Exstream Software Announces General Availability of AFP Compare(TM); Software Substantially Improves Accuracy, Saves Time and Reduces Production Costs in AFP Document Environments.LEXINGTON, Ky. -- www.exstream.com--Exstream Software, Inc. today announced the general availability of its AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. Compare software, a high-speed comparison solution for viewing two advanced function presentation (printer, language) Advanced Function Presentation - (AFP) A page description language from IBM introduced in 1984 initially as Advanced Function Printing. AFP was first developed for mainframes and then brought to minicomputers and workstations. (AFP) files side by side to verify output quality before production. AFP Compare combines regression testing In software development, testing a program that has been modified in order to ensure that additional bugs have not been introduced. When a program is enhanced, testing is often done only on the new features. and proofing functions into a single solution, saving application development time by eliminating manual document testing; reducing printing and production costs by reviewing visual output electronically for quality assurance before running expensive production or print factory processes; and improving document accuracy with comparison precision down to a single printer element (PEL) for exact changes between AFP print streams. AFP Compare allows companies to achieve these benefits by: --Visually comparing two AFP files side by side on screen, with a page in the middle that highlights the differences --Setting color-coded change markers to quickly delineate differences between "before" and "after" pages --Masking areas from comparison to check for margin shift --Locking one file to a particular page while scanning the other file to find differences more quickly --Zooming in and out to more easily view document changes --Displaying resource names by placing the cursor (1) The symbol used to point to some element on screen. On Windows, Mac and other graphics-based screens, it is also called a "pointer," and it changes shape as it is moved with the mouse into different areas of the application. over the text in question --Controlling comparison tolerance by adjusting the PEL sensitivity --Generating detailed comparison reports that describe document changes "AFP is often the document output format of choice for enterprises producing high-volume variable print applications because it was designed for high-speed print processing," said Tim Baxter, product manager at Exstream. "With AFP Compare companies can easily verify that only what needed to be changed on the document was changed, which ensures accuracy and saves a tremendous amount of time in the AFP document development and testing process." AFP Compare is available from Exstream as a stand-alone product, or as an optional module in the company's market-leading Dialogue enterprise personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. software. For more information on all of Exstream's AFP productivity solutions visit www.exstream.com and click on AFP Studio. About Exstream Software Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, United States, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region. It is the second-largest city in Kentucky, after Louisville, Kentucky,[1] and the 68th largest in the United States. , USA, Exstream Software provides a single platform for businesses around the world to create and manage higher quality, fully personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. customer communications of all types for delivery through batch, real-time and interactive channels. Companies in the 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. , insurance, service provider, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , utilities and other industries benefit by getting communications to market as much as 85 percent faster, reducing document production costs up to 80 percent, and as much as tripling customer response. For more information about Exstream Software and its market-leading Dialogue enterprise personalization software, visit www.exstream.com, or contact Exstream at 859-296-0600 or info@exstream.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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