Replacing the paper's existing ATS system, the upgrade to MediaDesk provides the NEWS-SENTINEL with a multipurpose database-centered editorial and pagination system, designed for the seamless flow of content from all sources through the production process for print and Internet publishing. An ODBC-compliant SQL relational database controls copy flow, wire-story routing, archiving and a full-text search engine.

ATS has also announced the signing of an agreement with Gannett Co., Inc. for the development and marketing rights of Circ2000 Circulation Systems, developed by Arizona's Central Newspapers Inc., now owned by Gannett. Circ2000 allows newspapers to identify and capitalize on individual customers through advanced CRM capabilities for the sales and delivery of specialized products and advertising.

As part of the agreement, the paper has also installed CCI MediaStore, a complete multimedia archiving system based on the IBM NICA archive system and fully integrates into the CCI NewsDesk Editorial System.

CreoScitex's Synapse provides the ability to create and distribute Directives, a set of instructions from the print vendor that eliminate time-consuming process of selecting dozens of application settings. Synapse Pro Suite offers a package of PDF productivity tools for pre-press professionals, including an enhanced version of Synapse, Seps2Comp, Pagelet and Enfocus PitStop Professional.

Some topics included in this 1200-page book are distance learning, IT-community partnerships, ethics issues, enterprise resources, computer security, e-commerce, virtual organizations and text databases and document management.

ITC's Custom Font Services are enabled through a partnership with Agfa Monotype Corp. to create a font design capability ideally suited to support corporate branding initiatives. ITC's new program helps customers address typical problem areas such as multilingual character sets, cross platform font compatibility, on-screen rendering issues and licensing restrictions.

Agfa will market Monotype's double-truck Pantara 62 and raster image processors throughout its direct newspaper sales network in conjunction with ist array of consumable film and polyester products.

Monotype also said that its sales in May "increased significantly," with systems sold to more than 30 customers, ranging from Arizona's CASA GRANDE DISPATCH to Wisconsin's MONROE TIMES.

The SAXoPress Content Management System; SAXoTECH's Automatic Image Processor software; the SAXoBRS Archiving System; the Publicus Online Publishing System; Base Publicus System; e-commerce Module; Agenda Module, and Guides Module. The Publicus system will be hosted and managed by SAXoTECH at its North American data-center in Reston, Va.

Selected site documents that can be dynamically downloaded to a CD for offline usage, coupled with VC's indexing and search & retrieval technology, allows the user to create a self-contained, searchable information archive. Key features include multiple on-line search capabilities, on-line CD mastering capabilities, multitiered password protection and report generating abilities.

Also, X-Rite has donated a color measurement instruments and software to Escola SENAI Theobaldo De Nigris of Sao Paulo, Brazil, a school for graphic arts offering degree programs at both secondary and post-secondary levels as well as post-secondary continuing education to the graphic arts community. Among the donations contributed by X-Rite were Ink-Master 530 Spectrodensitometers, Monitor Optimizers, Digital Swatchbooks and ColorShop software.