Agfa, Heidelberg and Creo Announce System Connectivity; Apogee and Prinergy to Support Respective Output Devices.Business/Technology Editors Seybold Publishing 2000 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2000 Agfa Corporation, Creo Products Inc., and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ('Heidelberg') have announced open system connectivity that will enable the Agfa Apogee(TM) and Heidelberg/Creo Prinergy (TM) workflow management solutions to support Agfa, Creo and Heidelberg/Creo engines. This announcement underscores the companies' commitment to open PDF-based digital workflows for the printing industry. This type of inter-system connectivity reinforces the growing role of Adobe Systems' reliable, editable PDF file See PDF. format as the core of the industry's most open and accessible workflow systems. PDF-based workflows maximize all of the production-enhancing benefits of PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. , including easy late-stage editing, output predictability, and device- and page-independence. Prinergy currently supports a connection to the Avantra imagesetters, using raster-screened DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. 2 files via the Apogee PDF RIP (formerly Taipan taipan a very venomous snake because of its large output of highly poisonous venom; dark brown on the dorsum with creamy yellow belly. Called also Oxyuranus scutellatus. RIP). This new level of connectivity will enable Prinergy to support Agfa proofers, imagesetters, and platesetters through an interface with the Apogee PrintDrive module. A screened, 1-bit TIFF file will be sent from Prinergy to PrintDrive, which will then output the file to an Agfa imagesetter A machine that generates output for the printing process, which is either a film-based paper that is photographed or the actual film for making the printing plates. Input comes from the keyboard, or via disk, tape or modem. or platesetter. Special features of the Apogee PrintDrive, including proofing, multiple RIPinput, and multiple engine output, will still be available. Similarly, the Agfa Apogee workflow solution will be able to support output to Creo and Heidelberg/Creo imaging devices through the Creo Recorder Interface (CRI CRI constant-rate infusion. ). The Apogee system will send 1-bit TIFF files with Agfa Balanced Screens to the CRI - the same interface used by Prinergy and other third-party front-ends - which will image the files on Creo or Heidelberg/Creo output devices. &uot;Since 1998, our customers have enjoyed the freedom of integrating their Agfa production systems with Agfa and non-Agfa workflows and imaging engines,&uot; says John Harrison
John Harrison (March 24 1693 – March 24 1776) was an English clockmaker who revolutionised and extended the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the , Agfa director of marketing for image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished systems. &uot;This agreement takes Agfa's open workflow philosophy one step further to offer a dedicated, fully-supported interface for connectivity with Creo and Heidelberg/Creo products.&uot; &uot;By connecting Agfa, Creo, and Heidelberg/Creo workflow and output systems,&uot; comments Dave Brown Dave Brown can refer to:
&uot;Open system connectivity and support of standards such as PDF will ensure our clients have the best product offerings the industry can deliver,&uot; says Raymond Cassino Cassino, town, Italy Cassino (käs-sē`nō), town (1991 pop. 32,787), in Latium, central Italy, in the Apennines, on the Rapido River. It is a commercial and agricultural center, and the site of a Fiat auto assembly plant. , Marketing Director Prepress at Heidelberg USA. &uot;This development is a significant step towards this goal.&uot; About Agfa The Agfa-Gevaert Group, headquartered in Europe, is a worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual worldwide sales of $USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 4.5 billion. Agfa manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical and technical diagnostic and amateur and professional photographic markets. www.agfahome.com About Heidelberg and Creo In 1997, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and Creo Products Inc. formed a joint venture to develop, manufacture, and market co- branded computer-to-plate (CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. ) and advanced workflow solutions for the graphic arts industry. The world leader in printing solutions, the Heidelberg Group develops and manufactures sheetfed and web offset presses, digital printing systems, electronic prepress equipment and software, as well as finishing solutions. www.heidelberg.com. Creo Products Inc. Is the world's leading supplier of CTP systems and offers a complete family of prepress solutions including thermal imaging devices, copydot scanning systems, and workflow management software. The collaboration between these two technology leaders provides open, end-to-end systems for any type and size of production environment. www.creo.com This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the &uot;safe harbor&uot; provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, including statements with respect to the anticipated cost savings, synergies, and other benefits of the transaction. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. (Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.) EDITOR'S NOTE: Color images of Agfa products are available for download from Agfa's press site on the Web at www.agfapress.com. |
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