Agfa announces PrintCast (High Speed Global Printing Solution).MORTSEL, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1997-- Novell is first user to benefit from Agfa's Chromapress-based publishing and distribution network Agfa outlined plans for a new global digital printing network, PrintCast, a service that manages and distributes digital files to the worldwide Chromapress user network for remote printing. At the same time, Agfa announced that Novell, the world's leading network software provider, is the first customer of this new service. PrintCast will allow multinational corporations
"With the implementation of PrintCast, Chromapress has become the fastest global printing solution available to business today," said Bill Rozler, Novell's director of Worldwide Branding and Corporate Identity. "PrintCast will allow us to reach our affiliates and end users faster than any existing print process. In our business, moving products faster to the market is key to staying ahead of our competition." "This announcement demonstrates Agfa's commitment to aggressively develop new markets," said Paul Willems, worldwide director of marketing for 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). systems at Agfa-Gevaert N.V. "The participation of Novell underscores the clear advantages digital printing can offer international companies." Efficient and accurate transmission of digital color files is primarily enabled by Agfa's newly developed IntelliPac print file technology, though standard PostScript documents may also be used. IntelliPac is a patented, lossless compression A compression technique that decompresses data back to its original form without any loss. The decompressed file and the original are identical. All compression methods used to compress text, databases and other business data are lossless. technology used by the Chromapress IntelliStream system that produces compact files that can be easily transmitted via ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. or other methods. IntelliPac files can be speedily processed at the receiving end and printed with consistent quality in real time on any IntelliStream-equipped Chromapress. PrintCast is a distribute and print network with a hub facility to be based in Agfa's Wilmington, Mass. headquarters. The hub, the nerve center of the distribute and print network, consists of dedicated facilities, personnel and equipment and will be connected by high-speed telecommunications links to Chromapress users who choose to participate. The hub facility will receive electronic job orders from corporate customers, preflight pre·flight adj. Preparing for or occurring before flight. tr.v. pre·flight·ed, pre·flight·ing, pre·flights To check (an aircraft) for airworthiness before flight. , process and proof the job files, and contract with Chromapress providers to print and deliver the jobs according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. customer requirements. Agfa plans to actively work with Chromapress users to expand the global network. About Chromapress Chromapress is a digital printing system that creates high-quality, four-color printing directly from PostScript files. It is a complete system for efficient digital printing, including advanced front-end components such as a full suite of Power Macintosh-based software for workflow management, a Power Macintosh-based press server, and a PostScript Level 2 PowerRIP. The award-winning four-color print engine offers fast, full-duplex web-feed output. For more information on Chromapress, visit http://www.chromapress.com on the World Wide Web. For information about Agfa's complete line of products, visit http://www.Agfahome.com on the World Wide Web. About Novell Founded in 1983, Novell (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 : NOVL NOVL Novell, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) is the world's leading provider of network software. The company offers a wide range of network solutions for distributed network, Internet/Intranet and small-business markets, as well as the network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. industry's most comprehensive education and technical support programs. Information about Novell and its complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com. About Agfa The Agfa-Gevaert Group is a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual worldwide sales of $4.5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical and technical diagnostic, and amateur and professional photographic markets. Headquartered in Europe, Agfa-Gevaert is wholly owned by Bayer AG Bayer AG German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Founded in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer (1825–1880), it now operates plants in more than 30 countries. Bayer has originated scores of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and synthetic materials; it was the first developer and . In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Agfa operates as a division of Bayer Corp., with sales and marketing headquarters in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , NJ. Bayer Corp. is a research-based company with major businesses in health care, chemicals and imaging technologies. CONTACT: Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Gene Hunt, 32-3-444-3964 Fax: 32-3-444-3923 e-mail: g_hunt@eps.agfa.be |
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