Xitron LLC

ANN ARBOR, MI—April 25, 2008—Xitron, the prepress industry’s leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors, RIP management software and workflow solutions, today announced plans for drupa, the world’s largest printing exhibition to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, May 29-June 11. Xitron will exhibit in Hall 9, Stand 9D 26-9. Highlights of the exhibit include: • Navigator GPS 8 workflow for Harlequin RIPs • ExpressConnect web submission and online proofing solution • TotalProof™ Raster plug-in • On demand printer support for Oki Data 9600/9650, Xante Illumina, Xerox Phaser 7400 Navigator GPS 8 is the latest version of the popular Navigator line of RIPs

MAN Roland Hosts Printers for Press Premier OFFENBACH, GERMANY—The world premier of a “next generation” sheetfed printing platform isn’t an everyday occurrence, so MAN Roland extended its recent festivities to more than a week to allow for bringing in several groups of select printers, journalists and its own employees from around the globe. The stars of the show were HiPrint and DirectDrive versions of the new Roland 700 sheetfed printing platform. To make the most of the trip, the contingent from North America was additionally treated to tours of a local DirectDrive beta site, MAN Roland’s foundry and its manufacturing/assembly facilities for sheetfed presses.

ST. PAUL, MN—Vanguard Graphics International has acquired Xitron Inc. of Ann Arbor, MI, a graphic arts developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors (RIPs), RIP management software and related digital workflow solutions.Vanguard Graphics International is a privately-held holding company specializing in acquiring and managing graphic arts companies that serve small- to medium-sized printers worldwide. Its…

St. Paul, MN—March 14, 2007—Vanguard Graphics International (“VGI”) today announced its acquisition of Xitron, Inc., a leading graphic arts industry developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors (RIP’s), RIP management software and related digital workflow solutions. Xitron is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI and markets its products worldwide. Vanguard Graphics International is a privately held holding company specializing in acquiring and managing graphic arts companies that serve small to medium sized printers worldwide. In addition to Xitron, VGI owns Printware, LLC of St. Paul, Minnesota, a leading provider of innovative prepress solutions focused primarily on polyester and metal based computer-to-plate systems and HighWater

BY MARK SMITH Technology Editor Not to get philosophical, but if a word comes to mean everything, there's a danger of it ending up to mean nothing. The digital revolution was already on its way to making "workflow" a catch-all term in prepress, when the rise of CIM (computer-integrated manufacturing) extended its use to the entire print production process. As a result, an ever wider array of products now can be called digital workflow solutions. For the purposes of this article, the definition is being limited to the evolution of what used to be called prepress systems. Vendors have responded to this trend with