Electronic Publishing articles from January 2004

Electronic Publishing archives from January 2004

The more things change.(Editorial on changes in the graphic arts industry)
January 1, 2004... Kodak bought Scitex Digital Printing, Heidelberg is divesting its web press division and restructuring others, Xerox has discontinued the sales of its digital printers through KPG, and NexPress and MAN Roland have each issued market position...

Pantone enters inkjet market with ColorVantage products.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... Calling it the first step in its strategy to "take its professional color brand and expertise directly to the people," Pantone (Carlstadt, NJ) is entering the inkjet market with a series of products designed for professional-quality...

Extensis extends font management software.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... For users requiring an efficient solution for managing, previewing, and activating fonts on the Mac OS X platform, Extensis (Portland, OR) offers Suitcase X1. Suitcase X1 includes several features and capabilities designed to simplify...

Binuscan enhances photo-retouching tool.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... Aredesigned crop interface, an enhanced eyedropper tool, improved black generation, and rulers and columns that enable users to make accurate vertical and horizontal measurements are only some of the enhancements Binuscan (Mamaroneck, NY)...

Creo expands integris proofing line, adds major enhancements.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... Creo (Burnaby, Canada) has introduced a new, faster Integris proofer model, double-sided printing capability, additional Integris media, color services, and enhanced Profile Wizard software support. A second Integris 800 (8-up) proofing...

PDI aims to simplify CTP workflow with new plate product.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... In an effort to simplify the CTP workflow, Printing Developments Inc. (Racine, WA) has debuted the Delta 830, a new thermal polymer CTP plate for sheet-fed and web printers in the packaging, publication and catalog, and commercial market...

Exanet announces scalable storage cluster.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... According to Exanet (New York, NY), its ExaStore is the first universal, highly automated, scalable storage cluster system specifically tuned for premedia applications in the graphic arts and digital media markets. With ExaStore, users can...

Adobe offers designers more creative options.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... New from Adobe Systems (San Jose, CA), Adobe Creative Suite combines full-version upgrades of the company's Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, InDesign CS, and GoLive CS, as well as incorporates Acrobat 6.0 Professional. In addition, Adobe...

Oce announces new tools for production-class digital printing market.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... Oce North America (Boca Raton, FL), so called as a result of the recent merger of Oce Printing Systems USA and Oce-USA, has announced a host of new printing solutions. The first, Oce Document Designer software, is designed to help...

IBM broadens cut-sheet family of printers.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... The newest offerings in IBM's (Boulder, CO) portfolio of Enterprise Output Solutions comprise the Infoprint 2090ES, Infoprint 2105ES, Infoprint 2060ES, and Infoprint 2075ES. All offer 1200dpi print quality and support IBM Intelligent Printer...

Display-based contract proofing system from ICS.(Tech News)
January 1, 2004... Integrated Color Solutions (New York, NY) has introduced a new option for its Remote Director display-based contract proofing system. The ICS Remote Director System enables accurate, consistent viewing of color images on computer monitors...

Bringing '03 to a close.(What's New)
January 1, 2004... My usual routine for my January column is to look ahead at what I think will be the big news of the year to come. I beg your indulgence this year as I look over my shoulder to bring you up-to-date on some last-minute happenings of 2003. ...

Hassan Kotob: CEO North Plains Systems.(Perspective)(Interview)
January 1, 2004... Hassan Kotob has spent his whole career in the software business, working in markets such as storage, IT, medical, and publishing. As president and CEO of North Plains Systems, he is working to position the company as a leading provider of...

TrendVision 2004: as we look to the year ahead, we ask speakers from the upcoming TrendVision conference to share their views.(conferences, meetings and seminars)
January 1, 2004... If there was no JDF to talk about, what would be the hottest thing in 2004? ZARWAN: I'm not sure JDF itself will be enough to carry DRUPA, which is more about iron and boxes. Soft things such as workflow, asset management, and e-commerce...

DAM tools.(Resource Guide to digital asset management tools)
January 1, 2004... Those who work with a wealth of digital assets, as well as multiple versions of individual documents and images, know well the importance of a well thought-out and organized approach to asset retrieval, archival, and reuse. Such a system not...

Controlling the explosion of digital assets; today's modern organizations juggle an enormous quantity of assets with the help of digital asset management technology.
January 1, 2004... An embarrassment of riches. It's an old, paradoxical phrase that describes well the explosion of digital assets being used within modern communications. But while the widening use of digital assets--photographs, illustrations, music,...

Custom stock photography enhances an electric ad; agency creates a graphic ad after a new customized stock photography service delivered the right image at the right time.(Design in Action)(Beber Silverstein Group)
January 1, 2004... Whether a creative professional is looking for an image as simple as a plug or as vivid as a red tomato perched on a black car, On-Request Images, a Seattle-based custom stock photography company, takes assignments from customers and posts a...

Wilde takes personalized printing to the next level; a direct mail house uses Exstream Software's Dialogue to dynamically build highly personalized documents and to enhance production efficiencies.(In the Field)
January 1, 2004... W. A. Wilde Company strives to be ahead of the curve. While many companies today are just beginning to offer variable data printing or are just now profiting from personalized printing, Wilde is taking this application a step further and is...

Window washer comes alive with lenticular printing; in a room without windows, Duggal creates not only a window, but a window washer as well, with three lenticular prints output on its Durst Lambda devices.(In the Field)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Herman Miller is known for being an innovative company--it designs and manufactures modern office furniture--so when it needed several prints to enliven its showrooms, it turned to Duggal, a New York City photo imaging company, which is also...

Panther, a new cat in town; Apple upgrades the Mac OS with more than 150 new features.(Reviews)
January 1, 2004... Throughout the past six months, Apple Computer has released the G5; updated its PowerBooks, iBooks, iMacs, eMacs, and iPods; and, to top it all off, released a major update to OS X. Version 10.3, called Panther, is the third major update to...

Jaws PDF Editor enhanced.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Jaws PDF Editor 2.0, from Global Graphics Software (Centreville, VA), now includes web browser integration and a web view function for faster download times. In addition, a Finish Document Wizard provides users with a guide for producing...

Rigid-surface printer.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... NUR Macroprinters' (Moonachie, NJ) NUR Tempo wide-format, flatbed inkjet printer eliminates the laminating and cutting/trimming processes common to traditional methods of printing graphics on rigid surfaces. Featuring a 10.5x6.5-foot table...

News from Roland.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Roland (Irvine, CA) enhanced its COLORIP RIP software to integrate such output settings as device selection, ink type, connection, media, and print mode. Version 2.0 also features a Master Queue window that displays RIP and Print jobs for all...

Pantone supports KPG system.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The Matchprint Digital Halftone Proofing System from Kodak Polychrome Graphics (Norwalk, CT) has earned a Pantone Hexachrome license. Matchprint is an IR thermal digital halftone system designed for imagers that utilize a common RIP to make...

AHT controller platform.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... AHT (Torrance, CA) announced onCore 2, a new embedded controller platform that it says represents the hardware core of all its controller products going forward. This includes AHT's new OneRIP 2, which enables users to connect multiple...

Canto enhances cumulus.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Cumulus 6 Single User is the first version of Canto's (San Francisco) Single User digital asset management application to support Apple's Mac OS X. With this new version, users can manage their assets and make them accessible in one window....

Aficio family grows.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... New from Ricoh (West Caldwell, NJ), the Aficio 2022/2027 digital imaging systems offer 22ppm and 27ppm digital copying output speeds, respectively, along with 600dpi resolution and a paperless fax feature. The Aficio 2022SP/2027SP versions...

Remote proofing solution.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... With eProof version 3.6, which features RapidImageView Streaming Technology, users can proofread, correct, mark up, and approve jobs over the Internet quickly. The remote proofing solution, available from cyan soft ltd. (Limassol, Cyprus),...

A more secure ADmitMac.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... ADmitMac v1.1, the latest release of Thursby Software Systems' (Arlington, TX) solution for integrating Macs into Microsoft Active Directory and Windows NT domains, supports Panther and Microsoft's Distributed File System. ADmitMac also...

Kyocera digital camera.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... According to Kyocera (Tokyo), its Finecam S5R compact digital camera boasts 5 million effective pixels and provides full-memory, consecutive shooting at about three frames per second. The camera also features a maximum 11x zoom consisting of...

Flattening eliminated.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Esko-Graphics (Vandalia, OH) created a free plug-in for its FastLane application that avoids most of the flattening that occurs during translation and import of illustrator files. The plug-in--which creates what the company calls an...

Desktop photo printer.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... New from Epson (Long Beach, CA), the EPSON Stylus Photo R800 is a desktop photo printer featuring Epson Ultra-Chrome Hi-Gloss pigment inks for archival prints on matte and glossy media. The printer can make photo-quality prints up to 8.5x11...

HP launches new media, online tools.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto, CA) announced new large-format media and online tools. The new media, comprising HP Opaque Scrim and HP Durable Scrim, boast excellent tear strength, color gamut, and image quality, and feature a bright white that...

Making a full recovery.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... FlashFixers (Exeter, NH) announced the U.S. availability of ImageRecall 2.0, a photo-recovery program that retrieves lost images, data files, and sound files from Flash memory cards. Features of this $39.95 tool include CD Writer, which...

I dream of PosterGenie.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... With Onyx Graphics' (Midvale, Utah) Onyx PosterGenie version 6.0, corporate marketing departments can define templates for advertising and POP signage, banners, posters, window displays, and other in-store graphics. The templates are then...

New Leaf workflow.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Thanks to a cooperative effort between Creo (Burnaby, Canada) and Adobe (San Jose, CA), users of Adobe's new Photoshop CS can now open Leaf 16-bit raw HDR files on a Windows or Macintosh computer. Photoshop CS supports the entire family of...

A brighter LCD.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The Gallery 1900, Formac Electronic's (Berkeley, CA) second-generation 19-inch LCD, features the latest ColorProof VA TFT technology, which delivers a 300 cd/m2 brightness and a 700:1 contrast ratio. Offering 1280x1024 resolution, the...

Company profiles; Torque systems--D.A.M. value, 24/7.(Company Profile)
January 1, 2004... The Company Powerful workflow and asset management systems are coming down dramatically in cost, while their capabilities keep growing. Rather than sell only one solution, this national integrator takes a best of-breed approach that...

A brief history of word processing.(Frank Talk)
January 1, 2004... The history of word processing involves the gradual automation of writing and editing that began with attempts to improve typewriting. Thomas Edison patented an electric typewriter in 1872, but the first workable model was not introduced...