Altro and Live Picture Inc. Bring Breakthrough Imaging Capabilities to Documentum Content & Knowledge Management.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1998-- Internet Publishing Components Heralds Advancements in eCommerce, Sales and Marketing, Technical Documentation, and Performance Support Altro Solutions, Inc., the Content Rich Information Systems expert, and Live Picture Inc., the leader in Internet imaging, today announced the integration of Live Picture's Internet Publishing framework with Documentum's market-leading enterprise document and knowledge management platform. With Internet Publishing, Documentum systems will be able to address a range of new applications involving use of image-rich color documents across networks, including on demand printing of sales and marketing collateral Marketing collateral, in marketing and sales, is the collection of media used to support the sales of a product or service. These sales aids are intended to make the sales effort easier and more effective. , collaborative authoring and pre-press applications. Altro Solutions worked closely with both Live Picture and Documentum to integrate these key document technologies. With the integration of Documentum and the Internet Publishing framework, Altro can now deliver solutions that dramatically reduce the delays and overhead currently associated with image-rich documents that incorporate high-resolution images. Documents such as brochures, datasheets, posters and other sales and marketing collateral are stored in a Web-ready format, available for viewing or printing on demand anywhere the network reaches. Live Picture's Internet Publishing framework incorporates support for Adobe's Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. with the Live Picture Image Server to provide a scalable resolution solution that adapts to network bandwidth constraints. The Live Picture Image Server uses the Flashpix image format and Internet Imaging Protocol The Internet Imaging Protocol, or IIP, is an Internet protocol designed by the International Imaging Industry Association. IIP is built on top of HTTP to communicate images and their metadata and takes advantage of the FlashPix image architecture. (IIP IIP Investors In People IIP International Information Programs (US State Department) IIP Index of Industrial Production IIP Iraqi Islamic Party IIP International Ice Patrol (US Coast Guard) ) to provide interactive access to images of all sizes. One of the many features this affords is the ability to zoom deep into images to see details. While image viewing is fast across even low speed networks, the entire high quality image remains available for printing on color printers A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. . Network viewing and access to documents on networks is accomplished without plug-ins or special client software. "Live Picture combined with DOCUMENTUM EDMS (Electronic Document Management System or Enterprise Document Management System ) See document management. EDMS - Electronic Document Management System 98 makes a vast array of new and enhanced applications possible, especially in terms of Web content publishing and electronic commerce," said Howard Shao, co-founder and vice president of product development for DOCUMENTUM. "These applications might include research and development visualizations, product encyclopedias, and sophisticated online performance support systems for the manufacturing shop floor, field service and customer use. For example, this integration now provides the ability to visually approach, or zoom in and 'walk through' a complex device and see a demonstration of a correct maintenance or operational procedure." A new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. for efficiently distributing and printing image-rich color documents over networking, Internet Publishing will work with standard PDF files See PDF. that embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. high resolution color images A (digital) color image is a digital image that includes color information for each pixel. For visually acceptable results, it is necessary (and almost sufficient) to provide three samples (color channels . When checked-in into Documentum the PDF file is processed by the image server to create a Web-ready version of the PDF file. This enables the server to send the appropriate resolution document, whether it is for purposes of viewing or printing. Zooming and panning functions will be handled by sending the request back to the image server for processing and then then sending back the appropriate "tiles." For printing, the 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. can be sent, with the embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. image at the specified resolution, via the Documentum server to a networked printer. "All this is done with blazingly fast performance, so everything is now in place to take advantage of this incredible new functionality," said John Rees John Rees may be:
"We have been delivering Documentum-based content and knowledge management solutions to our large business clients for some years now. As a result, Altro has had many opportunities to integrate a number of enabling technologies that bring value to the Documentum platform. Live Picture's Internet Publishing framework is clearly one of most intriguing of these technologies from the standpoint in of supply chain communications, channel management, and electronic commerce," Rees concluded. Together, Live Picture - Documentum solutions can create a knowledge environment that crisply delivers the right information at the right time, yet provides an immersed im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. experience for users. This class of enterprise solutions promises to enhance the ability of an enterprise to market and sell its products and services in any instance requiring an image in combination with well-controlled documents and other related content objects. "This integration is a wonderful illustration of our technology's flexibility and fit in an 'industrial strength' information systems," said Robert Blumberg, vice president of Live Picture's Internet Publishing business unit. "We are especially pleased to count Altro as one of our first consulting and systems integration partners, particularly given their focus on improved business processes and content rich applications," continued Blumberg. About Altro Solutions Altro Solutions Inc., with headquarters in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. and offices in Iselin, N.J., is a national provider of information systems consulting, software development and systems integration services primarily serving Fortune 1000 companies. Founded in 1992, Altro Solutions Inc. specializes in Content Rich Information Solutions, including Content and Knowledge Management, and Cross-Enterprise and Supply Chain Solutions. Information about Altro Solutions, Inc. and its services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.altro.com. About Live Picture Inc. Live Picture, Inc. is the leader in Internet imaging solutions and the inventor of zoomable images for the Internet. Live Picture develops and sells a complete suite of image servers and Internet and consumer applications based on its Zoom image technology. Live Picture products are used for creating, managing, and distributing highly detailed images for network and print applications. Leaders in the retail, entertainment, travel, real estate and publishing industries are among Live Picture's enterprise customers. Information about LivePicture and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.livepicture.com. About Documentum Documentum (Nasdaq:DCTM) develops, markets and supports a family of enterprise document management products that improve the effectiveness of the organization based on a company's business-critical information and proven processes. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., Documentum sells its products and services worldwide through a direct sales force, systems integrators, and affiliated distributors. Documentum is the recognized leader in the document management market, with global customers in the process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. , discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. , finance, and government services sector. Information about Documentum and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.documentum.com. |
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