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MetaCommunications Approval Manager Adds Support for Dalim DiALOGUE Proofer

Wednesday 02. December 2009 - New Approval Manager 2010 Supports High-End Color-Managed Proofing via Dalim DiALOGUE

MetaCommunications today announced the immediate release and availability of Approval Manager 2010 with integrated support for Dalim DiALOGUE proofing.

“For those customers that require high-end color-accurate proofing capabilities, there is no doubt that the combination of Approval Manager and Dalim DiALOGUE provides the leading solution for the efficient review of print-ready proofs,” said Robert T. Long, Executive Vice President of MetaCommunications. “We are proud to extend Approval Manager into this market by adding DiALOGUE to our portfolio of supported proofers.”

The new DiALOGUE support is built in to Approval Manager 2010, which is available for immediate purchase and download. Additional proofers supported by Approval Manager include Spark! , Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and other third-party “native” viewers.

The DiALOGUE-Integrated Approval Manager Workflow
With Approval Manager 2010 , any workflow you can schedule can accommodate DiALOGUE as an integrated document proofer for all reviewers and stakeholders.

In such workflows, DiALOGUE provides color-accurate SWOP certified soft-proofing, extreme zoom capabilities of up to 5,000,000%, JDF compliance, data streaming, and more. Approval Manager then manages and structures the entire review process via its powerful workflow and scheduling capabilities, including:

Visual workflow designer
Review, Production, and Management Dashboards
One-on-one project and program management
Intelligent email notifications including daily worklists, status updates, past-due review notices, and more
Branded web portal for external customers and users
Built-in support for reviewing file-types not supported by DiALOGUE via Spark! or native proofers
Integration of job ticket information
Built-in audit trails for traceability and insight into the entire review process
Easily integrate and extend Approval Manager to include the full Workgroups 2010 collaborative productivity suite
About Workgroups 2010
Workgroups 2010 is a tightly integrated collaborative process and productivity management suite for marketing, advertising, creative design, packaging and prepress. It is comprised of four key modules: Virtual Ticket, Approval Manager, Digital Storage Manager, and Job Manager. Workgroups 2010 is available for installation in-house or hosted online through Workgroups.com.

Demonstrations
Live demonstrations of Approval Manager 2010 with the Dalim DiALOGUE integration and Workgroups 2010 are available starting today.