Adobe PostScript Level 2 software now available on Digital's Alpha platforms running Windows NT for high performance printing on the world's fastest microprocessor family.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) Tuesday announced it has broadened its base of platforms running Adobe PostScript software to include Digital Equipment Corp.'s Alpha platforms running Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , the world's fastest microprocessor family. The Alpha 64-bit RISC-based system A computer system that uses a RISC CPU such as a SPARC, PowerPC or MIPS chip. See RISC. runs Adobe's Configurable PostScript Interpreter (CPSI CPSI Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (Mobile, Alabama) CPSI Creative Problem Solving Institute CPSI Certified Playground Safety Inspector CPSI cells per square inch CPSI Configurable PostScript Interpreter ) Level 2 for high-performance PostScript language printing, and is available now. "The prepress market has a real need for ultra-fast PostScript language processing
Language processing refers to the way human beings process speech or writing and understand it as language. on Windows NT," said William Armitage, vice president of Digital's Embedded and Realtime OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Products Group. "The speed and power of Alpha make it an ideal platform for processing these files which can sometimes be more than a gigabyte in size. The combination of Adobe PostScript software and the Alpha-based systems running Windows NT provide a fast, high-quality printing solution." "Adobe PostScript software is now available for every major computer platform," said Steve MacDonald Steve Macdonald is a filk musician (singer/songwriter) from Michigan, who also appears at Renaissance Faires as "Gallamor the Bard". He served for several years as the Pegasus Award Evangelista, and was responsible for many changes in the award process that led to much greater , senior vice president and general manager of Adobe's Systems Products Division. "And now, end users who need extremely high performance for PostScript language printing will see immediate benefits from the Alpha platform. Digital and Adobe have worked together for more than a decade to bring innovative products to market and we look forward to continued success in the future." The Alpha platform running Windows NT incorporates CPSI to provide Adobe PostScript software, an essential element for high-performance and high-quality color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). . CPSI is a host-based interpreter that rasterizes PostScript language files, a function typically done in a raster image processor See RIP. Remember... try the acronym first! (application, printer) Raster Image Processor - (RIP) A device (usually hardware but can be software) that takes a Page Description Language description of a page and converts it into a bitmap for printing. or RIP that is embedded in an output device such as a printer. With CPSI, end users gain the benefits of Adobe PostScript Level 2 software, which include consistent and predictable color with more control from the application, better printer memory-management to handle complex imaging, and data decompression techniques that can substantially reduce data transfer times from a host computer to the printer. Digital Equipment Corp. is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Adobe Systems Inc., founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of application software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe's 1994 revenue was approximately $598 million. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Digital is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corp. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Inc. Michael Wong, 415/962-2197 mwong@adobe.com; http://www.adobe.com/ or Digital Equipment Corp. Karen Regan, 508/467-6307 |
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