Another Michigan site, the FLINT JOURNAL (94k), installed 99 NewsEditPro IQue with Hot Backup workstations. Included in those are 44 pagination workstations.

Georgia's BRUNSWICK NEWS (15k) installed CirculationPro in August, using Subscription Handler, Distribution Handler and Preprint Handler on two workstations in the circulation department. The Brunswick News also uses Baseview's editorial and advertising solutions.

These upgrades were among 42 sites Baseview worked with in August.

Baseview is on the Web at http://www.baseview.com/.

SWiNG is a family of pre-configured "plug-and-play" workflow automation software with PDF 1.3/PDF-X support. Each SWiNG package uses specific tools from DALiM's TWiST workflow software.

DALiM is on the Web at http://www.dalim.de/.

The company said that it has expanded the system with a third-generation Web interface written in ColdFusion technology, allowing customization by more than 100,000 ColdFusion developers throughout the world.

Imation is on the Web at http://www.imation.com/.

The Kodak Professional RFS 3600 Film Scanner scans both negative and positive 35mm film, including black-and-white.

Features include a 3600-dots-per-inch (dpi) optical resolution, a dynamic range of 3.6, 12-bit data conversion, film-specific look-up tables, connectivity with either an SCSI II or USB port, acquire module for Macintosh, TWAIN data source for Microsoft Windows-based systems and batch-scanning capabilities.

The company has also announced new pricing for it DCS 660, 560, 620, 620x, 330 and 315 digital cameras.

Recommended list prices on these high-end, 6-megapixel models -- the 660, 560, 620 and 620x -- have been cut from $24,995 to $15,995.

The recommended list price for Kodak Professional DCS 330 Digital Camera, with 3-megapixel resolution and complete SLR functionality, is down $1000 to $3495. The recommended list price on the Kodak Professional DCS 315 Digital Camera has dropped $1200 to $1795. To "sweeten" this offer, the company says that the DCS 315 comes with a new 24-70mm IX-Nikkor lens at no extra charge.

Reduced prices offered under this program are available for this limited time in the U.S. only from authorized dealers of Kodak Professional DCS digital cameras.

Kodak Professional is on the Web at http://www.kodak.com/go/professional/.

HelpTrac, a complete help desk-customer support software system, helps businesses provide better service to customers and in-house users.

Even with the scaled-down shareware version of HelpTrac, called Lone Star, help desk personnel can expedite tracking and management of an unlimited number of users, customers, equipment and suppliers.

The HelpTrac shareware can be downloaded at http://www.helptrac.com/lonestar.htm.

Pageflex Mpower enables PrintCommerce users to create and produce highly customized, sophisticated marketing documents from a Web-browser for one-to-one marketing communications delivered in print or PDF.

Pageflex Mpower uses customer data entered in a Web-browser to select personalized text and graphics for assembly in flexible design templates that automatically generate marketing collateral like brochures and data sheets on demand.

Pageflex is on the Web at http://www.pageflexinc.com/, while Collabria is at http://www.collabria.com/.

Designed to leverage the latest technological capabilities in the Apple WebObjects 4.5 development platform, ArticleBASE 2.1's newly integrated XML and WAP support will allow data exchange with other XML-based applications and enables site access from any browser, PDA or cell phone.

Running Start, based in Tucson, Ariz., is on the Web at http://www.running-start.com/.

SiteWare enables clients to receive custom-filtered content from the more than 2800 titles in ScreamingMedia's Digital Content Network. The content can be automatically integrated into the client's Web site or intranet in real-time; or, through the Editor's Desk tool, the client can hand-select which articles, multimedia offerings, and additional pieces of content to publish.

The company also said that ispi, a Lincoln, Neb.-based Internet application development company, has become a content provider.

Ispi will provide ScreamingMedia daily content from StatePaper.com (news focusing on state news and information), Huskernews.com (news about the Cornhusker football team), The OREGON DAILY EMERALD (the independent student-run newspaper at the University of Oregon) the DAILY NEBRASKAN (the student-run newspaper of the University of Nebraska) and Xpressnews.com (local and regional news about Nebraska).

ScreamingMedia is on the Web at http://www.screamingmedia.com/, while ispi is at http://www.ispi.net/.

Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Optronik GmbH was founded in 1968 by Dr-Ing. Johannes Fleischer, the company's sole shareholder and managing director. Fleischer will remain with the company for the foreseeable future, overseeing research and development, and the respected Optronik name will be retained.

X-Rite is on the Web at http://www.x-rite.com/, while Optronik is at http://www.optronik.de/.

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