The Seybold Report on Publishing Systems articles from July 1999

The Seybold Report on Publishing Systems archives from July 1999

Blue Laser Diodes: The Next Big Thing Or a Flash in the Pan?(Technology Information)
July 26, 1999... RIGHT NOW, thermal technology seems to be king of the CTP hill. The platesetters are reliable, plate suppliers can meet the demand, the ROI factors are well understood, and lots of systems have been installed. Nevertheless, thermal plates are...

Nikon Takes Aim at Kodak With D1 Professional Digital SLR.(Product Announcement)
July 26, 1999... NIKON HAS ANNOUNCED a new digital camera with specifications and pricing that are certain to shake up the market-particularly Kodak's portion of it. The new camera, called the Nikon D1, is a single-lens- reflex digital camera aimed at the...

Nexpo '99: InDesign, CTP, Output Management, New Systems and an 'Opening' Quark.(Industry Trend or Event)
July 26, 1999... IF WE WERE to try to capture succinctly the mood at this year's Nexpo show in Las Vegas, held June 14-17, a few items would quickly come to mind: * The grand welcome given to Adobe InDesign, the new kid on the block, which isn't even...

Nexpo '99: CTP in North American Newspapers: Now Is the Time.(Industry Trend or Event)
July 26, 1999... COMPUTER-TO-PLATE imaging among U.S. newspapers is finally getting off the ground. Note the following signs of its progress: * Nexpo '97: CTP was almost unseen. It was starting to be installed by European newspapers, but for North...

Output Management and CTP Workflow.(computer to plate workflow management)(Buyers Guide)
July 26, 1999... NOW THAT CTP is taking hold in a wide range of application areas, a concerted effort is under way to address the need for efficient CTP workflows. We aren't referring to the workflow that takes a job through a prepress system up to the...

Imagesetters, RIPs and Proofing Devices.(Product Announcement)
July 26, 1999... WIDER AND FASTER is the message for imagesetters, where speeds of 60 or more linear inches per minute and imaging widths of about 25 inches are enabling very productive output. New machines were featured by Autologic Information...

Harlequin is bought out of bankruptcy by Global Graphics of France.(Company Business and Marketing)
July 26, 1999... Hasty deal raises questions about the UK receiver's fairness Harlequin, the innovative developer of RIP technology, has survived a quick bout with bankruptcy and been acquired by a little-known French firm involved in the supply of...

Cybergraphic's move to Tampa faces job cuts.
July 26, 1999... 17 remain after first round of layoffs Geac Computer Corp. of Canada, which announced the acquisition of Cybergraphic Systems just before Nexpo (see Vol. 28, No. 18), has taken the first steps toward integrating it into its Geac...

ScenicSoft acquires Imation software unit.
July 26, 1999... PressWise, TrapWise, Color Central ScenicSoft has acquired a majority of the assets of Imation Publishing Software (IPS), which are primarily a suite of prepress applications, the best known of which are Color Central, TrapWise and...

Standard for variable data will use XML.(Technology Information)(Brief Article)
July 26, 1999... The Personalized Print Initiative personalization standards group (part of the Print on Demand Initiative, www.podi.org) reports rapid progress from its specification-development conference, which took place just before the July 4 holiday....

Agfa set to buy Misomex OmniSetter technology.(Company Business and Marketing)
July 26, 1999... May signal move into packaging market Misomex, which has been in bankruptcy since February, has found a buyer for its OmniSetter CTP technology assets. Informed sources say a deal under which Agfa will pay $2.9 million for these Misomex...

Open Market agrees to acquire FutureTense.(Company Business and Marketing)
July 26, 1999... $125 million merger of Internet firms Open Market, a leader in Internet commerce software, has agreed to acquire FutureTense, the pioneer provider of Internet content management software with applications in the newspaper market. The deal...

Polaroid debuts 2-up PolaProof for $79,900.(Company Business and Marketing)
July 26, 1999... Targets midrange with turnkey system Polaroid Graphics Imaging has introduced a 14?20-inch version of its PolaProof digital proofer. Dubbed the model 1420 Imager Gold, it uses the same laser ablation technology and donor sheets as its big...

Scitex to form new Advanced Printing firm.(Company Business and Marketing)
July 26, 1999... Will invest with Clal, DIC and others in innovative ink-jet technology Scitex has agreed in principle to form a new company focusing on advanced printing technologies, especially in the ink-jet field. It will encompass the activities of...

New headquarters for Xeikon.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
July 26, 1999... Xeikon is purchasing a 14-acre site near Lier, Belgium, on which it will construct a new, larger headquarters, including manufacturing facilities. It is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2001. The company, which expects further...

ECRM adds high-speed model to wide StingRay.(Product Announcement)
July 26, 1999... 25 inches wide, 60-inch/minute speed ECRM has added a high-speed model to its StingRay line of capstan- technology imagesetters. The StingRay 6300HS has a rated speed of 60 linear inches per minute and images up to 25 inches wide. It uses...

Fuji ships Sumo film imager: who needs CTP?(Product Announcement)
July 26, 1999... Multibeam laser system cuts costs Last year at Ipex, FujiFilm Electronic Imaging (FFEI) introduced its new high-speed Sumo imagesetter. (The official name is the Fuji Luxel F-9000, but in the UK, U.S. and Canada, it is called Sumo.) ...

UK printers join Xerox in 'entering digital age': Aids printing, packaging, graphic arts.(Company Business and Marketing)
July 26, 1999... The British Industries Printing Federation (BPIF) has announced a partnership with Xerox UK aimed at helping businesses address the challenges of digital technology. Called Into the Digital Age, the project is based on research carried out by...

Court Backs EFI Patents on Color Management.
July 26, 1999... Electronics for Imaging has won its patent infringement suit in which it claimed that printer controllers sold by the PhotoScript Group used color management technology that is covered by EFI patents. The PhotoScript Group, which went...

Creo Offers Lower-Cost Copydot Scanner.(Product Announcement)
July 26, 1999... Creo has introduced a new, lower-cost model of its Renaissance copydot scanning system. Called the Renaissance II, it is based on an ICG vertical drum scanner instead of Creo's own scanning hardware, which is used in the Renaissance 2000 and...