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Gulli:mail Offers 5GB Mailbox in Cooperation With Google Mail
2008-01-04 05:01:00
Registered members of gulli.com are offered a gulli.com email address with 5 GB space, POP3-, IMAP- and web mail-support in cooperation with Google Mail . gulli is Google’s first partner of this size in Germany offering this service. Bochum, Germany (PRWEB) December 27, 2007 — Registered members of gulli.com are offered a gulli.com email address with 5 GB space, POP3-, IMAP- and web mail-support in cooperation with Google Mail. gulli is Google’s first partner of this size in Germany offering this service. The newly launched gulli:mail-Accounts feature 5 Gigabyte storage, effective spam protection, POP3 and IMAP. With support for mobile phones and smartphones, the service is primed for the upcoming mobile age of the internet. (more…)
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Adobe, HP, Memjet, Xerox Leaders Tackle Enterprise Printing at 2008 Lyra Im
2008-01-04 04:48:00
The 2008 Lyra Imaging Symposium will feature unrivaled market research analysis and forecasts focused on office and enterprise printer, copier, and MFP devices and the services and solutions that drive them. The conference will be held Mon., Jan. 28 to Wed., Jan. 30, 2008 at the newly remodeled Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. For more event information, visit http://www.lyra.com/symposium Newton, MA (PRWEB) January 3, 2008 — The 2008 Lyra Imaging Symposium will feature definitive digital imaging market research analysis and forecasts on office and enterprise printer, copier, and MFP devices and the services and solutions that drive them. Thought-provoking presentations from recognized industry leaders will complement Lyra’s analyst presentations. The conference will be held Mon., Jan. 28 to Wed., Jan. 30, 2008 at the fully remodeled Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The theme of this year’s conference is &...
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OneVision Launches Newest Versions of Asura and Solvero Prepress Software
2008-01-04 04:37:00
OneVision, a global provider of prepress and premedia software solutions to the printing and publishing industries, announced the launch of Asura 9.0 and Solvero 9.0, the company’s flagship software products that streamline and automate the file control, optimization and normalization processes in print production. The latest versions of Asura and Solvero include new functionality and upgrades that enhance usability, increase efficiency and improve automation in prepress workflows. In addition to checking, correcting and outputting files in PDF, EPS, and PostScript formats, Asura 9.0 and Solvero 9.0 are now compatible with XPS (XML Paper Specification), the new file type for graphics produced using Windows Vista(TM) from Microsoft. The required conversion into the file format needed for the RIP can either be done automatically with Asura or manually with Solvero. With Solvero 9.0, text, images and graphics of XPS files can be edited along with PDF, PostScript or EPS files. (m...
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PandaWare TimeCache Updated to Version 7.0.6
2008-01-04 04:11:00
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Quark and Alfresco Announce New Partnership
2008-01-04 04:07:00
Collaboration Pairs Two Pioneers in Open Standards-Based Enterprise Technology Quark Inc. and Alfresco Software, Inc. today announced a new partnership to develop integrated enterprise-class publishing and content management solutions for professional and corporate publishers. With 15 years of workgroup publishing experience, Quark has designed technologies such as Quark Publishing System 7 (QPS 7) to streamline the editorial and creative workflow processes while improving production. Alfresco, the leading open source alternative for enterprise content management (ECM), couples the innovation of open source with the stability of an enterprise-class platform. This new partnership will enable Quark and Alfresco to provide cost-effective end-to-end content management and publishing solutions based on open standards - enabling seamless integration with an organization’s existing business system. Publishers will benefit from Quark and Alfresco’s combined technologies which ar...

Design Tools Weekly - December 31st, 2007
2008-01-01 03:49:00
Hosted by Jeff Gamet and Jay Nelson of Design Tools Monthly. Foil Lux: Infinite Colors on Foil The Hidden UPS Control in Mac OS X To StuffIt or Not Tip: Save PDFs as Lower Versions Tip: Don’t Crop, Trim! Tip: Paste From Library in InDesign Tip: Set Up a Grid of Guides in QuarkXPress Website: Strange Statues
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Nitro PDF Software Acquires PDF Download for Mozilla Firefox
2007-12-24 05:45:00
Nitro PDF Software , the company that revolutionized PDF software with its launch of the first true alternative to Adobe Acrobat, today announced the acquisition of PDF Download , one of the Web’s most popular PDF products. The free Firefox extension helps millions of users regain control over the PDF files they encounter online, making browser crashes and slow downloads a thing of the past, while offering a free PDF-to-HTML conversion service. CA (PRWEB) December 20, 2007 — Nitro PDF Software, the company that revolutionized PDF software with its launch of the first true alternative to Adobe Acrobat, today announced the acquisition of PDF Download, one of the Web’s most popular PDF products. The free Firefox extension — one of the most popular of all time — helps millions of users regain control over the PDF files they encounter online, making browser crashes and slow downloads a thing of the past, while offering a free PDF-to-HTML conversion service. (...
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Adobe patches nine critical flaws in Flash
2007-12-24 05:31:00
Windows, Linux users should download new Player; Apple patched Mac OS X’s version Monday (Computerworld) — Adobe Systems Inc. patched its Flash Player earlier this week, fixing nine critical vulnerabilities that hackers could use to attack Windows, Mac and Linux machines. “Multiple input validation errors have been identified in Flash Player 9.0.48.0 and earlier that could lead to the potential execution of arbitrary code,” Adobe said in the advisory posted on the company’s site. “These vulnerabilities could be accessed through content delivered from a remote location via the user’s Web browser, e-mail client or other applications that include or reference the Flash Player.” Danish vulnerability tracker Secunia ASP collectively tagged the nine bugs as “highly critical,” its second-from-the-top threat ranking. (more…)
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XChange Announce Free Update to PitStop Professional 7.x
2007-12-24 05:23:00
XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the release of a free update for users of PitStop Professional version 7.x. PitStop Professional is an Adobe Acrobat plug-in indispensable for every graphic arts and publishing professional. PitStop Professional 7 is the de facto standard for graphic arts and publishing professionals needing to preflight, edit and fix PDF files. No other preflight software comes close to offering PitStop Professional 7’s comprehensive range of tools, giving you unprecedented control over your PDFs no matter what your workflow requirements.From hands-on fixes to fully-automated PDF preflighting, correction and modification, quality is guaranteed throughout by Enfocus award-winning Certified PDF technology, making sure that every PDF leaving your workstation is bulletproof as it goes to press. (more…)
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The Industry Measure Releases its Latest Survey of Graphic Design…
2007-12-24 04:53:00
The Industry Measure today released the latest results of its twice-yearly survey of the graphic design and production markets, the most recent in a series of surveys that the company has conducted since 1996. The 246-page report contains the results of an extensive mail survey of the creative markets, and features The Industry Measure’s standard “boilerplate” questions about Business Conditions, Business Challenges, Sales Opportunities, and Planned Investments (as well as 12-month Investment Projections of more than 100 equipment, hardware, and software categories, including expected number of units shipped and dollar values). The Winter 2007/2008 survey also asked several specialty questions on such topics as stock photography (how many images per month creative companies buy as well as how much they spend); the extent to which creative companies are working on wide-format output projects, what the top applications are, and where those jobs are output; the percei...
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Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities
2007-12-20 05:07:00
Vulnerability identifier: APSB07-20 CVE number: CVE-2007-6242, CVE-2007- 4768, CVE-2007-5275, CVE-2007- 6243, CVE-2007- 6244, CVE-2007- 6245, CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2007- 6246, CVE-2007-5476 Platform: All platforms Affected software versions: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0 and earlier, 8.0.35.0 and earlier, and 7.0.70.0 and earlier. Summary Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform. Affected software versions (more…)
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Free Book on Using QuarkXPress 7 with Adobe Creative Suite 3
2007-12-20 04:28:00
Quark Inc. announced today that it has created a book outlining how QuarkXPress 7 can be integrated with Adobe Creative Suite 3 to gain maximum benefit from both design tools. Written by Quark internal experts, the book details how users can work with QuarkXPress 7 as well as Adobe applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash to unlock the full potential of all their design software. QuarkXPress 7 now has better integration with Photoshop and Illustrator tools than ever before. Through standards like SWF, XHTML and CSS, QuarkXPress users can publish across media both independently and alongside Adobe Creative Suite applications, like Adobe Flash and Adobe Dreamweaver. The book outlines in more detail how QuarkXPress works with Creative Suite and the best practices that users should take when using these applications. (more…)
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Pantone Launches Online Community
2007-12-20 04:04:00
CARLSTADT, N.J.,- Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced myPANTONE.com, an online community for creative professionals and color enthusiasts dedicated to color exploration, inspiration and palette sharing. Users can join myPANTONE.com free-of-charge and explore the latest Pantone-forecasted trend palettes for graphics, fashion, home and interiors, or review, post comments and rate other members palettes. Users can also download the myPANTONE palettes software at no cost to create and share their own color palettes. myPANTONE.com works in conjunction with the recently announced myPANTONE palettes software, an interactive color workspace for working with colors and a component of the new PANTONE Goe System. (more…)
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Ricoh Introduces the GX2500 Color Printer
2007-12-20 03:56:00
A GelSprinter Product Designed with the Small Office in Mind Ricoh Americas Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the GX2500, a new color printer for the small office utilizing Ricoh’s GelSprinter technology. The GX2500 is the first in the line of Ricoh GelSprinter products that is specifically designed for workgroups of up to three users. The GX2500 produces documents at 28 pages per minute (ppm) in both color and black and white using an enhanced viscous ink formulation. Vivid color documents are made possible by GelSprinter technology, which is not only waterproof and fade resistant, it also averts any smearing and bleed-through. “Ricoh is excited to now provide a GelSprinter product to users in the small office environment,” said Ron Potesky, vice president of Corporate Product Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “No matter the size, every business has a need to produce high quality documents. The GX2500 will g...
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How designers can control content to increase the value of their work.
2007-12-19 05:44:00
Hosted by Michael Huggins, RGD This week. Were going to continue our discussion of adding value to your design services so you can justify, charge and retain the highest fees possible in your business. And for this podcast that means that we are still focusing on creating content. But this episode isn’t about creating content to market your services - it’s about creating content for your design projects. Which will result in making more money for you and your business. (more…)
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iStockphoto raises prices, photographer pay
2007-12-14 16:02:00
CNet -Stephen Shankland Whether this is good news or bad news depends on whether you’re buying or selling photos at iStockphoto, but the Getty Images subsidiary’s prices will go up in 2008. According to the new fee schedule, the cheapest image will still cost 1 credit, or $1.30, though that price diminishes when credits are purchased in larger quantities. However, a small image increases from 2 to 3 credits, a medium from 4 to 5, a large from 6 to 10, an extra large from 10 to 15, and an extra extra large from 15 to 20. In addition, credits purchased in modest quantities cost slightly more. (Size is based on the pixel dimensions of the image. For example, an extra small is up to 300×400 pixels, and an extra extra large is 3300×4900.) (more…)
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Corel to Close Minneapolis Facility
2007-12-14 15:56:00
Corel to Close Digital Imaging Facility in Minneapolis , Take $2.2 Million 4th-Qtr Charge November 28, 2007: 05:55 PM EST NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Graphics and digital imaging software company Corel Corp. said Wednesday it will close its digital imaging facility in Minneapolis and incur a $2.2 million one-time restructuring charge in the fourth quarter. Canada-based Corel said it wants to increase its focus on the digital media market by consolidating its digital media operations in China and Silicon Valley. The company did not say how many employees work at the Minneapolis facility. (more…)
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Academy of Art University Draws Crowd of Leading Graphic Designers
2007-12-14 15:52:00
First Annual Homecoming for Academy of Art University Draws Crowd of Leading Graphic Designers The first annual Homecoming for the Academy of Art University last week brought together 135 respected designers representing more than 90 nationally and internationally recognized design firms, all alumni of the School of Graphic Design, Academy of Art University. A juried alumni exhibition, mounted at the Academy’s 79 Gallery at 79 New Montgomery, featured work of alumni for such clients as Adobe Systems Inc., award winning See Magazine, The North Face, CLIF Bar, and Gmund, the world-renowned paper manufacturer. The exhibit is available for public viewing through January 2, 2008. (more…)

Unveiling a Great Way to Manage Files Online
2007-12-14 15:48:00
Orbitfiles.com Re-launches, Unveiling a Great Way to Manage Files Online Orbitfiles.com users can now experience a smarter and more well-organized way to manage their files online. Orbitfiles.com, a leading online backup and file storage provider with over 149,000 users has re-launched, unveiling a totally new and smart way to manage files online. New website design and logo have been introduced creating a fresher and user friendly managing files environment. New platform has also social network features, such as making friends as well as selling and buying files from other Orbitfiles.com users. (more…)

Xerox adds Pantone Goe to give digital colour presses more power
2007-12-12 04:32:00
Xerox is giving its digital printing customers access to more accurate and vibrant colours through Pantone’s new Goe colour system. The system, which took more than four years to develop, comes with more than 2 000 new Pantone colours and works in concert with the original Pantone matching system to deliver exact ways of measuring and communicating colour. This enables designers and printers to produce precise, lively colours in personalised direct-mail pieces, catalogues, photo books and other marketing collateral. “Our customers are using the power of digital colour daily to create personalised marketing material and demand the highest quality output for these projects,” says Keith Knott, divisional manager of production systems group at Bytes Documents Solutions, sole authorised distributor of Xerox products and solutions to 24 sub-Saharan countries. (more…)
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XChange International announce release of PhotoSpray 1.8…
2007-12-12 04:27:00
XChange International announce release of PhotoSpray 1.8 for Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the release of PhotoSpray 1.8. PhotoSpray is an Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Elements plug-in that offers the ability to spray pictures on top of any RGB photos or layers. This method of painting lets users brush sets of images on top of any photo. Brushes can be adjusted through a variety of parameters, ideal for photo-realistic painting. PhotoSpray ships with Sprayettes Volume I, a collection of more than 50 realistic-sprays including plants, flowers, leaves, trees, bushes, rocks, clouds, geometrical objects, balls, etc. Additional sprays may be added with Volumes 2 through 4, each volume a collection of 100 new sprays. (more…)
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Markzware releases FlightCheck Professional v6.10
2007-12-12 04:20:00
Markzware today announced the release of FlightCheck v6.10, the companys flagship prepress application that manages quality control of digital files destined for print or electronic distribution. Version 6.10 comprises numerous improvements and updates, including enhanced preflighting speed " up to four times faster than previous versions. The solution now recognizes QuarkXPress 7 files, and appropriately reports on font paths. In addition, improvements have been made to the softwares PDF Ground Controls. And a new Get More button found in the Ground Controls pop-up menu, enables users to immediately access and download pre-defined Ground Controls based on output intentions and file specifications. [ Price: US$499 ~ Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 or later ~ Demo available ]
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Pantone Selects Color of the Year for 2008: PANTONE® 18-3943 Blue Iris
2007-12-12 04:15:00
A Multifaceted Hue Reflecting the Complexity of the World that Surrounds Us CARLSTADT, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, selected PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris , a beautifully balanced blue-purple, as the color of the year for 2008 . Combining the stable and calming aspects of blue with the mystical and spiritual qualities of purple, Blue Iris satisfies the need for reassurance in a complex world, while adding a hint of mystery and excitement. From a color forecasting perspective, we have chosen PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris as the color of the year, as it best represents color direction in 2008 for fashion, cosmetics and home products,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “As a reflection of the times, Blue Iris brings together the dependable aspect of blue, underscored by a strong, soul-searching purple cast. Emotionally, i...
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ColorGeek2.com Offers Easy And Affordable Access To Renowned Color Consulta
2007-12-12 04:11:00
(WhatTheyThink.com) Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Dan Gillespie of Color Geek, Inc. and Dan Reid of RPimaging, Inc., members of The Color Management Group, announce ColorGeek2.com, their exciting new partnership to assist color professionals remotely. ColorGeek2.com is what today’s color professionals need to maximize productivity and up-time providing immediate timely resolutions to color matching problems remotely. ColorGeek2.com Live Chat functionality answers questions ranging from color proofing RIPS to press calibration techniques like G7. When our experts are unable to effectively answer your question with Live Chat, let your ColorGeek2 consultant take control with Remote Computer Support. ColorGeek2.com Remote Computer Support is a cost effective alternative to having a ColorGeek come to your location. Remote Computer Support allows our expert to view your computer, and with your permission, take control as if they were sitting next to you for a quick resolution. ColorGeek...
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Color Management Group Celebrates Successful Fifth Year
2007-12-12 02:32:00
The world renowned Color Management Group will celebrate its fifth birthday by hosting their annual meeting December 7 - 9 and then sponsoring the Monday evening cocktail reception on December 10 at the PIA/GATF Color Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ. The Color Management Group will also be staffing a table at the resource fair during the conference, from Sunday through Tuesday. In September 2003, The Color Management Group made its debut and Lida Jalali Marschke launched ColorManagement.com, the official web site for the Color Management Group in December at the GATF Color Management Conference. The site is a portal for news, information, support, and sales of color management technologies for consumers and graphic professionals providing resources such as events, training opportunities, and over 400 color management items available for sale. Unlike other eCommerce stores, ColorManagement.com products can be installed by local ‘certified’ professionals available fro...
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Bare Bones Software Releases Yojimbo 1.5
2007-12-12 02:28:00
Now Accepts Images, Plus Dramatically Faster Search Makes Finding Information Effortless Bare Bones Software , developer of leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today released Yojimbo 1.5, the effortless information organizer, now with support for image files. This new version significantly improves on Yojimbo’s searching and filtering performance. Spotlight search results are also more complete, thanks to indexing of additional item properties, including tags. Yojimbo 1.5 also includes fixes for various reported issues and adds other refinements to this reliable, easy to use information organizer. (more…)
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Flash Authors Spearhead New Competition
2007-12-08 17:29:00
The first contest in 2008 for Flash authors is being sponsored by FlashComponents.net. This December’s theme for the competition is “The Flash Components Winners Contest - Twenty of the best authors to lead the most ambitious Flash products competition.” New York, NY (PRWEB) December 5, 2007 — The first contest in 2008 for Flash authors is being sponsored by FlashComponents.net. This December’s theme for the competition is “The Flash Components Winners Contest — Twenty of the best authors to lead the most ambitious Flash products competition.” Prizes will be awarded to winners at the end of the competition’s period, after 31 January 2008, so there is time for everybody to participate and make a sensational challenge. Authors wishing to enter the contest should subscribe at least one Flash product on www.flashcomponents.net until the end of December 2007. Full terms and conditions can be found on the FCN website. (more…)
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Microsoft Releases HD Photo Plug-In For Photoshop
2007-12-08 17:17:00
The software is intended for use with Photo shop CS2 or CS3 running on Windows XP or Windows Vista. By Paul McDougall - InformationWeek December 7, 2007 04:25 PM Microsoft on Friday released for download the final version of a plug-in that allows users of Adobe Photosho p digital imaging software to work with files created in Microsoft’s new HD Photo format. The plug-in is intended for use with Photoshop CS2 or CS3 running on Windows XP or Windows Vista. Use with other versions or platforms aren’t officially supported, Microsoft said. (more…)
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Adobe Releases Lightroom Update
2007-12-08 17:13:00
Adobe today quickly released the expected update to both the Mac and Windows versions of Photoshop Lightroom to version 1.3.1. Earlier this week the company had promised the update sometime next week. Highlights of the update include: The Lightroom 1.3 Print Module could previously cause the application to crash on either OS X 10.5 or 10.5.1 during template usage. On Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.5.1, the import process from a card reader or other device into Lightroom could fail to import all or a portion of the selected images. (more…)
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Creating PDF is as Easy as Printing with Solid PDF Creator v2.0
2007-12-07 04:43:00
A PDF creation tool that gives you control over file size and resolution, allows PDF password security, supports PDF/A-1b archive format, and more at a low cost. Redmond, WAshington, December 01, 2007. Solid Documents, a leading provider of document utility products, today announced the release of Solid PDF Creator version 2.0. In addition to improvements to PDF creation quality, version 2 features support encryption, document properties and output to standard PDF or PDF/A-1b archive compliant format and much more. “We offer functionality and simplicity at an affordable price,” said Michael Cartwright, CEO of Solid Documents. “When it comes to working with documents, we all want simple, affordable solutions. Solid PDF Creator provides a great PDF creation solution without requiring that you pay a fortune.” (more…)
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