The following press release announced that FullPress is now available on Sun SPARCstations running Solaris 2.2 and later.


July 20, 1995

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Xinet OPI Server Software Available on Sun SPARCstations

BERKELEY, Cali.--FullPress, an Open Prepress Interface (OPI) server fully integrated with a set of Xinet network applications, is now available for Sun SPARCstations running Solaris 2.2 and later. SPARCstation users can now create a networking environment that will increase the speed and efficiency of image manipulation and layout, file sharing, and print spooling.

FullPress is a UNIX to Macintosh server solution that bundles Xinet's proven networking software with a comprehensive OPI server. FullPress completely supports OPI 1.3 specifications, including overprinting and knockouts in color separation print jobs. FullPress reduces network traffic and helps create a more efficient workflow by automatically providing low-resolution "For Placement Only" (FPO) versions of high-resolution images for use in page layout and production. FullPress binds the FPOs to their high-resolution originals, keeping track of any changes made to the high-resolution sources.

At print time, FullPress replaces the FPO images with the high-resolution originals stored on the UNIX server. Any image manipulation done on the FPO image-including cropping, scaling, rotating, skewing, tinting, overprinting and masking-will be automatically applied to the high-resolution versions at final output.

Xinet recently made performance enhancements to FullPress, which when coupled with Apple's new AppleShare Workstation 3.6 software, can speed up file transfers initiated by the Finder by up to 40%.

FullPress is available through Xinet on CD-ROM or a variety of magnetic formats. For more information contact Xinet at (510) 845-0555, via e-mail at sales@xinet.com, or at http://www.xinet.com.

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Editor's Note: Color transparencies of the FullPress workflow and a low-resolution/high-resolution comparison are available.

Sun and SPARCstation are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. UNIX is a registered trademark of X/Open Ltd.


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