EskoArtwork to Focus on Workflow Solutions, 'Color for Everyone'

GENT, BELGIUM--September 30, 2008--In printing today, successful companies continuously push the limits of efficiency and strive to adopt the best operational practices to create value and remain competitive. EskoArtwork's mission is to help its customers bring together all the systems, the software and the hardware, people and information assets available to them and effectively connect these into high-performance workflows. Operator guidance, process automation and supply chain collaboration are the drivers fueling EskoArtwork's innovations. To that end, at EskoArtwork's booth 5246 and other locations on the show floor at Graph Expo (October 26-29, in Chicago), the company will demonstrate an extraordinary number of systems and solutions that help printers of all sizes and kinds operate more efficiently.

"EskoArtwork always attaches a high value to connectivity when developing its systems and products", explains Simon James, EskoArtwork President, North America. "Beyond supporting a number of open industry standards initiatives, we also have engaged in a multitude of industry partnerships to complement our and his concept has also been brought 'home', as we have successfully integrated EskoArtwork systems to work seamlessly together. The result: a wide range of packaging and printing preproduction solutions at Graph Expo."

Commercial printing software solutions: plugged into everything

Within a year after the merger between Artwork Systems and Esko, file exchange has been made seamless between editor and workflow platforms, and users of the various components can have confidence that they will work in any EskoArtwork solution. Nexus and Odystar can now take advantage of EskoArtwork tools integrated with their current workflow and proofing systems to considerably increase their productivity. The result is an extremely robust workflow with an exceptional number of options for any commercial printer.

For example, Nexus and Odystar users are now able to implement FastImpose, that can effortlessly handle even the most complicated imposition schemes, including multi-web, (asymmetric) coming-and-going, multiple sections with different trim sizes on the same sheet-and even foldouts (tri-folds and gate-folds). FastImpose additionally offers the use of dynamic and elastic templates, which considerably reduces the amount of required imposition templates to build and to maintain.

Nexus can now also integrate with BackStage, allowing users to take advantage of the powerful BackStage server to maximize productivity, repeatability and consistency. This client-server model gives Nexus users database powered job and data management, it automates To-Do's and communications, and provides exceptional integration with other MIS and ERP systems.

Color for Everyone

Getting color right the first time and every time brings substantial savings across the entire packaging and printing production chain. At Graph Expo, EskoArtwork shows how color management can be integrated into each step of the workflow, from design to press. On display are end-to-end solutions for proofing and output, complete with expert services, based on the Kaleidoscope color management 'engine'. EskoArtworks´ "Color for Everyone" features Equinox-a solution for Extended Gamut Printing-and also Concentric Screening, a revolutionary and proven halftone dot technology for offset printing providing greater latitude on press and significant ink savings up to 30%.

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