Polkadots at Nexpo – NEWSflo & ADflo: Simply Better

Montreal, Canada: April 8, 2008, Polkadots Software Inc., the leading CtP production workflow developer specializing in newspaper workflow announces that it will be demonstrating NEWSflo and ADflo at NEXPO on Booth 1144.

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NEWSflo has been engineered for newspaper production with Preflight Autofix, RIP Once Output Many (ROOM) Proofing, Soft Proofing, eProofing, Collaborative Annotation, Product Tracking, manages Multiple Products, Run Dates, Editions and AD Zones. Possible Mixed Sections, Flexi Print, Half Plates, true Double Trucks, Fractional Webs (quarter, half and three quarter webs). Fully automated Page Pairing with Creep, Web Growth (Fan Out) compensation, Direct Color, S Wrap, Delayed Black, Web-Width Reduction, extensive Activity Logging and Reporting, Stochastic Screening and Intelligent “Color Lock” Load Balancing to multiple CTP, Imagesetters and more....

ADflo is a workflow engineered for newspaper AD Production with Preflight Autofix, RIP Once Output Many (ROOM), Proofing, Soft Proofing, eProofing, Collaborative Annotation, AD Tracking, Automated AD Stitching, eTear Sheet, Clickable ADs and more...

NEWSflo Features
Preflight Autofix: Save time and avoid problems. NEWSflo will fix all your file problems including PDF transparencies, missing fonts, RGB images, 4 color black text, hairlines, Pantone colors and more. Preflight reporting is good but on the fly automatic file fixing is better.Client Server Architecture: Work and monitor production from anywhere. Our client server architecture can be accessed using a web browser from any Mac or PC.Easy To Use: Engineered by newspaper people with the operator in mind makes user training a question of hours. We will install, configure and train your production people in a couple of days without interrupting your production.RIP Once Output Many (ROOM): No more surprises on press, NEWSflo will pre-RIP your individual pages before page-pairing, it guarantees your proof and soft proof will match the press.

Better Printing: Web Growth (or fan out) compensation is just one of the many features we offer to better the quality of your printing.

More Color Our 3up and 6up page pairing will let you print more color pages without investing in new press units.

ADflo Features
Preflight Autofix: Save time and avoid problems. ADflo will fix all your file problems including PDF transparencies, missing fonts, RGB images, 4 color black text, hairlines, Pantone colors and more. Preflight reporting is good but on the fly automatic file fixing is better.Client Server Architecture: Work and monitor production from anywhere. Our client server architecture can be accessed using a web browser from any Mac or PC.
Easy To Use: Engineered by newspaper people with the operator in mind makes user training a question of hours. We will install, configure and train your production people in a couple of days without interrupting your production.

RIP Once Output Many (ROOM): No more surprises on press, ADflo will pre-RIP your individual ADs before AD placement, guaranteeing your proof and soft proof will match the press.

Web Submission and Unattended Processing: Let your customers do the work and submit their AD via the web. ADs will automatically be preflighted, auto fixed, pre-RIPed and eProofed.

Polkadots Software is committed to developing and supplying cost effective, flexible, highly productive and automated database driven workflow solutions. We leverage our experience and knowledge in printing and prepress production to create solutions that do the jobs today’s printers and publishers require. At Polkadots we develop unbeatable solutions: unbeatable performance and unbeatable value.

Polkadots benefits from global distribution channels and is always interested in finding new partners to work with. Polkadots commitment to the printing and publishing industry is evident by its active participation at industry events and its ongoing investment into research and development of automated workflow and prepress solutions. For more information about our company, our products or to become a business partner, please visit http://www.polkadots.ca/.

Trademarks
PLATEflo, NEWSflo, ADflo and Rasterize-it are trademarks of Polkadots Software Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Polkadots Software Inc. makes no warranty and accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of information or particulars in this document.