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callas software announces new pdfToolbox line-up of print production tools
Wednesday 23. January 2008 - The developer of Adobe Acrobats Preflight to offer three different levels of automation and integration to check, correct and color-manage PDF files
In an effort to streamline its product offering callas software announces the immediate availability of callas pdfToolbox 3, callas pdfToolbox Server 3 and callas pdfToolbox CLI 3. Based on the same technology as Adobe Acrobat Preflight, this new product range provides the most complete toolset to extend the capabilities of Acrobat in a professional print environment. It replaces callas previous print production products.
callas pdfToolbox 3 is an indispensable tool for any print professional offering the most complete PDF correction and color-management capabilities from within Adobe Acrobat
callas pdfToolbox Server 3 provides automated Acrobat preflighting, advanced PDF correction and color management through an intuitive user interface
callas pdfToolbox CLI 3 is a command line interface application that enables users and system integrators to seamlessly integrate Acrobat Preflighting and automated PDF correction into any environment
All callas pdfToolbox products are based on the same technology providing the user with the most complete PDF checking, correction and color management capabilities. While off course offering solutions to the most common problems such as incorrect color spaces and missing fonts, callas PDF correction capabilities start where others leave off, offering support for cyrillic and asian characters when embedding fonts, providing the ability to check individual glyphs of a font or make entire documents coming from office applications ready for high quality printing.
As plug-in to Adobe Acrobat callas pdfToolbox provides an interactive and user-friendly interface to this technology. You can chose to correct specific problems such as removing elements unnecessary for print or prepare entire documents for a specific production process. For less technical users, callas pdfToolbox provides a step by step approach helping you to define the origin of the file, allowing you to define to destination and making the necessary corrections accordingly. Regardless of their level of technical knowledge users are not only able to check but also correct documents in a very efficient way.
With the new callas pdfToolbox Server, callas software provides users with an easy way to automate their PDF workflow. You can now preflight large volumes of PDF files without having to open each individual file. As pdfToolbox Server uses the same Preflight technology than Adobe Acrobat you can rest assured that the automated process will deliver the exact same result as when an individual operator is checking the file. But callas pdfToolbox server goes beyond PDF verification. Its automatic correction and color-management capabilities fully automate the make-ready of files. Regardless of their origin pdfToolbox Server will check, correct and color convert files as accurately and efficiently as possible.
From enterprise level document management systems to job submission portals, callas pdfToolbox CLI allows integrators and developers to easily implement industry-standard Adobe Acrobat preflighting, comprehensive PDF correction and color-management functionality into the workflow they need. Running on a host of different platforms callas pdfToolbox CLI provides a command line interface to callas robust and proven PDF technology.
Advanced color correction with the callas pdfToolbox DeviceLink Add-On callas software also announces the availability of their DeviceLink Add-On for the different products of the new pdfToolbox product range. This add-on provides most commonly used device link profiles, to easily optimize files for various printing conditions and according to international printing standards. The DeviceLink Add-On also allows for optimization of the total ink coverage, increasing the printability of jobs.
Pricing and availability
The complete new callas pdfToolbox line-up is immediate available. callas pdfToolbox 3 is recommended to retail at 399/$ 599. Existing users of any callas plug-in can upgrade to pdfToolbox 3 for 99/$ 149. callas pdfToolbox Server 3 and callas pdfToolbox CLI 3 which includes a license pdfToolbox will be available at 3999/$ 5999. Existing users of any CLI product can chose to upgrade to either pdfToolbox Server 3 or pdfToolbox CLI 3 for 999/$ 1499 until March 31st, 2008 after that the upgrade will be priced at 1499/$ 2249. The DeviceLink Add-on for pdfToolbox will be available at 179/$269, for the pdfToolbox Server and pdfToolbox CLI at 1499 /$2249.