Electronic Publishing articles from November 2002

Electronic Publishing archives from November 2002

The next level in imaging. (Editorial).(Kodak Professional introduces revolutionary digital camera)
November 1, 2002... At Photokina in late September, Kodak Professional introduced a revolutionary new digital camera that has the potential to impact the digital photography market in a big way. The DCS Pro 14n is a digital SLR camera with a full 35mm CMOS sensor...

Seybold in San Francisco. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... Members of the Electronic Publishing staff ventured to San Francisco in September to attend Seybold. This edition of Tech News is dedicated to announcements made at the recent industry exhibition. For additional news from the show, tun to the...

Creo Inc. debuts Prinergy Publish. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... Creo Inc. (Bedford, MA) announced the availability of Prinergy Publish, a new system designed to offer publishers, trade shops, ad agencies, and the like better control over output quality, as well as the ability to repurpose content for use in...

Sales figures improve in 2002's second quarter. (Economic Survey).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2002... The Quarterly Economic Survey results for the second quarter of 2002 show improvement. Respondents not only indicate that sales have increased since last quarter and the same quarter a year ago, but also predict further improvement in the third...

Minolta debuts two printer/copiers. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... Minolta Corporation (Ramsey, NJ) introduced to the Seybold crow two new color printer/copiers for workgroups and office environments. The DiALTA CF3102 and CF2002 implement Minolta's second-generation print engine and tandem technology,...

Olympus premiers compact digital camera. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... Olympus America (Melville, NY) expanded its line of Ultra Zoom digital cameras with the Camedia C-730. At 4.2x3 inches in size and 11.1 ounces in weight, the Camedia C-730 Ultra Zoom features a 3.2-megapixel CCD, a 10x optical ultra-zoom lens,...

Three displays receive SpectraView upgrade. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. (Itasca, IL) announced that it has enhanced three new SuperBright Diamondtron CRT displays with its SpectraView Color Calibration Solution. The NEC MultiSync FP2141 SB and Mitsubishi Diamond...

Torque Systems shows 9-megapixel LCD. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... Having just recently been appointed as the national Totoku reseller for the graphic arts market, Torque Systems Inc. (San Francisco) presented the Totoku CCL901 display to the Seybold crowd. The new 9-megapixel LCD is the latest addition to...

Extensis unveils PrintReady. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... Extensis (Portland, OR), recently acquired by Celartem Technology, released PrintReady, a new web-based system powered by its Preflight Online technology. Targeted at designers, publishers, and printers, the PrintReady solution not only...

Heidelberg previews Prinect Printready. (Tech News).
November 1, 2002... During Seybold San Francisco 2002, Heidelberg USA (Kennesaw, GA unveiled its Prinect Printready System. Prinect Printready, to be unveiled officially at Graph Expo, is reported to be the world's first preprint workflow based entirely on JDF....

Everything from OS to CTP. (What's New).(operating system, computer-to-plate)
November 1, 2002... Just when I think it is safe to relax, I encounter the onslaught of fall trade shows. This year is no different--with Seybold SF, Photokina, and Graph Expo leaving little "feet up on the desk" time to enjoy. As you read about these shows, I am...

Perpective: Steve Bonoff.(president of International Publishers Association )(Interview)
November 1, 2002... Steve Bonoff's experience in the graphic arts market before joining IPA six years ago was as a consumer of prepress and printing services. Bonoff owned a chain of retail stores in the Minneapolis area, and frequently contracted for a variety of...

I-work (therefore I am): creative, prepress, print, and publishing workflows benefit from solutions that leverage the power of the Internet.
November 1, 2002... Let's do a little math. Most of us work at least eight hours each day. Now figure in all the late nights and early mornings you relinquish in order to meet a deadline. Factor in the time you spend dressing and preparing for your workday, in...

I-workflow tools. (Resource Guide to).(Directory)(Illustration)
November 1, 2002... A growing majority of creative, prepress, print, and publishing professionals are leveraging the Internet to benefit their business, their customer relationships, and more. By employing web-based solutions such as those listed on these four...

Making the connection: a host of tools make working with your customers easy, but first you have to connect.(includes related article)
November 1, 2002... As we all know, the term "network" can have many different meanings. In today's unstable job market, it can refer to the process of establishing contacts for possible employment, while in the electronic publishing business, the term more often...

Six-color success: after adopting new Hexachrome printing capabilities, Visual Systems Inc. delivers bright book covers and an award-winning poster. (Design in Action).
November 1, 2002... Sometimes, brighter is better. Visual Systems Inc. (VSI), a specialized printing company in Milwaukee, decided that offering brighter colors would be a better way to penetrate a new market. And so far, the company was right. VSI provides...

Taking control of production keeps Buckaroo in the fast lane: after bringing prepress responsibilities in-house, this publisher cuts costs, saves significant time, and realizes continuous growth. (In the Field).
November 1, 2002... When a company demonstrates significant growth in today's business environment, people want to know the secret. Buckaroo Communications, a specialty publisher, has grown from a two-book publisher at its onset three years ago to a publisher of...

A big job in little time: printer meets tight deadline for large-format signs. (In the Field).(Signs Now)
November 1, 2002... Roy Gonzalez, president of Signs Now in Sacramento, California, says the company has never had a deadline it couldn't meet. However, it did recently face a serious deadline challenge. Typically, Signs Now has several weeks--or at least...

Jaguar: one powerful animal; version 10.2 proves a major upgrade to Apple's Mac OS. (Reviews: Mac OS X Jaguar).
November 1, 2002... Apple Computer recently released Mac OS X version 10.2, code-named Jaguar. A lot of hype and complaining took place prior to its release. Most complaints were about its cost of $129, a sum many considered too steep for a seemingly minor upgrade...

Making sense of XML: FrameMaker 7.0 is a comprehensive and powerful tool for multichannel publishing. (Adobe FrameMaker 7.0).
November 1, 2002... Although the power of XML (Extensible Markup Language) is no secret, its creation and deployment are a mystery to many. Thanks to new software solutions on the market that help demystify XML, businesses successfully publishing content to...

New network services. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... At Seybold San Francisco 2002, WAM!Net (Eagan, MN) officially launched new additions to its menu of Enterprise Network Services: Private IP Tunnel, Port Forwarding, and Internet Access. Private IP Tunnel enables interactive bidirectional...

Bravo! (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... Primera Technology Inc. (Plymouth, MN) unleashed the Bravo Disc Publisher, reportedly the first automated CD/DVD copying and printing system priced less than $2000. Available in two models, Bravo Disc Publisher features CD or DVD duplication...

ASF and PIE partner. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... Maker of automatic photo restoration applications, Applied Science Fiction (ASF; Austin, TX) announced during Seybold that it has entered into an agreement with Pacific Image Electronics (PIE). As a result of the agreement, ASF will incorporate...

Xenith upgrade. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... Developer and integrator of RIPs, Xitron (Ann Arbor, MI) upgraded is Xenith product line to version 5.1. Xenith 5.1 includes support for six-color inkjet drivers and ICC profiles for the Hewlett-Packard 5000 Series proofers and the Epson 7000,...

Is it a Certified PDF? (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... During Seybold, Enfocus Software (San Mateo, CA) debuted its free Certified PDF Reader. A plug-in for Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader, the Certified PDF Reader enables users to check the Certified PDF status of a digital file. The new tool...

Family of five. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... Seybold attendees were among the first to witness Roland DGA Corporation's (Irvine, CA) five new six-color inkjet printers. The Hi-Fi JET Pro II, CAMMJET Pro II, and three SOLJET Pro II models--54- and 74-inch printers and a 54-inch...

New and fast. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... Xerox Corporation (Wilsonville, OR) introduced the latest member of its Phaser family of printers. The Xerox Phaser 4400 is a black-and-white laser printer delivering 1200dpi resolution, Adobe PostScript Level 3, and print speeds of up to...

Desktop packaging tools. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... DeskPack for Acrobat and DeskPack for Illustrator made their debut in the Esko-Graphics (Vandalia, OH) booth at Seybold. Both DeskPack editions incorporate software plug-ins, a professional plug-and-play server, and a trapping application....

Color workflow solution. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... Global Graphics Software (Waltham, MA) unveiled GlobalColor, a PDF-oriented proofing and printing solution for color workflows. The new software solution is designed to assist document originators and others to output color-accurate digital...

Fiery-powered Ricoh. (Seybold News).
November 1, 2002... At Seybold, Electronics for Imaging (EFI; Foster City, CA) and Ricoh Corporation presented EFI's Fiery E-820 server with the Aficio Color 6513 copier/printer, capable of producing 13ppm in color and 51ppm in black and white. The Fiery E-820 is...

Wireless roots. (Frank Talk).
November 1, 2002... The tragedy of the RMS Titanic that fateful night of April 14, 1912 could have claimed all 2205 passengers. The Californian, a passenger ship within sight but 10 miles away when the Titanic struck the iceberg, missed the distress flares of the...