Datalogics announces DL Pager on DEC Alpha platform enabling document production speeds up to 12 times faster.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997--Datalogics, Inc. announced today that DL Pager, the company's flagship composition product, is now available on Digital Equipment Corp's 64-bit Alpha RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. platform. This new platform migrates Datalogics composition products to a faster, more powerful platform, which results in greater productivity. "We are pleased to make available DL Pager on DEC's Alpha platform," said Datalogics president James W. McNeill today. "It represents a significant value proposition for our customers both in terms of cost and performance." The new Alpha platform will enable faster production P test results have shown composition using DL Pager on Alpha to be faster by a factor of between four and twelve P users will also be able to migrate materials created on other platforms. Existing formats and DCL (1) (Digital Command Language) Digital's standard command language for the VMS operating system on its VAX series. (2) (Data Compression L scripts developed for DL Pager applications can be used without alteration for the Alpha platform. To provide a smooth migration process, Datalogics has formed a strategic partnership with DEC and DEC's key value-added resellers to provide integration and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for the Alpha migration. DL Pager is the sophisticated composition and pagination (1) Page numbering. (2) Laying out printed pages, which includes setting up and printing columns, rules and borders. Although pagination is used synonymously with page makeup, the term often refers to the printing of long manuscripts rather than ads and brochures. software driven by SGML SGML in full Standard Generalized Markup Language Markup language for organizing and tagging elements of a document, including headings, paragraphs, tables, and graphics. (Standard General Markup Language markup language Standard text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship among its parts. The most widely used markup languages are SGML, HTML, and XML. ) or generic coding. DL Pager composes documents of any size without manual intervention and automatically generates cross-references, tables of content, and indices. About Datalogics Datalogics is a leading worldwide system supplier for the most demanding publishing applications. For more than 30 years, Datalogics has helped define the standard of database publishing Using desktop publishing to produce reports of database contents. See desktop publishing. and automatic pagination for large documents, providing mission-critical products which solve even the most complex and demanding composition and publishing needs. Datalogics continues to be an industry leader providing expertise and technology that delivers integrated best of breed solutions. Datalogics products are used for applications in the defense, automotive, aerospace, legal, pharmaceutical, insurance and commercial printing industries. CONTACT: Datalogics, Inc. Ian Henzel, 312/853-8347 312/853-8282 fax |
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