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CGS Publishing Technologies International and Fogra certify the 50th Partner of the Fogra DealerCert Program
Monday 28. December 2009 - At a recent training session at CGS, Fogra was able to announce the 50th successful graduate of the joint FograCert dealer program.
CGS Publishing Technologies International, global leader of color management solutions, digital proofing systems and specially formulated media, announced today that Hermanshu Desai from Venus Infotech, India was the 50th participant to successfully complete the training program jointly conducted by CGS and Fogra.
The program, created by the Fogra Graphic Technology Research Organization and CGS is designed for service technicians and CGS dealer staff and is made up of a two-day training course on standards and certification and concludes with a theoretical and practical test. Successful completion of the examination enables the participants to create proofs according to Fogra standards, evaluate them and set up ORIS Color Tuner // Web based on FograCert criteria.
The aim of the training is to convey the necessary know-how to the participants to prepare them for installation and calibration of the proofing system of ORIS Color Tuner // Web, ORIS PearlPROOF paper and a printer, and to create FograCert-compliant proofs within the set tolerances. Part of the seminar comprises information on standardizations, trends, and industry developments.
As on previous courses, Ulrich Schmitt from Fogra conducted the training and final examination.
“Numerous partners of ours, from Germany and abroad, have successfully participated in the FograCert program since we introduced it together with Fogra. A lot of theoretical knowledge and practical skills are being taught in the two-day seminar. The part on standardization is especially important for our overseas partners and satisfies a lot of interest in the market. After successful completion, the FograCert CGS dealer program allows our partners to implement proofing and validation printing systems according to standard at the customer’s site”, comments Bernd Rueckert, Product Marketing Manager at CGS.
“If you look at the list of participants, I am always amazed that dealers from all parts of the world come to the trainings. This proofs that the FograCert program enjoys an excellent reputation. For the participants, it is an acknowledged qualification, which is highly appreciated by customers. We are very pleased to see the high standards CGS applies to the training of dealers worldwide. For the user it means that he can fully rely on the CGS partner and its competence”, adds Ulrich Schmitt from Fogra.