Cole's Newswire Nov. 20, 1996
Vol. 2, No. 50

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  • AMERICA EAST
    America East, the newspaper operations and technology conference to be held March 10-13, 1997, in Hershey, Pa., has announced a print quality contest. Newspapers from Maine to Maryland are being invited to participate in one of four circulation divisions.

    Papers will be evaluated on the basis of ink laydown (black only and color), registration, halftone quality, page alignment and overall print appearance. Three independent judges will evaluate the entries.

    The entry fee is $100. For more information, contact America East at (717) 234-4067.

  • AUTOLOGIC INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL
    AII, a production systems and imagesetter supplier based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., has announced these recent installations of its products, including high-speed color imagers, ad tracking and output management systems, RIPs, image controllers, input/output hubs and document distribution systems.

    -- SUN-SENTINEL, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (256k, morning): Two APS GRAFIX RIPs and APS Sierra Turbo Color Imagers.

    -- BOSTON GLOBE (507k, morning): APS GRAFIX RIP, APS Proof Resource Manager, APS ProSetter 1000 and APS External Imager Controller.

    -- COURIER-NEWS, Bridgewater, N.J. (50k, evening): Two APS GRAFIX RIPs and APS Agfa Universal Interfaces.

    -- BUFFALO (N.Y.) NEWS (302k, all-day): Two APS GRAFIX RIPs and an APS 3850 Sierra Turbo Color Imager.

    -- DAILY PRESS, Newport News, Va. (102k, morning): APS GRAFIX RIP and APS ECRM Interface.

  • DIGITAL INK (SOLUTIONS) LTD.
    England-based Digital Ink (Solutions) has created a web site -- http://www.digital-ink.co.uk -- for printers and pre-press companies wishing to find suppliers and industry-specific information on the Internet.

    The site covers scanners, finishing companies, trade magazines and shows, print colleges. Links at the site jump not to a manufacturer's home page but to page(s) dealing with the requested product. This feature saves time searching through large sites for the desired pages. There are over 600 links to industry related sites in the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Far East.

    Digital Ink (Solutions) Ltd., a technical and creative consultancy, was formed in August by Andy Houldsworth, formerly sales director of Monotype Systems Ltd.

  • DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
    DT, a production systems supplier based in Orem, Utah, has announced that the two daily papers published in Liverpool, England, the DAILY POST (78k, morning) and LIVERPOOL ECHO (177k, evening), have signed an order for DT's editorial system to be supplied by DT's business partner in the UK, DPS Typecraft Ltd. The initial order is worth $1.8 million.

    DT also announced that the TORONTO STAR (510k, morning) is the first DT customer to install DT's databases on an NT server, an ad system for its real estate paper.

  • MANAGING EDITOR INC.
    Managing Editor, a production systems supplier based in Jenkintown, Pa., has announced these October installations of its Page Director Series of Ad Layout Systems (ALS), Classified Layout Systems (CLS) and Editorial Layout Systems (ELS).

    -- ANTELOPE VALLEY PRESS, Palmdale, Calif. (28k, morning): ad layout, editorial layout.

    -- MUSCATINE (Iowa) JOURNAL (10k, evening): AdForce II.

    -- OTTUMWA (Iowa) COURIER (19k, morning): AdForce II.

    -- STANDARD TIMES, New Bedford, Mass. (43k, evening): ad layout.

    -- THE TENNESSEAN, Nashville, Tenn. (142k, morning): ad layout.

    -- POST-CRESCENT, Appleton, Wis. (59k, evening): ad layout.

    -- Rural Press Ltd., New South Wales, Australia: ad layout, classified layout, editorial layout.

  • MONOTYPE SYSTEMS INC.
    Monotype, an output device supplier based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has announced these recent orders and installations:

    -- HARTFORD (Conn.) COURANT (230k, morning): Scitex Monoscan Scanner with RGB upgrade, DPT Link, CT upgrade and TP 220 MBRU.

    -- ORLANDO (Fla.) SENTINEL (280k, all-day): one Sun RipExpress (lo-res), three SPARC Ultra 170 workstations and two ProofExpress broadsheet proofers.

    -- POST-TRIBUNE, Gary, Ind. (74k, morning): NewsExpress high-speed film recorder, second MGS3 server license with Sun Disk Suite software.

    -- OMAHA (Neb.) WORLD-HERALD, (227k, all-day): two Sun RipExpresses, two Sun SPARC 5/110, four RipExpress RIP to TIFF options, MGS3.3 priority spooling and load-leveling options, and LaserPlex 8x8 upgrade.

  • SHIRA COMPUTERS LTD.
    Shira, a supplier of software to the graphics art industry based in Warwick, R.I., has announced that its products now run on Windows NT and Windows 95. The products include the Shira Image Server, Image Manager, TIFF/IT Stream (a method for streamlining PostScript workflow) and Scatter Proof (for maximizing use of color proofing engines).

    Shira also has announced that it has integrated its CTP Image Server with computer-to-plate platesetters made by Gerber Systems of South Windsor, Conn.

  • SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER DESIGN
    SND, an association of designers and journalists based in Providence, R.I., has announced that the 17th edition of its annual book, "The Best of Newspaper Design," is now available. The $45 paperback volume features 256 pages of color illustrations of more than 1100 examples of newspaper design, illustration, graphics and typographic excellence drawn from SND's 17th annual Best of Newspaper Design competition.

    For more information, call Dave Gray at (401) 276-2101.

  • SYNAPTIC MICRO SOLUTIONS
    Synaptic, a newspaper software supplier based in Appleton, Wis., has released an upgraded version of its subscription management program to keep publishers current with changing U.S. Postal Service requirements.

    Synaptic's Advanced Subscription Manager Version 1.04.01 includes the updated Postage Statement Form 3541-R, which was revised Oct. 1, 1996, to reflect changes in in-county periodicals rates and sorting requirements.

    Synaptic is on the World-Wide Web at http://www.smsc.com.

  • X-RITE INC.
    X-Rite, a hardware and software supplier based in Grandville, Mich., has introduced the 50-page, illustrated "Color Guide," a compendium of tutorial materials X-Rite uses in its color seminars. The $29 book covers color imaging management and control issues, workflow and instrumentation.

    X-Rite is on the World-Wide Web at http://www.xrite.com.

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