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GLOBAL GRAPHICS SPONSORS PDF AND XML PRODUCTION PARC AT DRUPA
Wednesday 09. April 2008 - Global Graphics is sponsoring the PDF and XML Production Parc in the drupa innovation parc (dip) to showcase its broad range of PDF, XPS and PostScript solutions for pre-press, proofing, digital print and workflow applications.
On show (Hall 7, Stand 7.0D) will be the latest version of the Harlequin RIP, the JDF – enabled Harlequin PLUS Server RIP, which is the first graphic arts RIP to process PDF, PostScript and the new XPS print format natively, as well as products created from Global Graphics new eDocument Library, including previews of new technology for high speed transactional processing and transpromo printing.
Martin Bailey, Global Graphics chief technology officer comments, “The theme of the PDF and XML Production Parc lends itself really well to the pioneering work we have done in our RIP and electronic document technology. Global Graphics was the first to provide a RIP with native support for both PostScript and PDF to the graphic arts market and last September we added native XPS processing when we released the Harlequin PLUS Server RIP to our OEM partners. What this means for print shops is that they wont need to worry about which file formats they send to the RIP. This is an important advantage for those printers that either already process Microsoft files or want to grow the corporate printing side of their business. Native processing of file formats renders files more accurately and speedily because there is no conversion to an intermediary format.
“Our new eDocument Library makes it possible to create a huge number of custom applications for print and document workflows, whether its adding new file formats into existing workflows, providing the ability to convert proprietary file formats into industry standard formats, or handling batch conversions at high speeds for transactional and transpromo printing.”
The eDocument Library provides powerful file format conversion, manipulation, analysis and optimization capabilities with support for industry standard Page Description Languages such as PostScript, PDF, PCL and XPS as well as proprietary formats.
Global Graphics will also be participating in the JDF workflows planned for the JDF Experience Parc which is adjacent to the PDF and XML Parc in Hall 7.
Companies using Global Graphics technology that are exhibiting at drupa include Hewlett Packard, Agfa, Kodak Graphic Communications Group, Screen, Wasatch and Quark.