The Seybold Report on Publishing Systems articles from June 1998

The Seybold Report on Publishing Systems archives from June 1998

A Survey of Newspapers on System Issues: Pagination, CTP and Y2K.(computer-to-plate output technology, Year 2000 conversion planning) (Industry Trend or Event)
June 15, 1998... THESE ARE TUMULTUOUS times for newspapers. They are being bombarded by questions about whether their computer systems are compliant with the requirements of the year 2000. They are being challenged to move to full pagination to take advantage...

Gigabits, Fibers and ADSL Share Spotlight at Networld+Interop.(1998) (Industry Trend or Event)
June 15, 1998... COMPUTER NETWORKS, both local and long-haul, are firmly embedded in the infrastructure of every modern publishing enterprise. Fortunately for all of us whose files keep getting larger and whose deadlines are always too tight, new networking...

Informatel.(installs year-2000 upgrades; program aims at Y2K compliance by Dec 1998) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Informatel has installed these year-2000 upgrades in a program aimed at completing Y2K compliance by December 1998: * Bangor (ME) Daily News (circ. 81,379)-AdPlacer layout software to lay out its classifieds, which are managed using a PPI...

CCI.(San Antonio, TX, Express-News orders 211-user CCI NewsDesk Editorial System) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... The San Antonio (TX) Express-News (circ. 240,000 weekdays, 390,000 Sundays) has ordered a 211-user CCI NewsDesk Editorial System running an Oracle database on Sun UltraSparc hardware and: * CCI DB Access and LayoutChamp for page makeup,...

Augment Systems.(Larry Liebson named Chmn, Pres and CEO) (Company Operations)
June 15, 1998... Larry Liebson, perhaps best known as cofounder of Xyvision and, long before that, of Xylogics, has been named chairman, president and CEO of Augment Systems. Liebson, 52, succeeds Lawrence Beaupre, the acting president and CEO since March....

Gerber Scientific.(Gerber Scientific Chmn and CEO George Gentile retires; replaced by Michael J. Cheshire) (Company Operations)
June 15, 1998... George Gentile, chairman and CEO of Gerber Scientific, has stepped down as CEO and will retire as chairman in September. He will be replaced by Michael J. Cheshire, currently president and COO. Gentile will remain on the board. Gentile...

Nexpo: CTP, Workflow Tracking And New Systems in the Spotlight.(NEXPO newspaper convention and equipment exhibition) (Industry Trend or Event)
June 15, 1998... THE ANNUAL NEXPO newspaper convention and equipment exhibition goes to Orlando this year for the first time ever as year-2000 compatibility, pagination issues, replacement of legacy systems and the Internet vie for the industry's attention. At...

K&F Manufacturing.(NEXPO trade show to feature K&F Manufacturing's high-speed CTP newspaper system)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... The hottest new product slated to appear is a high-speed CTP newspaper system from K&F Manufacturing, until now known mostly for automated plate-handling systems for newspapers. The new imager, called the K&F LaserExpress, is a flatbed unit...

Kaneda Kikai Sensakusho (KKS).(CTP-KKS Cyberengin 2H-1121 image processor)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Another new contender in the CTP market, Japan-based Kaneda Kikai Sensakusho (KKS) will demonstrate its CTP-KKS Cyberengin 2H-1121. The system is made up of a plate-feed magazine table, a plate-transport unit, an imaging unit and a developer...

Graphic Enterprises of Ohio.(Graphic Enterprises to introduce ReadySet 2400 imagesetter at Nexpo trade show)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Graphic Enterprises will unveil three new products, all incorporating large-format printing engines. The most interesting may be the ReadySet 2400 double-truck imagesetter, which is Graphic Enterprises' version of the Exxtra Exxcalibur XX, a...

ECRM.(four new models of Mako imagesetter)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... ECRM will introduce four new models of its Mako imagesetter family, including two with speeds of 32 inches per minute, and a new model of its Marlin family, which was launched at IFRA last fall as the first product based on the holographic...

Ultre.(5800 imagesetter)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Ultre will feature one new product and one that is almost new. The new one is the latest model in its ongoing capstan imagesetter series: the 5800, with an imaging width of 18.1".Like the 5400, the 5800 supports resolutions running from 1,000...

Autologic Information International. (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Autologic Information International (759). New at IFRA last year was the APS 3850CTP, a metal-plate version of the venerable 3850 film imager with a maximum format of 18.66"x26". It images up to 130 broadsheet plates per hour at 1,000 dpi (100...

Western Lithotech.(Panorama DiamondSetter imagesetter)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Western Litho has added a second CTP system to its CTP line. The original, now called the DiamondSetter 435, images 200 single-page plates per hour, making it one of the fastest in the market, now challenged by the K&F LaserExpress (above). The...

Xitron.(Xitron Image Processor PostScript3 Raster Image Processor)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Xitron will show its Xitron Image Processor PostScript 3 RIP, based on Adobe technology, and its Sabra RIP, which incorporates a Harlequin interpreter. In the booth will be an Oyo dry-film imager, which uses heat to image at up to 1,200 dpi on...

Cymbolic Sciences.(NewsJet CTP system)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Cymbolic Sciences (147) will show its NewsJet CTP system imaging plates up to 37"x27" at 1,000 and 2,000 dpi.

Krause Newspaper Systems.(Laserstar LSN CTPsystem at Nexpo 1998) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Krause Newspaper Systems (2354) will feature its Laserstar LSN CTP system as shown before on many occasions. Its claim to being the fastest CTP system in the market is being challenged by the LaserExpress from K&F (above).

Monotype Systems.(Nexpo 1998 trade show) (Industry Trend or Event)
June 15, 1998... Monotype Systems (401) hasn's announced anything new, but we expect to see its high-speed flatbed imagers and RIPs.

PrePress Solutions.(FasTrak CTP system PantherPro/62) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... PrePress Solutions (229) will highlight its two wide, flat-field imagers: the FasTrak CTP system that was introduced two years ago and the PantherPro/62, which is the widest flat-field film imager on the market with a maximum width of 24.625"....

Purup-Eskofot.(to show DMX 2737 and Merlin systems at Nexpo 1998) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Purup-Eskofot (1473) will show the DMX 2737 and Merlin CTP systems, both of which have been shown previously. We presume there also will be film imagers.

Companies Not Covered.(Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)
June 15, 1998... This guide isn't intended to cover all of the booths showing prepress equipment, since some companies didn't send us any advance information. Among the exhibitors not covered here that may warrant a visit to check for surprises are Adobe (621),...

Dalai.(English language version of NewsCreator editorial system) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Dalai has some new features to show in its line of Lotus Notes-based newspaper products. It will demonstrate an English language version of the NewsCreator editorial system, which now features support of Photo and Image workflow integration...

NewsEngin and DeskNet.(share booth at Nexpo 1998) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... NewsEngin will be sharing a booth with DeskNet, which has recently begun to handle support, marketing and distribution of their jointly developed editorial system built around Lotus Notes. NewsEngin will sell systems directly to customers that...

IBM.(Nexpo 1998 booth) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... IBM will have a varied booth, most of which is described below (see next page). On the Notes front, it will focus on the use of Notes as an enabling technology for Internet publishing applications. Here it will demonstrate some new extensions...

American Computer Innovators.(to introduce Assignment Planner software for assigning and tracking newsroom projects during Nexpo 1998 trade show) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... ACI, the developer of the OpenPages content management system built around Word and Xpress, will unveil its Assignment Planner software for assigning and tracking newsroom projects. It will allow OpenPages users to make long-term publication...

CCI Europe.(CCI to show AdDesk ad-booking and ad-management system during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... CCI will show its new AdDesk ad-booking and ad-management system, which was previewed in prototype form at IFRA last fall (see Vol. 27, No. 6). Following the structure of CCI's editorial systems, it initially uses a Unix Oracle database server...

Harris Publishing Systems.(to show AdPower advertising system and NewsMaker Pagination 1.8 during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Harris will show a next-generation advertising system, an enhanced NewsMaker Pagination system and a prototype of a new classified pagination system, about which we don't have details. It also may show a means of using NewsMaker to paginate...

IBM.(shows PageFlex at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Besides its Notes activity (above), IBM will demonstrate its variable-data printing capability, called PageFlex, which is being developed in conjunction with Bitstream's Archetype division and was first shown at On Demand (see Vol. 27, No. 17)....

Unisys.(Unisys to introduce version 4.0 of its Hermes editorial, DocCenter archiving and WireCenter wire and remote input systems during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Unisys will launch version 4.0 of its Hermes editorial, DocCenter archiving and WireCenter wire and remote input systems-perhaps the most significant upgrade since the initial release of the three products. It is already in operation at News...

West Coast Computer Systems.(WinCMS classified advertising system; Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... West Coast Computer Systems, a 20-year-old system developer, has created a PC-based classified advertising system in conjunction with ImageText, an Auckland, New Zealand, company that has successfully installed the product throughout New...

Advanced Publishing Technology.(to show advertising system at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Advanced Publishing Technology (167), which passed the 90 mark in customer sites installed early this year, is setting its sights on larger papers. It will use Nexpo for the formal introduction of the largest set of system enhancements it has...

Baseview Products.(LiveIQue utility seves Web pages dynamically; Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Baseview Products (215) will unveil LiveIQue, a new utility for serving Web pages dynamically and allowing users to access all stories from topical folders (sports, local, etc.). Baseview's Transporter utility grabs the stories, copies them and...

Atex Media Solutions.(Atex Media Solutions features Enterprise advertising system during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Atex Media Solutions (1347) will feature its Enterprise advertising system, including remote capture of ads (with background H&J and pricing) and integration with the Internet. Also on display will be the DewarView editorial system and NT...

Agile Enterprise.(introduces TeamBase: The Sequel at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Agile Enterprise (1373), which a year ago was finishing the development and installation of a high-profile system at Newsweek, will debut TeamBase: The Sequel, integrating Xpress 4.0, Microsoft SQL Server, Office 97 for the PC and Office 98 for...

Advanced Technical Solutions.(shows NewsDesk II editorial system at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Advanced Technical Solutions (611) will unveil NewsDesk II, the latest version of its editorial system. NewsDesk II offers a more comprehensive extension to the editorial database throughout all its application programs and provides a common...

CE Engineering.(demonstrate Decade NT networking server software at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... CE Engineering (1259) will demonstrate Decade NT, a networking server software package that allows an unlimited number of users to edit stories while interfaced to Tandem SII systems.

CKP Newspaper Systems.(to show Millennium Editorial and Classified system at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... CKP Newspaper Systems (113) will show its Millennium Editorial and Classified systems using a new Java-based GUI. This system derives from the original developments called Whirlwind (remember Camex?), first implemented at the Houston Chronicle....

Computer Network Integrators.(to show Ad Tracker, CNIOpen and Special Edition systems at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... CNI (Computer Network Integrators, 577) will feature its Ad Tracker system for use in ad production and its CNIOpen and Special Edition products for editorial use, both of which incorporate Word and Xpress. The main news for Ad Tracker is that...

CompuText.(to show CAT display ad system at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... CompuText (1459) is expected to show a new version of its CAT display ad system that has been rewritten to use Xpress for ad layout while still providing all the functionality in the existing CAT workstation in the form of Xtensions to Xpress....

CText.(to feature content management systems for editorial and advertising applications during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... CText (801) will feature content management systems for editorial and advertising applications, plus its Advision and ALPS systems for managing advertising content and pagination. Also on hand will be Dateline and Expressline for managing...

Cybergraphic Systems.(Genera Publishing System 4.0) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Cybergraphic Systems (811) will feature a new version of its Genera Publishing System incorporating a robust database engine for the first time. Called version 4, it is media independent and supports the production of Internet publications...

Digital Technology.(to show integrated systems for editorial, pagination, ad production, classified, image management and archiving during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Digital Technology (413) will show integrated systems for editorial, pagination, ad production, classified, image management and archiving, including Windows client stations in addition to Macintoshes. Also featured will be Newsroom Management,...

Edgil Associates.(to demonstrate complete ad-order system running on the Web during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Edgil Associates (437) will demonstrate its complete ad-order system running on the Web. It enables newspapers to accept and manage customer ads and accounts online. A display ad management module is offered to break apart display ads to create...

Foley, Torregiani.(to demonstrate Northwood Publishing's ClassPage system for classified pagination during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Foley, Torregiani (2646) will feature the fast ClassPage system for classified pagination, developed by Northwood Publishing.

Freedom System Integrators.(to show suite of systems for editorial and classified production, pagination at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Freedom System Integrators (1127) will exhibit its suite of systems for editorial and classified production and pagination. The ad system for Windows 98 will offer a set of new features covering scheduling, rates, tracking of payments, and...

FutureTense.(to show Internet Publishing System 3.0 during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... FutureTense (521) will show its Internet Publishing System, version 3.0, and a new ad order-entry program for its Mission Critical Remote Ad Management system. The latter item is designed for classified ad entry over the Internet for both...

GraphX.(to preview Adtaker 32 client-server ad-booking system during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Development)
June 15, 1998... GraphX (101) will preview Adtaker 32, its 32-bit client-server ad booking system. Using Microsoft SQL server or Oracle Workgroup Server, Adtaker 32 will be able to handle more clients, provide simultaneous access to accounts and support...

Informatel.(to introduce AdPlus for Windows ad-entry system at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Informatel (659) will debut a Windows version of its AdPlus ad-entry system, which has been ordered by USA Today for installation soon. Also in the order is the AdPlacer system for planning and dummying publications. AdPlacer calculates the...

Ultra.(the ViewXpert editorial and production tracking database engine and PageXpert Quark Xtension for layout and pagination)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Ultra (159), which has broadened its scope well beyond front-end systems, will feature its ViewXpert editorial and production tracking database engine and PageXpert Quark Xtension for layout and pagination. Also in the booth will be the Exxtra...

Morcor Solutions.(the Xpance newspaper production tracking system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Morcor Solutions (104), a newcomer to Nexpo, will introduce a "simple yet powerful" production tracking system called Xpance. It uses a system of folders stored on the network to track ads in their various stages of production. The system also...

Linopress Publishing Systems.(Linopress 5.0; Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Linopress Publishing Systems (1321), Heidelberg's newspaper system company, will introduce version 5 of its Linopress editorial system, with expanded and enhanced (and unspecified) functionality. Also in the booth will be the rest of the...

Loki.(Loki Group to show year-2000-compliant adarchiving, data analysis and display tool at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Loki Group (747) will demonstrate how to bring the former CSI customer base into the 21st century with a year-2000-compliant ad archiving, data analysis and display tool.

Mactive.(to show current version of Adbase at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Mactive (259), the Danish company that is now operating in the U.S. and has a cooperative arrangement with ACI, will feature the current version of Adbase, its comprehensive advertising system. It encompasses order entry, ROP display, contact...

Miles 33.(to show newspaper system products it is now marketing in the US during Nexp 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Miles 33 (1328), the UK company that has been selling systems for commercial applications in the U.S. for many years, is making its first appearance at Nexpo. On display will be the newspaper system product line that the company has been...

Multi-Ad Services.(to introduce Creator2 1.1 system for building display ads during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Multi-Ad Services (1171) will introduce version 1.1 of its Creator2 system for building display ads.

Nova Publishing Systems.(to show Nova Gold publishing software at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Nova Publishing Systems (120), which acquired the rights to sell System Integrators' software in North America, will make its first Nexpo appearance featuring Nova Gold, a Tandem-based system running SII's advertising and editorial software...

Pongrass Newspaper Systems.(to show latest version ofits classified and display advertising system during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Company Business and Marketing)
June 15, 1998... Pongrass Newspaper Systems (1332) will show the latest version of its classified and display advertising system.

Publishing Partner International.(to show Ad2000 advertising system at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Publishing Partner International (831) will show its Ad2000 advertising system, which now features support for telephone system integration and Tandem Non-Stop file servers. Workstations now run in stand-alone mode using Microsoft Access or SQL...

Quark.(to show Quark Publishing System 2.0 at Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Quark (871) will feature version 2.0 of the Quark Publishing System, introduced at this show a year ago and shipped to its first customers in the first quarter. We also expect to see the Quark Digital Media Systems (QDMS), an asset management...

Saxotech.(to show SaxoPress Publishing System during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Saxotech (223) will show its SaxoPress Publishing System combining editorial, pagination and archiving. (See The Latest Word for more about the company.)

Software Consulting Services.(to show GoodNews for editorial, AdMax for advertising, ClassPag for classified pagination and SCS/Track for advertising management applications during Nexpo 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) (Product Information)
June 15, 1998... Software Consulting Services (247) will feature GoodNews for editorial, AdMax for advertising, ClassPag for classified pagination and SCS/Track for advertising management applications.

System Integrators.(ports Coyote/3 editorial, advertising and layout clients to Tandem's ServerNet architecture)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... System Integrators (711) has ported its Coyote/3 editorial, advertising and layout clients to Tandem's ServerNet architecture.

Cascade Systems.(the DataFlow workflow management system and MediaSphere multimedia library and archiving system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Cascade Systems (1411) will show its DataFlow workflow management system and its MediaSphere multimedia library and archiving system.

Managing Editor.(the RoundHouse ad-tracking system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Managing Editor (459) should have the released version of its RoundHouse ad-tracking system ready for the show.

Monotype Systems.(a workflow and tracking system developed in conjunction with MidSystem) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
June 15, 1998... Monotype Systems (401) will show its workflow and tracking system developed in conjunction with MidSystem of the UK, although there won't be anything new.

ProImage.(the NewsWay Edition Explorer virtual editorial and production management system)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... ProImage (663) of Israel, which made its Nexpo debut last year, specializes in image processing and network transfer communications. Its interfaces connect to scanners and recorders using TCP/IP as well as satellite-HDLC links. At Nexpo, it...

Quark.(the Quark Digital Media System publishing-oriented asset manager)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Quark (871) is developing a publishing-oriented asset manager called the Quark Digital Media System. It will provide a flexible way of storing and retrieving digital assets of many kinds, with particular attention to integration with Quark...

Software Construction Co.(version 2.0 of the MediaServer production and archive database and the MediaFactory input system)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... The Software Construction Co. (247) will feature several new products and upgrades to existing ones, including the first showings of version 2.0 of the MediaServer production and archive database and the MediaFactory input system....

DataTimes.(the ProQuest Publisher Web server-based archiving system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... DataTimes (1229) will show ProQuest Publisher, its latest Web server-based archiving system.

Gannett Media Technologies.(the Digital Collections asset management system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Gannett Media Technologies (1309) will exhibit the Digital Collections asset management system for managing all forms of digital content including text, photos, video, graphics and page images.

Lexis-Nexis.(asset management based on the NewsView) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
June 15, 1998... Lexis-Nexis/NewsView Solutions (1021) will demonstrate asset management based on the NewsView capability with additional products for Web commerce.

Stauffer Media Systems.(the Voyager Internet-ready relational database archive)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Stauffer Media Systems (721) will feature its new Voyager Internet-ready relational database archive supporting both text and images, plus full pages. Initially it will run under NT server and with Xpress.

T/One.(the Scrounger storage and catalog system designed for digital camera files)
June 15, 1998... T/One (632) will highlight Scrounger, a storage and catalog system designed for digital camera files equipped with a PC Card. It has an integrated PC Card reader-writer, plus a 4x CD writer and 9-GB AV buffer drive. It provides an Assignment...

Hax Systems.(the Hax Story Processor word processor, communications tool and character-mapping program for reporters)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Hax Systems (1511) will feature the Hax Story Processor, a combined word processor, communications tool and character-mapping program for reporters to send stories back to their newspapers from their laptop computers. Compatible with Windows 95...

MCC Business Services.(the TextCon text conversion program converts automatically to and from any character set)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... MCC Business Services (635) will show TextCon, a text conversion program that converts automatically to and from any character set, including both standard and nonstandard ones, eliminating the need to create conversion tables. It comes with...

Apple.(previews the Rhapsody operating system) (Product Development)(Brief Article)
June 15, 1998... Apple (1001) will preview its Rhapsody OS and feature a hands-on training area.

Microsoft.(application developers building publishing industry software products based on NT, SQL Server and BackOffice) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
June 15, 1998... Microsoft (537) will highlight more than 100 application developers that are building publishing industry software products based on NT, SQL-server and BackOffice. The identity of these partners wasn't available at press time, but a list of...

Sun Microsystems.(Nexpo plans unknown) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
June 15, 1998... Sun Microsystems (421) didn't provide any information in advance, but it remains a key platform vendor for high-end newspaper applications.

Monaco Systems.(MonacoMatch version 2.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Monaco Systems (764), which recently installed its color technology at the New York Times, will demonstrate MonacoMatch version 2.5.

X-Rite.(the 528 Spectrodensitometer "hybrid" color measuring device)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... X-Rite (1569) will unveil the 528 Spectrodensitometer, which it calls the first "hybrid" color measuring device that combines the capabilities of a colorimeter and a densitometer in a single-use instrument. Also on hand will be the new DTP41...

Jintek.(Treasure Pro combines an integrated relational database of images and catalog publishing software using Xpress)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Jintek (1253), a developer of design and productivity software for creative professionals, will unveil a new database publishing product, Treasure Pro, which combines an integrated relational database of images and catalog publishing software...

AdStar.(a Web browser-based client for the Ad-Star advertising management system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... AdStar (747) will demonstrate a Web browser-based client for its Ad-Star advertising management system, obviating the need for local software at advertiser sites.

Media Passage.(E-Velox transmits newspaper ads through a point-to-point exchange using a Web site)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Media Passage (1154) will feature E-Velox, a means of transmitting ads through a point-to-point exchange using a Web site. Advertisers supply PDF files, which are put on the Web and downloaded by newspapers as needed, with appropriate password...

Pakon.(the Impak DFS-200 high-speed film scanner)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 15, 1998... Pakon (107), supplier of high-speed film scanners, will introduce a new model: the Impak DFS-200, which scans an entire roll of 35mm film in 65 seconds.