Electronic Publishing articles from June 2005

Electronic Publishing archives from June 2005

More outsourcing.(EDITORIAL)
June 1, 2005... The trend toward outsourcing, in particular taking work overseas, is certainly not breaking news in the graphic arts industry, nor is it new in general. More and more companies are seeking to reduce expenses by transferring everything, from...

News on demand.(WHAT'S NEW)
June 1, 2005... Last month I left you with the buzz on digital cameras and tablets, and this month I turn my attention to digital and on-demand printing. The floor of the AIIM/On Demand show in Philadelphia reportedly boasted 35,000 attendees--including...

In demand at AIIM/On Demand.(tech news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The editors of Electronic Publishing traveled to Philadelphia to attend last month's AIIM/On Demand Conference and Expo. The annual industry event, a conglomeration of two shows, proved successful, with roughly 300 exhibitors. Several of the...

Epson extends Stylus Pro line.(tech news)(Epson Stylus Pro 4800, Epson Stylus Pro 7800 and Epson Stylus Pro 9800 )
June 1, 2005... Epson Inc. (Long Beach, CA) has introduced three new models to the Epson Stylus Pro product line: the 4800, 7800, and 9800 models. The Epson Stylus Pro 4800, capable of printing images up to 17 inches wide, is said to be one of Epson's...

Ricoh releases Aficio AP900.(tech news)(Aficio AP900 black-and-white laser printer)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Aficio AP900 black-and-white laser printer, new from Ricoh Corporation (West Caldwell, NJ), made its debut during On Demand in Philadelphia. The device takes advantage of three Page Description Languages: Ricoh RPCS, PCL 5e/PCL 6, and...

PIA/GATF expands facility.(tech news)(Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... PIA/GATF, the consolidated Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, has completed a renovation of its facility for research and education. A 10,000-square-foot addition expands the graphic arts trade association's...

Hewlett-Packard unveils latest offerings.(tech news)(product introduction)(HP Color LaserJet 2600n )
June 1, 2005... Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto, CA) introduced not only new output devices, but also a customer-focused program and web portal during AIIM/On Demand. Targeting graphics professionals and small-business owners, the HP Color LaserJet 2600n is...

Adobe to acquire Macromedia.(tech news)(Adobe Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Macromedia, developer of such popular web-publishing software solutions as Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FreeHand, Director, and ColdFusion. The all-stock...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... calendar JUNE 2005 NAPL Sheetfed 12-14 Chicago National Association for Pressroom Conference Printing Leadership (NAPL), 800/642-6275, www.napl.org Mac...

Battle of the page-layout giants: QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign, today's leaders of the page-layout industry, go head to head with new features as each competes for valuable market share.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2005... Throughout the course of history, we have identified certain eras or periods by their defining characteristics or advancements. For instance, in geologic time, we identify the Paleozoic era, the Mesozoic era, and so on. Following that same...

Cross-media publishing: having the right tools is just a small part of the process. Publishers must understand the needs of the information consumer and utilize the most effective media combination.
June 1, 2005... The design professional's workload has increased. The job doesn't end when you drop a final layout file onto the RIP hot folder; now you have to turn your attention to adapting that layout for web publishing, for preparation of a PDF for...

Adobe InDesign plug-ins.(RESOURCE GUIDE)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... doutbless, plug-in software infuses trusted applications with increased functionality. As is demonstrated in the following chart, third-party developers offer a wide array of plug-ins for use with Adobe InDesign. For more information, visit...

The craft of award--winning print: at the 28th Gallery of Superb Printing, Kirkwood Printing was one of many printers to be awarded for its quality workmanship.(design in action)
June 1, 2005... The tables representing Kirkwood Printing grew increasingly exuberant every time the printer's name was called to accept another award at the 28th Gallery of Superb Printing on May 10th. At the Marriott Hotel in Burlington, Massachusetts, the...

A centralized system helps Cenveo speed jobs to market: Cenveo installs EFI's management system and integrates its many commercial print plants to build best practices and operate cost-effectively.(in the field)
June 1, 2005... If you're a big player in commercial and retail print, with plants spread out across the continent and one-stop services from design to fulfillment, you've got a big challenge managing your print facilities in an integrated way. This is why...

Technology helps transform large-format printer: to satisfy customers' varying requests, New Mexico Big Prints produces photo-quality prints fast, on a variety of media, using its new 60-inch Encad NovaJet 1000i printer.(in the field)
June 1, 2005... John Hanson loves a challenge. Over the course of 20 years in the large-format printing business, Hanson has seen a lot: the birth and evolution of large-format technology, business highs and lows, and competitors come and go. He has scaled...

Direct mail campaigns that succeed, and why: it's a great time to be in direct mail, say the consultants, and a few printers explain why.(the digital paper PLATFORM)
June 1, 2005... It's a great time to be in direct mail," said Nancy Harhut on April 21st at a keynote speech at the Boston-based Graphic Communications Day, which was hosted by the PINE (Printing Industries of New England) trade association. It's getting...

Animal attraction: Apple's new Tiger OS is a robust and powerful version.
June 1, 2005... On April 29th, Apple Computer released version 10.4 of the Macintosh operating system. Code-named Tiger, the fourth major update to Mac OS X delivers more than 200 new features. Whereas previous updates offered increased stability and a great...

QuarkXPress preview.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Quark Inc. (Denver) has revealed that QuarkXPress version 7, to be delivered later this year, will be based on open standards. The upgrade, built on industry-standard JDF, will enable users to enter detailed workflow and prepress information...

Modern media.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Hahnemuhle USA (Woodstock, IL), the North American distributor of media from Hahnemuhle Fine Art GmbH, has introduced two new photo rag papers for inkjet printers. Photo Rag Satin 310 gsm and Photo Rag Bright White 310 gsm are designed for...

Modern media.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Encad Inc. (San Diego), a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, has expanded its family of Kodak wide-format media to include a new Production line and a new Universal backlit film. Kodak's new Production range of media includes 170-gram...

Modern media.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A. (Mahwah, NJ) has redesigned the product packaging for its full line of ink-jet papers. Available next month, the new packaging was developed to enable customers to more easily select the optimal paper for...

Color conversion.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Kodak Polychrome Graphics (Norwalk, CT) has upgraded its MatchFlow Composer software to version 4.6. The solution aids users in converting prepress file formats--such as PostScript, PDF, PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, Scitex Native, TIFF/IT-P1, and...

Fiery find.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Fiery EXP8000, the latest color server from EFI (Foster City, CA), is available for use with the Xerox DocuColor 7000 Digital Press. The Xerox DocuColor 7000 is a digital color press featuring an output speed of up to 70 pages per minute....

Personalized portal.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Xinet Inc. (Berkeley, CA) has unveiled its WebNative Portal, a web-hosting application offering virtual asset hosting and improved security and flexibility for digital asset management systems powered by WebNative and WebNative Venture. Users...

Three is a charm.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Creo Inc. (Billerica, MA) has begun shipping an upgraded version of its Prinergy prepress workflow management software. For commercial printers, version 3.0 incorporates a new user interface, redesigned for ease of use and improved...

Adobe announcements.(new products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) has released an updated Adobe Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 3.0, and an updated DNG Converter. Both upgrades now offer support for more than 75 camera models, including the new...

History they did not teach in school.(FRANK TALK)
June 1, 2005... The stars and the concept of time were the real beginnings of printing and publishing--humanity's need to communicate. To "publish" means "to make known." In prehistoric time, people gazed at the sky and marveled at what they saw. They may...