Creo Launches Synapse Link Software for Increased Business Efficiency and Productivity at Graph Expo.Business Editors & High Tech Writers Graph Expo 2002 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002 Creo, Inc. (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 :CREO) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CRE CRE Commercial Real Estate CRE Corporate Real Estate CRE Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland) CRE CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and Readout Electronics CRE Camp Response Element ) has launched Synapse synapse (sĭn`ăps), junction between various signal-transmitter cells, either between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland. A nerve impulse reaches the synapse through the axon, or transmitting end, of a nerve cell, or neuron. (R) Link software for the automatic exchange of prepress production data between database-driven print production systems and management information systems (MIS). Synapse Link software provides for increased visibility into prepress for printers, allowing them to achieve new levels of business efficiency and productivity. This product opens a new chapter for Networked Graphic Production, the Creo initiative that is streamlining printing cycles. Creo also welcomes partners Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated, Komori America Corporation, and Printcafe Software, Inc. to deliver Networked Graphic Production. Accessibility Through Open Industry Standard Synapse Link software collects and delivers production data using JDF JDF Job Definition Format (XML-based format for workflow and control information) JDF Jamaica Defence Force JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International JDF Job Description Form JDF Japan Defense Force JDF Jackson Drop Forge Company (Job Definition Format), an industry-standard file format that unifies prepress, post-press, production and management information systems. Synapse Link software sends actual production data and job status information from the Prinergy(R) workflow management system directly to the Printcafe Hagen OA management information system. Other JDF-compatible MIS systems will be able to interface with Networked Graphic Production through Synapse Link. Better Tracking and Control Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. data exchange gives the printer the ability to better manage inventory, identify profitable jobs, create accurate invoices, and develop more efficient production processes. "When a customer orders a change to a print job that requires additional pages, the extra material usage and machine time, and job control data are automatically forwarded to the printers' business systems," explains Wendy Moore, Synapse Link product manager. "This improves invoice detail and helps inventory tracking." Transferring production data to the MIS system can provide an immediate summary of the production costs associated with each print job and allows database-reporting tools to analyze the data. It ensures the printer is able to increase profitability by automatically collecting accurate and timely job-costing information. Prinergy Implements JDF from Preps The Prinergy workflow management system now accepts and processes JDF imposition data from Preps(R) software from ScenicSoft, the industry's leading page imposition software for offset printing. JDF imposition data incorporates customer information and data from postpress systems, such as folding and cutting. This allows standard format data from Preps to be delivered into a Networked Graphic Production environment-once again, increasing the printer's visibility into prepress operations. Creo announced August 16, 2002 that it intends to acquire ScenicSoft. Technology Leaders Join Networked Graphic Production Adobe Systems Incorporated, Komori America Corporation, and Printcafe Software, Inc. are working with Creo to deliver Networked Graphic Production. These industry leaders have collaborated with Creo to create integrated technologies and products that revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the conventional print production process, surpassing customers' current levels of connectivity, automation and collaboration. The Networked Graphic Production Partner Program was established to highlight developers, manufacturers and vendors that provide solutions that bring together people and technologies in a seamless manner to maximize efficiencies while gaining better visibility and control over the entire print production process. Creo is demonstrating many developments in Networked Graphic Production at Graph Expo, the prepress and printing industry's largest trade show in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. this year, October 6-9. About Creo Creo is a world leader in solutions for 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. Core product lines include image capture systems; inkjet proofers; thermal imaging devices for films, plates and proofs; professional color and copydot scanning systems; and workflow management software. Creo is also an Original Equipment Manufacture supplier of on-press imaging technology, components for digital presses, and color servers for high-speed, print-on-demand digital printers. Creo trades under the symbols CREO on NASDAQ and CRE on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. . www.creo.com (C) 2002 Creo Inc. The Creo product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or service marks of Creo Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other company and brand, product and service names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Data is subject to change without notice. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " 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. 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. These risks and uncertainties are described under the caption "Information Regarding Forward-looking Statements" and elsewhere in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and which are incorporated herein by reference. We do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. |
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