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Informative Graphics Corp. Announces Integration with Livelink and REDLINEactivate...

Informative Graphics Corp, developer of MYRIAD viewing software, proudly announces the integration of its Java viewing product — jMYRIAD — to OpenText's Livelink and Wilbanks Technology's REDLINEactivate. REDLINEactivate, built from OpenText Livelink APIs, transforms traditional client/server view and markup software into a server-concentric, Web-based delivery system. REDLINEactivate provides server functionality for the management and associated vaulting of redline files to documents and drawings stored in the Livelink document repository. By combining rich, collaborative functionality, an intuitive Web-based user interface and a modular architecture, Livelink offers users unprecedented power and extensibility to share knowledge and collaborate within and outside an organization.

The integration with IGC's jMYRIAD allows Web viewing and redlining of documents including image formats (Multi-Page TIFF, JPEG and CALS), Native 2D CAD drawing formats (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MicroStations, CADKey, ME10, etc.), as well as standard formats, such as CGM, DXF and HPGL. Collaboration, in the form of redlines, is saved over the Web and managed by REDLINEactivate as associated overlays to the base document. Since this new technology is Java-based and served, jMYRIAD fits the zero admin desktop vision. Consistent with OpenText's enterprise approach, jMYRIAD provides a common uniform viewer across the enterprise, as well as the virtual external enterprise without the need for installation.

jMYRIAD can be served to customers and suppliers to view and redline through a browser over the Web, without the requirement to purchase or install any software. This is a significant step forward in leveraging Web-based technology to create the virtual enterprise and forge a closer relationship for requirements collaboration on a per customer basis. jMYRIAD operates in intranet, internet and (e)xtranet environments without compromising firewall security.

"We are very pleased with the resulting solution, since it furthers Informative Graphics' leadership in Web technology and our commitment to the development of graphical solutions for document collaboration," said Gary Heath, President of Informative Graphics.

In another release, the company announced that its product jMYRIAD has been certified 100% Pure Java. Sun established the 100% Pure initiative to bring consistency and high quality standards to the Java development industry. The key benefit is uniformity across Java based implementations, which translate into higher levels of usability and stability. Web delivery of documents is rapidly becoming the de facto methodology for data delivery in the enterprise, and jMYRIAD was created to address this need. Informative Graphics is strategically committed to the development of graphical viewing technologies over the Web, and to Web-based technology for collaboration. jMYRIAD is already integrated with several EDM and PDM applications, allowing the end user to manage check in/check/out of annotations across the Web.

About Informative Graphics

Informative Graphics Corp., based in Phoenix, Ariz., is the leading manufacturer of commercial software products for the information viewing process. The company has been developing software for national and international end-users, OEMs and systems integrators since 1986. Informative Graphics maintains a home page on the World Wide Web at www.infograph.com.

Contex Introduces MAGNUM Line of 50" Color Scanners...

Contex Scanning Technology announced their brand new MAGNUM line of SuperWide-format 50" color scanners. In meeting ease-of-use and greater media input size demands "We were not just thinking big," says Contex' Managing Director Steen Borg, "we were thinking wider, thicker, faster and in the process, we bettered the scanning capabilities."

The new series of MAGNUM color scanners from Contex provide 600 and 800 dpi scanning of extra-large everything from documents and color maps to photos and graphics up to 50" (1270mm) wide and they can swallow formboard media up to 0.6" (15mm) thick. On speed, Steen Borg continues, "Our new MAGNUM scanners are probably the fastest wide-format scanners on the market today, capable of scanning a typical E-size/A0 color original (24 bit RGB) in a mere 18 seconds at 200 dpi."

As for the MAGNUM scanning quality, color is captured at 36 bits for maximum color precision, passing the best 24 bits of color data to the computer to enhance color fidelity and capture of subtle color changes. Not to be outdone on versatility, the MAGNUM doubles as both a high quality color scanner and monochrome scanner.

Steen Borg adds, "With our latest version of JETimage copy software with touchscreen support, we provide a unique and easy to use touch and go digital color copier, by simply linking the MAGNUM scanner to a large format inkjet plotter."

In another release, Contex announced the availability of its latest scanning software, WIDEimage 2.0. The new software has retained Contex's industry-leading range of scanning features while adding extra emphasis on color precision, user friendliness and speed. The software combines adjustable scanning controls, flexible printing options, a fast sophisticated image viewer and a Color Feature Extraction developer, thus efficiently covering the central aspects of scanning - all in one application.

Contex Scanning Technology is the world's largest manufacturer of wide-format color and monochrome scanners. Contex has a major share of the wide-format scanning market with a range of 17 color and monochrome scanners with resolutions from 300 dpi to 1800 dpi.

For more information visit them at www.contexscan.com.

PLP Unveils Integrated, Open-platform Document Management/Distribution Solution...

DCRS combines engineering document management technology with high-speed digital reprographics and distribution tools for unprecedented document control. PLP Digital Systems introduced its Document Control and Reprographics System (DCRS), a melding of PLP’s digital reprographics software, PlotWorks, and partner company TSA/ADVET’s Falcon/DMS engineering document management system. DCRS allows users to archive, view, edit and print technical documents from the desktop when they are needed, even over the Internet or company intranet. As the world of technical documents and drawings continues to go digital, DCRS offers a solution to controlling electronic documents in what is a traditionally a paper-based process. Together, the open architecture of PlotWorks and the document management features of Falcon/DMS let users manage technical documents in virtually any operating system, bringing them significant convenience and cost savings.

DCRS supplies the tools to create, control, track, manage, distribute, store and print digital documents. The result is a corporate knowledge base that exists in a digital format and can be accessed on demand, at any time by users at any location – a scalable, reliable “digital vault.” Since DCRS^™ allows users to control a document through its entire lifecycle, final documents will not be misplaced and current revisions will be available to all users, without cross-checking procedures to ensure time is not wasted making redundant edits. Its digital vault keeps documents organized and secure, eliminating the need to manually file, access, update and re-file often-used drawings, saving time and money.

DCRS is a scalable system that can be integrated into an organization’s current system of printers and plotters, as well as scanners, and supports the products of many major manufacturers, including Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Oce'^`, Contex, and KIP. PLP Digital Systems also offers a full-service package in which it evaluates and recommends the best plan for implementation, integrates the software with the chosen system and teaches users how to take advantage of DCRS superior engineering document management system.

In another release, PLP Digital Systems announced version 5.0 of its PlotWorks digital reprographics software. PlotWorks is an integral component of PLP’s DCRS (Document Control and Reprographics System), the complete document control and reprographics solution. PlotWorks 5.0 now includes color RTL file support for printing to HP Design Jet color printers. Users can now print architectural renderings and other color images via PlotWorks. It now supports selection of multiple destinations for print jobs. This feature makes it much easier for users to manage multiple, distributed printers. PlotWorks version 5.0 also includes enhanced AutoCAD processing support to automatically include embedded reference and font files when submitting files to a print queue, and enhanced MicroStation DGN support that provides the ability to selectively exclude elements when plotting DGN files.

About PLP Digital Systems

Founded in 1989 as Precision Laser Plotting, PLP Digital Systems of Scottsdale, AZ, was one of the first software companies in the field of digital reprographics. Since then, PLP has consistently pushed wide-format printers and scanners to their maximum rated speeds, leading the way in digital reprographics solutions. PLP is committed to staying on the cutting edge of technology—not only in the field of digital reprographics, but also in the related fields of digital communications, network computing and CADD. Visit them at www.plp.com.

Xerox Introduces First 600dpi Highlight Color Production Printer...

Xerox Corporation announced the first black-plus-one-color production printer with 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) print resolution, to address more graphically demanding applications than the current generation of lower-resolution models. The new Xerox DocuPrint 92C Enterprise Printing System (EPS) can apply color to improve the effectiveness of nearly any document at costs just slightly higher than black-and- white printing and at print speeds as fast as 92 pages per minute (ppm), the industry benchmark for highlight color printers. Targeted applications include mission-critical invoices and customer statements that can be enhanced with personalized charts and graphs; image-rich direct mail pieces, newsletters manuals and proposals that may include photographs, line art, and variable data and images; and a variety of forms, reports, policy statements and legal documents. The new model provides a cost-effective alternative to full-color printing for most monochrome documents that can be made more effective through the use of color.

The DocuPrint 92C EPS is open and modular and supports every industry-standard data stream for straightforward deployment both in data center production print facilities and as a workgroup printer on client-server networks. Supported data streams include:

PostScript, PCL for jobs from network, client/server or enterprise resource planning (ERP) environments; LCDS, Metacode and ASCII for mainframe applications; and IPDS and AFPDS for IBM Print Services Facility (PSF) platforms. A single DocuPrint 92C EPS can be configured to operate in one or more of these environments.

The new model is based upon the same Xerox patented tri-level xerography as the successful Xerox DocuPrint 4890 and 4850 HighLight Color Laser Printing Systems. This technology uses an exclusive one-pass color process to simultaneously expose both the black and color images, ensuring excellent registration to produce accurate and graphically rich tints and shades. The new model uses the same 10 toner colors - red, green, royal, blue, cardinal, violet, brown, ruby, cyan, magenta - as the DocuPrint 4890 and 4850, and their applications will run seamlessly on the DocuPrint 92C with no programming changes. Operating expenses are also the same: color costs as little as two-tenths of a cent more per page than monochrome-only printing, even for documents with color borders, variable data, and shading.

The DocuPrint 92C can have paper capacities of as many as 3,500 sheets through as many as four programmable input trays for automatic insertion of different paper stocks. Low- resolution data input, such as 240- and 300-dpi, is converted to produce 600-dpi output. Duplexing at speeds as fast as 46 ppm is standard. For efficient finishing, a 1500-sheet two-bin stacker, an optional 2,000-sheet stitcher-stacker, and a wide range of third-party in-line options are available. Recommended print volume is as many as 1.3 million impressions per month.

The value of the DocuPrint 92C EPS is enhanced by a range of Xerox and thlrd-party software and services. They include:

Variable Data Intelligent PostScript Printware (VIPP) - Software that resides on the printer to handle variable data, including importing of ASCII and EBCDIC data for formatting into documents. VIPP also provides added intelligence to PostScript, enabling dynamic document construction in PostScript that is similar to LCDS, and providing more efficient print and format commands than stand-alone PostScript.

DigiPath Production Software - Software and a PC platform that accommodate World Wide Web, network and hardcopy input, and provide scan and make-ready services, and a digital library for document storage, management and viewing on the Web.

Xerox Document and Interface Design Services - A Xerox service offering assistance with highlight color redesigns, document reengineering, and online user interface design for accessing documents in digital form, as well as hard copy.

The DocuPrtnt 92C EPS will be available worldwide in October 1999 at a manufacturer's suggested price of $265,000 In the U.S. It will also be available in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. A version that supports LCDS printing is scheduled to launch during the first quarter 2000. For more information, visit www.xerox.com/print.

Auto-trol Now Shipping Release 11.2 of Tech Illustrator...

Auto-trol Technology announced that it is now shipping Release 11.2 of its native Microsoft technical illustration product, Tech Illustrator (TI) for Windows NT. This product release includes both the flagship TI Plus and the mid-range TI Express applications, along with enhanced standard data exchange converters including PostScript, TIFF, G4, IGES, DXF, and CGM. The release combines many new features with customer-requested enhancements, such as improved printing and previewing capabilities, and supports the current Microsoft operating environment-Windows NT 4.0. Currently, the TI products being shipped are English versions. TI's internationalized versions, which also adhere to the Unicode Standard and have been localized for German and Japanese markets to date, will be shipping this fall. Release 11.2 has been tested by Auto-trol for Y2K compliance and is believed to be fully Y2K compliant, as defined in the Auto-trol Technology Year 2000 Disclosure Statement and Product Compliance Matrix.

BancTec Previews New Payment Processing Solution...

BancTec previewed PayCourier, an integrated, Internet payment transaction solution at the 1999 TAWPI show in Denver, Colorado. Scheduled for full release in September 1999, PayCourier utilizes the proven capabilities of the Plexus FloWare Workflow Engine to automatically prioritize processing without manual intervention, according to each customer1s unique business rules. Designed as a total solution, PayCourier supports remittance transactions, as well as wholesale and retail lockbox, credit card and sales draft processing, receivables matching, as well as electronic bill and invoice presentment and payment. PayCourier is designed to run in Windows NT or Unix, and also provides an enabling payment exchange solution for the Internet.

Compass Introduces S.M.A.R.T. Disk Monitor...

S.M.A.R.T. Disk Monitor (SMARTMon) is a windows-based monitoring and diagnostic software utility that monitors SCSI, Fibre Channel, and SSA disk drives with the goal of identifying disk drives that have a strong possibility of crashing. It provides a window of opportunity to gracefully backup and remove data from a failing disk drive. SMARTMon uses the predictive failure functionality native to most disk drives to monitor a drive's attributes. Typical attributes include head flying height, temperature, spin-up time, retries, and internal error logs. Once a drive starts operating outside of the drive manufacturers' specifications, SMARTMon then alerts the system administrator through the console as well as by E-mail.

Cyco Ships AutoManager WorkFlow 6.1 Document Management Software...

Cyco Software announces that it is now shipping AutoManager WorkFlow 6.1, a document management software for engineering workgroups. This new version features extended integration with AutoCAD 2000, MS Office 2000 and document publishing & viewing on the Internet. Version 6.1 is Y2K compliant using all (2 and 4 digit) year notations. AM-WorkFlow is specifically designed for design workgroups that require a powerful, customizable solution with easy-to-use features. The first copies of AutoManager WorkFlow 6.1 will be shipped to the AutoManager Subscribers in the U.S. and Europe.

InSystems Announces Latest Version Of Calligo Enterprise Solution...

For financial services organizations who need the ability to get products to market faster while maintaining business-critical document integrity, InSystems Technologies, Inc. announces that its latest version of Calligo Enterprise is shipping. This Web-centric document automation solution allows organizations to easily and efficiently create, manage and distribute error-free, customized documents enterprise-wide. Calligo Enterprise includes add-on options, Customizer and Dispatcher. Calligo Dispatcher is a high volume, batch processing component that allows users to easily and efficiently generate and print large numbers of documents in an unattended, automated environment. Maximizing existing PCs and servers, clients can now fulfil printing requirements overnight or in background mode using one or many different printers.

iXOS-Mobile/3 Mobile Solution Integrated with SAP R/3 is Now Available in the US...

iXOS Software AG, Munich, a provider of software solutions for the management of business documents in the SAP R/3 solution environment, announced the availability of iXOS-Mobile/3 in the Americas. This mobile solution reflects iXOS’s innovative technology and continuous goal of ensuring optimal customer satisfaction, by providing field engineers local access to important information and business documents within R/3, including service orders, configuration detail, technical drawings, etc. This product adds a mobile dimension to the Service Management component of SAP R/3 and also allows access to the enterprise-wide iXOS-ARCHIVE business document system. By extending useful, accurate, and up-to-date information outside the traditional boundaries of corporate walls with iXOS-Mobile/3, organizations can ensure immediate access to information and business documents – resulting in improved customer service, increased productivity and lower costs.

Lotus Ships Domino.Doc 2.5...

Lotus Development Corp. announced that Domino.Doc 2.5, Lotus' enterprise-wide document management solution, is now shipping. Domino.Doc 2.5 is highlighted by compatibility with Release 5 of Lotus Notes and Domino, integration with Domino Workflow 2.0 and significant improvements in performance, scalability, usability and administration. Domino.Doc is particularly well-suited for organizations such as legal, insurance, manufacturing, finance and banking and pharmaceutical, that need to share and collaborate on documents. Domino.Doc features document life-cycle management helping organizations to manage documents predictably and efficiently - from authoring through review, approval, distribution and archiving. Customers and business partners can now leverage Domino.Doc's easy-to-use and customizable environment to deliver powerful document management solutions for the R5 platform, providing extensive innovations in collaboration and information management.

ManTech Advanced Systems International Announces New Forms Processing Application...

ManTech Advanced Systems International (MASI) announced the release of ProForm, its first forms processing data capture suite. ProForm offers a full complement of capture, recognition, validation and exception handling functions, and is available now through MASI. The highly scalable application is ideal for companies processing documents containing hand-and machine-print, check- box and barcode. Because the application captures an image of the critical data directly from the form, it virtually eliminates the need to enter data by hand. Companies using ProForm have reported reduction in data entry labor costs by up to 75 percent.

New Océ Smart Track Network Printing Software Monitors and Helps Recover Digital Printing Costs...

The new Océ Smart Track network printing cost-recovery system, from Océ-Office Systems, allows digital printer/copier users to automatically track, manage and recover digital printing volumes and costs. Océ Smart Track enables printer/copier users to assign or bill back costs to a specific department or to clients on a project-by-project basis. Other features of Océ Smart Track include its ability to monitor department and employee usage, measure digital printer material costs (i.e. toner, paper), and set benchmarks for individual and group productivity and efficiency.

In addition, Océ Wide Format Printing Systems (formerly Océ-Engineering Systems)introduced two color scanners in the Océ 4700 series. The Océ 4770 and Océ 4780 produce high-quality, scan-to-file or scan-to-copy images and have a convenient front-loading and straight document path. The new scanners meet increasing needs of users who demand accurate color images for large-format color copying, scanning and printing applications. The Océ 4770 is ideal for color image copying and scanning of solid graphic images, maps and CAD drawings with a resolution of up to 300 dpi. The Océ 4780 offers a resolution of up to 600 dpi for accurate scanning of multicolor images, photos, posters and highly detailed CAD or GIS documents. Both machines can handle originals from 6- to 36-inches wide. The cost of the color scanners start at $19,000, and are part of a multifunction, color-copying solution that includes the Océ 5350-600 large-format color inkjet printer with Océ Color Copy and Graphics Server software for Windows 95 or NT platforms. Océ is expanding the application of the new color scanners with the release of the latest version of Océ Color Copy Software R3.0.

For even wider applications, The new Océ CS 4050 color scanner features an impressive 50-inch wide imaging area and can handle originals up to 51.5" wide and 0.6" thick. With numerous standard features and add-on options including Océ Color Copy Software, the Océ CS 4050 color scanner is the perfect, single-solution choice for reprographic, graphic arts, engineering and GIS applications.

And finally, the long talked-about baby brother of the Oce' 9800, the new Océ 9600 is here. It's a mid-range entry to the company's line of printer/plotter/scanners. Design of the new printer enables CAD/EDMS users and print providers' optimal connectivity and ability to customize the Océ 9600 to meet their unique requirements. Users of the Océ 9600 have a particularly wide array of media options. The basic unit features a two-roll configuration. To optimize productivity and unattended operation, users can get up to seven media sources on-line, totaling four rolls and three cut sheet cassettes, or six rolls and one cut sheet cassette. The cassettes can accommodate a wide variety of media including pre-punched and pre-printed sheets. In addition to its standard receiving tray, which stacks up to 100 prints, the system has two optional finishing modules: an on-line folder, with off-line folding capabilities, and a print receiving tray for larger unattended production runs. The new unit also received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star certificate.

ObjectDomain 2.5 Delivers Full UML Modeling Under $1000...

Object Domain Systems Inc., a vendor in the UML modeling marketplace, announced the release of ObjectDomain 2.5, the latest version of the company's flagship UML modeling tool. Implemented in pure Java, ObjectDomain provides a scalable, multi-platform, user-extendable CASE tool that is redefining developer's expectations of object modeling software. ObjectDomain 2.5 allows developers to create and visualize their object models using a fluid and intuitive user interface unlike any other in the industry. With full notation and meta-model support, ObjectDomain 2.5 is unique in its robust adherence to UML, the industry standard language for object modeling. In 1997 UML was adopted as an Object Management Group (OMG) standard for the specific purpose of unified model interchange. UML combines the best features of the Booch, OMT and OOSE modeling languages into a single standard.

PTC Announces Windchill Release 3.0...

Parametric Technology Corporation announced Windchill Release 3.0 with new Enterprise Product Modeling (EPM) solutions for connecting engineering workgroups to the extended enterprise. Building on its suite of product and process lifecycle management solutions, Windchill EPM realizes e-Engineering by optimizing the product innovation and design environment, reducing concept-to-design cycle times and improving product team collaboration. With new features for enterprise visualization, flexible workgroup management and collaborative notification, combined with a new deep understanding of the digitally defined product and Windchill Foundation federation enhancements, Windchill EPM advances engineering collaboration among value chains of customers, partners and suppliers.

In another release, PTC introduced DIVISION 2000i, a broad suite of visualization solutions to enhance collaboration among a company's partners and suppliers. DIVISION solutions allow increased enterprise-wide access to visualized product information, enabling product lifecycle participation earlier in a design process and increasing product innovation and quality in the areas of design, assembly, maintenance and support. When used in conjunction with PTC's Windchill product and process lifecycle management, these solutions provide a "product portal" that allows anyone in an enterprise to access and interact with the right product information at any time, using the power of the Web.

Pitney Bowes Delivers “Document Factory” Solutions...

This July, Pitney Bowes Inc. demonstrated its Document Factory Solutions (DFS), comprehensive solutions for mission-critical document management. Pitney Bowes combines hardware, software, systems integration and professional services to create customized Document Factory Solutions for managing the production, delivery and remittance of documents in paper or digital form. According to Marc Breslawsky, President and Chief Operating Officer, Pitney Bowes, Inc., “Our Document Factory Solutions is an excellent example of our ability to provide high value, end-to end messaging solutions to address the business needs of high volume mailers. By integrating key resources and capabilities throughout the company we can provide innovative, cutting-edge solutions that are critical to how businesses will communicate with their customers and represent the future of mail.” Large companies are turning to Document Factories Solutions to constantly nurture relationships with customers through “1-to-1 marketing” and enhance operational efficiencies, such as ERP initiatives. Pitney Bowes works with large companies, such as U.S. West, to help develop and implement a DFS strategy.

DFS provides many bottom line and operational efficiencies:

§ Reduced per piece mailing cost, with enhanced quality

§ Cutting the cycle time through faster production and remittance

§ Increased document value through personalization and 1-to-1 marketing

§ Integrated control of output streams ensuring the integrity of the document in both hard copy or digital streams.

Standard Register Releases Next Generation Of Internet-Based Document Management And E-Commerce Service...

Standard Register released SMARTworks 4.0, the next generation of the only comprehensive Internet document management and electronic commerce service of its kind on the market. From a single website, SMARTworks 4.0 combines management and procurement of printed and electronic documents, emphasizing print-on-demand and online product viewing and ordering from Standard Register and third-party vendors. Launched in 1995 and introduced as an internet-based service in 1998, SMARTworks supports more than 600 companies and 10,000 users in healthcare, financial, retail and other transaction-intensive industries. Typical SMARTworks users can decrease their company's annual paper usage by 25 percent the first year and reduce costs by 40 percent over three years.

Vista Plus Now Integrates With Peoplesoft ERP Applications...

Quest Software, Inc. recently announced the availability of the Vista Plus Interface for PeopleSoft. The interface is designed to integrate Vista Plus' report-based information management solutions with PeopleSoft Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, making report information accessible across the enterprise at a lower cost and with less administrative resources. Vista Plus communicates with PeopleSoft's job scheduler to automatically capture and synchronize report management information. This synchronization process can significantly decrease administration errors and reduces the overall operational costs of manually managing users, groups, and security information between the ERP and Vista Plus systems. With the TransVue module, even PeopleSoft nVision reports and other file types can be captured, distributed and archived in their native file

formats. The nVision files in Microsoft Excel format can be retrieved from Vista Plus and viewed in PeopleSoft, with full drill-down capabilities.

Workgroup Technology Introduces WTC ProductFactory...

WTC ProductFactory is a family of products focused on managing product development data, processes, programs and product portfolios. This product family consists of WTC's industry-leading CMS (soon to be renamed WTC ProductCenter) and WTC OpCenter solutions, as well as the recently released WTC ExecutiveCenter and WTC PortfolioCenter solutions. Confronted by the inherent complexity of making strategic product development decisions, increasing time-to-market demands and shortening product lifecycles, companies are demanding solutions that offer higher predictability, replicability and real-time insight into their product design and development operations. WTC ProductFactory coordinates and aligns each member of the product development team, including senior executives and sales, marketing, engineering, finance and manufacturing personnel to maximize a company's product development effectiveness. As a result, companies can use WTC ProductFactory to compress development cycles, increase return on investment, strengthen competitive advantage and in turn increase shareholder value.

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