California Polytechnic State University to Use Paxonix to Teach Students Packaging Design and Development.Business Editors PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2004 Students and Faculty to Use Paxonix(R) Collaborative Software This is a list of collaborative software (or list of groupware) applications. Wiki software is on a list of wiki software. Open source or free software The following are open source or free software applications. to Manage Digital Assets and Workflow Management in Packaging Design Projects Paxonix, Inc., the pioneer and leader in integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. and services for package design and development professionals, today announced an agreement with California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly (Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
Under the agreement, Paxonix will implement its software immediately to meet the needs and utilization patterns of Cal Poly's packaging graphics syllabus. The company will also provide system configuration and initial user setup, training, and access to the Paxonix Customer Service Center for technical support. "We understand that the packaging design and production for consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one involves interaction among a diverse set of players and numerous steps,' says Penny Osmond, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Graphic Communication Department, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. . "At Cal Poly, our educational philosophy is 'Learning by Doing' Our packaging graphics students can benefit from using this collaborative tool for developing, tracking, and delivering innovative packaging to the market." More specifically, the packaging graphics program faculty has several goals in incorporating Paxonix into classes. These include: -- Increasing the visibility and usage of packaging design files -- Establishing best practices for digital asset management -- Providing greater exposure to advanced technology solutions "Today's packaging graphics students at Cal Poly are tomorrow's leading packaging designers," says Kent St.Vrain, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Paxonix, "We look forward to receiving their ideas and feedback on how to improve the usage and implementation of our software - because we are committed to serving the needs of packaging professionals with advanced technology that helps to generate innovation and accelerate speed-to-market." The Packaging Professional Suite The Packaging Professional Suite is the first integrated software to bring the benefits of product life cycle management to package design and development. It streamlines and manages processes, automates and tracks workflow and approvals, delivers up-to-date content, and supports communication and collaboration across both local and remote groups. The suite includes the PaxPro(R) Toolset, which provides workflow/collaboration, digital asset management, reporting capabilities, visualization tools and on-line proofing (including thumbnails of files that facilitate collaboration and review-and-approval cycles among disperse players). High-level project management capabilities are also available. The software is also easy-to-use and easy-to-configure and is accessible with just a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and Internet connection from a secure hosted environment, so it requires no capital investment and costs less than in-house software development and maintenance. About California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University one of the 23 California state universities Enrollment  is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive institution that emphasizes a "learning by doing" educational experience for its more than 18,000 students. The university is located on a 6,000-acre campus in the foothills of San Luis Obispo. For more information, visit the university's website at www.calpoly.edu. The Graphic Communication Department (www.grc.calpoly.edu) is one of the largest and best know in the nation. The department has over 33,000 square feet of laboratories that are heavily supported by industry and offers concentrations in electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. and imaging, printing and imaging management, design reproduction technology, and individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. study in graphic communication. The department has approximately 3000 alumni in all facets of 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. The Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly (www.grci.calpoly.edu) offer research, testing, product evaluations, and industry seminars and workshops. About Paxonix Owned by MeadWestvaco Corporation, Paxonix, Inc is the pioneer and leader in creating tools and services for package design and development professionals in food and beverages F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , health and beauty aides, and other consumer packaged goods. Our flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Paxonix Packaging Professional Suite, allows companies and their value chains to accelerate speed-to-market, reduce costs, and drive package innovation. Because the software is hosted, secure, and easy-to-use and configure, it helps to integrate and expedite even highly individual, complex processes - to produce packages that make a difference and provide a competitive edge. www.paxonix.com |
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