Cole's Newswire October 25, 1995
Vol. 1, No. 14

This is a special edition of the biweekly distribution of information about the sales and installations of publishing technology and the latest news on new products developed by suppliers to the industry.

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  • BASEVIEW PRODUCTS INC.
    Seventeen sites recently upgraded and/or installed products from Baseview, a division of Harris Publishing Systems Corp. based in Ann Arbor, Mich. (not all products are listed for every site):

    DAILY NEWSPAPERS

    -- CARROLLTON (Ga.) TIMES-GEORGIAN 11k morning daily; three copies of Circulation Pro, one Support Communications Package.

    -- LAWRENCEVILLE (Ill.) DAILY RECORD, 4k evening daily; one AdminPro; five copies of NewsEdit upgraded to NewsEditPro; two copies of DragX; and one copy of QTools.

    -- ROBINSON (Ill.) DAILY NEWS, 7k evening daily; one DisplayManager; one DisplayManager Accounts Receivables module; one AdForce; one AdminPro; six copies of NewsEdit upgraded to NewsEditPro.

    -- WINCHESTER (Ky.) SUN, 6k evening daily; two copies of CirculationPro, including two copies each of Subscription Handler, Distribution Handler and Preprint Handler; circulation data transfer.

    -- Catskill Daily Mail Newspapers of Catskill, N.Y.; 5k evening daily; one AdminPro; 14 copies of NewsEditPro; one WireManager; three copies of QuarkXPress; one QSpool; one CommLink; two copies of ClassManager/Plus.

    -- MUSKOGEE (Okla.) DAILY PHOENIX, 18k morning daily; six copies of ClassManager/Plus; one Page Director ALS.

    -- PUBLIC OPINION, Chambersberg, Pa., 21k evening daily; six copies of ClassManager/Plus.

    -- PUTNAM MORNING LIGHT, Cookeville, Tenn.; one AdminPro; three pagination packages; six copies of NewsEditPro.

    -- KERRVILLE (Texas) DAILY TIMES, 9k evening daily; one AdminPro; seven copies of NewsEditPro; four pagination packages (including NewsEditPro, DragX, QTools and QuarkXPress); three copies of ClassManager/Plus, one ClassFlow.

    -- PROVO (Utah) DAILY HERALD, 32k evening daily; one IQuePro Admin and Searcher; four Native pagination packages; 30 copies of NewsEditPro IQue; two copies of WireManager IQue; one Baseview Library System 5-pack.

    WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS

    -- TRI COUNTY SUN of Lady Lake, Fla., 24k weekly; two copies of ClassManager/Plus; one Classified Accounts Receivables module.

    -- GWINNETT POST TRIBUNE of Lawrenceville, Ga., 19k weekly; one AdminPro; seven pagination packages (including NewsEditPro, DragX, QTools and QuarkXPress); seven copies of NewsEditPro; one Baseview Library System with image capabilities.

    -- CITIZEN VOICE & TIMES, Irvine, Ky., 4k weekly; one AdminPro; one pagination package; two copies of NewsEditPro.

    -- LIVESTOCK WEEKLY, San Angelo, Texas; one ClassManager/Plus; one Classified Accounts Receivables module; one ClassFlow.

    OTHER SITES

    -- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 4k thrice-weekly student newspaper; one WireManager; one AdminPro; five pagination packages.

    -- Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pa.; one AdminPro; 16 copies of NewsEditPro.

    -- West Coast Community Newspaper of Carlsbad, Calif.; one AdminPro; one pagination package; two copies of NewsEditPro.

  • DATA SCIENCES INC.
    The BLOOMSBURG (Pa.) PRESS ENTEPRISE has purchased DSI's Circulation Management System, Silver Spring, Md.-based DSI has announced. The 23k PRESS ENTERPRISE acquired the system to assist in its introduction of a Sunday edition at the beginning of October.

  • DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
    Cox Newspapers' DAILY SENTINEL in Grand Junction, Colo., has added and upgraded its software from DT, of Orem, Utah.

    The 30k evening daily added DT's pagination and WAN databases, while also upgrading to version 4.1 its suite of DT products -- DT Editorial, Display Ad and Graphics systems.

    Overseas, the BIRMINGHAM (England) POST & MAIL has signed with DPS Typecraft, DT's licensee and systems integrator in the United Kingdom, to buy DT's editorial and advertising systems. The Macintosh-based, 320-seat installation (140 advertising, 180 editorial) will have workstations at 10 sites.

    The DT system will replace a 12-year-old classified system made by Systems Integrators Inc.

  • EDGIL ASSOCIATES INC.
    The HUNTSVILLE (Ala.) TIMES has purchased Edgil's EdgCapture software for processing credit purchases of classified ads and subscriptions. Edgil, based in Chelmsford, Mass., said the TIMES would link EdgCapture to an existing SII classified system to process transactions in batch mode.

  • GANNETT MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL
    Cincinnati-based GMTI has sold its Mobile Advertising Sales System (MASS) to the SACRAMENTO BEE, the first non-Gannett paper to do so. MASS, which is in use at 28 Gannett papers, is a Macintosh PowerBook-based package that enables ad reps in the field to perform tasks such as order entry and provides remote access to account information.

  • HARRIS PUBLISHING SYSTEMS CORP.
    Three U.S. newspaper companies have acquired Harris software and hardware, according to the supplier based in Melbourne, Fla.:

    -- The Alameda Newspaper Group of Pleasanton, Calif., publisher of five newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, has purchased Harris's NewsMaker editorial database software, 32 copy editor workstation packages and wire server software.

    -- The NEW YORK POST, already a Harris customer, has ordered five more NewsMaker reporter software packages.

    -- THE ENTERPRISE of Brockton, Mass., has acquired Harris's XP-21 replication software, JPEG compression software and hardware, two NewsMaker wire editor packages and one reporter software package.

  • INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Los Angeles-based Triple-I has announced numerous sales to newspapers and other shops around the world (not all purchases are listed for every customer):

    UNITED STATES -- NEWSPAPERS

    -- MODESTO (Calif.) BEE; GRAFIX NT RIP with AlphaStation 400 workstation, 3850/H Sierra color imager.

    -- ORANGE COUNTY (Calif.) REGISTER; Ad Manager.

    -- ANTELOPE VALLEY PRESS, Palmdale, Calif.; 3850 GRAFIX color imager, two LogE processors.

    -- SACRAMENTO (Calif.) BEE; Camex system upgrade (four SPARCstation 20/71s), one GRAFIX RIP, one 3850 GRAFIX color imager.

    -- San Francisco Newspaper Agency; GRAFIX RIPs.

    -- SANTA ROSA (Calif.) PRESS DEMOCRAT; GRAFIX RIP.

    -- THOUSAND OAKS (Calif.) STAR; Pako processor, 3850/HE Sierra color imager.

    -- VENTURA (Calif.) COUNTY STAR; 3750/F InfoFAX laser scanner.

    -- CONTRA COSTA TIMES, Walnut Creek, Calif.; Output Management system, Triple-I integration services.

    -- ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS of Denver, Colo.; Ad Manager, Output Manager, GRAFIXnet Manager, 3850/H Sierra color imager, LogE processor, three SPARC 20/71 workstations.

    -- WASHINGTON POST; Output Manager, two SPARC 20/61 workstations.

    -- THE SUN-SENTINEL, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two GRAFIX RIPs, one 3850/H Sierra color imager, one 3850 GRAFIX color imager.

    -- THE FLYER, Miami, Fla.; two 3850 GRAFIX color imagers.

    -- Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Ill., publisher of the DAILY HERALD; two GRAFIX RIPs.

    -- PEORIA (Ill.) JOURNAL STAR; Ad Manager software.

    -- BOSTON GLOBE; two SPARCstation 20 systems (server upgrade to a Camex system).

    -- Community Newspaper Co., publisher of the MIDDLESEX NEWS of Framingham, Mass., and COMMUNITY NEWS of Needham, Mass.; two 3850 GRAFIX color imagers, three Windows PC RIPs, two LogE processors.

    -- ASBURY PARK PRESS, Neptune, N.J.; 3850/A GRAFIX color imager; two 3850 GRAFIX color imagers.

    -- BUFFALO (N.Y.) NEWS; one SPARCstation 20/61, GRAFIX RIP kit.

    -- PORTLAND (Ore.) OREGONIAN; two 3850 GRAFIX color imagers.

    -- HOUSTON CHRONICLE; three 3750 InfoFAX laser scanners, 3850 GRAFIX color imager.

    -- SEATTLE (Wash.) TIMES; two GRAFIX RIPs, one 3850 color imager.

    UNITED STATES -- OTHER

    -- Circuit City appliance stores; Camex upgrade including five SPARCstation 5 Model 70s.

    -- O'Neil Data Systems, Los Angeles; two RIP kits, two DEC PCs.

    -- Time Inc., New York; AlphaStation 400, software to create a TIFF file server.

    OVERSEAS -- NEWSPAPERS

    -- EL MERCURIO, Chile; THREE 3850/E GRAFIX color imagers, six GRAFIX NT RIP kits.

    -- News International, London, England; four 3850/H Sierra color imagers.

    -- Trinity Newspapers, England; three output systems, each having Output Manger, one GRAFIX RIP, one 3850 imager.

    -- SANOMAT, Helsinki, Finland; two 3850 GRAFIX color imagers.

    -- LE DAPPHINE LIBERE, France; one 3850 GRAFIX color imager.

    -- EAST LONDON (South Africa) DAILY DISPATCH; Xitron Pilot system.

    -- NATAL (South Africa) WITNESS; one 3850/H Sierra color imager.

    OVERSEAS -- OTHER

    -- France Telecom; three GRAFIX RIPs.

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