Electronic Publishing articles from June 2003

Electronic Publishing archives from June 2003

Need a jump? (Editorial).(graphic arts industry)(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... We've probably all had it happen to us at one time or another. We let our car sit somewhere unattended for a few days or more, not really giving it any thought. Then, when we return and attempt to start the car--nothing. Maybe a click from the...

Mohawk Paper presents pre-treated digital papers. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... During On Demand, Mohawk Paper Mills Inc. (Cohoes, NY) reaffirmed its dedication to the digital market with a number of announcements. Mohawk Paper Mills announced plans to inventory Sapphire-treated papers for use with Hewlett-Packard...

Mixed results in Q4 2002. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The results of the PA Quarterly Economic Survey for the fourth quarter of 2002 are mixed. As the figures below indicate, roughly an equal number of respondents are experiencing growth and decline. Yet, optimism prevails as survey participants...

Xerox announces new workflow initiative, presents award. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Xerox Corporation (Rochester, NY) announced partnerships with Electronics For Imaging (EFI) and Creo Inc. as well as announced its new workflow strategy at On Demand 2003. Focusing on helping print professionals simplify processes, attract...

Matrox Graphics announces Millennium P-Series cards. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Matrox Graphics Inc. (Dorval, Canada) introduced its latest professional-level graphics solutions, Matrox Millennium P-Series graphics boards. For design, print, and publishing professionals, the new graphics boards are designed to increase...

Heidelberg launches new NexPress configurations. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... During On Demand, Heidelberg (Kennesaw, GA) unveiled powerful new hardware and software solutions for the print community. Heidelberg introduced three new configurations of the award-winning NexPress 2100 digital production color press. The...

Adobe upgrades and expands Acrobat offering. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) not only upgraded Adobe Acrobat to version 6.0, but also expanded the Acrobat family. Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Acrobat 6,0 Standard, and Acrobat Elements comprise the Acrobat 6.0 product line. New users...

Fujifilm Graphic Systems joins Enovation. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Enovation Graphic Systems Inc. (Valhalla, NY) a Fujifilm Company, has integrated the Graphic Systems Division of Fuji Photo Film USA into its organization. As a result, the Graphic Systems Division's product development, marketing, sales,...

EFI celebrates milestone and opens both Nasdaq and On Demand. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Making headlines at On Demand 2003 in New York City was Electronics For Imaging (EFI; Foster City, CA). EFI not only presided over the start of the NASDAQ trading session on April 7, but also presented its 1 millionth Fiery, this one to Kinko's...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Calendar JUNE Seybold Seminars Amsterdam 2003- 11-13 Amsterdam The PDCF Summit Designer's Digital Bootcamp 12-13 Rochester, NY Fifth Annual Digital Smart Factory 23-25 Philadelphia Forum JULY...

Workflow with an "X". (What's New).(Xerox Corp.'s FreeFlow solution)
June 1, 2003... Process automation and workflow are the war cry of the printing industry today. Everyone is loooking for the better mousetrap; for if you build it, they will come (maybe that's baseball). Vendors from the largest graphic arts companies to...

Robert Ross. (Perspective).(Xante Corp.)(Interview)
June 1, 2003... Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Robert Ross always knew he wanted to start his own business. After earning a degree in Electrical Engineering in the early 1980s, Ross went to work for QMS in its PostScript group. While there, he pitched an...

PDF for print.
June 1, 2003... PDF-ADOBE'S PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT-HAS COME A LONG WAY IN PREPRESS AND PRINT. WITH THE HELP OF THIRD-PARTY TOOLS, USERS HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE FORMAT IN A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS. Since 1999, when Adobe first released Acrobat 4.0 and...

Resource guide to CTP devices.(Directory)
June 1, 2003... As the chart that graces these two pages demonstrates, a wide variety of CTP devices are available to serve the small-format market. These pages cast the spotlight on today's 2- and 4-up CTP devices, including those capable of imaging either...

Preflight beyond print: once used solely to check native application files intended for print output preflighting technology now serves a variety of nontraditional function.
June 1, 2003... For decades, preflighting tools have found their way into the work flows of creative, prepress, and print professionals. Traditionally, the goal of instituting preflighting technology has been to ensure problem-free printing. Indeed, the...

The Unlucky Expert rides again. (Makeready).
June 1, 2003... Publishing today is very much a partnership game--but there's a limit to how far you should trust your partner. Cater to the possibility that the client, or the printer, may not be an expert, and you'll be a winner in the long run. For...

A surge of power strikes design firm: by changing its name and image, a California design firm attracts high-end jobs, such as for Fortune magazine, Mazda, and Honda. (Design in Action).
June 1, 2003... When a design studio in San Luis Obispo, California, wanted to fortify its position in the market, it decided to reinvent its company name and image. Instead of the name "grafix and more' which tended to attract small local companies, the...

Commercial printer ups quality with stochastic screening. (In the Field).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... By implementing Screen's Trueflow PDF and computer-to-plate workflow, Merit Printing significantly improves quality and turnaround time. To stay a step ahead of competition, Merit Printing, a full-service commercial printer in Minneapolis,...

New york prepress house offers top-quality, large-format prints. (In the Field).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Big Apple Lazernet relies on Kodak Premium papers when producing large-format projects for clients such as Ralph Lauren and the New York Knicks. When your clients range from Macy's, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren to Grey Advertising, Planet...

E-publishing initiative: DeskTop Author enables professionals to create a multitude of digital projects. (Reviews Desktop Author 3.1.3).
June 1, 2003... I am always looking for new tools to make my work easier and enable me to offer more to my clients. Consequently, I was excited when I came across DeskTop Author, an e-publication software package from Australia's Dnaml Pty. Ltd. Upgraded...

The path from paper to digital: fujitsu's latest translates documents from paper to PDF in a snap. (Reviews: Fujitsu Scansnap).
June 1, 2003... If your office is like mine, it's cluttered with paper. Printouts line the walls, hard copies cover desktops, and business cards and notes scribbled upon scrap paper surround both phone and workstation. It's time I got into the digital age....

Upgrade to the ExtremeZ-IP. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Group Logic (Arlington, VA) announced the availability of ExtremeZ-IP 3.0, an upgrade to its Macintosh file and print connectivity application for Windows servers. The software provides support for the latest AppleSharelP file-sharing protocol,...

Many happy returns. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Celebrating its fifth anniversary, Exstream Software Inc. (Lexington, KY) announced the appointment of IBM as a distributor of its popular Dialogue software in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. IBM plans to offer Exstream's Dialogue as...

Konica enhances systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... While at the On Demand show in New York City, Konica (Windsor, CT) released several enhancements to its product line. The company's updated IP-602 print controller for its 7085 and Force85 Production Printing systems boasts network...

NetlS debut. (New Products).(C.D.I. Systems)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... C.D.I. Systems (Jerusalem) introduced its newest e-publishing solution, NetIS, designed for publishers wishing to sell premium content in a secure environment. NetIS is said to be the first epublishing platform to combine Web Content...

Ricoh announcement. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... While exhibiting at On Demand, Ricoh Corporation (West Caldwell, NJ) unveiled new add-on solutions designed to expand the capabilities of its Aficio digital imaging systems. Providing scanning, document management, various finishing options,...

HP marks anniversary, grows line. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The On Demand trade show coincided with HP's (Palo Alto, CA) first anniversary of its Digital Publishing Solutions division, and the company celebrated by introducing several new products and services. For the first time, HP is offering HP...

New from Nipson. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The Nipson 8000 Model 470 digital press took center stage in the Nipson America Inc. (EIK Grove Village, IL) booth at On Demand. Producing book-lets on demand at the show, the Model 470 in a Twin Engine Duplex (TED) configuration was outputting...

IKON offers enhancements. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... IKON Office Solutions (Valley Forge, PA) has teamed with T/R Systems (Atlanta) to unveil the IKON Power-PRESS universal server, which offers a dual-monitor configuration that enables users to concurrently interact with multiple production-level...

Pageflex debuts Mpower 4. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Visitors to the Pageflex (Cambridge, MA) booth at On Demand had the opportunity to preview a beta version of the company's upcoming Mpower 4 document personalization software. New, variable-length document support adds automatic pagination of...

Domtar Inc. (Modern Media).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Domtar Inc. (Montreal) demonstrated its growing line of Microprint digital printing and imaging papers at On Demand. Among those presented was the company's latest media release, Domtar Microprint Coated Laser. Designed for use with color laser...

International Paper Commercial Printing and Imaging Papers. (Modern Media).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... International Paper Commercial Printing and Imaging Papers (Memphis) amended its family of Imaging Papers with a new addition, Hammermill Hi-Bright. Offered in an 8.5x11 inch sheet size and 20-pound basis weight, Hammermill Hi-Bright features a...

Creo Spire specifics. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Creo Inc.'s (Billerica, MA) Spire color servers now take advantage of the color-management technology of Creo Profile Wizard, a software solution for creating and editing ICC profiles. Specifically, Spire servers incorporate the Smart mode of...

IBM and Creo collaborate. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Commercial printers that digitally print fully imposed signatures at very high speeds and need to make frequent, minor adjustments will now be able to do so without having to reRIP an entire file. IBM (Boulder, CO) and Creo (Billerica, MA) have...

Variety in VarioPrint family. (New Products).(from Oce Printing Systems USA Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Oce Printing Systems USA Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) added three new models to its VarioPrint family. The Oce VarioPrint 2105 digital printer/copier/scanner, said to be ideal for high-volume reprographic environments, supports a monthly duty cycle up...

Lyson shows inks and hardware. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A new inkset with bulk-feed attachment for the Epson Stylus Photo 2200 has been introduced by Lyson Inc. (Elk Grove, IL). The company claims that the bulk-feed attachment will help users save up to 70 percent of ink costs compared to...

Public showing of prototype. (New Products).(developed by Scitex Digital Printing Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... On Demand marked the first public showing of a custom Fiery server jointly developed by Scitex Digital Printing Inc. (Dayton, OH) and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) to drive Versamark Business Color printers. Both companies anticipate delivering...

David Bishop. (Digtal Gallery).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A viewer of David Bishop's artwork might assume that his images with 3D effects are created entirely in the computer. But they're not. Bishop, who is based in San Francisco, photographs many elaborate compositions with his Phase One LightPhase...

Bridging the gap. (Frank Talk).(Typewriter patents history)
June 1, 2003... "I want to bridge the gap between the typewriter and the printed page." That line was uttered by James Ogilvie Clephane in 1872, He was a shorthand writer and private secretary to Secretary of State Seward during the Civil War. His business...