Agfa Monotype Licenses Screening Technologies to Lucid Dream Software.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass. & HOFFMAN ESTATES Hoffman Estates A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 49,700. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2002 Agfa Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc , a worldwide developer of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color and font technologies, and Lucid Dream A lucid dream is a dream in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress. During lucid dreams, it is often possible to exert conscious control over the dream characters and environment, as well as to perform otherwise physically impossible Software, Inc., a major provider of workflow tools for the prepress and printing industries, have announced that Lucid Dream has licensed Agfa Monotype's color screening technologies. Lucid Dream will integrate the screening capabilities as part of a software upgrade that provides customers with 1-bit TIFF connectivity options. "To allow our Delta(tm) RIP customers the ability to connect to a variety of output devices, we recently added support for 1-bit TIFFs to TIFF/ITflow(tm), our product that enhances productivity on these RIPs," said David Lewis The name David Lewis may refer to several people: Academics
monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. because it offered the highest quality supercell solution." "Our screening software, based on patented, high-end technologies from Agfa Corporation, are well known in the graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. industry for producing exceptional color reproduction," said Ron Iversen, general manager of Agfa Monotype's color group Color Group ASA was established in 1990 as a result of the merge between Jahre Line and Norway Line. The same year Color Line took over Fred. Olsen Lines cruiseferry operations, and then expanding its business further. . "With Lucid Dream's added support for 1-bit TIFFs, a more flexible workflow opens up for many of Lucid Dream's customers. A built-in benefit of high-quality screens is now part of this workflow." TIFF/ITflow Lucid Dream's TIFF/ITflow, the premier software tool for producing digital data for distribution using the Delta RIP, is the company's first product that integrates Agfa Monotype's screening technologies. TIFF/ITflow allows for file conversion from the Delta RIP format to a P1-compliant TIFF/IT format. TIFF/ITflow is available immediately from Lucid Dream and can be purchased as an upgrade for Delta RIP version 4.2 and subsequent releases. About Lucid Dream Software Lucid Dream Software, Inc. is an Illinois-based corporation providing industry-leading, vertical market software tools and solutions for the prepress and printing industries both in the retail market with the company's line of Delta additions, and the 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 market for several industry-leading prepress manufacturers. Lucid Dream Software is located at 4570 Topaz Drive, Hoffman Estates, IL 60195 (telephone 847-202-8424 or fax 847-202-9352). Additional information can be found on the company's Web site at www.luciddream.com. About Agfa Monotype Corporation Agfa Monotype Corporation is a major provider of digital content for graphics professionals. The company is a recognized leader in fonts and font technologies and an innovator in color and screening technologies. Agfa Monotype is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Agfa Corporation and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical imaging, non-destructive testing and consumer imaging and photography markets. Worldwide, sales for 2000 were 5.26 billion euros. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J. and employs approximately 4,000 people. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com and www.fonts.com. |
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