Or Akiva, Israel – 11th September,
2006:
ProImage has today released
details of the new software that it is to launch at Ifra Expo, Amsterdam.
It
includes NewsWay Blaze, an
easy-to-install boxed PDF workflow solution for small circulation newspapers, iNewsProof to provide internet proofing
and approval, and the new version 5.0 of it’s comprehensive NewsWay newspaper workflow automation
solution.
NewsWay Version 5.0 provides full PDF and TIFF pre-press workflow, for single
or multiple sites, and is even more tightly integrated with CtP and press
functionality.
A new
press plate allocation tool provides the option to define the position of each
plate on the press (the tower, cylinder and location on the cylinder). Using
the plate allocation tool NewsWay will calculate the required number of plates
to be made, and will output the plates with appropriate text annotation and
barcode for sorting.
NewsWay Version 5.0 also
provides support for the import of data from a range of press control
systems. It has capabilities of cross-referencing the press plan with an
editorial plan to ensure that the editorial pagination and colour configuration
can be printed. Version 5.0
tightens and makes more efficient the ABB MPS / NewsWay integration, and
incorporates a new MPS Import Wizard.
NewsWay version 5.0 also provides an embedded RIP, a preflight
plug-in, a distiller plug-in, an SQL based production reporting capability, and
an imposition engine for both TIFF and PDF files.
Sitting
outside of the newspaper’s firewall iNewsProof
provides Internet proofing and approval without jeopardizing production
security. The iNewsProof server provides the facility for authorized users to
view and approve advertisements or pages. Once approved, the iNewsProof server
will communicate via an encrypted link with the NewsWay production server, and
the approved pages will continue in the workflow. This provides a secure option
for an advertiser or remote user to view, and grant approval, without the need
to connect to the main production server.
The
new version also provides a new enhanced GUI and improved security.