provides users with: • Online job submission and proofing • Integrated preflighting • Automated job status notification • Workflow integration • Expandable • Integrated PDF option ExpressConnect enhances the printer’s prepress department capabilities by extending its
WASHINGTON, DC—May 8, 2008—The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization today announced details for the JDF Experience program at the drupa Innovation Parc powered by HP. Looking for ways to streamline production, save on labor and waste, improve throughput and connect with customers are high priorities for every printer attending drupa 2008, and the JDF Experience pavilion in the drupa innovation parc in Hall 7 is the best place to start. Hosted by the CIP4 Organization, the JDF Experience features 22 member companies exhibiting the latest in JDF-enabled automation systems and software, and over 40
NEW YORK—April 28, 2008 — HudsonYards, a leading provider of pre-media services for graphic arts production, has launched a new, advanced web-based ad portal service that significantly speeds the start-to-finish ad submission process with improved automation of delivery, pre-flighting and acceptance of ad materials to publishers. Hearst Magazines is the first publisher to use HudsonYards’ portal technology. Branding its HudsonYards portal as the “Hearst Magazine Ad Gateway”, the publisher has now enabled advertisers and agencies to submit ads through the new portal, accessed through http://ads.hearst.com, for all of its 17 monthly publications. “Our portal service is a HudsonYards-developed technology that is a major
VALHALLA, NY—April 28, 2008—Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced today that Masahiro Ota is the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Ota replaces Hiro Tada, who has taken a new position as president and chief executive officer with Fujifilm’s Medical Imaging Division. “Fujifilm is well-positioned to face this challenging market, thanks not only to our ability to produce quality, reliable plates and prepress equipment, but also our ability to integrate new technologies - such as digital printing and wide format imaging - into our customers’ operations,” said Ota. “I’m looking forward to the taking on the challenges of this new position and working
LEEDS, UK—April 2008—MetalFX Technology—a Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation subsidiary—will introduce myColorViz creative at drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new plug-in for Adobe PhotoShop shows printed surfaces in three dimensions and under true lighting conditions, enabling brand managers, graphic designers, and prepress operators to visualize how their files will look when printed. Discussing the introduction of myColorViz creative for MetalFX, MetalFX Managing Director Andrew Ainge observed: “With myColorViz creative for MetalFX, designers and brand managers can predict how metallic designs will appear when printed with MetalFX. Using this exciting new tool with MetalFX, metallic effects can be based on actual print process
MOBILE, AL/DUIVEN, THE NETHERLANDS—April 24, 2008—Xanté will unveil a new version of its award-winning OpenRIP® Symphony PDF workflow solution at drupa, being held May 29 - June 11, in Düsseldorf, Germany. OpenRIP Symphony 3.0 will include powerful new features that give small and mid-sized offset printers the ability to compete for higher end business with minimal investment. This version release continues the OpenRIP tradition of offering leading edge features with an easy-to-use software interface. High-End Imposition, PANTONE Color Support, and Screening Enhancements OpenRIP Symphony 3.0 now offers high-end enhanced imposition that allows mixing of page sizes and orientations on a press sheet; Freeform Ganging
ANN ARBOR, MI—April 25, 2008—Xitron, the prepress industry’s leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors, RIP management software and workflow solutions, today announced plans for drupa, the world’s largest printing exhibition to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, May 29-June 11. Xitron will exhibit in Hall 9, Stand 9D 26-9. Highlights of the exhibit include: • Navigator GPS 8 workflow for Harlequin RIPs • ExpressConnect web submission and online proofing solution • TotalProof™ Raster plug-in • On demand printer support for Oki Data 9600/9650, Xante Illumina, Xerox Phaser 7400 Navigator GPS 8 is the latest version of the popular Navigator line of RIPs
SCOTTSDALE, AZ—April 10, 2008—Brent Kantola, Prepress Manager at Rogers Printing, and Stephen White, Specialist, Integrated Manufacturing at Vertis Communications, were elected President and Vice President of DUO respectively at the recently concluded US Dalim Software Users Organization (DUO) meeting, held March 19-20 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. Presentations included a corporate membership address and business review from Dr. Carol Werlé, Dalim Software CEO, a number of product and technology updates, business and technology sessions, and valuable presentations from Tom Carroll, EVP Chief Human Resources Officer, RR Donnelley and Dov Isaacs, Principal Scientist, Adobe Systems Incorporated. DUO provides an
MOBILE, AL/DUIVEN, THE NETHERLANDS— April 9, 2008—Visitors to drupa Hall 4, Stand F34 in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 29 to June 11, will see the newest products and the continued expansion of Xanté as a leading single source provider of a complete line of products -- including platesetters, digital color presses, all-in-one PDF workflows, plate processors, plates and chemistry -- for all printing demands. New Versions of Award-Winning OpenRIP PDF Workflow Software At drupa, Xanté will introduce new versions of OpenRIP® Symphony and OpenRIP® Flexo Professional, which substantially strengthen the abilities of small and mid-size traditional, digital and flexographic printers to compete for higher
