HELIOS ships 4th generation server software for network and prepress.Business/Technology Editors Graph Expo 2002 Booth #4812, McCormick Place CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002 HELIOS Software GmbH, a leading developer of network and prepress server software, announced the new HELIOS 4th generation products. To ship in October on HELIOS CD018, the new versions incorporate advanced server technologies developed by HELIOS over 10 years. A key component of HELIOS' 4th generation products is a new server foundation called HELIOS Base, which includes Server Fail Safety, Unicode support, networking and imaging libraries, and more. From installation and configuration to system administration and platform migration, HELIOS' 4th generation products deliver mission-critical performance, reliability, scalability and ease of use. Key Benefits: -- Server Fail Safety monitors all HELIOS services via the HELIOS Service Controller, to provide mission critical reliability and process security. -- Advanced printing system supports TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , AppleTalk PAP, Postscript, and 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. , and includes extensive input & output options. The new HELIOS TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. Printer driver offers three times faster printing support than AppleTalk-PAP! -- Mac OS X support of all supported Macintosh applications to run native on Mac OS X -- True Win/Mac Cross-Platform Compatibility including shared Unicode volumes, printers and passwords, with full support of cross-platform file and record locking A first-come, first-served technique for managing data in a multiuser environment. The first user to access the file or record prevents, or locks out, other users from accessing it. After the file or record is updated, it is unlocked and available. . -- New imaging capabilities. HELIOS ImageServer (formerly EtherShare OPI (Open Prepress Interface) An extension to PostScript that provides color separations. It was developed by Aldus Corporation, which was later acquired by Adobe. ) supports server based image transformation, ICC-Color Management, and OPI replacement, as well as Internet optimized PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. previews. "HELIOS' expertise delivers the highest performance servers for Macintosh and Windows clients, and the most advanced prepress servers available," noted Helmut Tschemernjak, president of HELIOS Software GmbH. "The HELIOS Base foundation plus the extensive list of product enhancements to each of the server products translates into increased productivity and ease of use." The HELIOS 4th generation products include -- EtherShare 3.1 - Highest-performance server for Macintosh clients -- PCShare 3.1 - Highest-performance server for Windows clients -- ImageServer 2.5 - Server-based OPI image replacement and conversion with color separation and proof printing -- PDF HandShake 2.1 - PDF Printing - PDF OPI and Imposition - Create PDF Server - PDF Internet Printing -- PrintPreview 2.0 - Convenient & reliable last minute proofing See http://www.helios.de/news/news02/new_prods.html for more details on the new versions of HELIOS server products. Smart Ideas for Better Networking HELIOS products run on powerful and scalable servers including Apple Computer Mac OS X, Hewlett-Packard HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , SGI IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. , Sun Solaris, and Linux on Pentium based systems. HELIOS products provide reliable cross-platform support for Macintosh, DOS/Windows and UNIX-based clients. Distributors sell HELIOS products worldwide to value-added resellers who provide complete networking solutions to customers. HELIOS software products are also available as part of OEM solutions by many major vendors in the prepress industry. For U.S. Sales European MikroGraf Corp.: 916-923-3520; sales@ugraf.com; http://www.ugraf.com For Canadian Sales PreSource Corp.: 613-821-0832; sales@presource.net; http://www.presource.net For further editor information, please contact: HELIOS Software GmbH, Attn: marketing, Steinriede 3, D-30827 Garbsen, Germany; Fax +49 5131-709325; E-mail: marketing@helios.de; or Web access at http://www.helios.com. |
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