Electronic Publishing articles from March 2002

Electronic Publishing archives from March 2002

Education--expense or investment? (Editorial).(importance of employee training)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... At a time when budgets are being cut and companies are looking to reduce unnecessary expenses, training and education are often the first casualties. That is particularly true for companies that view education as an expense rather than a...

Fujifilm previews IPEX news. (Tech News).(Fuji Photo Film USA's Luxel V-9600CTP, Brillia LP-NV and ColourKit 2.3)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Fuji Photo Film USA (Edison, NJ) previewed a variety of products scheduled for debut during IPEX 2002 in April. During the show, Fuji will unveil two firsts: the Luxel V-9600CTP, its first platesetter to use 30mW violet laser diodes, and...

LightJet 500XL enters market. (Tech News).(Oce Display Graphics Systems)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... During PMA 2002 in Orlando, Oce Display Graphics Systems (San Jose, CA) premiered its new LightJet 500XL superwide digital photo printer. Capable of achieving print speeds of up to 485 square-feet per hour, the LightJet 500XL offers not...

Hewlett-Packard debuts technical PCs. (Tech News).(HP x4000 and x2100)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) launched three technical workstations: the high-end x4000, mid-range x2100, and entry-level x1100. The HP Workstation x4000 is offered with a choice of a 1.8-, 2.0-, or 2.2GHz Xeon processor with...

SanDisk announces a first. (Tech News).(SanDisk Corp.'s SanDisk Cruzer, ImageMate and SD Card storage innovations)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... SanDisk Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) recently introduced several new storage innovations, including a personal data storage device, dual-slot memory card readers, and a 256MB SD card. Reportedly the first portable, pocket-size storage device...

T/R Systems opens StoreFront. (Tech News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... T/R Systems Inc. (Norcross, GA) debuted Digital StoreFront, an automated, online storefront targeted at in-plant and quick-print businesses. Defined as a server/software combination owned by the printer, Digital StoreFront is designed to...

Wright Technologies premiers EyeSpring. (Tech News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Wright Technologies (Toronto) announced the release of its EyeSpring Visual Collaboration Network, targeted at publishing, digital asset management, and business-to-business commerce enterprises. Three components--EyeSpring Server,...

Canto upgrades its Cumulus. (Tech News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Canto Software Inc. (San Francisco) introduced version 5.5 of its award-winning digital asset management system. Including various features requested by present customers, the Cumulus upgrade boasts improved support for the International...

Day software debuts solution. (Tech News).(Communique Unify software from Day Software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Built upon the ContentBus platform-independent software bus architecture, Communique Unify is a new enterprise content-management solution from Day Software (Newport Beach, CA). Communique Unify is designed to unify and manage a company's...

Samsung unveils four flat-panel displays. (Tech News).(SyncMaster 241 MP and 211 MP, 191 T and 181 T)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Samsung (Irvine, CA) expanded its SyncMaster line of TFT displays to include four new models: the 241 MP and 211 MP, and the 191T and 181T. The SyncMaster 24-inch 241 MP and 21-inch 211 MP are HDTV-ready, flat-panel displays capable of...

Calendar. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Calendar MARCH Sunbelt Graphics Trade Show 14-46 Atlanta, GA PrintXpo 21-22 Columbus, OH VUE/Point 2002 25-27 Washington, DC APRIL Print...

Olympic gold-medal printing. (What's New).(Xerox prints sports results)(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2002... I am not much of a sports fan. I probably watch only two or three sports events a year, unless, of course, it is an Olympic year. Suddenly I become a sports addict, watching everything from alpine skiing to curling. As viewers, we get to see...

Perspective: Oliver Pflug.(printChannel.com)(Interview)
March 1, 2002... When printChannel.com CEO Oliver Pflug first saw a demonstration of the product prototype in late 1997 by current printChannel.com CTO Chris Glon, he understood immediately what problem it solved, the nature of the solution, who would buy it,...

Wide-format printing: A wealth of opportunity; from posters and banners to billboards and vehicle graphics, wide-format printing is boosting business for a range of providers.
March 1, 2002... Wide-format printing technology is a little over a decade old-an eternity in technology terms. In 10 years a new digital product offering can grow and die the NeXT computer?) or it can grow and flourish. Even the best products suffer the slings...

Resource guide to: Wide-format printers.(Directory)
March 1, 2002... If it's going to be big, you want it to be high-quality. A variety of output devices currently on the market are capable of meeting your need to produce vibrant, eye-catching, wide-format prints in a timely, efficient manner. Further...

Taking stock of your options: Despite an abundance of stock-image providers in today's marketplace, many smaller agencies succeed in gaining attention from the creative community.(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2002... With so many stock-image agencies from which to choose today, how do you determine which to use in any given circumstance? Perhaps it's the quality or the price of the stock that attracts you to a particular provider. Maybe it's the service,...

Adding spice to brand design: a distinct design accentuated with stylized photography flavors a new campaign for Target. (Design in Action).(Michael Indresano Photography )
March 1, 2002... It was a classic case of being in the right place at the right time. If Michael Indresano Photography hadn't enlisted an independent portfolio service to deliver its portfolios, the studio's book wouldn't have appeared before creative director...

Prepress shop solves compatibility problems: Dalim's automated workflow solution enables Allied Color to deliver standard file formats to its multiple print suppliers. (In the Field).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... It's hard to please everyone all the time. That's especially true if you're an independent prepress house, like Allied Color in Guilford, Connecticut, which needs to satisfy all its clients and printers-all of whom operate different systems-all...

Paper helps printer turn jobs around fast: with pre-cut, press-sized sheets of MeadWestvaco paper running through its Heidelberg QuickMaster-DI, ImagePro streamlines production and reduces waste.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When you specialize in short-run digital printing, and promise turnaround times of one to three days, it's important to take all possible measures to streamline production. For ImagePro in Houston, one secret to keeping its presses up and...

Gefting the big picture: Badia BigPictureXT 1.0 aids QuarkXPress users in managing graphics and links. (Reviews).(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
March 1, 2002... Badia Software has introduced an XTension designed to assist users in managing placed graphics and associated links directly within QuarkXPress. Badia's BigPicture XT 1.0 package includes a five-page user's guide in PDF, a Read Me/License...

Preserving PDF compatibility: Callas Software's pdfSaveAsPDF1.3 plug-in infuses Acrobat 5 with backward compatibility. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The transition period between the release of a new version of a much-needed application and its adoption in our everyday workflow can be difficult. In fact, those of us who have not upgraded to Adobe Acrobat 5 from version 4 have been...

Sensitive SuperModels. (New Products).(Better Light inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... infoNOW 80 Better Light inc. (San Carlos, CA) introduced two new additions to its Super-Model line of digital scan back cameras. The Super6K-2 and Super8K-2 both feature a new, tri-linear CCD sensor from Kodak that enables ISO ranges from...

CyberResearch GDH package. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CyberResearch Inc. (Branford, CT), provider of made-to-order PCs with data-acquisition and motion-control systems, announced its GDH package, which includes a 15-inch TFT LCD color monitor with a touch screen and a 5-axis swivel arm. The...

Graphics synthesizer. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Synthetik Software's (Honolulu) newest Studio Artist comes optimized for Mac OS 8 through 10.1 and includes eight hours of Quicklime video tutorials and instructional guides. Studio Artist 2.0 incorporates research results from cognitive...

Printer-profiling tools. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Pantone Inc. (Carlstadt, NJ) and ColorVision Inc. (Rochester, NY) announced the availability of ProfilerPLUS, ProfilerPRO, and DoctorPRO--software for creating and editing printer profiles. These printer-profiling tools work in conjunction with...

Easy OPI. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Team ASA (San Diego) announced the release of cyan soft limited's cyanPrintIP Easy OPI print server version 4.1. Designed for easy OPI workflow, cyanPrintIP Easy OPI enables users to omit images when printing; there are no training costs...

Kyocera offerings. (New Products).(Kyocera Mita America Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Kyocera Mita America Inc. (Fairfield, NJ) extended its digital imaging repertoire with the KM-P4850w and the KM-P4845, two new 600dpi wide-for-mat printers. The KM-P4850w prints up to six D-size (36x24-inch) drawings per minute. The KM-P4845...

Express yourself. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Compose System (Sacramento, CA) released a new version of its Color ExpressRIP that supports the A3+ DesignJet 10PS, 20PS, and 50PS printers from Hewlett-Packard. The ExpressRIP interfaces with over 180 output devices including imagesetters,...

Make multiple connections. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... The APCON 2x1 Electronic SCSI Cross-point Switch is now available from Apcon Inc. (Portland, OR). This software-controllable peripheral switching and high-availability failover device connects multiple peripherals to a host device. The switch...

LaCie hard drives. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... LaCie (Hillsboro, OR) unveiled two new Giga-capacity external hard drives that stream data to the computer at a sustained transfer rate of approximately 35MB per second. The 120GB 7200rpm and 160GB 5400rpm FireWire drives are designed for video...

New Canon camcorders. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... The E58400V and the E575 are the newest Hi8 video camcorders from Canon USA. (Lake Success, NY). These new models offer advanced features and functions to consumers including a 22x optical/800x digital zoom lens, built-in video light, FlexiZone...

Welcome to the E-Galley. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... St. Martin's Press (Southborough, MA) has become the first publisher to use Texterity Inc.'s (New York City) newly launched E-Gallery service. This new service enables publishers to distribute advance reader copies of books to reviewers,...

ML-1400 series printers. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Samsung (Irvine, CA) presented its ML-1400 series of 15 pages-per-minute laser printers for consumers for consumers and small work-groups. The ML-1440 and the ML-1450 each have a monthly duty cycle of 12,000 pages, include built-in parallel...

Addonics' all-in-one drive. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Addonics Technologies (Fremont, CA) announced the Mobile DVD/CD-RW, an external DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM all-in-one drive with high-speed FireWire, CardBus, and USB 2.0 interfaces. The Mobile DVD/CD-RW drive features a 12x DVD player, a 12x CD-RW...

Wacom Designer pen. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Wacom Technology (Vancouver, WA) introduced its new Intuos2 Designer Pen for use with the Wacom Intuos2 graphics tablets. This new pen is engineered with a brushed aluminum back and a thick rubber grip and features Wacom's cordless,...

Automated imaging. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... DeBabelizer Pro 5 for Mac OS X is now available from Equilibrium (San Rafael, CA). This is the company's latest software for automatically preparing images, animations, and digital video for delivery in any medium. Some of the features of this...

Version 5.0 delivered. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Quark Inc. (Denver) announced the release of its latest edition of QuarkXPress, version 5.0. Boasting new and improved features for print, web, and PDF workflows, QuarkXPress 5.0 offers a revamped user interface, Tables functionality with...

Unleashing the Predator. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Iomega Corporation (San Diego) unveiled the Iomega Predator 24x10x40 USB 2.0 CD-RW drive. The new external drive features Iomega HotBurn software, backward compatibility with USB version 1.1, and a $229.95 price tag in the U.S. infoNOW 97

The era of our ways. (Frank Talk).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... A11 things have a lifespan, whether they are living things, inanimate things, or even the universe (the ultimate collection of things). They start out as nothing, become something, and ultimately become nothing again. This pseudo-philosophical...

Cary Henrie. (Digital Gallery).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... For Cary Henrie of Bountiful, Utah, having two careers is better than one. The artist creates abstract oil paintings that he sells in galleries, and he crafts computer illustrations for clients such as Apple, Forbes, Time, U.S. News & World...