The cross-media publishing paradigm creates new problems, such as in the area of workflow management and layout. The section covers desktop publishing, layout design, dynamic publishing technologies, cross-media publishing workflow automation, and much more. This is the core section of IT Enquirer.
EFI is shipping an upgraded version of its Prograph publication planning software. EFI Prograph offers comprehensive planning capabilities – including versioning, complex imposition and distribution tools – that allow printers to make more informed business decisions, simplify production and increase profits.
InDesign CS 2 is set to push some plug-in builders either out of business or force them to think their line of products all over again. The new version offers support for object styles, has better integration with InCopy CS 2 and is a better user experience in general. Desktop publishers will like what Adobe did to the program in terms of long-document support and much more.
Adobe is releasing Creative Suite 2 almost in tandem with Apple’s Tiger upgrade. Creative Suite 2 justifies not just a review but a series of reviews; that’s how important I deem it to be. In the next days and weeks, you can expect IT-Enquirer to cover most if not all of Creative Suite 2.
Quark today announced the forthcoming release of its publishing workflow software, Quark Publishing System (QPS) 3.5. QPS 3.5 includes customer-recommended updates and workflow tools to better enhance the production process and keep users on the cutting edge of technological advancements.
Quark announced that customers have lined up to laud the company’s recent introduction of free English technical support and other service improvements over the last 12 months.
NexPress Solutions is highlighting strong growth in the digital book publishing market, driven by innovative and successful users of the company’s digital printing systems.
SoftCare announced that Advance Magazine Publishers (New York), one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., has purchased K4 Publishing System servers and end user licenses for all of its magazine properties, including Condé Nast Publications, Fairchild Publications and the Golf Digest companies.
German publishing house GONG Verlag has commissioned SNAP Innovation to move production of their magazines to a production workflow using Adobe Creative Suite and SoftCare’s K4 Publishing System. The contract was signed in December 2004. This installation replaces a workflow built on the Quark Publishing System (QPS) and QuarkXPress.
Merlin is a project manager for Mac OS X users. Merlin was created by German developers ProjectWizards who had a keen eye for integration with existing Mac OS X applications, ease-of-use and powerful features that previously were only found in Microsoft’s Project Manager on Wintel.
We had the pleasure of interviewing Dirk Volckaerts, the editor of a small weekly in Belgium, Brussels This Week. They use the SoftCare K4 system for their editorial workflow.
Pfeiffer Consulting recently released a Technology Analysis and Strategy Outlook report on QuarkXpress and InDesign. The analyst compared QuarkXpress 6 with InDesign CS, and also had a first look at QuarkXpress 6.5. Not only were both applications compared with each other, but Pfeiffer also analysed what both are lacking in terms of functionality to support a workflow in an optimal manner.
A digital signature identifies the person signing a document as much as a conventional handwritten signature does. Unlike conventional signatures, however, a digital signature also stores information about the person signing the document. Signatures help prevent unwanted changes to a PDF document, which is reason enough why you should be interested in the digital signature capabilities of Acrobat 7.
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